Kyleigh
@k-m-c.bsky.social
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At every turn, the Government has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Government’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
newsroom.co.nz
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
At every turn, the Government has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Government’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
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I wrote about why I can't sleep at night: the devaluation of so many things (critical thinking, creativity) I thought were paramount. lithub.com/when-we-deva...
When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future
When you’ve spent your whole adult life working in and around book publishing you get used to hearing that people don’t read anymore and that the industry is on its last legs. There is always a cri…
lithub.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I wrote about why I can't sleep at night: the devaluation of so many things (critical thinking, creativity) I thought were paramount. lithub.com/when-we-deva...
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🎶 I am the very model of a privacy professional
I’ve information terrifying - physical and digital
I know invasive algos and I cite the harms historical
And reassert that those they hurt are not just metaphorical 🎶
I’ve information terrifying - physical and digital
I know invasive algos and I cite the harms historical
And reassert that those they hurt are not just metaphorical 🎶
October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🎶 I am the very model of a privacy professional
I’ve information terrifying - physical and digital
I know invasive algos and I cite the harms historical
And reassert that those they hurt are not just metaphorical 🎶
I’ve information terrifying - physical and digital
I know invasive algos and I cite the harms historical
And reassert that those they hurt are not just metaphorical 🎶
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Excellent!
Delighted to announce that acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia MNZM has been appointed Creative NZ / Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Writer in Residence for 2026, and will be joining us at the IIML next year to work on her next book! www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...
Tusiata Avia named as 2026 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao / International Institute of Modern Letters | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria Universi...
Acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia MNZM has been appointed Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for ...
www.wgtn.ac.nz
October 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Excellent!
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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An appropriately angry, direct post by Verity Johnson [content note for discussion of child abuse.
Our government's done a lot of appalling things; this is one of the worst
Our government's done a lot of appalling things; this is one of the worst
While I'm not really surprised this increasingly Christofascist government is applying their 'worthiness test' to acknowledged victims of state abuse, I am really disgusted. #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
A grubby, grotty attempt to shirk responsibility for decades of horror
OPINION: The Government’s move to make it harder for some victims of abuse in state care to access compensation is disgusting.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
An appropriately angry, direct post by Verity Johnson [content note for discussion of child abuse.
Our government's done a lot of appalling things; this is one of the worst
Our government's done a lot of appalling things; this is one of the worst
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The Northern Expressway we were told would cost $10 billion is now priced at $18 billion, or six times the Cook Strait crossing we were told was unaffordable. This is fantasy stuff. www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
Game-changer: New $18b expressway endorsed to boost jobs and road safety
The Northland Expressway from Te Hana to Whangārei is expected to boost Northland.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Northern Expressway we were told would cost $10 billion is now priced at $18 billion, or six times the Cook Strait crossing we were told was unaffordable. This is fantasy stuff. www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
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In the second of two columns, Anne Salmond looks at how neoliberal ideas impact governance here and around the world.
Anne Salmond: Hell is truth seen too late
newsroom.co.nz
February 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
In the second of two columns, Anne Salmond looks at how neoliberal ideas impact governance here and around the world.
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Sign this petition about the Regulatory Standards Bill, please
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
October 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Sign this petition about the Regulatory Standards Bill, please
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
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100 reasons to support the mega strike www.emilywrites.co.nz/strike/?ref=...
100 reasons to support the mega strike
Are you ready to show up?
Tomorrow, more than 100,000 nurses, doctors, teachers, health workers, dentists, social workers, support staff, and teacher aides will strike. It's believed to be the larges...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
October 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
100 reasons to support the mega strike www.emilywrites.co.nz/strike/?ref=...
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With the Gen AI bubble nearly burst, people seem to be waking up from a years-long fever dream and asking: after spending trillions, all that CO2, is this it? A machine that poorly rephrases the Internet?
This is a piece on the lies Gen AI boosters told to get us here
medium.com/@patchgaley/...
This is a piece on the lies Gen AI boosters told to get us here
medium.com/@patchgaley/...
The Secret Lies of AI
I recently listened to an excellent podcast from the team at QAA, investigating a phenomenon that is both at once very new and extremely…
medium.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
With the Gen AI bubble nearly burst, people seem to be waking up from a years-long fever dream and asking: after spending trillions, all that CO2, is this it? A machine that poorly rephrases the Internet?
This is a piece on the lies Gen AI boosters told to get us here
medium.com/@patchgaley/...
This is a piece on the lies Gen AI boosters told to get us here
medium.com/@patchgaley/...
