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writagal.bsky.social
If you’re looking for a lift- and for policy that doesn’t hide bare minimum ideas behind the rhetoric of progress - take a look at the Greens platform.
For me, a timely reminder that we don’t move forward by lowering our expectations, but by affirming that hard things can and should be done.👇
Complete Party Policy
We are building a future where we do more, faster, to protect our planet and make sure everyone is treated equally.
www.greens.org.nz
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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tairawhitidoc.bsky.social
Sunrise, Sunday, 14 December, from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
December 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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drbex.bsky.social
We need to a reorient away from individualised notions of “resilience” towards shared accountability, relational ethics, and structural transformation.

Read more:

open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
Holding space: Disability, families, and collective hope beyond neoliberalism.
University of Otago Critical Disability Studies Research Network seminar series
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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korimakoecology.bsky.social
Wellington Natural Heritage Trust
needs your help to secure one of Wellington City's last remaining tracts of old-growth native forest.

The 71 hectare property is in South Mākara. Kiwi have moved in already. It will flourish with effective pest control!

givealittle.co.nz/org/wellingt...
Wellington Natural Heritage Trust
We need your help to secure one of Wellington City's last remaining tracts of old-growth native forest. It's an absolute gem!
givealittle.co.nz
December 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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writagal.bsky.social
“There will be a number of people, mostly women & mothers, who will be engaging in a chunk of unpaid care work over the summer holiday period.”
“Millionaire men mouthing off about ordinary, hard-working Kiwis having the temerity to take the leave they are entitled to is enraging (and hypocritical.)”
Only millionaires would complain about other people's holidays
And forget about unpaid family carers
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @mikehoney.bsky.social for all the valuable COVID data he tracks. His work has become incredibly important for scientists and health professionals, and with so little data available now, it really matters for people who want to stay safe and informed.

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Scientists rely on this COVID-19 data. It's made by a volunteer in Melbourne
Meet the Melbourne IT specialist who tracks "incredibly valuable" COVID-19 data in his spare time.
www.sbs.com.au
December 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
moerakijo.bsky.social
The trailor for Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story ♥️
Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story | Film | NZ On Screen
Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story - For over four decades, Don McGlashan's music has shaped the soundtrack of New Zealand, from his post-punk beginnings with Blam Blam Blam, to the theatrical antics...
www.nzonscreen.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social
🇳🇿New Zealand COVID weekly update: 7 Dec 2025

1 Dec to 7 Dec 2025:

🔹Reported cases: 162 (-11.9%)
🔹Reported Deaths: 9 (+50.0%)
🔹Total deaths: 5,497 (+9)

18 Nov to 24 Nov 2025:

🔹Hospitalisations: 25 (+4.1%)

#COVID19NZ

Source: tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-p...
A New Zealand COVID-19 reporting dashboard from Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora), dated “As at Sunday, December 07, 2025.” The main header reads COVID-19 REPORTING. On the left is a sidebar labeled “Contents” with buttons for Age, Ethnicity, District, Deprivation, and Definitions. The center of the screen shows a large line graph titled “Overall Counts” with the report type set to “Cases.” The graph shows daily case counts with a 7-day rolling average from 2020 to 2025, with very low levels early on, a large spike in early 2022, several smaller peaks in 2023, and low numbers through 2024 and 2025. Above the graph on the right are summary boxes: “2.7M Reported Total since 01-01-20,” “724 Reported Last 30 Days (08-11-25 to 07-12-25),” and “162 Reported Last 7 Days (01-12-25 to 07-12-25).” At the bottom is a Microsoft Power BI interface bar showing page navigation “1 of 6.”
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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alinasu33.bsky.social
Is NZ letting human rights slip through our fingers?

Last week, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination(CERD) released a report raising serious concerns about NZ’s efforts to address discrimination.

Media coverage limited (especially for ethnic communities), so I share...🧵1/7
December 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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tairawhitidoc.bsky.social
Sunrise, Saturday, 13 December, from Makorori Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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riemerville.bsky.social
Sadly, ME and Long Covid have taken another bright light.

Megan was creative, spunky, intelligent, kind, and beautiful. In the end, she was barely able to exist because of severe ME and Long Covid.

Please don’t let anyone convince you that viruses are harmless

#RIPMegan🕊️
Two women by Megan Pendleton Orange cat, w a wreath of flowers beautiful furry cat by megan pendleton frontier older man by megan Pendleton
December 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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marcdaalder.bsky.social
Scoop: A prospective offshore wind developer has announced it will shut its operations in New Zealand by the end of the year, making it the third firm to exit in the past 14 months.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/12/o...
Offshore wind firm exits NZ as seabed mine seeks consent
An offshore wind developer warned the Taranaki seabed mine would render its planned farm unviable. Now it is closing up shop in NZ.
newsroom.co.nz
December 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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thoughtfulnz.bsky.social
Basically, in NZ, the blue current year flu line has been well above above previous years (screenshot from the PHFS respiratory dashboard)
PHFS dashboard hospitalisations
December 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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thespinoff.bsky.social
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending December 12
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending December 12
That book about the hare is back....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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dejanajuk.bsky.social
Who the hell does Luxon think is cleaning public hospitals, public toilets, swimming pools over the holidays? Who is driving the buses, manning hospital wards, working in supermarkets. NZ is kept fed, clean, alive, safe and moving by essential workers many who aren’t paid a Living Wage. #nzpol
drbex.bsky.social Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 3d
Found some rather more professional words to express my sweary thoughts on millionaire men utterly ignoring all the unpaid work many women and carers do over the holiday period.

open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
Only millionaires would complain about other people's holidays
And forget about unpaid family carers
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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drbex.bsky.social
Found some rather more professional words to express my sweary thoughts on millionaire men utterly ignoring all the unpaid work many women and carers do over the holiday period.

