Te Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability
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We are a community of people working together for a better collective future using research, advocacy, and capability building. We are based in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Missing words are due to Long COVID.
Come join us. https://te-ara-paerangi.community
Missing words are due to Long COVID.
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IntroductionBluesky user The Broke Bonsai Bloke asked where Kiwis might go if Bluesky takes a nosedive. I offered up this site as one possibility. I had in mind people for whom our kaupapa resonates. ...
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Here's the promised write up. I welcome any thoughts or comments from #NZPOL and other bluesky users. Thanks to @memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social for the specific prompt. And thanks to the many people here that I've interacted with since the great migration.
Let's get organised!
Let's get organised!
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We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says
A philosophy professor warns that AI reliance is weakening workers' judgment, creativity, and problem-solving.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
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I think there is no better first bsky post than sharing the awesome outback adventure our PhD students went on. They found a space rock using a drone! 1/X
gfo.rocks/blog/2025/12...
gfo.rocks/blog/2025/12...
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I think there is no better first bsky post than sharing the awesome outback adventure our PhD students went on. They found a space rock using a drone! 1/X
gfo.rocks/blog/2025/12...
gfo.rocks/blog/2025/12...
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I’m not expecting Labour to be Te Pati Māori or Greens, but for my money, don’t mention “rainbow whānau” in your speeches and fail to mention your opposition to an ideological act of active harm.
These attacks will widen their scope if the coalition remains - staying silent now doesn’t serve anyone.
These attacks will widen their scope if the coalition remains - staying silent now doesn’t serve anyone.
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I’m not expecting Labour to be Te Pati Māori or Greens, but for my money, don’t mention “rainbow whānau” in your speeches and fail to mention your opposition to an ideological act of active harm.
These attacks will widen their scope if the coalition remains - staying silent now doesn’t serve anyone.
These attacks will widen their scope if the coalition remains - staying silent now doesn’t serve anyone.
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As a member of the rainbow community I don’t think it’s okay that Labour still hasn’t put out an official press release supporting the trans community - regardless of whether they end up in a coalition with NZ First, I’ll remember that they didn’t use their platform - despite their stated values.
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
As a member of the rainbow community I don’t think it’s okay that Labour still hasn’t put out an official press release supporting the trans community - regardless of whether they end up in a coalition with NZ First, I’ll remember that they didn’t use their platform - despite their stated values.
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If you can dream it you can do it! #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
If you can dream it you can do it! #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
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genai is the ultra-processed food of thoughts
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 AM
genai is the ultra-processed food of thoughts
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The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
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This is gold - Ed Zitron sums up everything that’s wrong with AI and the tech industry in a handful of paragraphs. Essential reading
This is the conclusion, which I'm pulling out from behind the paywall because it'll probably be a free newsletter or podcast one day. I think the AI era is a reckoning for the tech industry, one where consumers finally realize they're being abused.
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This is gold - Ed Zitron sums up everything that’s wrong with AI and the tech industry in a handful of paragraphs. Essential reading
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I was actually talking to someone at an IoD event, about predator control and invasive species - and they said to me "maybe with AI we'll be able to come up with solutions for pest plants"
And I told them about this tradescantia work. We don't need AI. We need to fund science and community groups.
And I told them about this tradescantia work. We don't need AI. We need to fund science and community groups.
Some good news for a change: the beetles and fungus introduced to control Tradescantia actually work, sometimes spectacularly. This is a game changer: this horrible plant smothers huge areas of forest floor and is a pain to eradicate by hand, regrowing from the smallest fragment.
"A kahikatea forest remnant site in north Waikato has seen a near complete disappearance of tradescantia after the leaf beetle, stem beetle, and smut fungus all established there between 2019 and 2021. This site is now seeing recovery of native ferns and tree seedlings."
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I was actually talking to someone at an IoD event, about predator control and invasive species - and they said to me "maybe with AI we'll be able to come up with solutions for pest plants"
And I told them about this tradescantia work. We don't need AI. We need to fund science and community groups.
And I told them about this tradescantia work. We don't need AI. We need to fund science and community groups.
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🎉 The 2025 Make it Easy Award goes to Arts Access Aotearoa with Taha Hotu! They made Easy Read artist resources for Deaf and disabled artists on CVs, copyright, budgets & more. Check them out: lnkd.in/gASkdpmP
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
🎉 The 2025 Make it Easy Award goes to Arts Access Aotearoa with Taha Hotu! They made Easy Read artist resources for Deaf and disabled artists on CVs, copyright, budgets & more. Check them out: lnkd.in/gASkdpmP
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The new 2025 Easy Read Champion Award goes to People First NZ member Rozlyn Gielink! Roz helped design Easy Read Rainbow resources, spoke at ASID, and stood up for Plain Language laws. Huge congrats!
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The new 2025 Easy Read Champion Award goes to People First NZ member Rozlyn Gielink! Roz helped design Easy Read Rainbow resources, spoke at ASID, and stood up for Plain Language laws. Huge congrats!
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"Corn ethanol requires millions of acres that could instead be used for food crops or more efficient energy sources. One recent study found that solar panels can generate as much energy as corn ethanol on roughly 3% of the land."
Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint
Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.
floodlightnews.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Corn ethanol requires millions of acres that could instead be used for food crops or more efficient energy sources. One recent study found that solar panels can generate as much energy as corn ethanol on roughly 3% of the land."
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And .... I thought the purpose of parliamentary deliberation was to exercise judgment on behalf of one's electorate, who knew it was to delegate cognitive labour to an LLM. Yet, here we are.
