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Sue Crengle

@tieke.bsky.social
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Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha. Hauora Māori. Public health medicine and GP/family medicine. Professor. Bit of CrossFit, bit of weights, bit of walking… occasionally photographs animals

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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Of course. If they proceeded in the current environment they wouldn’t raise/make as much money. New strategy seems to be - appear to be taking action to make things safer, hope that calms the situation, and carry on in the background anyway… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
OpenAI IPO will not happen in 2026 amid AI safety fears, Sam Altman says
OpenAI’s decision comes after dire warnings about rapidly progressing technology and lawmakers’ calls for new rules
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Kia ora. Ngati Kahungungu have launched a petition ‘Do not remove or amend Te Tiriti principles or references in legislation’ It can be found here. petitions.parliament.nz/ddbe7598-59d... If you support it, please sign and consider sharing with whanau, friends and colleagues
petitions.parliament.nz
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Quite enjoying the Apple TV documentary series ‘1971 the year music changed everything’.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
They told us to worry about the economy. The planet IS the economy.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The question was never what YOU can do. The question is when will THEY pay.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
‘Erased’ - still can’t bring themselves to say genocide. ‘More than 100 French and British former diplomats have said Palestine is being erased in front…’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Former British and French diplomats urge action over Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine
In letter to Macron and Burnham, more than 100 senior figures accuse Israel of ethnic cleansing and call for measures including trade ban
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
There are very rich New Zealanders paying to ensure the majority of us have no healthcare, insecure housing, unsafe workplaces, lower wages and more racism. This is the world they want for us. #nzpol
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Oh dear… busted big time www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Report supporting Australia’s teen social media ban appears to contain AI hallucinations, Senate hears
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds one section of report includes links to academic articles that do not exist, but authors deny the references were made up by AI
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Surprise f**king surprise. ‘Big food’ playing form the tobacco companies playbook. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO
Exclusive: Director general accuses corporations of obstructing efforts to tackle obesity crisis after investigation by Guardian and others
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Such a great article www.nzgeo.com/stories/west... @nzgeo.bsky.social
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West side story
When life’s gone off the rails and the road home is hard, it helps to have a horse.
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kyle @kyledchurch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
sorry but why the fuck does the Deputy PM get to set framing for an extensive *Auditor-General investigation* that found his school lunch changes were absolutely fucked?? beyond the pale that he gets to essentially dictate the headline against evidenced and credible findings media are fucking DONE
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Reminder of the achievements of current govt. Feel free to share. Election coming up. Hold your nose and vote for one of the others… youtu.be/h-yjkAXxnMA?...
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Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
@paullecomtephoto.nz Answer this tomorrow cos don’t want to interrupt your sports commentary… what oil do you recommend for your wood chopping blocks? And yep, I’ve asked you this before but I didn’t get the name firmly installed in my cerebral networks. ☹️🙄🤷🏾‍♀️
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Not surprised. ‘Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error’ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres
Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke’s Lincolnshire plans show similar error
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
UK takes leadership that current NZ govt walked back from. UK legislation about to be signed. Creating a smoke-free generation - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
thelancet.com
Creating a smoke-free generation
Legislation imposing a ban on anyone in the UK born after 2008 from buying cigarettes and other tobacco products was always likely to be contentious. Predictably, The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill—shortly...
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Re-upping this - as much to remind myself as anyone else…
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
📚🇳🇿 Kia ora. Im looking for suggestions for short story collections to read. Thanks for your ideas!
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Blue Sky, Kiwi Fly @blueskykiwifly.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Europe: Offloading Mircosoft and taking data security seriously NZ: Just use AI to do your job. Put all the secure data in there, it's fine... We're not trying to get you to train your replacement, honest
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Thoroughly enjoy the explosive media videos.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Hard to disagree… open.substack.com/pub/awrworke...
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New Zealand – Trying Its Hardest to Go Broke
A great week back in New Zealand but one question kept coming up: are we trying our best to go broke?
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Good grief. And also check out the excellent annotations of incorrect responses in the comments. Accurate and hilarious
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Huia Sue @huiasue.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Check you are enrolled & can vote this election so we can change this terrible government #nzpol
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Makes more sense than the govts announcement and ‘framework’. The govt is out of their depth. open.substack.com/pub/wiseresp...
open.substack.com
Open Letter: New Zealand Needs an Essential Use Allocation Plan for Fuel - Now
To the New Zealand Government, regional councils, and civil society organisations
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Take action!
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Jono Ridley is swimming the length of Te Ika a Maui (north island) to end bottom trawling. You can see his progress and sign the petition here liveocean.org/swim4theocean/
liveocean.org
Swim4TheOcean
One man attempting to swim 1,000 miles of treacherous coastline. To ignite New Zealanders around the race for a healthy ocean.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Petition to stop character references being used in sentencing of people convicted of sexual offences petitions.parliament.nz/cf986021-083...
petitions.parliament.nz
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The dire state of journalism in NZ. Piece on TV 1News about Wellington Zoo being inundated with sea birds badly affected by recent storm. Working to rehabilitate and release them but asking for donations to help cover this unbudgeted expense. DID NOT PROVIDE INFO about how to donate. Journo fail…
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Excellent satire for a Sunday morning. www.normalisland.co.uk/p/tributes-p...
normalisland.co.uk
Tributes pour in as Ghislaine Maxwell sadly passes away tomorrow
Ghislaine Maxwell has tragically taken her own life tomorrow night, hours before she was scheduled to testify to congress about the Epstein files.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
@sarabeee.bsky.social Were we exchanging skeets last year about ditching gas and getting hot water heart pumps and induction hob?
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Do either spacex or xai make a profit? Tesla’s tanking. Hope potential investors recognise this as the rort it is and run like the wind… www.the guardian.com/science/2026/feb/02/elon-musk-spacex-xai-merger?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
theguardian.com
Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI at $1.25tn valuation
Aerospace business and artificial intelligence firm to unite for IPO as world’s most valuable private company
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Looking for advice on hot water heat pump brand experiences. Specifically Rheem, Emerald or Rinnai. Any advice re issues and support from manufacturers if a problem greatly appreciated. I’m trying to decide which brand to install.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Of course, the death of a ten week old baby is absolutely awful. But, a 10 week old infant is not a newborn. Do better Radio NZ
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
😭😢 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
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Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Petition to withdraw regulatory standards bill. Closes tonight at 1159pm. I had no idea this was in play. petitions.parliament.nz/212f27b2-98f...
petitions.parliament.nz
Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Pot, meet kettle… ‘"​The ​blatant, ​blatant ​bias ​of ​the ​New ​Zealand ​media ​makes ​you ​want ​to ​weep," an exasperated Mike Hosking told his Newstalk ZB listeners last Thursday’ Saving the marriage of journalism and the people www.rnz.co.nz/news/mediawa...
rnz.co.nz
Saving the marriage of journalism and the people
Survey after survey has shown our trust in the news seriously slipping. But the latest one asks Kiwis why - and what might win their trust back.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Demonstrating that people who might not usually vote can make a real difference when they do
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
❤️❤️❤️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
theguardian.com
Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty
Team includes Lina Khan, the FTC commissioner under Biden, and other Democratic former city officials
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
NZ public health, GP and paediatric folk have been warning about this longer than the WHO… World Health Organisation warned New Zealand of measles immunisation gap www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
rnz.co.nz
World Health Organisation warned New Zealand of measles immunisation gap
Latest stats show 72 percent of Māori under-fives are vaccinated, compared to 82 percent for the whole population.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Loved the ‘Women’s Uber’ option in Johannesburg. Women drivers for women clients.
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Unbiased Science @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Surviving measles (again, even mild cases) wipes out a portion of your immune memory and weakens your body's defenses, leaving you vulnerable to infections you were previously protected against through years of exposure or immunization.
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The Immunity Thief: Why Measles Is Much Worse Than a Rash
How one infection can wipe out years of hard-earned immune protection
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Screening for lung cancer reduces mortality by 20-26%. Open access article www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Te Oranga Pūkahukahu research programme: intentional steps towards a national equity-focused lung cancer screening programme in Aotearoa New Zealand
Screening of at-risk, asymptomatic people can significantly reduce mortality from lung cancer. However, evidence about how to optimise lung cancer screening for specific populations, including Aote...
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Apropos of the recent Southland times article documenting the chronic severe shortage of nursing staff at Southland hospital…. Open access artilce qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl...
qualitysafety.bmj.com
Eliminating hospital nurse understaffing is a cost-effective patient safety intervention
More than 20 years since a landmark study1 documented hospitalised patients were more likely to die when their nurse cared for too many patients at a time, hundreds of rigorously conducted studies in ...
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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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Rumi

In a dream I asked him
What can I do
if I can't change it

and he pointed
to the graves
and whispered         witness it

—Joseph Fasano
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Tangential, but related for #NZ While we have an emergency alert system through mobile phones, personally I’d still like an official national app that pulls together warnings from different sources that apply to an area.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
I feel seen
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Another male blaming a women for his behaviour. Should never get his license back. And shouldn’t have name suppression either. Paramedic loses medical registration after strangling partner, biting nose
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Are there any Tangata Tiriti groups in Tauranga? A friends parents want to join one.
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Sue Crengle @tieke.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Man fails to realise his behaviour needs to change. ‘Shepherd also said he… …now "views most women now as a potential complainant".’ Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust founder Craig Shepherd keeps security licence despite assault convictions www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
rnz.co.nz
Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust founder Craig Shepherd keeps security licence despite assault convictions
In 2023, Craig Shepherd pleaded guilty to four assault charges in relation to three women, two of them Wellington Bird Rehabilitation Trust employees.
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
When your party had 8.6% support at the election, having well over 90% of the population objecting to you hijacking parliament and the legislative process sounds like a pretty "representative sample" to me.
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