@BenoitPette

Wellingtonian. All in for a full transition away from fossil fuel. Writer for Inside Wellington. Member of NZ Greens.

 Wellington, New Zealand
inside-wellington.org/
Joined August 2015
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This. Once lockdown is over, please consider ditching combustion engines, switching to EV, PT or AT, and together we’ll create this sustainable, peaceful world we all aspire to.
Shane Montague 🇮🇪🇳🇿🇪🇺@MontagueShane11 Apr 2020
Replying to @nashthomas
The number of birds in our garden has increased very noticeably and our Dunedin city center neighbours have also commented on this - from a safe distance 😄 And the quiet from lack of traffic has been a revelation- so less stressful- had not realise how much ambient noise we had
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And soon the repeal of the plastic bag ban ... Why? Because Labour
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Here is WCC in 2023: Lamps falling from posts, private data leaks, budgets blowouts ... yet not a single apology. And now this, just when rates are exploding. An utter disgrace. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350124…

Wellington council boss gets $50k pay hike amid budget cuts

With warnings of “unprecedented” rates increases, Barbara McKerrow is now earning more than $500,000 a year. But mayor Tory Whanau says that’s the price of keeping talented staff.

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12% was the amount of Wellingtonians satisfied with WCC in 2022. 12% is the rate increase Wellingtonians are faced with. 10% is Barbara McKerrow's payrise. No shade of decency.
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"A question for the mayor about expanding the airport" Tagging @timjonesbooks @BaysGuardians
Wellington.Scoop@ScoopWellington11 Sep 2023
Benoit Pette: A question for the mayor, about expanding the airport wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=15…
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Do you think they get the message?
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Benoit Pette: An epilogue for Shelly Bay wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=15…
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Hi @WgtnCC. Can you please let me know when the 2023 edition of the Residents Monitoring Survey will be released? It was released early June in 2022. Many thanks.
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Will Wellington's Green mayor even consider such policy? Or will Wellington Region's Green chair of Climate Change committee?
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Meanwhile, BlueBridge got itself a brand new diesel-powered ship (the Connemara), locking itself in for, what, a decade, maybe two, of burning yet more fossil fuel. electrek.co/2023/03/09/port-…

Port of Singapore bans new fossil-fuel harbor craft by 2030

The Port of Singapore, one of the world's busiest ports, will require all new harbor craft to be net zero by 2030.

electrek.co
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It seems now everyone is excited about Takina. But to me, this reminds me of this scene from Titanic. youtube.com/watch?v=JTZYqODo… I mean, this thing will bring MORE flights to Wellington, of people who wouldn't have come otherwise 🤯 How can this be a good thing for the climate?
Georgina Campbell@GeorgeKCampbell9 Mar 2023
What to look forward to in Wellington on Nine To Noon's around the motu segment today. Seems like 2025 is going to be a good year for the capital 💁‍♀️ rnz.co.nz/national/programme…

Around the motu: Georgina Campbell in Wellington

How Wellington's new convention centre Takina is taking shape. Also, Wellingtonians are facing a rates increase of 12.9 per cent, with mayor Tory Whanau facing faces challenge to rates hike plan. And...

rnz.co.nz
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Hey Tim @waitbutwhy. Thank you for your last book, it's the most important one I've read in a long time. Do you know if it'll be translated into French eventually? Merci :)
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"... by the amount of interest from international non-governmental organisations ..." The LAST thing we need now is MORE international flights coming to Wellington (heard of climate change?). Our Mayor should know, and she should say it loud and clear. stuff.co.nz/national/welling…

Inside Tākina, Wellington's 'game changer' convention centre

More than 100 conferences are already booked for the first year of the capital's new convention centre.

stuff.co.nz
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Until transport plans encompass flying and shipping, a big chunk of transport emissions won't be accounted for, and therefore addressed, @michaelwoodnz. When will a sinking cap on their emissions be introduced?
nzherald@nzherald6 Mar 2023
Exclusive: Petrol tax hikes on table as Govt plans huge transport shakeup, swapping carparks for bus, cycle lanes nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/g…
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Maybe NZ Bus is secretly in charge of the ferries. I mean, it would explain a lot ... nzherald.co.nz/nz/interislan…

Ferry problems: ‘Agitated’ Interslander passengers stuck on vessel in harbour

Interislander says a fault on the Kaitaki meant it could not sail.

nzherald.co.nz
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It seems @FlyAirNZ has turned its back completely on mitigation and hope we will all adapt, as suggested by this proposition to make the next climate event even more devastating, just so that one can have a great adventure at others' expenses. Tone deaf, at the very least.
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I mean, burning fossil fuel is bad enough, but doing it for futile reasons, like this, is just plain criminal nowadays.
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Yeah ... we'll moan and rant for a couple of months, and then resume to BAU, like we did for COVID.
Lucy Lawless@RealLucyLawless16 Feb 2023
These photos don’t adequately depict the horror of this extreme climate event in NZ. The need to be on a War footing with Climate Change is brought home to us…. cnn.com/2023/02/15/asia/new-…
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Hi @sarahfreenz and @TeriONeillNZ. What do you think of this 👇🏻? The application and the development, please. Thanks.
Ben McNulty@ponekeben14 Feb 2023
A bit of info on the proposed Mt Crawford development: 1) consent lodged under fast-track Covid framework 2) this means no public notification or obligation for a hearing 3) WCC involvement limited to expert advice input 4) if not approved for fast-track it'll come back to WCC
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Important information for people wanting to avoid the effects of climate change while continuing to contribute to it.
Wellington Airport@WLGAirport12 Feb 2023
Important information for people travelling to, from or through Auckland here.
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So do we know what's happening @lifeflightnz? Rescue operation?
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