urbanism, governance, photography.
Director Greater Auckland
AKL city centre advisory panel
@greaterauckland.bsky.social
www.patrickreynolds.co.nz

@patrickreynolds.bsky.social
urbanism, governance, photography.
Director Greater Auckland
AKL city centre advisory panel
@greaterauckland.bsky.social
www.patrickreynolds.co.nz
Asked the gbm what his fav thing about living in NZ is and he - a man from Texas which has the highway with the most lanes (26! I’ve driven on it) - said “how little I have to drive” 😐😐😐😐
I'm so happy with my local government representation, my Councillor only showed up to 35% of workshops in the last three months and has the lowest average of anyone this term 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃
Tower erasure!
Tower? What tower?
There’s always Tighter Men.
The billionaire class is going all-in to keep Trump and the GOP in power because they don't want to pay their fair share in taxes. Here's how we fight back.
Election live: Labour promises fresh, locally made school lunches if elected into power
Pleeeeeease:
Come work for the best city as urban planner. 😁
Perfect illustration of how Kiwirail clearly doesn't centre user experience in its decisions.
Thousands of happy sports fans poured out of Eden Park on Saturday... and then waited longer than expected for trains.
What's the best solution for this "peak of the peak" situation - and who should pay for it? Matt Lowrie lays out some options: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/10/12/s...
I love taking the train between San Diego and Los Angeles since it's such a gorgeous view but there's just no way it'll still exist on the same track a generation from now.
Yes. Though we would want to get service up to at least hourly, with final destinations heading to Tauranga, Te Kuiti, Matamata, Morrinsville, as well as Hamilton… would that be possible only using one track and platform?
Oh to have a government that understands what government is for, that doesn’t suffer under the fantasy that government is bad, and should be broken. Which is to say, a competent one.
“This is exactly why Government is supposed to exist," Swarbrick continued, "to regulate what needs regulating, to ensure benefits are appropriately shared and harms minimised."
Well opps need planning, network design has a huge bearing on operational success.
Respect to Ukraine for the first big innovation in online moderation since @tnh.nielsenhayden.com came up with disemvowelling