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I'm running! With our city (and world) the way it is, there's a need for constructive, pragmatic people at the table. If I'm lucky enough to receive the Greens nomination, I'll be asking for your help - for housing, infrastructure, for a Wellington where everyone can thrive.

Current Labour councillor Rebecca Matthews confirmed to The Spinoff that she intends to switch parties and seek the Green Party nomination in Onslow-Western. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/22-04…

Good piece from Dave Armstrong thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360660…

Cities should be for people who can admit they like cities (and don't mind if others live there too)

April 27 is Moehanga Day, the anniversary of the day in 1806 when Ngāpuhi warrior Moehanga became the first Māori to visit England. This is his story. thespinoff.co.nz/atea/26-04-202…

Tory Whanau is dropping out of the Wellington mayoral race and throwing her support behind Andrew Little. She will instead run for councillor of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, the Wellington City Council’s Māori ward. Story from lyric ! thespinoff.co.nz/politics/29-04…

Too many places in New Zealand want the urban economic equivalent of a free lunch: That is, a big shiny piece of infrastructure or new transport service (bus, air, rail connection) while holding their population size + density constant. Ain't gonna happen -- gotta grow to flow.

im like joel macmanus if he was a really hot cool girl thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-05-…

Urbanist niche micro-celebrity moment: I'm in Vancouver for Jane Jacobs' birthday, touring the city with her son, Ned Jacobs.

Me when I keep being proven wrong and run out of arguement

Oh, people in Wellington are complaining about a six-storey apartment building? Anyway, I'm on top of a 39-storey tower in the Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver. It's built on Squamish Nation reserve land, which is exempt from city zoning and functionally NIMBY-proof.

Pope Leo XIV is an Abundance Guy, we absolutely love to see it

I'll happily add a 20 minute detour to any trip if it means I can ride Wellington's Famous Cable Car

The quiet suburban pool is a microcosm of everything wrong with New Zealand’s broken rates system. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/27-05…

In the latest chapter of Wellington’s zoning war, the airport could be handed expansive control to approve or block housing projects across much of the city. thespinoff.co.nz/politics/11-06…

This is a playground upgrade for adults with atheistic preferences, not for kids who dgaf.