Tim Robinson
@tim12rob.bsky.social
urbanist, recovering architect. child of the oil crisis, parent raising low carbon kids. Friding. all views my own. Auckland NZ via India and t'north.
Yeah, I have many questions too. First of which us, how did such an appallingly bad AI image even make it this far? Maybe Kiwi Drivers need to know what side to drive on?? Or maybe how to park a bus *in* a shelter? Or maybe how overtaking lanes are o lying wide enough for a bike? Or.. #NzHerald #AI
October 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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I know.. LinkedIn.. but still, LOLs are LOLs.
October 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I know.. LinkedIn.. but still, LOLs are LOLs.
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Most TV is just this now.
September 30, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Most TV is just this now.
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Just copy & share everywhere please.
Absolutely thumping.
Absolutely thumping.
September 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Just copy & share everywhere please.
Absolutely thumping.
Absolutely thumping.
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New NZ utility solar records set on 24 & 29 Sep, 550 MW peak, 4408 MWh for the day, due to the Tauhei & Kowhai Park solar farms (each 150 MW) entering service. Will double in next 12 months. Previous record was 360 MW set in August during Tauhei commissioning.
September 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
New NZ utility solar records set on 24 & 29 Sep, 550 MW peak, 4408 MWh for the day, due to the Tauhei & Kowhai Park solar farms (each 150 MW) entering service. Will double in next 12 months. Previous record was 360 MW set in August during Tauhei commissioning.
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Another massive month for EVs in NZ EV with 4138 new light EVs (ie cars, utes, and vans combined) sold, 2nd highest on record. 25% market share. Source: evdb.nz, always quick to update.
September 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Another massive month for EVs in NZ EV with 4138 new light EVs (ie cars, utes, and vans combined) sold, 2nd highest on record. 25% market share. Source: evdb.nz, always quick to update.
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Like, regulations that establish decreasing density at arbitrary distances from higher-order transit stations are pure political compromises, with no scientific evidence, and a caricature of how market forces work (or how laypeople think they work).
September 30, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Like, regulations that establish decreasing density at arbitrary distances from higher-order transit stations are pure political compromises, with no scientific evidence, and a caricature of how market forces work (or how laypeople think they work).
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I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other.
At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
September 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other.
At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
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The biggest mistake of the last decade or so needs to be fixed. Go on, Andy!
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, Burnham tells BBC - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, Burnham tells BBC - BBC News
Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, Burnham tells BBC
The PM was speaking after using his conference speech to say the government will end the existing triple lock on pensions from 2030 to help fund social care reforms in England.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 30, 2026 at 7:27 AM
The biggest mistake of the last decade or so needs to be fixed. Go on, Andy!
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, Burnham tells BBC - BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, Burnham tells BBC - BBC News
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Who would’ve thought it? Build decent public transport and people use it.
Daily train patronage up 60% since the CRL opened. Week one 528,000 trips, Week 2 506,000 trips. Outstanding.
insidegovernment.co.nz/new-city-rai...
insidegovernment.co.nz/new-city-rai...
New City Rail Link clocks up more than a million rides - Inside Government NZ
More than one million train rides have been recorded on Auckland’s rail network in the first two weeks since the City Rail Link (CRL) opened. Transport Minister, Chris Bishop said the early data showe...
insidegovernment.co.nz
September 30, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Who would’ve thought it? Build decent public transport and people use it.
Attention CHCH people!
First ever talk in New Zealand and it's on Halloween 🦇🎃
Thanks to the good people at @spokescanterbury.bsky.social for pulling this together. Really looking forward to it!
events.humanitix.com/shifting-the...
Thanks to the good people at @spokescanterbury.bsky.social for pulling this together. Really looking forward to it!
events.humanitix.com/shifting-the...
Shifting the narrative on road safety with creativity: Tom Flood in conversation
Join leading Canadian design and communications professional Tom Flood for a conversation on how creativity can shift the narrative on road safety
events.humanitix.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Attention CHCH people!
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can't believe the car that runs on millions of tiny explosions transmitting energy through a complex series of oily metal parts doesn't last as long as the one that's four wheels attached to a battery
Electric cars are more durable than petrol equivalents, and last longer - major report finds thedriven.io/2026/09/24/e...
Electric cars are more durable than petrol equivalents, and last longer - major report finds
A study of millions of vehicles reveals that EVs are much less likely to fail compared to petrol equivalents, and will last a lot longer.
thedriven.io
September 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
can't believe the car that runs on millions of tiny explosions transmitting energy through a complex series of oily metal parts doesn't last as long as the one that's four wheels attached to a battery
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A tumbleweed is rolling through my online shop today.
I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design.
Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks!
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I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design.
Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks!
gailmyerscough.co.uk
September 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A tumbleweed is rolling through my online shop today.
I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design.
Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks!
gailmyerscough.co.uk
I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design.
Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks!
gailmyerscough.co.uk
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There isn't a city in the world where this shouldn't be used for buses or trams
Starting in October, MBTA buses will be equipped with automated enforcement cameras to issue warnings, and later tickets, to vehicles caught illegally blocking bus lanes and bus stops.
www.wcvb.com/article/mbta...
www.wcvb.com/article/mbta...
