Hayden Donnell

Wrote about the Mozarts of saying no to stuff, Auckland Council's planning team https://t.co/XNhMOUlFvv

Auckland Council's planners have now said no to an 11-storey building next to a $5 billion train line because it would mess up the historic aura of a gravel pit, a car park and a petrol station. Another audacious logical maneuver from the masters of the construction-denying craft https://t.co/1L3AsPkgCf

Hayden Donnell @HaydenDonnell

Auckland Council's planners have tried to stop housing for sullying the memory of a ghost tram, for hurting a building that isn't character but sort of vibes like it is, and now, for ruining motorway drivers' spiritual connection to a hill. Say what you like, that's innovation https://t.co/W2IKES0RQR

RT @thirdculturebot: what if we spent billions of dollars on an expensive underground train station and then didn’t let you build an 11 sto…

I get what she's saying but I'm not sure I would've phrased it this way https://t.co/xbwGcJqpab

credit to Phil Goff for getting fired in the most Phil Goff possible way, delivering a lengthy, bookish historical anecdote and finding it's inexplicably made Winston Peters the most pissed off he's ever been

Celebrating a massive week for those of us who like hooning past schools at dangerous speeds https://t.co/o5Q2o1GoVR

Something darkly comedic about Paul Goldsmith abandoning a career of technocratic incrementalism for the sweet taste of populism, only for New Zealand’s least popular man to immediately say he'll use the law to arrest women for wearing trousers instead of a dress to the shops https://t.co/3ZthurCZ6y

The main thing I love about this 20-year-old John Campbell clip is seeing how different everything is today https://t.co/gRtA9Cc4XL

Starting to believe Vision for Wellington is a council psy-op aimed at making people appreciate the comparative wisdom and competence of local government

Ben McNulty @ponekeben

Oh wait so the literal Vision for Wellington to get people coming into the CBD is putting up (assumedly council subsidised) high-rise carparks. No troll.

RT @JoelMacManus: The same councillors who decry excessive spending on pet projects just voted to pump millions of dollars into a greenhous…

I wonder why we keep electing afterpay councils? Could it be that papers like The Post call for councillors to be tied up and poked witn sharp sticks if they either try to pay for stuff out of existing rates or allow housing that would expand the rates take? Much to consider https://t.co/xP5NfKk7AQ

Oh my god he really didn't take that well https://t.co/f1WijWTujq

RT @JoelMacManus: The prime minister says New Zealand has a culture of saying no to growth. When it comes to housing, he’s part of the prob…

RT @davidfarrier: thanks to all those who support my work over on webworm. i appreciate you. and a fun one to end the year with, care of we…

Incredible comeback year for insults from when I was in high school. We cannot let it end without Gerry Brownlee ejecting someone from the house for being a tryhard and a gumby https://t.co/ug3iHSkcFO

Auckland Council's planners have tried to stop housing for sullying the memory of a ghost tram, for hurting a building that isn't character but sort of vibes like it is, and now, for ruining motorway drivers' spiritual connection to a hill. Say what you like, that's innovation https://t.co/W2IKES0RQR

Cam W @BigSDW

@StuartBDonovan @matty_prasad https://t.co/EVT2xuyk3N

Every single time I have been rejected by Te Papa has helped me "become Hayden"

DealBook @dealbook

Serena Williams said every tennis match loss helped her “become Serena,” and that she’s applied the mindset of learning from losses to her investment decisions. https://t.co/E4JjIiIrtU https://t.co/sOR7p1Av5I