Simon Wilson
@simonbwilson
Senior writer NZ Herald: politics, climate, urban issues. Wed column, weekend features & more. Author HomeGround: The story of a building that changes lives
What really happened in @AklCouncil’s showdown debate on helipads, plus the scandal of Pukekohe soil, Dominion Rd business bluster v better buses, Monte Cecilia dogs, Warkworth development and more: Love this City, @nzherald premium nzherald.co.nz/nz/love-this-c…
Of course banks should factor climate risk into their lending: they know it's real. But Groundswell, Fed Farmers, Act and NZF have their fingers stuck in their ears. Column today @nzherald premium and paper. Comes with PSA for anyone inclined to apoplexy nzherald.co.nz/nz/groundswell…
AT does the right thing in the end at Karanga-a-Hape station but the wrong thing with diesel ferries, and there’s (shock!) another report about Auckland falling behind. Love this City premium online today @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/love-this-c…
This from @simonbwilson is brilliant. It makes me want to weep. nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-…
Amazing how many people think low-cost housing must be cheap+nasty, but that's not the issue in my column today on the end of Kainga Ora's homes+communities plans. It's this: Good social housing is a better investment than prisons. @nzherald premium+paper nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/is…
a must read
Homes are not being built, communities are being dismembered and housing standards are sliding towards slums. The effect of the govt's social housing policies on places like Mt Roskill: @nzherald column today, premium and paper nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/is…
NZ is the next highest in terms of car ownership after the USA. It's not a choice for everyone, it's a result of government policies that make it hard to get anywhere without a car, and it costs New Zealaners a lot more in every way than a balanced transport system would.
“The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs & neglected public transport systems, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found.”…
Homes are not being built, communities are being dismembered and housing standards are sliding towards slums. The effect of the govt's social housing policies on places like Mt Roskill: @nzherald column today, premium and paper nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/is…
The Bradbury Group live now panel: @CitizenBomber @ClaudetteHauiti @simonbwilson Jane Kelsey. #nzpol youtube.com/watch?v=S2drRn…
LIVE 8PM TONIGHT: The Bradbury Group with Chris Hipkins, Fran O'Sullivan, Professor Jane Kelsey and Simon Wilson youtube.com/watch?v=S2drRn… Issue 1 - 30 000 Kiwis leave in one year - is the economy in recession and what is the Government doing about it? Issue 2 - The Regulatory…
Grizzly bear watching in British Columbia (and whales and eagles and all the rest too): it's so good I didn't want to leave. Story today, @nzherald in the Travel supplement and free online nzherald.co.nz/travel/close-e…
The Rainbow Warrior is at Halsey Wharf and @GreenpeaceNZ is running free tours this weekend and next. More on this and stadiums, the downtown revival, golf and more: my Love this City column this week, premium online at @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/love-this-c…
Bang on the money from @simonbwilson
New York is on track for a socialist mayor and Keir Starmer's MPs are fighting his betrayal of Labour values. What's this mean for @nzlabour and @chrishipkins here? Column today, @nzherald premium and paper nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-rise-of…
New York is on track for a socialist mayor and Keir Starmer's MPs are fighting his betrayal of Labour values. What's this mean for @nzlabour and @chrishipkins here? Column today, @nzherald premium and paper nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-rise-of…
1/7 Simon Wilson has published a thoughtful critique of David Seymour. Act was founded in the ‘90s as a socially liberal party, but it’s sliding towards MAGA-style populist racism. The slide was inevitable. Neo-liberal individualism turns easily into reactionary collectivism.
Uncanny parallels! David Seymour v Te Pāti Māori is a flashback to the civil rights era of 60 years ago, and the famous debate btw James Baldwin and William Buckley. ICYMI, my @nzherald column from yesterday, premium online nzherald.co.nz/nz/david-seymo…