Ed Hyde
@edhyde.bsky.social
he/him/ia 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇳🇿 Tangata Tiriti
Whakawhānau Tamaiti a Kaimātai Take Wahine | Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Trauma-informed neuro-affirming intersectional feminist
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally | Toitū Te Tiriti
Still masking coz I still don’t want COVID 😷
Opinions are my own
Whakawhānau Tamaiti a Kaimātai Take Wahine | Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Trauma-informed neuro-affirming intersectional feminist
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ally | Toitū Te Tiriti
Still masking coz I still don’t want COVID 😷
Opinions are my own
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Ed Hyde
@edhyde.bsky.social
· Apr 28
Please consider signing @covidactionnz.bsky.social open letter asking for clear air in schools
Welcome to year seven of COVID
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Welcome to year seven of COVID
I’m sure nothing can go wrong
US Labor board gives up oversight of SpaceX in victory for Musk, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4r6ey1g
US Labor board gives up oversight of SpaceX in victory for Musk, Bloomberg News reports
The U.S. labor board is abandoning a years-long legal battle against Elon Musk's SpaceX and signaling it will steer clear of future cases against the company, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a letter from the board.
reut.rs
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I’m sure nothing can go wrong
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
Sounds like putting unfettered AI into healthcare might be a bad idea
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Sounds like putting unfettered AI into healthcare might be a bad idea
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if there's one positive thing you can say about Christopher Luxon it's that he lights up every room he leaves
January 29, 2026 at 5:09 AM
if there's one positive thing you can say about Christopher Luxon it's that he lights up every room he leaves
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AI systems are trained on data that is socially informed not just cold "facts" (ie all of attitudes & stereotypes that support ongoing inequalities based on gender, race, sexuality etc) unsurprising AI chatbots are advising women & minorities to ask for less pay #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
AI’s role in paying women less
It appears even AI chatbots are contributing towards the gender pay gap. A study last year found that the bots often advise women and other minorities to ask for significantly lower salaries than men....
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 12:06 AM
AI systems are trained on data that is socially informed not just cold "facts" (ie all of attitudes & stereotypes that support ongoing inequalities based on gender, race, sexuality etc) unsurprising AI chatbots are advising women & minorities to ask for less pay #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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Wonder what it’s like being friends with someone complicit in enabling the murder, kidnapping and horrific treatment of thousands of people across the US and then blatantly lying about it, maybe NZ’s media should ask about that 🤔
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Wonder what it’s like being friends with someone complicit in enabling the murder, kidnapping and horrific treatment of thousands of people across the US and then blatantly lying about it, maybe NZ’s media should ask about that 🤔
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This post calling Noem her friend is still up on Judith Collins facebook by the way, and there really aren't ANY good reasons at this point as to why NZ media aren't constantly pressuring her about it
January 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This post calling Noem her friend is still up on Judith Collins facebook by the way, and there really aren't ANY good reasons at this point as to why NZ media aren't constantly pressuring her about it
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This kind of rhetoric was once the domain of fringe groups like Voices for Freedom, but NZ First now represents those fringe groups in parliament
January 23, 2026 at 5:39 AM
This kind of rhetoric was once the domain of fringe groups like Voices for Freedom, but NZ First now represents those fringe groups in parliament
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This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 AM
This is embarrassing and we are fucking doomed.
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The parable of the scorpion and the frog has been superseded by the parable of Winston Peters poisoning Aotearoa NZ until it dies, simply because he cannot help but support whomever seems most beneficial to him, rather than the people of New Zealand.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
'Unelected globalist bureaucrats' - Peters praises United States' WHO withdrawal
The United States has officially exited the WHO, a year since President Donald Trump gave notice via executive order.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 3:32 AM
The parable of the scorpion and the frog has been superseded by the parable of Winston Peters poisoning Aotearoa NZ until it dies, simply because he cannot help but support whomever seems most beneficial to him, rather than the people of New Zealand.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Last time we had Australian wildfire smoke drift across NZ it did this to our skies & then we had covid...
Roy's Peak, Wānaka NZ
Roy's Peak, Wānaka NZ
January 10, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Last time we had Australian wildfire smoke drift across NZ it did this to our skies & then we had covid...
Roy's Peak, Wānaka NZ
Roy's Peak, Wānaka NZ
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You know what? This year has actually gotten off to a pretty low-key, no breaking news, stress-free start wait nevermind
January 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM
You know what? This year has actually gotten off to a pretty low-key, no breaking news, stress-free start wait nevermind
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(🚨) Today is a day that should live in infamy.
