Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social We advocate to make our great city of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland an even greater place to live, move around, and connect with each other.
About us: https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/about-greater-auckland/
Greater Ōtautahi @greater-otautahi.bsky.social We advocate for more neighbours, better active transport, and better public transport in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Patrick Morgan @patrickmorgan.bsky.social Person who rides a bike, in New Zealand. Believes we are all better off when more people ride, more often.
Louise Hutt @saycheeselouise.bsky.social Chair of Go Eco.
Green Party candidate.
Former Hamilton City Councillor.
Gardener, knitter, nerd. She/they.
Auth by: M Ross, greens.org.nz
🏳️🌈♿🌱💛
Geordie Rogers @geordierogers.co.nz Councillor for the Pukehīnau/Lambton Ward
Auth: M Ross, 5/108 The Terrace, WGN
Matt Stoller @matthewstoller.bsky.social
John Hart @farmgeek.bsky.social I’m quite fond of trees.
You can DM me the old fashioned way on farmgeek at gmail dot com
Whakaoriori Masterton, Aotearoa
Tom Pullar-Strecker @tomp-s.bsky.social Journo @ Stuff. Fan of fairness, tolerance & understanding. Opinions always a work in progress.
Charlie Mitchell @comingupcharlie.bsky.social Oaf
morgan godfery @morgangodfery.bsky.social good evening
Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social Data plumber/word baker
Joey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social Writing a data-driven newsletter about economics @ apricitas.io
Nuance? In this Economy
Full Employment Stan, Brazilian Coffee Tariff Victim |
Ben Hamlin @benhamlin.bsky.social Dad, husband, competition law nerd, Otago grad, barrister, cricket lover, pretty fond of my dogs, EDM, BBQ and politics too. Upper Hutt proud.
Tim Murphy @tmurphynz.bsky.social Co-editor Newsroom.co.nz; Opinions my own, likes or reposts not endorsements!
Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social Podcaster and newsletter writer about housing, climate and poverty in Aotearoa. Free and paid versions here: https://open.substack.com/pub/thekaka?r=akd4&utm_medium=ios- B Bryce Edwards @bryceedwards.bsky.social
@jonathanmilne.bsky.social @jonathanmilne.bsky.social
Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz Quality, independent New Zealand news
https://newsroom.co.nz
John Small @smalltorquer.bsky.social Open-minded economist, koro to 4 mokopuna, promoting prosperity for Aotearoa and the mana of all who live here.
Posts are personal views. Shares are not endorsements.
Matt Henden @mhenden.bsky.social "I was brought up to believe New Zealand had two things to be proud of – rugby and hydroelectric dams."
Pāpango @papango.bsky.social If I wasn't having fun, this would be intolerable.
Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social He/him. TV Critic, author. Now searchable on Tubi. I am not Alan Sepinwall III.
https://whatsalanwatching.com
Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social he/ia. Yes, the Aotearoa one.
Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social Mixed Reality Urbanism
Spatial and Policy Planner
Resident of South Auckland
Cities Skylines Player and Snob
Emma Vitz @emmavitz.bsky.social Actuary who dabbles in data journalism. Especially interested in natural perils, climate risk, #rspatial, data science & feminism.
Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social I write.
Craig @kiwicraig74.bsky.social Full woke lefty town-planner in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿
I don't think you're ready for this jelly.
Abigail Johnson @abigailbutblue.bsky.social New Zealand | Writer (self-styled) | She/Her 🤤
Cate Owen @cateowen.bsky.social Unhinged goblin mode activated.
Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social Author of 'Fear: New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists
Currently researching climate disinformation in alt-media
But I seem to mostly post about movies
Newsletter: feijoadispatch.nz
buy me a coffee http://ko-fi.com/byroncclark
Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social Journalist, rider of bikes, cooker of food, seeker of joy. Dad-DJ. Cosmopolitan.
Richard Hills @richardhills.bsky.social Dad to Theo. Auckland Councillor - North Shore. Chair of the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee. Working to make our community & city better.
Cr Shane Henderson @hendowest.bsky.social Auckland Councillor (Labour - Waitākere)
#WorkingForWesties
Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social Pakeha man from Aotearoa New Zealand. Community, tech, cities, health systems, politics, disability, design, culture, wit, whimsy..
Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social New Zealand's liberal blog.
