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1 week ago | 
thestandard.org.nz | Connor Sharp |Henry Campbell |Raelene Lockhorst |Nick Rockel
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, April 14th, 2025 - No comments Categories: open mike - Tags: Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
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2 months ago | 
thestandard.org.nz | Nick Rockel |Connor Sharp |Richard Harman |NZCTUBy Stella Whitfield
Written By: - Date published: 3:44 pm, January 30th, 2025 - No comments Categories: accountability, australian politics, blogs, Christopher Luxon, climate change, Culture wars, energy, Environment, immigration, Media, national, nz first, Politics, racism, racism, Ricardo Menendez, Satire, Shane Jones, winston peters - Tags: Nick's Kōrero, pro-Pro-Covid Cookers, trumpian politics NZ First – Kiwi Battlers. Say what you like about NZ First. Go on; I’ll wait. Get it all off your chest.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
thekaka.substack.com | Bernard Hickey |Connor Sharp
on the substack app about the appointment ofas Transport Minister. We talked through their different approaches and whether there’s much room for Bishop to reverse many of the anti-cycling measures Brown adopted. Our chat was based on this post yesterday from Connor:Join me for my next live video in the app
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
thestandard.org.nz | David Farrier |Nick Rockel |Bernard Hickey |Connor Sharp
It looks like the internal pressures in National’s caucus caused by poor polling are beginning to take effect. Yesterday Christopher Luxon announced a rather significant cabinet reshuffle. The announcement was rather strange and did not go into the detail of some pretty major changes. Melissa Lee is stripped of the Economic Development and this has now been transferred to Nicola Willis with the new name of “Economic Growth”.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp
I grew up in Warkworth, and the infamous Hill Street intersection has been an issue not just my whole life, but for decades before I was even born. My dad told me stories of how, back in the 80s, he’d set up seats overlooking the intersection and sit watching the chaos of people trying to navigate it. I’ve seen frustrated people stuck in traffic pull off dangerous maneuvers to try and get through. I’ve seen near misses and collisions. And I’ve walked the footpaths (or lack thereof).
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
thestandard.org.nz | Connor Sharp |Richard Harman |Nick Rockel |David Slack
New Zealand is one of the slowest countries in the developed world to transition from combustion to electric vehicles. The shocks we are seeing in Europe to car makers and car buyers herald more trouble ahead. This year about 10% of New Zealand’s new car purchases are some form of electric. Last year it was 27%. It’s not great. It’s expensive, subsidy or not.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp
The last few years have seen headline after headline talk about how much of a ‘mess’ the City Centre is in terms of transport. Whether it be parking, confusing bus lanes (and buses being held up), the GV lane on Queen Street, loading and delivery, enforcement (or lack thereof), congestion, safety, driving, walking, cycling, or more, there seems to be no end of issues with how we are addressing our transport needs. Many of the feelings people have, and their frustrations and concerns, are valid.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
thestandard.org.nz | David Slack |Bernard Hickey |Connor Sharp |David Farrier
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other … Related Posts
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
thestandard.org.nz | David Slack |NZCTUBy Jeremiah Boniface |Jeremiah Boniface |Connor Sharp
Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other … Related Posts
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
greaterauckland.org.nz | Connor Sharp
A few weeks ago I wrote on how the Minister of Transport Simeon Brown had misrepresented cities overseas in his crusade to make our streets and roads more dangerous. Since then, his speed rule has been finalised and signed. Also, the summary of public feedback has been released after many months of delays. Simeon Brown’s speed rule will reverse evidence-based safe speeds on thousands of streets and roads, burdening local councils with the cost.
