Don Rood

Journalist, broadcaster, good keen man, communications bloke, solar harvester @TheDonRood

[MarkGraham_akl @MarkGraham_Akl]

I know it’s impolite to share paywalled articles but this one from the masterful @simonbwilson is an absolutely brutal takedown of John Key’s support for Trump.

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

“Adaptation is not happening on the scale or at the pace needed” A sobering first report from the Climate Change Commission https://t.co/HNbCY4C3iH

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

This is a worrying sign of how the electric vehicle market has been torpedoed. Last year, 26,000 evs were sold in NZ compared to only 3,200 in 2024. These cars are now absolute bargains but the cost to the country’s ambitions to reduce emissions is huge. https://t.co/3txdbeiW9G

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

The Aurora Australis is quite clear looking south from Ruby Bay Mapua tonight

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

Coming up to midnight and the Aurora in Nelson is intensifying, clearly visible to the naked eye and arching up into the night skies

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

A final burst of colour against the stars from the Aurora above Ruby Bay

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

Magnificent Aurora Australis tonight in Ruby Bay Tasman

[Welly Wahine 🍉 @salty_kiwi]

Here’s what’s perverse and obscene

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Blue Lake located in Nelson, New Zealand is the clearest lake in the world. Visibility inside the lake is up to 80 meters meaning the water is considered almost as optically clear as distilled water

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

A new Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) was announced today for Hawke’s Bay to provide residents with reliable, detailed, and timely information during disasters via local AM/FM radio and a speech-text based digital engagement platform. https://t.co/zkV6kFFgoX

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

I can see my house from here!

[ISS Above @ISSAboveYou]

Kia ora Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿: A superb @space_station pass from Te Waipounamu / South Island across to Te Ika-a-Māui / North Island. Captured live at 3:39 p.m. NZDT
Jan 13, 2024 @MetService

[Peter Fowler @Hapua]

So lovely to see it was Dame Jacinda Arden marrying Clarke. We should all send them best wishes. Hapua is just 10 mins down the road in the Tukituki Valley, so if you are attending a wedding consider staying here. And you can bring your dog! https://t.co/BQhw7DnngX

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

Have your say! Tasman District Council wants public input into how to properly look after its rivers and lakes. These taonga need to be protected not exploited so make your voice heard https://t.co/6JeY6pgy2N

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

A sobering take on the mounting costs of Britain failing for decades to invest in its infrastructure. Would New Zealand be any better? https://t.co/rMwkHxmCRq

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

Way to go! Congratulations to NZ athlete Luuka Jones for her World Cup victory- a well deserved gold medal to go with her Olympic silver. Brilliant effort cuz! https://t.co/NC27qUfiJf

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

A good start to the new trout season - a beautifully spotted New Zealand West Coast brownie thanks to the brilliant New Zealand made Epic flyrod. ⁦@epicflyrods⁩

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

Living life as it’s meant to be - my new Auchentoshan enamel mug enjoying its new existence in the wilds of New Zealand’s West Coast ⁦@Auchentoshan⁩

[Don Rood @TheDonRood]

The magic wand isn’t working - Otago Regional Councillors admit they are going to have to get tough on dairying and actually do something to save the region’s rivers from some of the country’s worst pollution https://t.co/9EFF8f5ETe

[Dr Victoria Taylor 💛💙✈ @SpitfireFilly]

On brand for my PhD graduation ✈ @spirit_spitfire @SocietySpitfire @HistoryatHull #MkXVI