New Zealand energy emissions to March 2026: slow decline continues due to falls in coal, gas (running out), and electricity (wet weather + more RE). These are all small sources – oil is >75% of emissions and has increased in each of the past 5 years (even though data includes 1st month of the war).
Winter is coming.
Industry executives said the loss of oil through the Strait of Hormuz is draining petroleum inventories to dangerously low levels.
"Four and a half kilometres of happiness" #Tearatupua #bikelash @cyclewgtn.bsky.social
#marsdenshmarsden I guess 🪦
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New Zealand's flagship discovery research fund is running its final round before being absorbed into a government-directed system. The 29% funding cut lands on a country that already spends half the O...
The US-Israeli war in Iran has led to a doubling of EV sales in New Zealand, now at their highest level barring the rush to beat the end of the rebate in 2023.
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Solar returns 60% annual growth for the second year in a row and now provides 2.5% of annual electricity. It is now within a smidgen of overtaking coal.
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Anne Salmond: "a PM who sees themselves as a CEO, and whose former business offers different standards of service to customers according to their ability to pay – First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy (ignoring those who can’t afford to fly)..."
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I used to get seasick – but after taking a chance on a cruise, I fell in love with ship-living, met my future partner onboard, and gave up life on land
Neoliberalism's attempt to make self-interest into a governing philosophy has proven to be a disaster, writes Dame Anne Salmond, but alternatives do exist
A journey on two wheels through a story starting with humans at their worst and ending with humans at their best. It took me a bunch of mahi, and I hope you'll enjoy and share it.
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Changes in the NZ car market
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In the year of Our Lord 2025, for reasons I couldn’t quite put my finger on at the time, ...
