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Haydn Drake

@paramedickiwi.bsky.social
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Kāi Tahu | 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Critical Care Paramedic 🚑 | Interested in Health equity, Airway, Resuscitation, Simulation, Human Factors & CRM. Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 #HealthEquity #IndigenousHealth #FOAMed #PHEM #FOAMpara #FOAMems #ToitūTeTiriti #IndigenousRights

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Ministry of Health NZ @health.govt.nz · 08/10/2026
Last month, we published the Health and Independence Report. The report shows life expectancy for Māori has improved over time, but significant differences in health outcomes remain. Understanding the experiences of different communities helps us target support where it's needed most. Read more ⬇️
An extreme close-up of a vibrant green koru, a spiral unfurling silver fern frond, covered in fine white fuzz. The background features softly blurred green foliage. The image is bordered by a thick white frame. At the bottom left, the logo for the New Zealand Government reads 'New Zealand Government | Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa,' and at the bottom right, the 'Ministry of Health | Manatū logo.'
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21/09/2026
The “jaw-dropping” El Niño currently heating up the planet has burst through the highest temperature ever recorded for the phenomenon, several months before its expected peak.
A line chart showing temperature anomalies in the Niño 3.4 region of the Pacific Ocean, compared to a 30-year rolling base period since 1982.

A gold line shows temperatures in 1997, a teal line in 2025, and a red line in 2026. The red line surpasses all others reaching 3.07ºC, and at an earlier point (September) than the previous El Niño that reached a comparable range in November 2015.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/04/2026
Israeli strike kills journalist after ongoing attacks blocked rescuers, Lebanon says
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Lebanon accuses Israel of blocking attempt to rescue journalist after bomb strike
Journalists Amal Khalil and Zeinab Faraj were both caught in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, with the former trapped under rubble for hours
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Koreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Acute harms due to #COVID19, in terms of cases admitted to hospital, continue to decline in Australia. I so wish we had a national register of longCOVID incidence to compare against. Data from COVID LIVE covidlive.com.au/report/daily...
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
"Australia is the only member of the IEA that does not hold the mandatory 90-day fuel reserve requirement, something the country has failed to meet since 2012. The goal was downgraded to 50 days." [1 barrell=159L; AUS uses 136ML petrol+diesel /day; ~1M barrels] www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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St Emlyn's podcast and blog @stemlyns.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
NHS England’s Model Emergency Department guidance asks trusts to model demand and capacity. The real challenge is residual demand, supply-induced demand and unmet need. www.stemlynsblog.org/model-ed-capac…
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henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Here’s Luxon saying NZ supports “any action” to stop Iran and me following up to ask if that would include carpet bombing (vid via RNZ)
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✨Cramer©️ @cramer-1.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M to detain 4k people. Of those- only 30 were accused of violent crimes. $9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst". Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment….
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Sassy Little Hobbit @sassypolitico.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
As a brown person with a non kiwi accent who was born here I would like to know how these people know who a “suspected overstayer” is. The constant Americanisation of this country is so annoying and gross. Why doesn’t Luxon just go back there if he loves it so much. Bro go back to Chicago.
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Jordan Rivers @jordanriversnz.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Quick reminder that The Dawn Raids only targeted brown people at a time when our largest group of overstayers came from England.
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Post-COVID-19 condition in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 in autumn 2023 in the Netherlands: a prospective cohort study with pre- and post-infection data. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Post-COVID-19 condition in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 in autumn 2023 in the Netherlands: a prospective cohort study with pre- and post-infection data
This double-controlled study, incorporating pre- versus post-infection and uninfected symptom data, found a low risk of PCC among a community-dwelling adult population infected during the autumn 2023 ...
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/02/2026
When Bad Bunny’s album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” won album of the year at this year’s Grammy Awards, the moment changed history. cnn.it/3Zf5j2D
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Haydn Drake @paramedickiwi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Done ☺️
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Senator Lidia Thorpe @senatorthorpe.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
When attacks have occurred against other communities, the government has spoken out strongly and acted quickly. First Peoples are asking why this attack against us is being treated so differently. Here's what they should do: nit.com.au/30-01-2026/2...
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Thorpe urges anti-racism action and expanded royal commission following Boorloo rally bombing attempt
The federal government must implement the recommendations of the National Anti-Racism Framework and expand the Bondi Royal Commission to examine all forms of racism and hate, Independent Senator Lidia...
