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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 14h

A Dutch environmental group claims NZ has broken its climate change commitments made in the EU free trade agreement, and has filed a complaint through the European Commission. NZ govt is looking around for someone to blame. My #Cartoon today #NZpol #EUfreeTrade #ClimateChange

Cartoon. Title: “Patriot Games” PM Christopher Luxon and Trade Minister Todd McClay as schoolboys, looking surly. Luxon is saying, “Breaching the European Free Trade agreement?! What I want to know is who dobbed us in?!” McClay is saying, “Oooh, ha, watch yourself Chlöe” as she falls over his outstretched foote.w

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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We talked to farmers in a South Island community and found: (1) mistrust in climate science and scientists, (2) mistrust in government, (3) mistrust of the mainstream media and (4) a sense of responsibility and care for their farms. #ClimateChange rsnz.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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New Zealand Farmers’ Trust in Climate Change Expertise and Policy: A Case Study

Responding to recent discord between Aotearoa New Zealand's agricultural sector and the government over environmental policies, this paper examines farmers’ trust in climate change science and policy...

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Scientist, inventor & women's rights campaigner Eunice Foote died #OTD in 1888. She was the first to demonstrate the greenhouse effect (heat-absorbing properties) of carbon dioxide (CO2), laying the scientific groundwork for #climatechange research. #WomenInSTEM

A warm-toned, sepia-style artistic illustration depicting Eunice Newton Foote, a 19th-century American scientist, viewed from behind in a softly lit laboratory setting. She stands facing away from the viewer, her back to us, wearing a period-appropriate mid-19th-century dress with puffed short sleeves, an off-the-shoulder neckline, and a full skirt. Her dark hair is styled in an elegant updo with soft curls and a decorative comb or ribbon at the back. She holds an open scientific notebook or paper in both hands at chest height, reading it attentively. The background shows a detailed Victorian-era lab interior with wooden shelves, glass apparatus including tall cylinders and tubes, a bell jar, a thermometer or barometer-like instrument, and other scientific equipment on tables and walls, evoking a sense of quiet discovery and early experimental science. Drawing by Carlyn Iverson, NOAA.

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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

(PREFU) shows this NZ Government has failed to deliver a resilient economy that works for New Zealanders. "Luxon's fiscal hole is in New Zealanders' wallets, the empty shops in our towns & the gap in action required to meet the climate crisis" #PartyVoteGreen✅❤️💚🖤 www.greens.org.nz/luxon_underm...

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Luxon undermines economic resilience

We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.

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David Pattemore @dpattemore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hey Bluesky New Zealand!! Can you help spread the message this weekend?! Yeah sure this is just one video, but so many people haven’t enrolled yet and don’t realise they are running out of time. Thank you! 🇳🇿

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Stuart McDaniel @stuartmcdaniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

UF Biology is searching for an Assistant Professor in Plant Ecology, pass it along explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/search...

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University of Florida - Search Results

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

From a biological perspective, AI is not living so no, AI cannot live in space.

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Peter Green @petergreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Worth remembering that if it costs the government $4.5b to reverse the gender pay tax, then it costs the women affected $4.5b to leave it in place.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

www.instagram.com/reel/Dd23gOr... #nzpol

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Nick Baker @nickbaker.digital · 27/09/2026

This is your school holiday assignment. Complete the school lunch quiz by matching the image to the name - a quiz based on the school lunch images sent by @ninjakitty.bsky.social this past school term. There are 15 images in total. forms.gle/et7qDL4VGBJH...

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The Aotearoa New Zealand School Lunch Quiz

The images show 15 school lunches delivered to a school in August 2026. Your task is to pick the name that was assigned to each one.

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Phil Martin @philmartin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm super excited & proud to share our latest paper with you all, published today in @jappliedecology.bsky.social! The team put together a systematic map on the factors impacting the use of scientific evidence in biodiversity conservation decision making. (1/12) tinyurl.com/3c6x6vca

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Factors influencing the use of scientific evidence in conservation practice and policy: Insights from a systematic map

Researchers should move from characterising factors impacting scientific evidence use to identifying and testing interventions to facilitate its use by conservation decision makers. Since these facto....

