Cilla Wehi
@cillaw.bsky.social
Here for isotopes, curiosity, community. Also human ecological relationships. Co- Director Te Pūnaha Matatini national centre of research excellence in complex systems, AoNZ. HB2. Hapainga te reo Māori. https://priscillawehi.com
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Biologist kidnapped in Mexico news.mongabay.com/short-articl... 🧪🌎
Biologist kidnapped in Mexico
In the mountains of central Veracruz, scientific work is rarely abstract. It means walking narrow paths through cloud forest, speaking patiently with communities, and learning to read landscapes that…
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January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Biologist kidnapped in Mexico news.mongabay.com/short-articl... 🧪🌎
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Whakakīa mai tō kete mātauranga mā te pānui i tēnei tuhinga poto e pā ana ki te tuakiri, ki ngā tikanga taketake, me ngā tikanga kai i ngā poukai o te Kīngitanga. He mea tuhi e rāua ko tētehi o ngā Hoa-Tumuaki o Te Pūnaha Matatini, arā, e rāua ko Ahorangi Priscilla Wehi → doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Whakakīa mai tō kete mātauranga mā te pānui i tēnei tuhinga poto e pā ana ki te tuakiri, ki ngā tikanga taketake, me ngā tikanga kai i ngā poukai o te Kīngitanga. He mea tuhi e rāua ko tētehi o ngā Hoa-Tumuaki o Te Pūnaha Matatini, arā, e rāua ko Ahorangi Priscilla Wehi → doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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Ka mutu, e ārahi ana hoki ia i tāna kaupapa, kia puāwai te reo i ngā tauira pūnaha matatini → www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/our-research...
Trajectories of cultural identity in Aotearoa New Zealand
Fostering the revitalisation and flourishing of te reo Māori through complex systems modelling.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz
January 2, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Ka mutu, e ārahi ana hoki ia i tāna kaupapa, kia puāwai te reo i ngā tauira pūnaha matatini → www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/our-research...
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Ko Tom te kaumātua o Te Pūnaha Matatini. Otirā, he kaha ki te tuari i ōna mātauranga, me ōna tohungatanga. He tangata kaha hoki ki te whakatō i ngā uara ki roto i tō mātou pūnaha.
January 2, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Ko Tom te kaumātua o Te Pūnaha Matatini. Otirā, he kaha ki te tuari i ōna mātauranga, me ōna tohungatanga. He tangata kaha hoki ki te whakatō i ngā uara ki roto i tō mātou pūnaha.
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Nō te tau 1972, i te 14 o ngā rā o Hepetema, ka tū a Tom ki mua i te aroaro o te Whare Pāremata i roto i tōna koti kōwhai. Ka haka rātou ko te Rangaihi, nā rātou nei i whakatakoto te petihana reo Māori, kia whakaakona te reo, me te ahurea Māori i ngā kura i Aotearoa.
January 2, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Nō te tau 1972, i te 14 o ngā rā o Hepetema, ka tū a Tom ki mua i te aroaro o te Whare Pāremata i roto i tōna koti kōwhai. Ka haka rātou ko te Rangaihi, nā rātou nei i whakatakoto te petihana reo Māori, kia whakaakona te reo, me te ahurea Māori i ngā kura i Aotearoa.
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Ko te mihi nui e tika ana kia rere atu ki tō mātou kaumātua, ki a Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura), kua whakawhiwhia nei ki a ia Te Tohu Tāpui 🧵
January 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Ko te mihi nui e tika ana kia rere atu ki tō mātou kaumātua, ki a Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura), kua whakawhiwhia nei ki a ia Te Tohu Tāpui 🧵
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Happy New Year 2026. Rain is considered to be a good omen across many cultures, and there is plenty of it in New Zealand today. May it portend better times - more peace ☮️, justice ⚖️, equity, and sustainability 🌳 for our challenged world.
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Happy New Year 2026. Rain is considered to be a good omen across many cultures, and there is plenty of it in New Zealand today. May it portend better times - more peace ☮️, justice ⚖️, equity, and sustainability 🌳 for our challenged world.