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Marc Daalder @marcdaalder.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
New Zealand’s land and sea temperatures in 2025 were the highest in 151 years of records, prompting a new campaign from @climateclubnz.bsky.social to swap one car trip a week to walking, cycling or public transport. newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/2...
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2025 was New Zealand's hottest year on record
Following NZ's hottest-ever year, a new campaign is asking Kiwis to switch just one car trip a week to active or public transport.
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Pixie Thinks🧚🏽‍♀️ @pixiethinkss.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink. Two Americas.
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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
I don’t get why human civilisation is not progressing towards understanding that tackling airborne viruses need proactive preventive whole system approaches rather than the constant reactive panic in response to the damage they bring.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/10/2025
Large crowds of protesters gathered in cities across the U.S. on Saturday as part of a mass “No Kings” demonstration against the Trump administration. nyti.ms/4hocDS0
An overhead view of a massive crowd of protesters marching down a Manhattan street, many carrying signs. Text overlaid says "NEW YORK"
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CNN @cnn.com · 19/10/2025
Millions of people are expected to attend more than 2,500 "No Kings" protests across the US and internationally. Organizers say President Donald Trump is leading an increasingly militarized and authoritarian regime in the United States. Follow live updates: cnn.it/48xT2ME
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
"Aboriginal peoples have been living in this place we call #Australia for at least 65,000 years — surviving and thriving through almost unimaginable changes to the land, the sea and the climate." "They have the longest continuous cultures in the world." www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
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The epic story of Australia and its first peoples — like you've never seen it
The story of Australia and its peoples is vast and deep. It's one you should know, but possibly one you've never been told. Well, not like this anyway.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/09/2025
We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern
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We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern
We know women give birth during war – and too often, they die. But we must do much more to achieve safety and stability, says former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern
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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
“I realised during those meetings that people who are not Māori aren’t often exposed to the ongoing effects of colonisation. They seldom take the opportunity to listen to tangata whenua.” — Catherine Delahunty on the campaign to educate voters about Māori wards.
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Māori wards: More than a vote | E-Tangata
“I realised during those meetings that people who are not Māori aren’t often exposed to the ongoing effects of colonisation. They seldom take the opportunity to listen to tangata whenua.” — Catherine ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care. The system is broken.
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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
#nzpol Data released by Statistics New Zealand shows that the labour market is even more bleak than feared, with the loss of more than 10,000 jobs in just three months. The data shows that there are more than 50,000 fewer jobs than in December 2023. A 🧵 www.stats.govt.nz/information-...
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Business employment data: June 2025 quarter | Stats NZ
Total actual filled jobs in the June 2025 quarter were 2.26 million. Total seasonally adjusted filled jobs were down 0.5 percent (10,560 jobs) in the June 2025 quarter (compared with the March 2025 qu...
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
This is the full time series from Infoshare since 2012. comparing each quarter to 12 months prior for working out the percentage change in seasonally adjusted jobs over 12 months. Will there be a bunch of culture war distractions?
Extremely bleak graph showing fall in jobs (negative growth)
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/08/2025
Breaking News: Israeli leaders approved a plan for the military takeover of all of Gaza, against the recommendations of Israel’s military.
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Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza
The risky plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backed by the Israeli military’s chief of staff and will thrust the war with Hamas into uncharted territory.
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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧 @lotusgav.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Igel is the worst airway ever. The igel is a perfectly decent airway. Discuss. See if you can do it without SHOUTING like my most recent interaction 🙄 #ansky
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Vincent O'Malley @vomalley.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
‘Pull the legislation, and stop hurting Māori’: Former minister Chris Finlayson slams coastal law changes www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
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‘Stop hurting Māori’: Former minister slams coastal law changes in Sam Hayes interview
Former National Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson has slammed the Governments plan to make it harder for Māori to claim customary title to marine and coastal areas.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/08/2025
By failing to sanction Israel, EU leaders are complicit in its crimes. They must act now | Josep Borrell
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By failing to sanction Israel, EU leaders are complicit in its crimes. They must act now | Josep Borrell
Europe’s silence has allowed the genocide of Palestinians to continue unchecked – undermining all it stands for, says Josep Borrell, a former EU high representative
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Your periodic reminder that the estimated cost to end hunger in the U.S. is $25 billion.
