AlastairJNZ
@alastairjnz.bsky.social
Kia ora!
Aotearoa/ NZ.
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Opinions my own and do not represent those of any employer etc.
Aotearoa/ NZ.
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Opinions my own and do not represent those of any employer etc.
Yellow-legged hornets are very large and toxic - now is the critical time to prevent their establishment in AoNZ…
Deadly hornets invade NZ! | Now You Know | The Spinoff
YouTube video by The Spinoff
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Yellow-legged hornets are very large and toxic - now is the critical time to prevent their establishment in AoNZ…
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Just call it what it is: corruption. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Most deteriorated' - NZ plummets in global tobacco control ranking
An anti-vaping group calls the ranking an "international disgrace".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just call it what it is: corruption. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Sign the PPTA petetiton to protect te Tiriti in education! Please share, people of Aotearoa: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
Protect Te Tiriti in Education
Aotearoa should be a place where everyone, regardless of their background, is respected and part of a vibrant connected community. Where everyone feels a sense of belonging and knows their children wi...
our.actionstation.org.nz
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Sign the PPTA petetiton to protect te Tiriti in education! Please share, people of Aotearoa: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
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People Watching: 'Mega-strike' - Healthcare staff, educators and firefighters march in central Auckland on a Thursday
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
People Watching: 'Mega-strike' - Healthcare staff, educators and firefighters march in central Auckland on a Thursday
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If you’re heartsick and furious at the consistent headlines and the lack of accountability across the board for NZ’s stats, please amplify and support Tika - an org that’s gearing up to do something about it, including the excellent @alisonmau.bsky.social.
Tika reps are on RNZ just after 9 today.
Tika reps are on RNZ just after 9 today.
About Us - Tika is taking collective action against sexual harm
Tika is New Zealand's first and only legal charity dedicated to taking action against sexual harm. We offer a safe, sophisticated and secure way for people to report incidents and seek justice through...
www.tika.org.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If you’re heartsick and furious at the consistent headlines and the lack of accountability across the board for NZ’s stats, please amplify and support Tika - an org that’s gearing up to do something about it, including the excellent @alisonmau.bsky.social.
Tika reps are on RNZ just after 9 today.
Tika reps are on RNZ just after 9 today.
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Louise Nicholas reported her assault in 1993.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
'Inexcusable conduct': Police Commissioner says lack of leadership over McSkimming
Richard Chambers says today's IPCA review into the McSkimming complaints found inexcusable conduct by former senior police leaders.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Louise Nicholas reported her assault in 1993.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
32 years later, and we're still getting cover ups and intimidation of women abused by serving police officers.
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Bioluminescence at Mawhitipana/ Palm Beach, Waiheke Island last night
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Bioluminescence at Mawhitipana/ Palm Beach, Waiheke Island last night
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Awful.
Grown from 1000ha to 1600ha and is still spreading.
Grown from 1000ha to 1600ha and is still spreading.
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Awful.
Grown from 1000ha to 1600ha and is still spreading.
Grown from 1000ha to 1600ha and is still spreading.
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Blaze tears through Tongariro National Park, grows to 1100ha
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/125332/
A massive fire at Tongariro National Park has grown to an estimated 1100ha and remains out of control,…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/125332/
A massive fire at Tongariro National Park has grown to an estimated 1100ha and remains out of control,…
Blaze tears through Tongariro National Park, grows to 1100ha - New Zealand News Beep
A massive fire at Tongariro National Park has grown to an estimated 1100ha and remains out of control, Fire and Emergency NZ says.
www.newsbeep.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Blaze tears through Tongariro National Park, grows to 1100ha
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/125332/
A massive fire at Tongariro National Park has grown to an estimated 1100ha and remains out of control,…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/125332/
A massive fire at Tongariro National Park has grown to an estimated 1100ha and remains out of control,…
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Smoke from the Tongariro fire is getting blown west over Hawkes Bay
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Smoke from the Tongariro fire is getting blown west over Hawkes Bay
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Heli vid from last night of the fire at Mangatepopo in Tongariro National Park.
