Dr Tara McAllister
@taramcallister.bsky.social
Māmā, scholar-activist, kairangahau, scientist, writer | Indigenous, Māori, Te Aitanga a Māhaki | Nōku anake ēnei whakaaro
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Very stoked about receiving one of the Royal Society's Tāwhia te mana fellowships. I will be building a new lab group as part of my fellowship. Tentatively called the Indigenous Science Rangahau lab which will be housed at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 🥳🙌🏼
i will be a little sad if he decides to cut his hair because it is so beautiful 🙌🏼😍
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
i will be a little sad if he decides to cut his hair because it is so beautiful 🙌🏼😍
My hue vines are now starting to die off. Next summer I will plant on both sides of the tunnel. Looks like I will have 9 big hue to dry 😍
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 AM
My hue vines are now starting to die off. Next summer I will plant on both sides of the tunnel. Looks like I will have 9 big hue to dry 😍
Its quite something to realise you were in an abusive relationship after the fact
February 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Its quite something to realise you were in an abusive relationship after the fact
Tonights picking 😍😍
February 14, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Tonights picking 😍😍
Happy captain cooked day to me 😆
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Happy captain cooked day to me 😆
I have absolutely loved my first summer of properly growing flowers
It brings me so much joy seeing the colourful blooms and sharing them with my friends and family
It brings me so much joy seeing the colourful blooms and sharing them with my friends and family
February 13, 2026 at 7:23 AM
I have absolutely loved my first summer of properly growing flowers
It brings me so much joy seeing the colourful blooms and sharing them with my friends and family
It brings me so much joy seeing the colourful blooms and sharing them with my friends and family
Not too bad for my first time growing it
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Not too bad for my first time growing it
The difference in monitoring between this and any pennies through "māori" research funds 👀👀👀
My closing thought: “Any scientist taking $29m in taxpayers’ money and concealing major project problems would find themselves in very deep trouble. But with MBIE we have not seen anything near a serious investigation, just a report that dodges the issues.” 9/9
Methane satellite on auditor-general’s radar
Costly failure prompts questions on transparency and scientific funding priorities.
www.farmersweekly.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The difference in monitoring between this and any pennies through "māori" research funds 👀👀👀
My student loan is finally <$20,000 cannot wait to pay it off
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 AM
My student loan is finally <$20,000 cannot wait to pay it off
People are acting like different bays in the Wellington Harbour are not connected like its all one big body of water. full of human shit
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 AM
People are acting like different bays in the Wellington Harbour are not connected like its all one big body of water. full of human shit
This year I am working full time, studying and single parenting all at once its going to be a bloody busy year
a little girl is sitting in a chair holding two small pumpkins in her hands
ALT: a little girl is sitting in a chair holding two small pumpkins in her hands
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
This year I am working full time, studying and single parenting all at once its going to be a bloody busy year
Our māra is pumping!
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Our māra is pumping!
Being the only Indigenous scholar on funding panels is always an absolute time
a close up of a barbie doll wearing a pink dress and earrings .
ALT: a close up of a barbie doll wearing a pink dress and earrings .
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Being the only Indigenous scholar on funding panels is always an absolute time
My god that was a looooong school holidays. Grateful the kids are finally back at kura today!
February 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
My god that was a looooong school holidays. Grateful the kids are finally back at kura today!
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I will be looking for an RA soon as my amazing postdoc has got a permanent role on our team. I will be looking for an emerging Māori researcher who has a social science background preferably :) dm me if you know of anyone or want to kōrero
January 23, 2026 at 8:32 AM
I will be looking for an RA soon as my amazing postdoc has got a permanent role on our team. I will be looking for an emerging Māori researcher who has a social science background preferably :) dm me if you know of anyone or want to kōrero
My garden has gone slightly mad in my absense 😅🙌🏽
February 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
My garden has gone slightly mad in my absense 😅🙌🏽
Lol i let my kids go into the supermarket to get bread and milk by themselves and naturally today i talke them in my pjs which are not fit for public consumption and the kids dropped my eftpos card down a whole so I had to go in in my pjs and my neighbour was in their 😆🥲
February 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Lol i let my kids go into the supermarket to get bread and milk by themselves and naturally today i talke them in my pjs which are not fit for public consumption and the kids dropped my eftpos card down a whole so I had to go in in my pjs and my neighbour was in their 😆🥲
Happy to be home with my old boy 😅🥰
February 7, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Happy to be home with my old boy 😅🥰
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Morning all! I recently did an interview with NBR about why I took legal action against my employer despite knowing I was going to lose money. They’ve just made the interview free to view so here’s the link if you are interested www.nbr.co.nz/toil-and-tro...
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www.nbr.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Morning all! I recently did an interview with NBR about why I took legal action against my employer despite knowing I was going to lose money. They’ve just made the interview free to view so here’s the link if you are interested www.nbr.co.nz/toil-and-tro...
Shit the greens are really benefitting from TPMs fuck ups
February 6, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Shit the greens are really benefitting from TPMs fuck ups
Its been so lovely making new memories with my tamariki.
2 years of saving up for this 🥵🙏🏼🙌🏻
2 years of saving up for this 🥵🙏🏼🙌🏻
February 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Its been so lovely making new memories with my tamariki.
2 years of saving up for this 🥵🙏🏼🙌🏻
2 years of saving up for this 🥵🙏🏼🙌🏻
Excellent reading spot 😅🥵
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Excellent reading spot 😅🥵
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Has he broken the RSNZ code of conduct? Probably not (the bar is high). Has he done himself, his university and RSNZ proud? Absolutely not.
It's not enough to just scrape through. These dudes need to do better. So. much. better.
It's not enough to just scrape through. These dudes need to do better. So. much. better.
February 2, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Has he broken the RSNZ code of conduct? Probably not (the bar is high). Has he done himself, his university and RSNZ proud? Absolutely not.
It's not enough to just scrape through. These dudes need to do better. So. much. better.
It's not enough to just scrape through. These dudes need to do better. So. much. better.
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This guy is a Fellow of RSNZ and received their prestigious Rutherford Medal in 2020 (worth $100K) for "preeminent research, scholarship or innovation".
This is what "merit-based" appointments serve up. Absolutely shameful. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a bad interview.
This is what "merit-based" appointments serve up. Absolutely shameful. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a bad interview.
TVNZ's spoonfed interview with Brian Boyd who knew nothing, apparently. (5m)
Epstein offered to fund Kiwi academic to write book
Brian Boyd said the disgraced financier had expressed interest in funding an analysis on Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita.
www.1news.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 1:39 AM
This guy is a Fellow of RSNZ and received their prestigious Rutherford Medal in 2020 (worth $100K) for "preeminent research, scholarship or innovation".
This is what "merit-based" appointments serve up. Absolutely shameful. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a bad interview.
This is what "merit-based" appointments serve up. Absolutely shameful. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a bad interview.
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I am willing to believe that an English prof was oblivious to the news cycle & did not realise he was talking money with a registered sex offender, but if you are a Nabokov expert you should realise that you will attract pedos who joyfully misinterpret Lolita, such as this Newsroom journalist.
February 1, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I am willing to believe that an English prof was oblivious to the news cycle & did not realise he was talking money with a registered sex offender, but if you are a Nabokov expert you should realise that you will attract pedos who joyfully misinterpret Lolita, such as this Newsroom journalist.