BREAKING NEWS: Adjudicated Rapist Donald Trump Defies Congress to Keep Investigative Files That Could Incriminate Him a Secret
Take even one step back from what is happening today in Washington and you’ll see that the Epstein Files remain the subject of the most audacious far-right hoax of this century.
sethabramson.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
(🚨) Today is a day that should live in infamy.
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BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
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The Public Service Commission has just published its three-yearly 'State of the Public Service' report.
www.publicservice.govt.nz/news/state-o...
This is its page on 'AI'. Prepare for more public service redundancy rounds if they carry on like this.
www.publicservice.govt.nz/news/state-o...
This is its page on 'AI'. Prepare for more public service redundancy rounds if they carry on like this.
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The Public Service Commission has just published its three-yearly 'State of the Public Service' report.
www.publicservice.govt.nz/news/state-o...
This is its page on 'AI'. Prepare for more public service redundancy rounds if they carry on like this.
www.publicservice.govt.nz/news/state-o...
This is its page on 'AI'. Prepare for more public service redundancy rounds if they carry on like this.
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If you look at www.rightsaotearoa.nz you will see everything we have done this year: media releases, opinions, newsletters, submissions, letters, and more.
If you like my work, you can tip me an Xmas coffee directly at:
Paul Thistoll
03-0547-0039160-001
If you like my work, you can tip me an Xmas coffee directly at:
Paul Thistoll
03-0547-0039160-001
Rights Aotearoa
Rights Aotearoa is NZ's leading NGO focused on promoting and defending the universal human rights of all Kiwis.
www.rightsaotearoa.nz
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If you look at www.rightsaotearoa.nz you will see everything we have done this year: media releases, opinions, newsletters, submissions, letters, and more.
If you like my work, you can tip me an Xmas coffee directly at:
Paul Thistoll
03-0547-0039160-001
If you like my work, you can tip me an Xmas coffee directly at:
Paul Thistoll
03-0547-0039160-001
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A grim anniversary today - six years since the first identified Covid case.
In Aotearoa, we were lucky to have leadership that listened to the science in the early phases of the pandemic, saving thousands of lives.
However, subsequently we have not applied the science that
In Aotearoa, we were lucky to have leadership that listened to the science in the early phases of the pandemic, saving thousands of lives.
However, subsequently we have not applied the science that
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
A grim anniversary today - six years since the first identified Covid case.
In Aotearoa, we were lucky to have leadership that listened to the science in the early phases of the pandemic, saving thousands of lives.
However, subsequently we have not applied the science that
In Aotearoa, we were lucky to have leadership that listened to the science in the early phases of the pandemic, saving thousands of lives.
However, subsequently we have not applied the science that
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It’s freezing in Gaza and people need food/clothes. Emily Writes is raising funds to help 60 families. We are gonna have lots of Christmases in our future - let’s give these families a fighting chance: chuffed.org/project/1589...
Help us support 60+ families over Christmas
As our pōhutukawa bloom, we are asking you to help hope bloom in Gaza for our precious families.
chuffed.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s freezing in Gaza and people need food/clothes. Emily Writes is raising funds to help 60 families. We are gonna have lots of Christmases in our future - let’s give these families a fighting chance: chuffed.org/project/1589...
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There is tremendous power and integrity in understanding how much there is to lose, and, with the platform and capacity you have, voicing strong dissent.
Great to see this from RANZCOG.
Great to see this from RANZCOG.
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
There is tremendous power and integrity in understanding how much there is to lose, and, with the platform and capacity you have, voicing strong dissent.
Great to see this from RANZCOG.
Great to see this from RANZCOG.
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Important news NZ peeps! Great to see PATHA challenging this terrible ban.
BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.
November 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Important news NZ peeps! Great to see PATHA challenging this terrible ban.
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BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.
November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
BREAKING: PATHA has filed an urgent injunction in the high court seeking to prevent the puberty blocker ban from coming into force, as part of an urgent judicial review we are seeking to overturn the ban entirely.
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Restricting the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids but allowing them for cis kids is a blatant violation of NZBORA (1990) and the Human Rights Act (1993).
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Restricting the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids but allowing them for cis kids is a blatant violation of NZBORA (1990) and the Human Rights Act (1993).
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.