Gwynn Compton

I know a team…

Suspect Trump is about to learn the hard way the same lesson the British did in the Dardanelles in February 1915: it’s extremely difficult to force open a narrow waterway in the face of a determined enemy.

Suspect Trump is about to learn the hard way the same lesson the British did in the Dardanelles in February 1915: it’s extremely difficult to force open a narrow waterway in the face of a determined enemy.

Today I learnt the Wise Response Society is a thing and that their website seems to have come to us from 2006…
wiseresponse.org.nz

Cook Strait ferry project $167m over budget — and key port deals still unsigned New documents reveal Ferry Holdings is relying on council-owned ports to cover cost blowouts.

The Tasmanian Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister resigned after stuffing up the Spirit of Tasmania replacement project…

www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

The United States starting a war without an exit strategy?

Seems problematic for a sitting regional councillor to be cosplaying as an impartial host on the local public access radio political show…

me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58

I love that there are now “pre-feasibility studies” before the feasibility studies and business cases. Sounds like someone at the NZOC has a mate in the niche sport facility consulting world 🤣

Concern over suitable athletics venue for 2034 NZ Commonwealth Games hosting bid None of the three NZ stadiums at previous Games are still used for track and field.

Who in their right mind is trying to host the Commonwealth Games anymore? Only reason I can think of the NZ Olympic Committee pursuing this stupid idea is they’re hoping it might result in some funding of elite sport facilities which are lacking locally. www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/5...

'I want to sounds smart and inspirational': How ministers use AI Most ministers say they don't use AI – but those who do use it for speechwriting, research, drafting questions to officials and generating images. Marc Daalder reports.

Over summer, I OIA'd every minister for their AI chat logs.

Here's what I found:
newsroom.co.nz/2026/03/06/h...

Someone should ask the Prime Minister whether a Chief Executive who oversaw a company losing nearly a third of its share price should keep their job.

Went on school camp for three days and come back to a potential leadership spill ☕️

Mayor Little or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love To Swim In Sewage

If this is what the Coalition thinks being “laser focused” on growing the economy is, I’d hate to think what things look like when they get distracted 🙃

And done! Amazing buzz at the finish. Also got to catch up with the boys’ teacher who gave me lots of advice when I was retraining last year.

Issue at transition where Renee indicated she wanted water but kept running as I scrambled to get it out. Apparently hasn’t been able to find water on course.

Obviously hasn’t been an issue as she made it to half way on the bike and is now heading back.

As Renee ran past she asked if I’d flipped around her handle bars (I hadn’t but I’m guessing she’s just not used to running and pushing her bike through transition)

Already seen one athlete start off on the bike leg and then double back as they’d grabbed the wrong bike 🤣

Alex and Leon have been building a fort in the centre of this Pohutukawa to get out of the wind.

Just before they head down for the athlete briefing. Looking at the beach I think they’re very glad they’re only doing the duathlon. The triathletes are going to have a wild time in the surf.

Changing of roles with me crewing my wife and her best friend at the Kāpiti Women’s Triathlon this morning down at Raumati Beach. Blustery conditions but awesome to see such a big crowd of athletes here.

How is Nick Leggett still involved with Infrastructure New Zealand given he fell on his sword over the Wellington sewage debacle?

Section of the back fence has bent out, hasn’t quite fallen over due to my previous bracing of it, but not long till it all snaps. Can’t do anything about it until after work today when the wind has hopefully died down a bit.

Nervously waiting for sunrise to see what damage there is. Wind still hasn’t died down either, so going to be a white knuckle drive to work headlong into the southerly too 😳

It’s nights like this I miss mum and dad’s old place. It didn’t get much sun but was well sheltered from both the nor’wester and southerly gales. Haven’t managed to get any sleep yet between the menacing growl of the wind, the house creaking, and things crashing outside.

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People complain lots about the pricing of op shops these days, but I just picked up a near new office chair that retails for between $300-$400 for just $25. 😁

Have finished my first week of full time employment in nearly six years, and honestly feels amazing to be back working a regular 40+ hours a week job after so long of part time and and the uncertainty of consulting work.