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 30/06/2025
✍️ New article: The end of tuberculosis that wasn’t
A line chart showing tuberculosis cases in the United States from 1975 to 2023. In the second half of the 1980s there was a rise in the number of cases before falling again. Data source: US CDC (2024). CCBY Our World in Data
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 30/06/2025
Is global warming accelerating? Over at The Climate Brink I argue that the consilience of evidence from surface temperatures, climate models, forcing changes, ocean heat content, and earth energy imbalance all point toward yes: www.theclimatebrink....
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The great acceleration debate
Why the consilience of evidence points toward acceleration
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Also with the monthly (4 weekly) variant breakdown updated too, the much talked about Nimbus variant NB.1.8.1 is at an estimated 58.3% of the covid in wastewater.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/05/2025
Parental intuition better at spotting child illness than vital signs, study finds
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Parental intuition better at spotting child illness than vital signs, study finds
Study strengthens case for families to have right to second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in NHS England Parental intuition is more likely to predict critical illness among children than vital signs used to monitor health, according to a study that strengthens the case for families to have a right to a second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in the NHS. Experts from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, said parents should be treated as part of a child’s care team in hospital after data on almost 190,000 emergency hospital visits involving children. Continue reading...
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Anaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
How do you describe the position you put a patient in for intubation? • 'the sniffing position’? • 'win with the chin'? • 'first pint position'? @chrimesy.com & @timcook.bsky.social propose a new term - 'flextension'. Your thoughts? #AnSky #MedSky #AirwaySky buff.ly/4eSw2Yo
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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Hot off the virtual presses. Tory Whanau pulls out of Wellington Mayoral race after Andrew Little jumps in; Ambulances waited for 2,800 hours outside EDs over two weeks; Seymour sides with banks over his own ministry thekaka.substack.com/p/bernards-p...
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Bernard's Picks 'n' Mixes at 6am on Tuesday, April 29
Tory Whanau pulls out of Wellington Mayoral race after Andrew Little jumps in; Ambulances waited for 2,800 hours outside EDs over two weeks; Seymour sides with banks over his own ministry
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Musk’s cost-cutting goals are getting exponentially smaller as he’s slowly realizing that the government is not a car company. My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
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EMCrit Blog and Podcast @emcrit.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
EMCrit 392 - All Things Defibrillation with @DrCheskes We delve into the nitty gritty on pad position, impedance, shocking, Time in VF, and so much more!!! [#FOAMed for a bit] emcrit.org/392
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I just checked pubmed....there are over 1200 papers about vaccines and autism. There is no link. This is a waste of tax payer money.
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Allons Flaneur Toitū te Tiriti @allonsflaneur.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
This is what ACT and Seymour want #NZPol #ToitūTeTiriti
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 08/03/2025
On International Women's Day 2025, I want to pay tribute to the courage of Dr Viktoriia Kovach, Chief Medical Officer of Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade. In January, I spent 24 hours with the combat medics she leads on the front line. Please read 🇺🇦 #IWD25 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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‘We have a rule when we hear the sirens: if you’ve started operating, you don’t stop’: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline
Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witness
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Haydn Drake @paramedickiwi.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
New Zealand's health system is under-funded, systemically racist and inequitable, its workers are stressed, morale is low, and “we're not doing the right things, for the right people, at the right times, or in the right places.” www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/12/j...
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John Campbell: Will Simeon Brown fix our 'dire' health system?
Experts say Brown has inherited a broken and 'systemically racist' health system that drives its workers overseas and results in premature deaths of New Zealanders.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
We should first recognize that gender codes are socially constructed. Clothing is not inherently masculine or feminine—codes are contextual and can change over time. Aristocratic men once wore bright red heels. Then they became womenswear until that notion was challenged again.
A painting of King Louis XIV of France. He's wearing an opulent outfit made of furs, lace, and gold. He's also wearing white buckled shoes with a high red heel. A close-up of the white buckled shoes with a high-red heel. There appears to be a red lace at the top of the shoes. Fashion influencer Luka Sabbat wearing a black leather suit and black boots with a very high heel. James Baldwin wearing a white, short-sleeved button-down shirt, white cotton pants, and brown Cuban heeled side-zip boots. He also has chunky gold and turquoise jewelry (bracelet and ring).
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
One of The AP's chief rivals, Reuters, expresses support:
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