Susan T
@susanmicro.bsky.social
Clinical Microbiologist 🧫🦠
Tāmaki Makaurau 💚💚
Cat lady 😏
Aotearoa NZ
Tāmaki Makaurau 💚💚
Cat lady 😏
Aotearoa NZ
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I am digging into the cost of nonattendance at health specialist appointments, and it turns out that the most widely cited figure (o$29M/year) is actually a TPU hit job - based off OIA requests and with VERY opaque workings out
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I am digging into the cost of nonattendance at health specialist appointments, and it turns out that the most widely cited figure (o$29M/year) is actually a TPU hit job - based off OIA requests and with VERY opaque workings out
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
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Public transport rarely stops outside your home or final destination. The first and last mile walking or cycling is so much more pleasant, quieter and safer with a default urban/village 20mph limit.
#20splenty for less noise, cheaper insurance premiums and 25% fewer people killed or injured.
#20splenty for less noise, cheaper insurance premiums and 25% fewer people killed or injured.
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Public transport rarely stops outside your home or final destination. The first and last mile walking or cycling is so much more pleasant, quieter and safer with a default urban/village 20mph limit.
#20splenty for less noise, cheaper insurance premiums and 25% fewer people killed or injured.
#20splenty for less noise, cheaper insurance premiums and 25% fewer people killed or injured.
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Outrageously stunning night at the Gala opening of NZ Sculpture OnShore. The art is amazing!
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Outrageously stunning night at the Gala opening of NZ Sculpture OnShore. The art is amazing!
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
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‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
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Renowned filmmaker Lee Tamahori, whose work helped define Māori storytelling on screen and propelled New Zealand cinema onto the world stage, has died.
Lee Tamahori, trailblazing Māori filmmaker, dies aged 75
Renowned filmmaker Lee Tamahori, whose work helped define Māori storytelling on screen and propelled New Zealand cinema onto the world stage, has died.
www.teaonews.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Renowned filmmaker Lee Tamahori, whose work helped define Māori storytelling on screen and propelled New Zealand cinema onto the world stage, has died.
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Did you know that a number of our libraries have sewing machines you can use?
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/sewing-overl... ^MT
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/sewing-overl... ^MT
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Did you know that a number of our libraries have sewing machines you can use?
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/sewing-overl... ^MT
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/sewing-overl... ^MT
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Here to inform you that the (new) Australian CDC is actually called the ACDC and the PM has been making "Highway to Hell" jokes 😂
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Here to inform you that the (new) Australian CDC is actually called the ACDC and the PM has been making "Highway to Hell" jokes 😂
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Fantastic.
Midwives immunising pregnant mums in battle against whooping cough www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Midwives immunising pregnant mums in battle against whooping cough www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Midwives immunising pregnant mums in battle against whooping cough
The programme, which launched in August, is a key part of the government's response to the whooping cough epidemic, which has hit 3200 cases in the last year and caused one death.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Fantastic.
Midwives immunising pregnant mums in battle against whooping cough www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Midwives immunising pregnant mums in battle against whooping cough www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
🐱🇳🇿Photo gallery: Pets relaxing to RNZ Concert's soothing sounds for Guy Fawkes www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Photo gallery: Pets relaxing to RNZ Concert's soothing sounds for Guy Fawkes
Pets around the country are chilling out to RNZ's annual Guy Fawkes Night Concert for Animals.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🐱🇳🇿Photo gallery: Pets relaxing to RNZ Concert's soothing sounds for Guy Fawkes www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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I know it's not Xmas yet & I should be pushing my own calendar, but I've seen this amazing book in stores & all I can say is you need to buy it.
(I've been assured it's in my stocking)
@theobrominated.bsky.social
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/he-puawai/
(I've been assured it's in my stocking)
@theobrominated.bsky.social
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/he-puawai/
He Puāwai: A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers
One hundred native flowers of Aotearoa revealed in extraordinary 3D photography.
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I know it's not Xmas yet & I should be pushing my own calendar, but I've seen this amazing book in stores & all I can say is you need to buy it.
(I've been assured it's in my stocking)
@theobrominated.bsky.social
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/he-puawai/
(I've been assured it's in my stocking)
@theobrominated.bsky.social
aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/he-puawai/
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Hey anyone at #mpi or #biosecuritynz. We do wasp genomics. I reckon I could tell you in about 24 hours if these invasive yellow legged #hornets you have found in Auckland are sisters, or a larger invasion. For free. Hit me up now!