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And .... I thought the purpose of parliamentary deliberation was to exercise judgment on behalf of one's electorate, who knew it was to delegate cognitive labour to an LLM. Yet, here we are.
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WHO launched a new long-term plan to manage COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
WHO launches new, unified plan for countries to manage coronaviruses: COVID-19 and beyond
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new strategic plan for the management of coronavirus disease threats, including COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), and potential ...
www.who.int
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
WHO launched a new long-term plan to manage COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
“Coronaviruses remain one of the most consequential infectious disease threats today,” said Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
Focus: Surveillance, Clean air, Vaccines, Rapid detection, Protecting high-risk groups.
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This year I published my first book The Cat Operators Manual written and illustrated by yours truly, a Drag Queen LARPing as the captain of #SpaceStation1
cuddleUnit5.com
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The Cat Operator's Manual - The Perfect Christmas Gift for Cat Lovers
Give the gift of cat wisdom this holiday season! A fresh and quirky guide to understanding your cat, complete with technical information, warnings, insights, and a bonus sticker sheet. Order now for C...
cuddleUnit5.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This year I published my first book The Cat Operators Manual written and illustrated by yours truly, a Drag Queen LARPing as the captain of #SpaceStation1
cuddleUnit5.com
cuddleUnit5.com
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do you ever stop and wonder why humans will rapidly spend trillions to expedite AI - a technology that basically no one needs or asked for...
while doing next to nothing to mitigate climate change.
while doing next to nothing to mitigate climate change.
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
do you ever stop and wonder why humans will rapidly spend trillions to expedite AI - a technology that basically no one needs or asked for...
while doing next to nothing to mitigate climate change.
while doing next to nothing to mitigate climate change.
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We usually follow this policy at our events: www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/our-policies...
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
We usually follow this policy at our events: www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/our-policies...
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Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Leaving this here as it is...
So, what connection might there be between the public sector science system and the national transit ticketing system?
Joining some dots here might be informative.
1/3
So, what connection might there be between the public sector science system and the national transit ticketing system?
Joining some dots here might be informative.
1/3
Nationwide public transport ticketing system 'not on track', minister says
Transport Minister Chris Bishop says he's worried about 'Motu Move' and "no options are off the table" to get the project back on track.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Leaving this here as it is...
So, what connection might there be between the public sector science system and the national transit ticketing system?
Joining some dots here might be informative.
1/3
So, what connection might there be between the public sector science system and the national transit ticketing system?
Joining some dots here might be informative.
1/3
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That myth that "Nats are better economic managers" is perpetuated by pakeha business owners and farmers who always get a handout from the Nats. The truth is that the Nats are economic vandals now being cheered on by ACT / Atlas and Shane Jones cronies. #nzpol
It's always been bullshit, and this current incarnation has really highlighted this. And two years in, voters need to stop buying their "It's Labours mess" lies. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Government finances worse than expected as tax take falls
Treasury figures show a deficit about $700m higher than forecast.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
That myth that "Nats are better economic managers" is perpetuated by pakeha business owners and farmers who always get a handout from the Nats. The truth is that the Nats are economic vandals now being cheered on by ACT / Atlas and Shane Jones cronies. #nzpol
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A new paper at the top AI conference shows that all the big AI models — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, the whole gang — collapse our ideas into the same narrow middle lane. Different models. Same answers. That’s not “assistive.” That’s a hive mind. No, really: The paper is entitled “Artificial Hive Mind:
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
A new paper at the top AI conference shows that all the big AI models — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, the whole gang — collapse our ideas into the same narrow middle lane. Different models. Same answers. That’s not “assistive.” That’s a hive mind. No, really: The paper is entitled “Artificial Hive Mind:
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Now think about how longcovid is now more common among children than asthma is, and how many covid infections the average kid has been getting each year for the past half decade.
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Now think about how longcovid is now more common among children than asthma is, and how many covid infections the average kid has been getting each year for the past half decade.
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We are beyond Westminster. We have been since 1840, when Te Tiriti o Waitangi established a plural policy advisory system. But we now live in turbulent political times, characterised by coalition governments, permanent campaigning, heightened partisanship, and policy spin as gaslighting.
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We are beyond Westminster. We have been since 1840, when Te Tiriti o Waitangi established a plural policy advisory system. But we now live in turbulent political times, characterised by coalition governments, permanent campaigning, heightened partisanship, and policy spin as gaslighting.
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I don't know about you, but I would rather we took our heads out of the sand, and rather than moaning about who advises the government, what advice is provided, when and how, we should start to ask what sort of pluralistic advice system we want.
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I don't know about you, but I would rather we took our heads out of the sand, and rather than moaning about who advises the government, what advice is provided, when and how, we should start to ask what sort of pluralistic advice system we want.
It is not really possible to avoid the food cartel completely. But, every week we have a lovely back and forth with the woman that runs a particular stall at the local farmers' market. She tries to round our total price down and we try to round it up. It could go either way. Always lots of laughing.
My shopping experience is now one of complete hostility, muttering "fuck you, club deals" at the shelves while I refuse to buy things on principle.
Fuck the food cartel and their surveillance capitalism.
Fuck the food cartel and their surveillance capitalism.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
It is not really possible to avoid the food cartel completely. But, every week we have a lovely back and forth with the woman that runs a particular stall at the local farmers' market. She tries to round our total price down and we try to round it up. It could go either way. Always lots of laughing.