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Here’s another way climate change will kill us: the expansion of mosquitoes and the deadly diseases they carry. In Paris, the invasive Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), an aggressive, day-biting nuisance, is now everywhere. So excited to get Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika in Paris.

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Scientists explore new ways to target mosquitoes as warming climate expands threat

It doesn't have sharp teeth or claws, but the mosquito kills more people than any other animal on earth. As the climate warms, mosquito season is lasting longer, giving them more time to spread danger...

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We've known about the fire risk associated with radiata pine for decades but we still keep planting them. I hope the worst case scenario doesn't develop this summer as the El Niño plays out. www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/...

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Pastures Past: Fire, forestry and the rise of radiata pine

'This is the pine age and...production of pine timber will go on increasing.'

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Barbarella Stormforce @barbarasturmfels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A thing to remember about the Green Party's proposed wealth tax is that wealthy people will still be wealthy after they've paid the tax.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Want to see what climate “non-solutions” look like? Here’s a list of weak ideas and greenwashing tricks, with the science behind why they’re not such a good idea. “Not Recommended” by Project Drawdown…. drawdown.org/explorer?cla...

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Drawdown Explorer™

We know what we need to do: stop climate change as quickly as possible. Now, with the Drawdown Explorer, we know how to do it.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans

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tristam @tristam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Chlöe Swarbrick gives an almighty summation of the current governing coalition’s record. Her speech, given as parliament closes for the election, also outlines why the @greens.org.nz need to lead the next government… the video is well worth your time. #nzpol

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Tom Butlin @tombutlin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There appear to be plenty of copies of Dirty Work in stock at indie bookshops through the motu, via Bookhub. Get amongst it And ideally buy from the tiniest shop in a tiny town that has been hit hard by this government's dirty policies bookhub.co.nz/p/dirty-work...

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Dirty Work

Buy Dirty Work by Nicky Hager from your local bookstore. Twelve years after they were exposed and discredited in the book Dirty Politics, some of ...

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

As a kid in the 80s, I did not expect all the cartoon villains to come to life. But here we are.

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Laurie Winkless @lauriewinkless.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is vitally important mahi from @alisonmau.bsky.social and Zoë Lawton - a way to keep sexual assault victims safe while also seeking justice. H/T @davidfarrier.com for highlighting this. I've just made a donation. If you can afford to, please consider it too www.webworm.co/tika/?ref=we...

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This Could Change The Way Victims Get Justice

David Farrier's Webworm looks at Alison Mau and Zoë Lawton's Tika: a new way to report sexual harm in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

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Abigail Goben @hedgielib.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Can you come and talk to them about AI usage and the risks?" -- it was a request from an *extremely* frustrated faculty colleague. And so I put together this framework. The ACToRS in AI Framework hedgehoglibrarian.com/2026/09/22/t...

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The ACToRS in AI Framework

About a year ago I was invited to give a lecture designed to spark critical thinking in graduate students when considering using generative AI and other tools that had started applying the “a…

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"an extra nearly half-a-million lives will be lost between El Niño's arrival in June and February next year, with more as the effects linger into the northern hemisphere's summer months in 2027" www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...

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Climate: Report predicts El Niño death toll of almost half a million

"A very dangerous situation" is how one of the world's top climate scientists is describing the next six months ahead, following confronting projections about what this year's super-strength El Niño i...

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 23/09/2026

an amazing new project launches today in new zealand: people can report sexual harm, and get matched with others who reported the same person. when you report, you get a lawyer - and lawyer-client privilege. for free. i profile the website, technology, charity, & law firm here: www.webworm.co/tika/

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This Could Change The Way Victims Get Justice

David Farrier's Webworm looks at Alison Mau and Zoë Lawton's Tika: a new way to report sexual harm in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

TW: Sexual assault and rape. "The backdrop to all these myths is the persistent belief that false allegations are common and explain every deviation from the “real rape” script." Tempted to send this article to a few male colleagues who think most allegations of rape are lies by women.

