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Two years after the Miramar Peninsula was declared predator-free, native birds continue to increase. In the often-demoralising world of conservation monitoring, that’s a big win.
‘A really good day at the office’: Predator-free Miramar bird recovery still soaring
Two years after the Miramar Peninsula was declared predator-free, native birds continue to increase. In the often-demoralising world of conservation monitoring, that’s a big win.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Two years after the Miramar Peninsula was declared predator-free, native birds continue to increase. In the often-demoralising world of conservation monitoring, that’s a big win.
How did i become the unit test champion on this team?
Is this what losing control of your life is like?
Is this what losing control of your life is like?
December 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
How did i become the unit test champion on this team?
Is this what losing control of your life is like?
Is this what losing control of your life is like?
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In a way it's kind of funny that the govt thinks it's ok to just, immediately after local body elections, announce that the regional govts we voted for are for the chop, and the people we elected as city and district mayors are going to have different jobs to the one we just voted them into.
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
In a way it's kind of funny that the govt thinks it's ok to just, immediately after local body elections, announce that the regional govts we voted for are for the chop, and the people we elected as city and district mayors are going to have different jobs to the one we just voted them into.
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So, a breach of confidentiality, improper access to official information, and potential misuse of office for private or political advantage. Should trigger: an immediate investigation KC or OAG?
Mayor Andrew Little says he and chief executive Matt Prosser have had assurances from Chung the situation was unintentional and that Chung has apologised.
Private council briefing blogged online after ‘hot mic’ moment
Wellington City councillor Ray Chung left an open phone line to a controversial social media figure for 40 minutes during a closed training session, the mayor has confirmed – the contents of which wer...
www.thepost.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
So, a breach of confidentiality, improper access to official information, and potential misuse of office for private or political advantage. Should trigger: an immediate investigation KC or OAG?
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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Guys! Drop Crocs!! 😱 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia
Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Guys! Drop Crocs!! 😱 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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it turns out the french crown jewels were load bearing for AWS
October 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
it turns out the french crown jewels were load bearing for AWS
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Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid
Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid
Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable
The Nobel committee has been unable to reach a winner of this year’s prize for medicine who is “living his best life” on an “off the grid” hiking foray.
Fred Ramsdell shared Monday’s prestigious prize with Mary Brunkow of Seattle, Washington and Shimon Sakaguchi of Osaka University in Japan for their discoveries related to the functioning of the immune system. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid
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The ability to ignore distracting information may be more task-specific than general. That suggests successfully ignoring distractors in one context doesn't mean someone automatically be good at it in another context. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
October 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The ability to ignore distracting information may be more task-specific than general. That suggests successfully ignoring distractors in one context doesn't mean someone automatically be good at it in another context. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Googles propensity to turn everything off in the background requires.... more management than I really want to give my phone.
Turns out I haven't had photo backups on my phone for the last 2 months.
Turns out I haven't had photo backups on my phone for the last 2 months.
October 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Googles propensity to turn everything off in the background requires.... more management than I really want to give my phone.
Turns out I haven't had photo backups on my phone for the last 2 months.
Turns out I haven't had photo backups on my phone for the last 2 months.
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In today’s HeraldOnSunday
September 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In today’s HeraldOnSunday
Tylenol.... is just paracetamol? That's... the biggest revelation from all of this.
September 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Tylenol.... is just paracetamol? That's... the biggest revelation from all of this.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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It's not a coincidence that our bus patronage numbers are hitting all time highs. This term we've delivered more bus lanes than the seven previous councils combined
September 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It's not a coincidence that our bus patronage numbers are hitting all time highs. This term we've delivered more bus lanes than the seven previous councils combined
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September 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
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There are now 238 Kakapo in the world and there will be a breeding season this year.
A city-wide trapping programme here in Wellington has seen an explosion in native bird populations in the last decade. I'd lived for 40 odd years without seeing a kaka in the wild, now I see and hear them most days.
A city-wide trapping programme here in Wellington has seen an explosion in native bird populations in the last decade. I'd lived for 40 odd years without seeing a kaka in the wild, now I see and hear them most days.
Please give me an unironic list of things that have gotten better over the last ten years because I’m spiraling.
I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.
I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.
September 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
There are now 238 Kakapo in the world and there will be a breeding season this year.
A city-wide trapping programme here in Wellington has seen an explosion in native bird populations in the last decade. I'd lived for 40 odd years without seeing a kaka in the wild, now I see and hear them most days.
A city-wide trapping programme here in Wellington has seen an explosion in native bird populations in the last decade. I'd lived for 40 odd years without seeing a kaka in the wild, now I see and hear them most days.
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Sure everyone will post "tell me the name of God you fungal piece of shit" but let's not forget this banger
September 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Sure everyone will post "tell me the name of God you fungal piece of shit" but let's not forget this banger
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I'm old enough to remember when a Labour MP was hounded out of office after not declaring a few thou worth of shares.
This seems... much worse. So I assume action will be swift and decisive. #nzpol
This seems... much worse. So I assume action will be swift and decisive.
September 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I'm old enough to remember when a Labour MP was hounded out of office after not declaring a few thou worth of shares.
This seems... much worse. So I assume action will be swift and decisive. #nzpol
This seems... much worse. So I assume action will be swift and decisive.
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This is the full time series from Infoshare since 2012. comparing each quarter to 12 months prior for working out the percentage change in seasonally adjusted jobs over 12 months.
Will there be a bunch of culture war distractions?
Will there be a bunch of culture war distractions?
September 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is the full time series from Infoshare since 2012. comparing each quarter to 12 months prior for working out the percentage change in seasonally adjusted jobs over 12 months.
Will there be a bunch of culture war distractions?
Will there be a bunch of culture war distractions?