Devastating in our premier national park.
Please stay away so firefighters can do their jobs...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
Devastating in our premier national park.
Please stay away so firefighters can do their jobs...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Heli vid from last night of the fire at Mangatepopo in Tongariro National Park.
Devastating in our premier national park.
Please stay away so firefighters can do their jobs...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
Devastating in our premier national park.
Please stay away so firefighters can do their jobs...
#RuapehuNZ #CruisingSH4 #Tongariro
Helicopter flight track gives an indication of the enormous size of the devastating fire burning at Tongariro National Park.
The indigenous vegetation destroyed here will struggle to recover against an influx of faster growing invasive weed species.
Maps via @flightradar24.com
The indigenous vegetation destroyed here will struggle to recover against an influx of faster growing invasive weed species.
Maps via @flightradar24.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Helicopter flight track gives an indication of the enormous size of the devastating fire burning at Tongariro National Park.
The indigenous vegetation destroyed here will struggle to recover against an influx of faster growing invasive weed species.
Maps via @flightradar24.com
The indigenous vegetation destroyed here will struggle to recover against an influx of faster growing invasive weed species.
Maps via @flightradar24.com
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The unsung discoverer of DNA’s structure, one of the four who published on it in 1953 and got the Nobel with Watson and Crick in 1962 (Franklin would have gotten it too if she’d lived)? NZer Maurice Wilkins. Everyone forgets Wilkins. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The unsung discoverer of DNA’s structure, one of the four who published on it in 1953 and got the Nobel with Watson and Crick in 1962 (Franklin would have gotten it too if she’d lived)? NZer Maurice Wilkins. Everyone forgets Wilkins. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
newsroom.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
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i have this one home. tax me if i sell it, and start spending up large in housing /infrastructure/education/arts/science/health and everything else your miserable austerity economic model has neglected in the last 40 years. see if i care.
Gee, I wonder what the New Zealand Herald thinks of introducing a capital gains tax that's similar to but weaker than taxes all our allies have.
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
i have this one home. tax me if i sell it, and start spending up large in housing /infrastructure/education/arts/science/health and everything else your miserable austerity economic model has neglected in the last 40 years. see if i care.
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So am example of a lesson might be, baby steps, do not respond to your opposition's attack lines with 'oh wow you have a point'
The man does not back down: Targeted by transphobic fear-mongering, he released videos about the LGBTQ community. Targeted by Islamophobic attacks, he released a video in Arabic. Targeted by red-scare tactics, he releases a video bathed in red light celebrating NYC socialist history—on election eve.
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 AM
So am example of a lesson might be, baby steps, do not respond to your opposition's attack lines with 'oh wow you have a point'
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From the Depths by William Balfour Ker
November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
From the Depths by William Balfour Ker
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The IMO was preparing to act on its climate emissions because international shipping sits outside the framework of emissions from countries governed by UNFCCC
The proposal - widely supported before US intimidation - was a carbon tax on CO2 emissions to subsidise the development of cleaner shipping
The proposal - widely supported before US intimidation - was a carbon tax on CO2 emissions to subsidise the development of cleaner shipping
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The IMO was preparing to act on its climate emissions because international shipping sits outside the framework of emissions from countries governed by UNFCCC
The proposal - widely supported before US intimidation - was a carbon tax on CO2 emissions to subsidise the development of cleaner shipping
The proposal - widely supported before US intimidation - was a carbon tax on CO2 emissions to subsidise the development of cleaner shipping
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Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
US accused of ‘bully-boy’ tactics to sink climate deal
Officials say ‘threats’ used to derail net zero deal for shipping industry ripped up rules of global diplomacy
www.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
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This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
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Tutukiwi orchids are flowering at the moment. 🌏
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Tutukiwi orchids are flowering at the moment. 🌏