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026

I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El Niño, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The Niño3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic...

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 23/09/2026

There's lots of reasons for despair, but here's a small bit of light: it's not hard to make change when you work together. 175 climate researchers volunteered time to ensure communities are informed about climate risks. Led by Melissa Kenney, @bobkopp.net, & me, free to read: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

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Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States

A network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ...

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Kristina Anderson-Teixeira @k-andersonteixeira.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

ForestGEO is hiring a data scientist! This is a 2-year position based in Washington, DC. Come join us! Application deadline is Oct. 12. Please distribute widely to potential candidates. trustcareers.si.edu/postings/8a2...

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Data Scientist (Bioinformatics), IS- 1560- 11

Job Opening: Data Scientist (Bioinformatics), IS- 1560- 11 at Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

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Russel Norman @russelnorman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Nats plan to raid the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy again I see. The IVL was supposed to fund conservation and support communities bearing the brunt of tourism (eg West Coast). In 2025/26 IVL revenue was $190m. Of this only $33m or 17% went to new biodiversity funding.

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National’s bed tax U-turn gives councils a slice of visitor levy

National plans to divert $86m from the International Visitor Levy to local councils, replacing a bed tax to help fund tourism infrastructure.

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Nic Rawlence @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

RNZ has released Part 2 of their investigation into @itiscolossal.bsky.social plan to de-extinct moa. This week, the focus is whether it should be done, incl. widespread Indigenous concerns. Both episodes can be found here (www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourc...) or tune in at 7.30pm tonight 1/2

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Our Changing World podcast

Stories of NZ science and nature from out in the field and inside the labs.

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Professor Chuixiang (Tree) Yi at City University of New York @cyi12.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🌱 New paper in Global Change Biology! Soil Moisture Thresholds for the Temperature Sensitivity of Ecosystem Respiration Across 142 FLUXNET sites, Q₁₀ rises with soil moisture, peaks at an ecosystem-specific threshold, then declines. A new perspective on carbon–climate feedbacks 10.1111/gcb.71066

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🌪️ These results underscore the profound, yet underappreciated, role of extreme weather events in reshaping the ecological dynamics of fruit drop and the balance between seed dispersal and predation in plant–frugivore networks 👉️ buff.ly/0n440A3

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 07/09/2026

People perceive, experience and interact with nature in many ways. However, policymaking largely disregards the multiple ways in which nature matters to people in that it often prioritizes a narrow set of nature’s values. Read the IPBES #ValuesAssessment: www.ipbes.net/the-values-assessment

Close-up of a red-eyed tree frog on a black background. Overlay text reads: Findings from the IPBES Values Assessment.

Green leaves against a dark background. Overlay text reads: The causes of the global biodiversity crisis and the opportunities to address them are tightly linked to the ways in which nature is valued in political and economic decisions at all levels.

Image of an armadillo on a black background. Overlay text reads: Despite the diversity of nature’s values, most policymaking approaches have prioritized a narrow set of values at the expense of both nature and society.

Uluru rock formation at sunset. Overlay text reads: Achieving sustainable and just futures requires institutions that enable a recognition and integration of the diverse values of nature and nature’s contributions to people.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Get this! Cleaning up pollution caused by the dairy industry’s nitrogen fertiliser costs NZ ten times more than farmers spend buying the fertiliser in the first place. One of the many ways we subsidise the dairy industry. #TooManyCows newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/01/t...

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Costly, harmful and addictive – the huge hidden cost of our synthetic fertiliser habit

Comment: Cleaning up nitrogen pollution costs 10 times more than buying the fertiliser in the first place, freshwater ecologist Dr Simon Stewart argues.

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes have selected an overwhelmingly Pākehā student cohort.” — Professor Papaarangi Reid.

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David Seymour is afraid of MAPAS because it’s working | E-Tangata

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Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand @greens.org.nz · 06/09/2026

Everyone in Aotearoa should have access to affordable kai. The Green Party has a plan to take on the supermarket duopoly, bring down grocery prices, and make sure everyone can access good food. Affordable Food For All of Us: www.greens.org.nz/affordable_f...

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