@norightturnnz@mastodon.social
That PGP key expired a long time ago
Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social 🏴 Race nerd, rights bore, writer (various). Read something here: www.tzemingmok.com
Opinions only my own, you can't have them
Auckland, City of Fails
Donal Curtin @donal-curtin.bsky.social Economics. Ideas. Facts. Reasonable (mostly). I/me
Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social Sorry for all the posts. (He/him)
Michael Plank @michaelplanknz.bsky.social Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Canterbury, NZ. Fellow @royalsocietynz.bsky.social. Math modelling in biology and epidemiology. Bicycles make the world a better place. He/him
https://www.math.canterbury.ac.nz/~m.plank/
Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social Senior Political Reporter at newsroom.co.nz covering climate change, health, energy and violent extremism | He/him ✡️
Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social ⟦ law + govt ⟧ ⟦ coffee + kai ⟧ ⟦ critic + conscience ⟧ ⟦ rugby + rugby ⟧ ⟦ rainbows + unicorns ⟧ — usual disclaimers apply
DairymanNZ @dairymannz.bsky.social Rainfall is measured in mm, not ml! Some posts are pure BS.
Dairy farmer, Ashburton, NZ.
Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social I think and know about open government and freedom of information. All posts in a personal capacity, RTs ≠ endorsement.
Born at 323 ppm
Sam Sachdeva @samsachdeva.bsky.social Foreign affairs + more at Newsroom.co.nz, author of THE CHINA TIGHTROPE. @SamSachdevaNZ on the site formerly known as Twitter. Contact me securely via samsnews@protonmail.com- J JohnJCampbell @johnjcampbell.bsky.social
beck eleven @beckeleven.bsky.social Freelance. Felines. Feminist.
Ōtautahi, NZ.
James Caygill @torshin.bsky.social 3 kids. Social Democrat. Living in Ōtautahi, Aotearoa. Cabinet/Govt nerd. Toitu te Tiriti. Go Pack Go! Up The Arsenal!
Andrew Chen @andrewtychen.bsky.social Digital technology and AI ethics, early-stage science and deep tech start-ups, cats. Always learning, opinions own.
Graeme Edgeler @graemeedgeler.bsky.social Annoyingly fair
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social
David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social I like collating data,
and getting thoughts in the brain.
All for Public data, Aotearoa New Zealand, and informed communities. #openData #NewZealand #Aotearoa #rstats. He/him.
He tangata tiriti ahau
Oliver L @eey0re.bsky.social Support FYI.org.nz (only if it won't cause you any hardship) https://opencollective.com/fyi
Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social Co-Founder: Escarpment Domes. Director: Inspiring Communities. Leader: Housing Alliance Otago. Co-Chair: Independent Music Venues Aotearoa. Losing My Edge - Sundays 12-2pm on Radio One 91FM.
Shamubeel Eaqub @seaqub.bsky.social Economist, based in NZ. Co-author of “Generation Rent”, author of “Growing Apart” aka “zombie town”. Musings on NZ economy.
More about me at
https://www.eaqub.com/
Gwynn Compton @gwynncompton.bsky.social Former local govt councillor, current govt relations and policy guy, writes about local government at www.localaotearoa.nz, overly enthusiastic runner. 🏃♂️👟
El Yobo @elyobo.bsky.social Software dev. Somewhere on the left. Australian Kiwi. Build more homes.
YIMBY Melbourne and VIC Greens member.
I like to ride my bike: http://strava.com/athletes/elyobo
Cory, on Rails 🚂 @aitkesandpains.bsky.social Mainly talkin' about railways 🚞 Originally from Reefton, now living in Hokitika
Philippa Yasbek @pyasbek.bsky.social Co-founder Gun Control NZ. Economist. Policy wonk. Wannabe full time rock climber but world keeps turning to custard. All views strictly personal.
Pàra @para14.bsky.social
James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social More good things for everyone. Public sector appreciator. Tax and welfare policy knower. Hyperinflation doubter.
David Cormack @davidcormack.bsky.social PR hack. Sometimes maybe good. Sometimes maybe shit.
He/Him
Hayden Donnell @haydendonnell.bsky.social New Zealand's foremost authority on the Big Fresh Animatronic Fruit & Veggies
📍Te Papa
Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social Sustainable transport and car optional cities. I lead a small company focused on public transport, urban design, parking reform and investment advice. Auckland, New Zealand.
Rebecca Matthews @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social Councillor for Wharangi Ward, Te Kaunihera o Pōneke. Authorised by Miriam Ross, Level 5, 108 The Terrace, Wellington.
Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa, Tāmaki Makaurau AKL, councillor, leftwards, feminist, climate action, social justice, public transport nerd.