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Great to see our colleague Kate Duignan taking 3rd placing in the hotly contested (14720 entries!) Sargeson Prize judged by Elizabeth Knox and won by Becky Manawatu, with PhD student Sam Keenan and MA grads Leah Dodd and Harriet Salmon on the Highly Commended list.
www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/...
www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/...
From shattered to shining: Becky Manawatu wins Sargeson Prize for story of a broken vase :: University of Waikato
www.waikato.ac.nz
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Great to see our colleague Kate Duignan taking 3rd placing in the hotly contested (14720 entries!) Sargeson Prize judged by Elizabeth Knox and won by Becky Manawatu, with PhD student Sam Keenan and MA grads Leah Dodd and Harriet Salmon on the Highly Commended list.
www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/...
www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/...
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Went to more sessions on coastal adaptation today then had a chat to protesters outside the @adaptationfutures.bsky.social conference. Totally agree: we are in a climate emergency and mitigation (reducing emissions) should still be top priority, unfortunately we now also need to adapt to 🥵 🌊 ⛈️
October 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Went to more sessions on coastal adaptation today then had a chat to protesters outside the @adaptationfutures.bsky.social conference. Totally agree: we are in a climate emergency and mitigation (reducing emissions) should still be top priority, unfortunately we now also need to adapt to 🥵 🌊 ⛈️
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'I was drawn to how things morph and shift, echo and repeat across time and generations. Then characters from some stories started appearing in others.' Ingrid Horrocks on place in her stories.
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3608...
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
October 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
'I was drawn to how things morph and shift, echo and repeat across time and generations. Then characters from some stories started appearing in others.' Ingrid Horrocks on place in her stories.
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3608...
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NZ's govt has announced reforms to science funding
just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"
yea mate seems like a real priority
just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"
yea mate seems like a real priority
A new strategy for the science system | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The Government is changing how science, innovation and technology are funded and supported in New Zealand. The goal is a simpler and more strategic system that helps researchers turn ideas into solutions that benefit New Zealand.
www.mbie.govt.nz
October 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
NZ's govt has announced reforms to science funding
just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"
yea mate seems like a real priority
just one line about basic science in there: "Discovery-led science & research will continue to be funded. This will sit outside the pillars & is essential for maintaining vibrant curiosity-driven science system"
yea mate seems like a real priority
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Here’s Ingrid Horrocks in the Writer in Residence office at the IIML that she occupied last year: next year she’ll be teaching in the MA programme while Chris Price is on leave www.thepress.co.nz/culture/3608...
What I’m Reading: Ingrid Horrocks
This Wellington writer chooses short reads that can quickly take you into an entirely new world.
www.thepress.co.nz
October 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Here’s Ingrid Horrocks in the Writer in Residence office at the IIML that she occupied last year: next year she’ll be teaching in the MA programme while Chris Price is on leave www.thepress.co.nz/culture/3608...
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Vigil
Sunday 5th October 2pm-3pm
Israeli Embassy
36 Brandon Street Wellington
All welcome.
BYO poem, prayer and silence. Please share this invite.
#EndGenocide
#FreePalestine
#nzpol
Sunday 5th October 2pm-3pm
Israeli Embassy
36 Brandon Street Wellington
All welcome.
BYO poem, prayer and silence. Please share this invite.
#EndGenocide
#FreePalestine
#nzpol
October 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Vigil
Sunday 5th October 2pm-3pm
Israeli Embassy
36 Brandon Street Wellington
All welcome.
BYO poem, prayer and silence. Please share this invite.
#EndGenocide
#FreePalestine
#nzpol
Sunday 5th October 2pm-3pm
Israeli Embassy
36 Brandon Street Wellington
All welcome.
BYO poem, prayer and silence. Please share this invite.
#EndGenocide
#FreePalestine
#nzpol
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FAFSWAG artist Pati Tyrell's commissioned art work for the cover of Tusiata Avia's new book entitled 'Giving Birth To My Father'. You can also pick up a copy for yourself here:
teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/giv...
teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/giv...
October 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
FAFSWAG artist Pati Tyrell's commissioned art work for the cover of Tusiata Avia's new book entitled 'Giving Birth To My Father'. You can also pick up a copy for yourself here:
teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/giv...
teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/giv...
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Gonna put this on a sandwich board and wear it on the street while ringing a bell like a town crier:
“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations,” he continued.”
“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations,” he continued.”
October 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Gonna put this on a sandwich board and wear it on the street while ringing a bell like a town crier:
“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations,” he continued.”
“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations,” he continued.”