So many wonderful people featured here, of the 177 NZers in total who received honours today. Inspiring folks indeed. It’s an interesting process to get here- see www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet-comm... for the decisionmakers.
December 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM
So many wonderful people featured here, of the 177 NZers in total who received honours today. Inspiring folks indeed. It’s an interesting process to get here- see www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet-comm... for the decisionmakers.
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Ngā mihi nui to our treasured Kaumātua Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura), who has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 🧵
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Ngā mihi nui to our treasured Kaumātua Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura), who has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 🧵
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A cross-national analysis finds that as governments become more populist, academic freedom declines
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December 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A cross-national analysis finds that as governments become more populist, academic freedom declines
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
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Towards an Open, Democratic and Socially Relevant Science in Latin America and the Caribbean
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3 strategic pillars 👇
One of 11 principles:
Critical #pedagogy: Foster training and collective reflection on #OpenScience and responsible assessment as transformative practices
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3 strategic pillars 👇
One of 11 principles:
Critical #pedagogy: Foster training and collective reflection on #OpenScience and responsible assessment as transformative practices
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Towards an Open, Democratic and Socially Relevant Science in Latin America and the Caribbean
sfdora.org/2025/12/19/b...
3 strategic pillars 👇
One of 11 principles:
Critical #pedagogy: Foster training and collective reflection on #OpenScience and responsible assessment as transformative practices
sfdora.org/2025/12/19/b...
3 strategic pillars 👇
One of 11 principles:
Critical #pedagogy: Foster training and collective reflection on #OpenScience and responsible assessment as transformative practices
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Wrote this short blogpost on a topic I have been thinking about and wrestling with for years. I would love to hear if any of this resonates with any of you islanders or small communities. #academics #research #philosophy
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Why the Faroese Academic Landscape Looks the Way It Does
When we talk about the Faroese academic field—its uneven standards, its peculiar hierarchies, its unpredictable pathways to credibility—we often fall back on a familiar explanation: meritocracy, or…
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December 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Wrote this short blogpost on a topic I have been thinking about and wrestling with for years. I would love to hear if any of this resonates with any of you islanders or small communities. #academics #research #philosophy
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And we as academic organisations need to step up too. Does your group have a robust climate policy to nudge change? Glad to be in @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social where investigators like @hendysh.bsky.social and @drqueue.bsky.social are leading the way.
Analysis: For a country that prides itself on being clean and green, Aotearoa has an outsized problem in the skies.
Why you should consider a 'flight diet' in 2026
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December 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And we as academic organisations need to step up too. Does your group have a robust climate policy to nudge change? Glad to be in @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social where investigators like @hendysh.bsky.social and @drqueue.bsky.social are leading the way.
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One plan is to relocate some or all to the unoccupied Nu'utele Island after pigs and Pacific rats have been eradicated. We are almost there
Rare pigeon rediscovered... The world's largest avian extinction event has occurred in the Pacific due to introduced predators. With mammal control, there is still hope for the manumea but it needs to start right now www.independent.co.uk/news/science....
Dodo’s closest living relative spotted in remote South Pacific rainforest
Manumea’s first sighting since 2013 raises hope critically endangered species can be saved from extinction
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December 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
One plan is to relocate some or all to the unoccupied Nu'utele Island after pigs and Pacific rats have been eradicated. We are almost there
An inspirational woman.
Vale Professor Emma Johnston - "a leader for our age, a star whose light burned out too soon."
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Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity
The University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor, who has died aged 52, was driven by a deep love of science and a desire to safeguard the planet’s future.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
An inspirational woman.
As a scientist working in #Aotearoa #NZ, a lot resonates here. The tensions between different ways of thinking about, funding, and assessing knowledge. 🧪
Wrote this short blogpost on a topic I have been thinking about and wrestling with for years. I would love to hear if any of this resonates with any of you islanders or small communities. #academics #research #philosophy
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Why the Faroese Academic Landscape Looks the Way It Does
When we talk about the Faroese academic field—its uneven standards, its peculiar hierarchies, its unpredictable pathways to credibility—we often fall back on a familiar explanation: meritocracy, or…
sjurdurh.wordpress.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Agent-based modelling is a powerful way to understand complex systems.