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Hey anyone at #mpi or #biosecuritynz. We do wasp genomics. I reckon I could tell you in about 24 hours if these invasive yellow legged #hornets you have found in Auckland are sisters, or a larger invasion. For free. Hit me up now!
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Want to end the week with something positive.
This will change Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa in ways we don’t yet understand.
Beyond inevitable teething problems and media beatups, there will be a sense of possibility. We can have nice things. We can incorporate good design into daily life.
This will change Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa in ways we don’t yet understand.
Beyond inevitable teething problems and media beatups, there will be a sense of possibility. We can have nice things. We can incorporate good design into daily life.
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Want to end the week with something positive.
This will change Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa in ways we don’t yet understand.
Beyond inevitable teething problems and media beatups, there will be a sense of possibility. We can have nice things. We can incorporate good design into daily life.
This will change Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa in ways we don’t yet understand.
Beyond inevitable teething problems and media beatups, there will be a sense of possibility. We can have nice things. We can incorporate good design into daily life.
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My sister has spent a few days in an Auckland hospital. Very grateful for the care she's received but good grief take a look at the food. #nzpol
October 31, 2025 at 6:18 AM
My sister has spent a few days in an Auckland hospital. Very grateful for the care she's received but good grief take a look at the food. #nzpol
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Read it like a poem.
October 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Read it like a poem.
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Look who it is! The view from inside the nesting box!
October 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Look who it is! The view from inside the nesting box!
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3rd major destructive storm in a week and not one mention of climate change?
#nzpol #newzealand
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol #newzealand
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'Significant' Labour Day storm to bring heavy rain, gales, possible snow
MetService warns of a "burst of severe weather" on the public holiday, disrupting travel plans across the country.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
3rd major destructive storm in a week and not one mention of climate change?
#nzpol #newzealand
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
#nzpol #newzealand
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Wanna stimulate the fuck out of the economy?
Pay beneficiaries, pensioners and the working poor/class more. Pay them a living wage, no strings attached & give it a year….. Trickle up is the only way forward.
#nzpol
Pay beneficiaries, pensioners and the working poor/class more. Pay them a living wage, no strings attached & give it a year….. Trickle up is the only way forward.
#nzpol
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Wanna stimulate the fuck out of the economy?
Pay beneficiaries, pensioners and the working poor/class more. Pay them a living wage, no strings attached & give it a year….. Trickle up is the only way forward.
#nzpol
Pay beneficiaries, pensioners and the working poor/class more. Pay them a living wage, no strings attached & give it a year….. Trickle up is the only way forward.
#nzpol
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Decided that rather than put in a whole bunch of effort finding out if I ever had a measles vaccine, I’d just get it done. Easy peasy at the pharmacy, and fully funded too! If you have any doubts about your immunity at all, this is a great time to get yourself sorted.
October 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Decided that rather than put in a whole bunch of effort finding out if I ever had a measles vaccine, I’d just get it done. Easy peasy at the pharmacy, and fully funded too! If you have any doubts about your immunity at all, this is a great time to get yourself sorted.
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We have confirmed two new #measles cases in NZ today, with a Cook Strait ferry among listed exposure locations.
Check your immunisation status (you need 2 doses of MMR). Book a vaccine: bookmyvaccine.nz
Full details and exposure locations: tewhatuora.govt.nz/corporate-in...
Check your immunisation status (you need 2 doses of MMR). Book a vaccine: bookmyvaccine.nz
Full details and exposure locations: tewhatuora.govt.nz/corporate-in...
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
We have confirmed two new #measles cases in NZ today, with a Cook Strait ferry among listed exposure locations.
Check your immunisation status (you need 2 doses of MMR). Book a vaccine: bookmyvaccine.nz
Full details and exposure locations: tewhatuora.govt.nz/corporate-in...
Check your immunisation status (you need 2 doses of MMR). Book a vaccine: bookmyvaccine.nz
Full details and exposure locations: tewhatuora.govt.nz/corporate-in...
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Joe Daymond here has just taken the words straight outta my mouth.
But watch this govt continue to claim they understand what the public wants and needs.
#nzpol
But watch this govt continue to claim they understand what the public wants and needs.
#nzpol
October 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Joe Daymond here has just taken the words straight outta my mouth.
But watch this govt continue to claim they understand what the public wants and needs.
#nzpol
But watch this govt continue to claim they understand what the public wants and needs.
#nzpol
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