MBTA to begin automated enforcement of bus stop, bus lane violations
MBTA buses will soon be equipped with cameras to issue warnings, then tickets, to vehicles blocking bus lanes and stops.
www.wcvb.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:44 AM
There isn't a city in the world where this shouldn't be used for buses or trams
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If you're old and alone in Japan, good luck if you also rent. bit.ly/4rtY44h #老人賃貸
No country for old tenants
The problem of rental properties for the elderly has been widespread for many years, but as the predicted aging of Japanese society has progressed apace, the problem has become a full-blown crisis.…
bit.ly
September 24, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If you're old and alone in Japan, good luck if you also rent. bit.ly/4rtY44h #老人賃貸
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Nicky Hager book is unusual because its main thesis seems to be "they are just doing all this bad faith money-for-racism stuff in plain sight and the media don't seem to perceive it as bad"
Media: "Hmm this Hager book has no revelations in it, we knew all this already, oh well carry on as normal"
Media: "Hmm this Hager book has no revelations in it, we knew all this already, oh well carry on as normal"
September 24, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Nicky Hager book is unusual because its main thesis seems to be "they are just doing all this bad faith money-for-racism stuff in plain sight and the media don't seem to perceive it as bad"
Media: "Hmm this Hager book has no revelations in it, we knew all this already, oh well carry on as normal"
Media: "Hmm this Hager book has no revelations in it, we knew all this already, oh well carry on as normal"
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The AGA Prisma 4368 television set – designed in Sweden c.1964, its sharp triangular-shaped wooden back allowed it to fit snugly into the corner of a room 🗃️
September 24, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The AGA Prisma 4368 television set – designed in Sweden c.1964, its sharp triangular-shaped wooden back allowed it to fit snugly into the corner of a room 🗃️
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A photo of Donald Trump inspecting the scale model of the Trump arch with drones, snipers, and golden statues was unavailable due to reporters being banned from the briefing. So, here is Hitler and other top Nazis inspecting a scale model of a planned Triumphal Arch in Berlin, circa 1939.
September 20, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A photo of Donald Trump inspecting the scale model of the Trump arch with drones, snipers, and golden statues was unavailable due to reporters being banned from the briefing. So, here is Hitler and other top Nazis inspecting a scale model of a planned Triumphal Arch in Berlin, circa 1939.
#CRL service test. Does the E-W line beat the bus when the train has a 15 minute headway gap?I'm headed to Waitematā station when I realise the train is a waaay off. Jump on the 18 at Lower Albert. I'm at Point Chev before the train gets out if the tunnel. 1/n
September 21, 2026 at 6:10 AM
#CRL service test. Does the E-W line beat the bus when the train has a 15 minute headway gap?I'm headed to Waitematā station when I realise the train is a waaay off. Jump on the 18 at Lower Albert. I'm at Point Chev before the train gets out if the tunnel. 1/n
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The rest of Europe is about to go full 1973 Netherlands and embark on a transportation revolution.
SAUDI ARABIA INFORMS EUROPEAN OIL REFINERS THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY CRUDE OIL NEXT MONTH.
September 18, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The rest of Europe is about to go full 1973 Netherlands and embark on a transportation revolution.
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Wow great momentum to start. Around 90,000 people a day using the network this week. Close to 100,000 yesterday
www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
City Rail Link boosts Auckland rail patronage to seven-year high
The opening of Auckland's City Rail Link has seen the city's train passenger numbers hit their highest level in seven years, according to Auckland Transport director of public transport Richard Harris...
www.rnz.co.nz
September 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Wow great momentum to start. Around 90,000 people a day using the network this week. Close to 100,000 yesterday
www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/regions...
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Love the optimism of thinking this is as bad as it'll get and that anyone actually knows when prices will drop again
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Petrol hits $3.25 a litre as AA warns prices are likely to stay high until mid-November
The Automobile Association is warning Kiwi motorists to expect high fuel prices for at least another six weeks, and possibly through to Christmas.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 18, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Love the optimism of thinking this is as bad as it'll get and that anyone actually knows when prices will drop again
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
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Sauerbruch Hutton's latest project looks set to be an incredible demonstrator of timber, earth and straw construction in Berlin
All ceilings are load-bearing timber beams infilled with extruded earth blocks. Two load-bearing bracing walls are built using an earth block construction.
All ceilings are load-bearing timber beams infilled with extruded earth blocks. Two load-bearing bracing walls are built using an earth block construction.
September 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Sauerbruch Hutton's latest project looks set to be an incredible demonstrator of timber, earth and straw construction in Berlin
All ceilings are load-bearing timber beams infilled with extruded earth blocks. Two load-bearing bracing walls are built using an earth block construction.
All ceilings are load-bearing timber beams infilled with extruded earth blocks. Two load-bearing bracing walls are built using an earth block construction.
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One of the staircases in the City Chambers in Glasgow. Designed by William Young and built in the 1880s, its internal decorations have to be seen to be believed. Luckily, they run regular tours so you can take a peek inside.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #glasgowcitychambers
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #glasgowcitychambers
September 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
One of the staircases in the City Chambers in Glasgow. Designed by William Young and built in the 1880s, its internal decorations have to be seen to be believed. Luckily, they run regular tours so you can take a peek inside.
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #glasgowcitychambers
#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #glasgowcitychambers