Jonny Osborne

Likes to talk water, transport, trees, cricket and the Nix

Standing for Motukairangi/Eastern Suburbs in the 2025 WCC election. Endorsed by the Greens

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

Yesterday I spoke on behalf of my green colleagues against the appointment of Cr Chung to be a chair. We do not believe someone who undermined the mana and integrity of their colleague by sharing misogynistic and offensive rumours should be in a leadership position.

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

I'm excited to announce today that I'm standing for a better, fairer, greener East in this year's Wellington City Council elections. I love where we live, but I reckon with some practical solutions it could be even better! Check out https://t.co/5HAzEysa9L for more info

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

Might be going out on a limb here, but isn’t riding a bike one of the most “basic” ways of getting around? My six year old can do it, after all.

[Thomas Nash @nashthomas]

Lots of good examples here from @jonnybosborne of actions we can take to change our approach to stormwater: slowing water down and providing green spaces to soak it up, using less concrete and instead using more planting, etc. Sponge cities for the win.
https://t.co/RdMPSWwdfz

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

Thanks to climate change we’re going to get heavier and more intense storms. To make our cities more resilient to flooding we need to rethink how we manage stormwater https://t.co/tTqGNp9Grn

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Not great reading from Wellington Water’s perspective, and not helping us solve our water woes. But don’t forget it was councils, not WW, that chose to underinvest in our water infrastructure for decades. That’s why rates are going up so much now. https://t.co/lxvVYIaOh7

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

Has anyone got a recommendation of good coffee/kai near Bowen Hospital?

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Has anyone else noticed the inverse relationship between the amount of cricket on @skysportnz and the cost of watching it?

I know, I know there’s other news going on, but still.

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Got to be honest, if I was trying to make a point, I probably wouldn’t use Don Brash as my example of someone who agrees with me 🤷‍♂️

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@yadananana @ponekeben You could start by making water sensitive urban design the norm, not just a nice to have.

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

Kia ora @ByPhillipRollo, Gill talked about potentially two more transfers from the Nix before the season starts. Surman’s one, who’s the other? Sutton?

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

🤞for a Kosta Renaissance 2.0

[Wellington Phoenix 🔥 @WgtnPhoenixFC]

Welcome back Marco! 🐦‍🔥

Marco Rojas returns to the Wellington Phoenix on a one-year deal! 🤩

#COYN! 🔥

💛🖤 | https://t.co/QbJauO4IF7

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

Everyone’s always saying how the kids need to be taught more civics.

[Thomas Nash @nashthomas]

Lots of people especially parents are concerned about the Transport Minister’s blanket removal of safer speeds, overturning locally agreed safer streets by decree. If you want to tell the Minister to let locals decide on our kids’ safety come submit tomorrow 11-2 at Newtown Hall.

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

We’ve got to change the way we think about wastewater and stormwater management. Streams not drains.

https://t.co/GaR24WTsEF

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@minnieprickle @cjsbishop Yeah, fair play. It’s certainly not all good news.

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Gotta say, @cjsbishop talks a pretty good game when it comes to housing

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@yadananana Winning

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@yadananana Houghton Bay progress?

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My six year old voluntarily emptied the dishwasher this morning. Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy? https://t.co/ylA1bldck7

[Jonny Osborne @jonnybosborne]

@dianecalvertnz in the post yesterday inadvertently making the point that it costs a lot to make up for years of underinvestment