Join David O'Sullivan for a workshop on exploring complexity with agent-based modelling to understand emergence, path dependence & feedback → https://www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/symposium-2026
#cccss #complexsystems
Join David O'Sullivan for a workshop on exploring complexity with agent-based modelling to understand emergence, path dependence & feedback → https://www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/symposium-2026
#cccss #complexsystems
Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026
Join us to explore cutting-edge knowledge of complex systems and how this knowledge is being used to drive system change.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz
December 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Agent-based modelling is a powerful way to understand complex systems.
Join David O'Sullivan for a workshop on exploring complexity with agent-based modelling to understand emergence, path dependence & feedback → https://www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/symposium-2026
#cccss #complexsystems
Join David O'Sullivan for a workshop on exploring complexity with agent-based modelling to understand emergence, path dependence & feedback → https://www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/symposium-2026
#cccss #complexsystems
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You can join the discussion at Café Complexité in Wellington → www.wgtn.ac.nz/complexity-s...
Café Complexité | Te Maheno / Chair in Complexity Science | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Learn more about Café Complexité—a relaxed, pre-work meet-up to engage with complexity science.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
You can join the discussion at Café Complexité in Wellington → www.wgtn.ac.nz/complexity-s...
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Want to level up your complexity skills in 2026? 🛠️
Justin Connolly is running a workshop to help you to conceptualise complex problems, understand cause-and-effect interconnections, and pinpoint areas for effective action → https://www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/symposium-2026/
Justin Connolly is running a workshop to help you to conceptualise complex problems, understand cause-and-effect interconnections, and pinpoint areas for effective action → https://www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/symposium-2026/
Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026
Join us to explore cutting-edge knowledge of complex systems and how this knowledge is being used to drive system change.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Want to level up your complexity skills in 2026? 🛠️
Justin Connolly is running a workshop to help you to conceptualise complex problems, understand cause-and-effect interconnections, and pinpoint areas for effective action → https://www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/symposium-2026/
Justin Connolly is running a workshop to help you to conceptualise complex problems, understand cause-and-effect interconnections, and pinpoint areas for effective action → https://www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/symposium-2026/
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Gang gang cockatoo science is sometimes quite undignified 🥲
December 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Gang gang cockatoo science is sometimes quite undignified 🥲
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A single Chinese state-owned company is buying more solar panels and wind turbines to deploy in 2026 than the entire US market is likely to build.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/15/c...
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Chinese PV Industry Brief: PowerChina launches 31 GW solar procurement
China Power Construction Corp. (PowerChina) has launched a 31 GW solar module tender for 2026 projects, split across n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon), heterojunction (HJT) and back-cont...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A single Chinese state-owned company is buying more solar panels and wind turbines to deploy in 2026 than the entire US market is likely to build.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/15/c...
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A #NZ summer in February and an intimate short conference - in depth conversation, meet the speakers, build research connections. This one will be rich and multi-layered! See you there 🧪 #complexity
We're very excited to be bringing the one and only @carlbergstrom.com to Aotearoa for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium in February 🧪
Will you join him there? www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...
Will you join him there? www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A #NZ summer in February and an intimate short conference - in depth conversation, meet the speakers, build research connections. This one will be rich and multi-layered! See you there 🧪 #complexity
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This influence campaign is coming to Ireland. Our leaders in higher education must get out in front of it. The evidence is clear. Pursuit of diverse knowledge for its own sake helps drive prosperity. Now go tell people!
If we accede to the demand that political appointees can decide what is worthwhile to study and what isn't, we've lost universities as institutions of knowledge, innovation, and progress. This is why academic freedom and tenure are so important.
This -- a model bill to effectively decimate non-STEM research by requiring 3-3 teaching loads outside of "STEM or Americanism and western civilization" -- seems...extremely bad but also quite plausible.
December 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This influence campaign is coming to Ireland. Our leaders in higher education must get out in front of it. The evidence is clear. Pursuit of diverse knowledge for its own sake helps drive prosperity. Now go tell people!
Thunder and hail today. Just another day in the office.
December 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Thunder and hail today. Just another day in the office.