Stu Donovan @studonovan.bsky.social Economist researching cities, transport, housing, & energy. I focus on New Zealand & Australia, with European dalliances. And some chaff.
Rustie @rustie.bsky.social Sewer socialist technocrat.
Infrastructure. Psephology. Shitposting.
Long-suffering Blues fan. 🏳️🌈 but bad at it. He/him. Not a pigeon.
Pōneke/Wellington, Ao/NZ
Lew @lewsos.bsky.social Chopper of water, carrier of wood, reader of the fucking article
Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social Personal account so expect eclecticism. Law, politics, SFF books, anime, gaming, music. Queer stuff.
Day job = Administrative law and public law theory.
Jeremy @jeremynz.bsky.social Builder based in Greytown, New Zealand.
I’m a reasonable man get off my case.
Dan @danxduran.bsky.social 🎵 Anecdata - https://anecdata.bandcamp.com/album/vita-brevis-part-2 - music by a human about what it feels to be at threat of being replaced by a robot https://bsky.app/profile/anecdata.bsky.social - digital news editor at RNZ
Ben Gracewood @ben.gracewood.nz Bikes and tech and stuff.
Boxcar @boxcar.bsky.social Blue sky's #1 Chemist Warehouse fan
henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social political editor at the post, wellington tragic
send me gossip or stories: 📞021 241 1398 📧henry.cooke@thepost.co.nz 📧henry.cooke.post@proton.me
Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social 15-minute cities advocacy | Urbanism | Sustainability | 🇳🇱🇳🇿
Views are my own
📍Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ
offline @absenthog.bsky.social Law nerd, policy wonk, housing tragic, politics shitposter
Last political constitutionalist left in NZ
🚲 ℙ𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣 ℕ 🚲 @aklbikes.bsky.social Climate 🌏⏰. Advocate of people on bikes🚲& public transport🚌🚊🛳. Vegan💚. Pan🏳🌈. They/Them 🟨⬜🟪⬛.
Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa 🇳🇿
Aaron Schiff @schiff.nz data tinkerer with #rstats
occasional economist
Aotearoa NZ
Eric Crampton @ericcrampton.bsky.social Chief Economist at the NZ Initiative.
Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Department of Economics at @ucnz
Squatting here and at @EricCrampton@mastodon.social in case Twitter ever finally sinks.
Blog Sky Nick @blogboynick.bsky.social I don’t want to give Elon money
Francis McRae @frankmcrae.bsky.social
Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social urbanism, governance, photography.
Director Greater Auckland
AKL city centre advisory panel
@greaterauckland.bsky.social
www.patrickreynolds.co.nz
Kent @kentnewman.com Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Lawyer and PhD candidate. Regulation, advertising, media and privacy Law.
Philip Matthews @secondzeit.bsky.social Journalist in Christchurch, New Zealand. Senior writer with The Press newspaper. Reviewer of the year (Voyager Media Awards 2022). Author of The Quiet Hero (2023), the story of a peaceful NZ volunteer's death in Ukraine.
Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social Investigative journalist | The Crewe Murders 📖 | Nellie’s Baby 🎧 | I tell stories about people | kirsty.johnston@rnz.co.nz ✉️
https://www.instagram.com/kirstyjohnston_nz?igsh=bWU4a2pqemthYm5q
Matt Nippert @mattnippert.bsky.social Digger for Herald Business and ICIJ. Disclaimer: Views my own yadda yadda. Signal 64211931011
Cameron Matthews @cmatthews5555.bsky.social Engineer. Like: health, climate, cities, space. Dislike: fascists, green-washing.
Kaitāia Friar @basicbishop.bsky.social He/him. Apostolic leader of Dense Tinnie Church. Warlord of the Te Hiku Autonomous Zone. Still not loving police.
antihobbes @antihobbes.bsky.social
Josh Kirwan @mrjkirwan.bsky.social Casual observer. Development/infrastructure stuff. He/him. 🇳🇿🏳️🌈🧦🏗️🌃
Paul (parking reform) Barter @paulbarter.bsky.social Yes, a parking-policy book club IS my idea of fun. You got a problem with that?
An 🇦🇺ian in 🇸🇬 (since 2000) but a 🌏 focus.
Join Parking Reform Network!
https://www.reinventingparking.org/
André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social Historians wanna talk like they got something to say | NZ and Australian history, politics, trains, music, sport, higher ed | he/him | "Australian-adjacent person": Melburnian Kiwi in Perth
Steve @nzsd.bsky.social kentucky fried fully automated luxury millennial dirtbag urbanist democratic market sewer socialism with hutt valley characteristics