Rebecca Priestley
@rkpriestley.bsky.social
Science writer & professor in Aotearoa New Zealand: Antarctica, climate, nukes. Tangata tiriti. Latest book, End Times, by @thwupbooks.bsky.social ❄🇦🇶🐧 🌈.
Now writing book about the (melting) Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Now writing book about the (melting) Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Early bird registration for the 2026 #Climate & #Cryosphere conference in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, closes next week. I'm looking forward to chairing a session on Communicating cryospheric change for diverse audiences @clicwcrp.bsky.social Full details: clic2026.com/wp-content/u...
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Early bird registration for the 2026 #Climate & #Cryosphere conference in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, closes next week. I'm looking forward to chairing a session on Communicating cryospheric change for diverse audiences @clicwcrp.bsky.social Full details: clic2026.com/wp-content/u...
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 🥵 🌊 ⛈️
Our 1-year Master of Science in Society, at Victoria University of Wellington, is open for enrolments. We draw on science communication, STS, traditional knowledge, and the wider humanities, to look at science in its broader societal context. More info here: #Kikorangi www.wgtn.ac.nz/explore/post...
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Our 1-year Master of Science in Society, at Victoria University of Wellington, is open for enrolments. We draw on science communication, STS, traditional knowledge, and the wider humanities, to look at science in its broader societal context. More info here: #Kikorangi www.wgtn.ac.nz/explore/post...
❄️ ☃️ ⛰️ Abstract deadline extended to 19 Sept for Feb2026 #Climate & #Cryosphere conf in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand! There is already an excellent lineup of physical & social scientists, Indigenous scholars, policy and communication scholars and more. More at clic2026.com @clicwcrp.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
❄️ ☃️ ⛰️ Abstract deadline extended to 19 Sept for Feb2026 #Climate & #Cryosphere conf in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand! There is already an excellent lineup of physical & social scientists, Indigenous scholars, policy and communication scholars and more. More at clic2026.com @clicwcrp.bsky.social
High tide on #Wellingtons Lyall Bay beach during southerly storm. No room for the pups on the dog walking beach! The seagulls have claimed any scraps of beach remaining 🌊 🥶
August 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
High tide on #Wellingtons Lyall Bay beach during southerly storm. No room for the pups on the dog walking beach! The seagulls have claimed any scraps of beach remaining 🌊 🥶
Practicing a bit of mindfulness this week as a response to All The Things causing stress and anxiety; here’s some of what I noticed in small town Aotearoa on a mid-winter day
August 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Practicing a bit of mindfulness this week as a response to All The Things causing stress and anxiety; here’s some of what I noticed in small town Aotearoa on a mid-winter day
This is Boo. She’s a sweetie but I caught her looking grumpy. Thanks for the checkpoint. Gonna go read a book 📖
April 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This is Boo. She’s a sweetie but I caught her looking grumpy. Thanks for the checkpoint. Gonna go read a book 📖
And she had microalgae transfer tattoos!! Jacqui draws as well as sciences - and the doco features animations inspired by her microalgae drawings.
April 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
And she had microalgae transfer tattoos!! Jacqui draws as well as sciences - and the doco features animations inspired by her microalgae drawings.
Jacqui - who features in the doco – was standing with her own poster on her microalgae research.
April 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Jacqui - who features in the doco – was standing with her own poster on her microalgae research.
Day 2 at #Antarctic Science Platform hui in Wellington, New Zealand. Poster Day! Great to see first poster for #MightyIndeed, new doco by @vanessawells.bsky.social featuring three generations of Antarctic scientists: Patricia Langhorne, Natalie Robinson and Jacqui Stuart
April 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Day 2 at #Antarctic Science Platform hui in Wellington, New Zealand. Poster Day! Great to see first poster for #MightyIndeed, new doco by @vanessawells.bsky.social featuring three generations of Antarctic scientists: Patricia Langhorne, Natalie Robinson and Jacqui Stuart
Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere, or Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand (photo 2021) has been retreating since 2008. The glacier is Hine’s tears, frozen by the gods after her lover was killed in an avalanche in the mountains. A melting glacier made from tears. 3/n
March 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere, or Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand (photo 2021) has been retreating since 2008. The glacier is Hine’s tears, frozen by the gods after her lover was killed in an avalanche in the mountains. A melting glacier made from tears. 3/n
To mark World Day for #Glaciers, here are some pictures of glaciers I’ve written about. This is Pearse Valley in Antarctica, about a 40-min helo ride from Scott Base. Right of Lake Joyce is a lobe of the Taylor Glacier, and behind them, clawing over the brown ridge is the Catspaw Glacier. 1/n
March 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
To mark World Day for #Glaciers, here are some pictures of glaciers I’ve written about. This is Pearse Valley in Antarctica, about a 40-min helo ride from Scott Base. Right of Lake Joyce is a lobe of the Taylor Glacier, and behind them, clawing over the brown ridge is the Catspaw Glacier. 1/n
Show me a badass female character
March 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Show me a badass female character
Im sorting through some belongings of my late father and am wondering what this is? Likely to be a gift after a visit to a Chinese university … if anyone has any ideas I’d love to know! Could there be tea inside all this?
January 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Im sorting through some belongings of my late father and am wondering what this is? Likely to be a gift after a visit to a Chinese university … if anyone has any ideas I’d love to know! Could there be tea inside all this?
Anyway, love the manu in my garden but they’re eating the raspberries (blackbirds?) and that’s not ok. Trying to rig something to stop it 🤔
November 30, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Anyway, love the manu in my garden but they’re eating the raspberries (blackbirds?) and that’s not ok. Trying to rig something to stop it 🤔
Post a pic you took to add some calm to the timeline.
November 29, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Post a pic you took to add some calm to the timeline.
Some notable signs from today #toitūtetiriti #hikoi
November 19, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Some notable signs from today #toitūtetiriti #hikoi
Gorgeous Raglan sunset! I’m beginning to understand the appeal of retiring to west coast beaches 🧐. #NotLongNow 😱
October 20, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Gorgeous Raglan sunset! I’m beginning to understand the appeal of retiring to west coast beaches 🧐. #NotLongNow 😱
This book by @princesstehangi.bsky.social is so, so good - I’m gutted to have finished it. Like @thwupbooks.bsky.social said on the back cover, it’s “tempestuous and haunting” - I loved it so much. Might have to start again from the beginning …
September 7, 2024 at 8:34 PM
This book by @princesstehangi.bsky.social is so, so good - I’m gutted to have finished it. Like @thwupbooks.bsky.social said on the back cover, it’s “tempestuous and haunting” - I loved it so much. Might have to start again from the beginning …
Spent a lovely day in retreat at Zealandia fenced wildlife sanctuary, hidden away from the worries of the world, to write about … the melting Antarctic ice sheets lol. Met this handsome local on my afternoon walk
July 2, 2024 at 5:07 AM
Spent a lovely day in retreat at Zealandia fenced wildlife sanctuary, hidden away from the worries of the world, to write about … the melting Antarctic ice sheets lol. Met this handsome local on my afternoon walk
Prime Minister of Tonga addresses Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference in Apia, Samoa. “Our window to act is closing rapidly. Time is not on our side”
May 22, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Prime Minister of Tonga addresses Pacific Ocean Pacific Climate Change Conference in Apia, Samoa. “Our window to act is closing rapidly. Time is not on our side”
Loving the signs at the #ClimateMarch #Wellington
April 5, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Loving the signs at the #ClimateMarch #Wellington
Sea Shore not Seymour! #ClimateMarch #Wellington
April 4, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Sea Shore not Seymour! #ClimateMarch #Wellington