open.substack.com/pub/drbex/p/...
Only millionaires would complain about other people's holidays
And forget about unpaid family carers
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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legallyfeminist.bsky.social
I've been doing a bunch of media about Australia's social media ban for under 16s this week.
NZ looks likely to follow.
Before we copy-paste a ban, here’s what actually matters (imo) 👇
#nzpol
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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thelatestkate.bsky.social
My favorite drawings from 2025. ♥
What animals should I draw next year?
A drawing of a cat building a snowkitty. The caption reads, "Even if we can't get it perfect, today is worth trying." A drawing of a pink moth handing onto a flower stem. The caption reads, "You matter all of the time, not only when you are at your best." A drawing of a black cat under a starry blanket. The caption reads, "please be patient with yourself; it all feels overwhelming because it IS overwhelming" A drawing of a hedgehog knitting in a fall forest. The caption reads, "doing what i can to reduce overwhelm today"
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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mojomathers.bsky.social
Passionate about disabled people rights and equity? Interested in a governance role? Come and be my boss!!
dpanz.bsky.social Disabled Persons Assembly NZ @dpanz.bsky.social · 2d
It's the last call for DPA National Executive Committee (NEC) nominations.

Nominations close: 5pm Sunday 14 December 2025

We’re looking for:
- our next President Elect, and
- two NEC members.

Are you interested?

Check out the nomination information on our website: www.dpa.org.nz/news-and-inf...
Text reads Last call! DPA NEC nominations. A whole new attitude logo.
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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thesicktimes.org
🩸 A new study examines how COVID-19 impacts the immune system.

💶 The German government has announced over €500 million in funding for infection-associated diseases.

🧬 A preprint study found more than 250 genes associated with ME, 76 of which were shared with Long COVID.

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A microscope image shows a close up of red blood cells and lymphocytes, or, white blood cells. The red blood cells are pink and round and dominate the slide, while the white blood cells, only five of them, appear bright purple and round. The text reads, “"The Sick Times. LonLon g COVID research updates. A new study examines how COVID-19 impacts the immune system. The German government has announced just over €500 million ($582 million USD) in funding for infection-associated diseases.A preprint study found more than 250 genes associated with ME, 76 of which were shared with Long COVID.” A new study examines how COVID-19 impacts the immune system. Researchers used preexisting health records from over 40,000 people who had undergone testing of their lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, and focused on comparing test results taken during China’s massive Omicron wave to before and after this time period. But these were three different cohorts, not the same participants followed over time. While the paper’s authors state that their findings “support immune dysregulation” as a driver of Long COVID, the study did not follow people with documented Long COVID symptoms or confirmed SARS-Cov-2 infections, and did not account for the potential impacts of reinfections during the period it labels as “post-COVID.” Earlier this fall, we reported on the German government cutting Long COVID funding. Now, the government has announced just over €500 million ($582 million USD) in funding for infection-associated diseases, including Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). In a program called a National Decade Against Post-Infectious Diseases, funds for research will be allocated over the next ten years (2026–2036) to study pathobiology, biomarkers, and more. In the U.S., advocates have demanded at least a billion USD per year, with some experts stating the field needs many billions per year. Researcher Ziyad Al-Aly told Nature, Germany’s funding is “a great step in the right direction.” A preprint using data from the DecodeME study found more than 250 genes associated with ME, 76 of which were shared with Long COVID. Researchers compared the genes of people with ME to those of controls and of a cohort with Long COVID, using a special AI analytics platform. “These findings provide further evidence that ME is a complex multisystemic condition where the risk of developing the disease has a very clear genetic and biological basis,” the authors concluded, explaining that although Long COVID and ME have overlapping genetic commonalities, their research suggests they are different diseases. Read more about the study in this press release, which calls it “the most detailed genetic analysis of ME ever conducted.”
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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hollowoak.bsky.social
This week's Threat Model: #Covid out now from @violetblue.bsky.social. The usual roundup + Spotlight: Covid immune system damage, and one of the largest vaccine studies ever. Read/share/support (tis the season to gift a subscription!): www.patreon.com/posts/145503...
#LongCovid #MedSky #PublicHealth
Covid: December 11, 2025 | Threat Model
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December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Georgia Public Broadcasting: 'Long COVID almost derailed cellist Joshua Roman. Instead, it set him on a new track'

'Cellist/composer Joshua Roman is bringing his solo show Immunity, about his life after a Long COVID diagnosis, to a gallery in East Atlanta..on Dec. 13..'

www.gpb.org/news/2025/12...
Long COVID almost derailed cellist Joshua Roman. Instead, it set him on a new track
Cellist/composer Joshua Roman is bringing his solo show Immunity, about his long COVID journey, to a gallery in East Atlanta at 1 p.m. on Dec. 13. He recently spoke with GPB’s Sarah Zaslaw about his j...
www.gpb.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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nzjanette.bsky.social
Pohutukawa at Waitangi Park on Wellington's waterfront.
Photo by Miss P.
Pohutukawa in full red bloom line both sides of a wide footpath. Behind them is Mt Vic with big white houses on the lower slope. And above is a bright blue summer sky.
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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tairawhitidoc.bsky.social
Dawn, Friday 12 December, from Makorori Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
December 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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apocalypseelf.bsky.social
More good news
digs.bsky.social Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 2d
The Whakatipu #takahe breeding season is off to a good start, with approx 6 nests in the Greenstone and several from the new population in the Rees. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... Great pic by takahē ranger Lisa van Beek. #conservation #rails #birds
A takahē chick and an egg in a nest. Credit: Lisa van Beek, DOC
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM