According to their website, https://www.opportunity.org.nz/free_public_transport

For starters, moving to universal free fares is a 10% funding increase, not a 100% one. We already fund around 90% of the cost of public transport from taxes and rates; fares only cover about 10% of operating costs (or roughly $300 million a year on a $3–$4 billion system). Fully free public transport is about getting the most out of the money we’ve already invested into the network.

Free public transport is what Qiulae Wong (The Opportunity Party leader) said as well.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1b9PP7FZL1E

I guess it makes sense since the public already subsidizes roughly 90% of the entire network?

Nice one, thanks for sharing!

Update: It worked!

Funny how they have this accessibility button at the top now. All it does is to disable colours and some animations.

I wish more public websites were designed to work without JavaScript. I can’t imagine older adults with legacy devices enjoying this website at all.

Very underrated IMO. It has been a while since I last used it but I recall it was super light and snappy - even compared to other more well-known lightweight alternatives. It was definitely a pleasant experience. Happy to see it still going strong.

Thanks for sharing. I wasn’t aware. Also, TIL Hbomberguy.

The fact that people view housing as an investment opportunity is a policy failure; there are tax incentives among other things. The system only stays afloat if there’s a constant influx of new people joining, and we all know there’s a name for it - Ponzi.

Sway and Gnome

The latter is mostly for other family members. But I like both.

Thanks for sharing. Looks like the cuntdown site is still up. I’ll give it a go next time I’m shopping there. I find their app annoyingly slow at times.

There are also lite and html versions:

• https://lite.duckduckgo.com/
• https://html.duckduckgo.com/

Neither has AI enabled.

Thanks for sharing. It’s great to see many of the options are under AGPL/GPL. My faith in humanity has been restored!

What we need is a mandatory public register for lobbyists.

https://www.transparency.org.nz/blog/industry-code-of-conduct-for-lobbying

However, lobbying in Aotearoa New Zealand is unrestrained and opaque, with neither professional standards nor a public register of lobbyists and the clients they represent.

Thanks for all the hard work!

I didn’t know there were so many different frontends available for lemmy.nz. What a pleasant surprise! Enjoying the Photon one so far.

P.S. Awesome video too!

I think Chlöe is right. Unfortunately not surprising.

Unfortunately, things will get worse before they get better. Hang tight, support each other, and be kind.

It would’ve been a great opportunity to do what many European governments are now doing, reducing the reliance on US tech companies. Instead, they decided to do the exact opposite.

Sometimes I wonder if they actually believe what they are saying. Or is “AI” just an excuse to further push their neoliberal agenda.

Thanks for sharing the info, much appreciated. Frigate sounds like a great idea - no need for cloud subscriptions, privacy concerns, etc.

Congrats! Mind me asking what models for security cams and doorbell you went with? I had to get mine installed quick and kind of regret not spending enough time shopping around.