Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland
@patrickreynolds
urbanism, governance, photography. Director Greater Auckland AKL city centre advisory panel @greaterauckland.bsky.social www.patrickreynolds.co.nz
Easy job in the world? Writing political opinion in NZ papers. Here’s Thomas Coughlan with lazily stating that accelerating the energy transition would cost millions of jobs and create none. Shows us yr numbers Tommy. Seems unlikely, we have a tiny O&G sector, + wd need a ton of solar installers etc
“Closely looked at” or “not enough time to properly look at”? Who is lying, the Minister for fossil fuels or the terrified civil servants?
Hey RNZ when you have finished chasing every conceivable edge case for this very cheap proposal, could spare some time to look at the massive $50+billion vast hole that is the govt’s transport policy?
Yes. These terms are never precise; there’s always been younger people with prematurely geriatric views. And quite a few die-hard radical oldies, thankfully:
The great challenge of our age: How to redirect this enormous Boomer energy and power into aiding productive change at all levels, for people and planet, and not just trying to stop small changes?
Absolutely. And while i get the appeal of a dangleway in a resort town, will it be enough? Could be useful but will still need to optimise the bus system as well:
This is good to see. The missing link in making the North Auckland Line into a coherent and more effective contributor to our transport networks. And a key to a more resilient 3 Port strategy for the upper North Island:
Sorry to keep banging on about this, but the deeper you look at the NZ govt’s rush to commit needlessly to LNG imports, the worse it gets. Whatever their aim it will make us poorer, weaker and sicker. Watching a webinar on energy in Asia (our source of fossil fuels):
We got Merch! www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/06/11/b...
That bit is more like Foster’s Jubilee Line extension stations, but down on platform level is very Lizzy Line:
Excellent summary, and evidenced reasons to be chueerful, by @mliebreich.bsky.social about.bnef.com/insights/cle...
Karanga-a-Hape Station Auckland/Tāmaki. Oh still my beating heart! 😍
XXXX Te Wai Horotiu Station’s grand architectural gesture, also holding the walls up:
Waterwall by Tessa Harris Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Maungawhau Station
Maungawhau Station platform 1. Little sign of “gold plating”….
First ever bike at new Maungawhau Station in official rack? 🚲🧡🚇
No4 in the series, there is an argument that the others were just working up to this queen:
Attn @ahawkins.bsky.social advance copy, available in August, she’s phaaaaat!
So tell me again how forcing us to pay for LNG (the most expense form of gas) is going to help in a cost of living crisis?
The current NZ govt is wrong, and the people know it:
For North Sea in the following, read Taranaki. We are at the release phase of the hydrocarbon economy. This is the transition. Any smart open-minded govt would understand this and see the value in leaning in to the coming future:
Also the detail suggested by Young ais just absurd - imagine Lab beating Nats in an election only to install Goldsmith as a treaty Minister, or all the key financial ministries to Nats!?🤷🏻♀️
These bad bois, Tūhono bimode Battery-Electric passenger trains, arriving 2029: