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James Renwick @cubaraglanguy.bsky.social · 1d

My recent comments on NZ methane targets summarised here.
theconversation.com/a-lack-of-am...

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade

The government’s weakened methane reduction target mirrors the approach promoted by industry lobby groups but rejected by the Climate Change Commission.

theconversation.com

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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 7h

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 🥵 🌊 ⛈️

Four protesters with signs saying Think climate: fly less; A low carbon economy: what’s the holdup?; Thank you to those councillors and staff who are pushing for a low carbon future; Christchurch: 50% emissions by 2030 … HOW?

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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 1d

In 2026 we are offering a new course on Climate Change Communication. You can study this important topic as part of a wider programme or as a standalone course, at undergraduate (SCIS 317) or postgraduate (SCIS 417) level. More info here, or ask me questions #kikorangi www.wgtn.ac.nz/courses/scis...

SCIS 317 Climate Change Communication | Course | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Examine how scientists, writers, Indigenous advocates, artists, and activists engage public audiences with the realities of climate change and the need for mitigation and adaptation. You will explore ...

www.wgtn.ac.nz

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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 1d

At the @adaptationfutures.bsky.social in Ōtautahi Christchurch and there is so much going on here! I'm mostly here to attend anything about sea level rise, sea walls, coastal adaptation – especially in the Pacific – but having massive FOMO about everything I'm not managing to get to! 🏝️🌊

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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 1d

Next year, my colleagues and I will be teaching a new course on Climate Change Communication. You can study this important topic as part of a wider programme, or just as a standalone course. More information here, or message me with questions: www.wgtn.ac.nz/courses/scis...

SCIS 417 Climate Change Communication | Course | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Examine how scientists, writers, Indigenous advocates, artists, and activists engage public audiences with the realities of climate change and the need for mitigation and adaptation. You will explore ...

www.wgtn.ac.nz

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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 1d

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...

Master of Science in Society - MScSoc. Look at science in its wider social context. Explore how scientists can work with different groups and communities. Use traditional knowledge, the arts, and the humanities to respond to pressing issues facing society today.

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 6d

Craig Robertson’s biography of CHRIS KNOX, NOT GIVEN LIGHTLY, is out now and I had the honour of making a trailer for it (from Chris’s own music and films).

'Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly', a biography by Craig Robertson | Book Trailer

YouTube video by Auckland University Press

youtu.be

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 6d

Wellington. please vote, the city needs you.
According to "Inner-City Wellington" it looks like only around 1 in 5 people have voted! I know you voted, but have you checked on your friends? Link to voting drop box locations.
Maybe a cheeky re-post too.

wellington.govt.nz/your-council...

Places to drop off your vote

Locations for orange voting bins and post boxes in Wellington.

wellington.govt.nz

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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 14d

KĀREAREA WINS BIRD OF THE YEAR!
(and I fortunately had a design of this beauty already cooking...)

Now available for pre-order, this fierce tee for the defenders of nature, non-tolerators of bullshit, and friends of the forest.

Pre-order at pepperraccoon.com

A digital flatlay of two Karearea t-shirts, white with red ink, featuring a swooping falcon snapping an arrow in half above rising flames. It says Nature Reigns Eternal

A digital artwork featuring a swooping falcon snapping an arrow in half above rising flames.

A mockup of a unisex Karearea t-shirt, white with red ink, featuring a swooping falcon snapping an arrow in half above rising flames. It says Nature Reigns Eternal

Artwork of a Karearea, white with red ink, featuring a swooping falcon snapping an arrow in half above rising flames. It says Nature Reigns Eternal

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Jonathan King @jonathanking.bsky.social · 9d

Day 1! Let’s go! #baah

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Te Pūnaha Matatini @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social · 16d

🚨Deadline extended 🚨 Get your abstracts in for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 by Tuesday 7 October → forms.gle/vdMooRs2srtz...

#cccss26 #complexsystems 🧪

Renata Muylaert presents at the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium.

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Rebecca Priestley @rkpriestley.bsky.social · 16d

Excellent article. Yet so many of our educational institutions have an “AI is here to stay” attitude and are acting accordingly 🤷‍♀️

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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 16d

Doctorow on the impending economic collapse when the AI bubble bursts. pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...

Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

pluralistic.net

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 18d

I'm attempting to raise money to make a limited series podcast looking at how the campaign to get New Zealand to pull out of the Paris climate accords, we've a little over a third of the way toward the goal, can you help make this happen?

www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/861...

Podcast: Quit Paris? How pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords went from fringe media to the mainstream | PledgeMe

Quit Paris? This podcast will investigate how a fringe idea moved from being a fringe position to one advocated by mainstream politicians

www.pledgeme.co.nz

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Tahetoka @amscraig.bsky.social · 20d

We have a project that has been in motion for a LONG time and we are looking to launch for this summer. Between me and my cousins we are launching a cultural eco tours in Wairarapa. If you're interested, let us know via the form below if weekday or weekend tours work for you.

wairarapatours.com

Coming soon | Wairarapa Tours

wairarapatours.com

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 21d

PARODY VS LUNACY

youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U?...

"Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK

YouTube video by Marsh Family

youtu.be

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 20d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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IIML @modernletters.bsky.social · 22d

Tonight in Wellington, a panel celebrating Maurice Gee's writing for children features Kate De Goldi, Claire Mabey, Harry Ricketts, Anna Jackson, Tatjana Schaefer and Dr Vivien van Rij, chaired by Emeritus Professor Kathryn Walls.
Floor 12, Rutherford House, Bunny Street, 5.30-7pm - all welcome!

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 22d

Please know that this is Trump scaremongering.

There is no good scientific evidence linking paracetamol (Tylenol) to autism.

A 2024 Swedish study of 2.4 million births found no relationship whatsoever between exposure to paracetamol in utero & subsequent autism.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump attacks Tylenol as officials unveil highly contentious conclusions on autism

President says acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - increases risk when taken by pregnant women, assertion contradicted by research

www.theguardian.com

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 22d

A gift link to @maiasz.bsky.social's op-ed on the RFK-Trump autism debacle. The comments are well worth reading too. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...

Opinion | What the Government Autism Announcement Got So Wrong

www.nytimes.com

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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 23d

Call for EOIs for editors, New Zealand Journal of History. Expressions of interest should be received by 31 October 2025.

phanza.org.nz/call-for-eoi...

Call for EOIs for editors, New Zealand Journal of History - PHANZA

Call for Expressions of Interest, Editors, New Zealand Journal of History The New Zealand Journal of History is a scholarly refereed journal publishing original and previously unpublished articles. Es...

phanza.org.nz

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Veronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · 25d

UN treaty to protect marine diversity in the #HighSeas was struck this week after Morocco and Sierra Leone ratified the agreement, clinching the threshold of at least 60 ratifications needed to enact it as international law www.france24.com/en/live-news...

UN treaty to protect oceans to take effect after crossing ratification threshold

A UN treaty to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday after Morocco and Sierra Leone ratified the agreement, clinching the threshold of at least 60 ratifications needed to enact…

www.france24.com

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New Zealand Council of Trade Unions @nzctu.bsky.social · 26d

In a historic first, iwi leaders and unions have united to call for mass mobilisations against the Government on the 28th of October. Rā Whakamana will affirm tino rangatiratanga and workers' rights and mark He Whakaputanga and the first Labour Day in Aotearoa.

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(((𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚔))) @creativeelc.bsky.social · 29d

My cartoon in today's www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Erica Stanford & her ministry are axing Art History in Aotearoa for senior school students.

This cartoonist wouldn't be the person I am without it. I thank all those who've come before me, who work now, and to future artists.

Cartoon. Title: ART HISTORY WILL NO LONGER BE A SCHOOL SUBJECT IN NZ

Today it's me sitting at my desk in my office. I'm sitting drawing today's cartoon. I'm saying, "Without Art History, this cartoonist wouldn't be doing this job..."

Beside me is a huge library of books on every type of art history I could remember.

These are the book titles on the shelf:

Women political cartoonists, cartoon art, women's art, THREE WORDS, political art, editorial, photo art, disabled artists, art, zine fests history of art comics, LGBTQI ART, compendium, a-z of art, Oceania art, random, Māori art, fine arts, banned art, art movements, artists of Aotearoa, Nz comics, art of animation, indigenous art, Pacifica art, Pop art, life and death art, installation art and sculpture, watercolour, street art, caricatures, native Indian American art, sculpture, pre-historical art, Greek Art, Celtic art, African art, Asian art, Indian art, European art, Egyptian art, Roman art, Islamic art, Christian art, Babylonians, Central Asia, Aztecs Art, S. American Art, renaissance, Indus Valley civilisation, Polynesian, Weaving, Batik art, wood block art, anime art, computer art, charcoal, Germanic, Hawaiian art, Sub-Saharan art, Byzantine, Carolingian, Ottonian, Russian, Gothic, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-classical.

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Pōneke Matt @ponekematt.bsky.social · Sep 10

Māori Wards honour Te Tiriti. They ensure Māori voices are at the council table helping to make better decisions. That makes local democracy fairer, more representative and better for everyone.

Vote to KEEP Māori Wards.

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