Do any #Antarctic history folk know what has happened to the Antarctic Sun website? I know it stopped publishing new stories but last time I looked the website still existed with all the old stories. Not today - not sure if it's moved or been retired for ... reasons? antarcticsun.usap.gov

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected. And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.* Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

Early bird registration for the 2026 #Climate & #Cryosphere conference in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, closes next week. I'm looking forward to chairing a session on Communicating cryospheric change for diverse audiences @clicwcrp.bsky.social Full details: clic2026.com/wp-content/u...

a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐

Folks, people who appreciated Siouxsie's work during the pandemic and/or who like free speech and academic freedom should help out here if they can. And that's all of us, one way or another, right? www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...

Deal news! Delighted to share that NZ academic & science journalist @rkpriestley.bsky.social's forthcoming "Melting Ice, Rising Seas: How Antarctica’s Ice Sheets are Reshaping our World" has been acquired by @monashuniversity.bsky.social Press in OZ, & will appear from @thwupbooks.bsky.social in NZ!

Room service!

Folks, wishing everyone a restful & restorative Labour weekend, wherein we give thanks to Sam Parnell & the Labour movement & unions for the 8 hr day:

In Mexico, blackouts caused by data centers destroyed people's refrigerators and oxygen equipment in hospitals, and water shortages meant toilets couldn't flush in schools. AI is another version of colonial extraction.

"Is suffer how I am seen? Is suffer what I am reduced to? Is suffer my default?" Lovely short piece of writing here about pain, suffering and stigma

"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?"

This is what Marsden Grants in Humanities (now scrapped!) and a decade of research can achieve — "a compelling and significant contribution to understanding the reordering of power that shaped Aotearoa in the nineteenth century". www.bwb.co.nz/books/garris... @bwbnz.bsky.social 👏 #NZHistory #history

“Sometimes I think the ice was the best place I’ve ever been” Sames xxx 🇦🇶 🦭 ☕️

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

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 🥵 🌊 ⛈️

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...

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! 🏝️🌊

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...

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).

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...

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

Day 1! Let’s go! #baah

🚨Deadline extended 🚨 Get your abstracts in for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 by Tuesday 7 October → forms.gle/vdMooRs2srtz... #cccss26 #complexsystems 🧪

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

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...

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

PARODY VS LUNACY youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U?...

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 🧵)

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!

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

Lovely and thoughtful review of Kings of this World thespinoff.co.nz/books/13-09-...

If you're sick of this government and this absolute race baiting bullshit and attacks on Māori across the board - vote in your local election and vote to keep Māori wards. Your council is ONLY having a referendum because this government is forcing them to. How embarrassing if they all get kept.

My daughter needs a few more survey takers for her Year 13 assignment - it's looking at can musicians make a living off music streaming services in 2025 If you can spare 5 mins it'd be greatly appreciated! bit.ly/46usr1v

The War on climate series at @theconversation.com explores the relationship between climate issues and global conflicts. Have a look!

An authoritative group of #climate scientists have reviewed 5 prominent ideas to #geoengineer the polar regions. They conclude that these ideas are economically and practically unfeasible, environmentally dangerous & have major governance & ethics issues. www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci... 🌊🧪

August CO2 and methane data at NOAA just dropped. The 3-year running average for the rate of CO2 growth continues to increase (now at 7.78 ppm per 3 years), and is nearing an all-time high. Maybe if we all just hope a bit more, I'm sure that will change everything.

"If there is one thing I would hope for in the next pandemic, it is that we can recapture some of the spirit that got us through those years, while striving to ensure that the costs and benefits are shared more equitably next time." - @hendysh.bsky.social 📸 by Dave Coles

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, a group of scientists and researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand dropped everything they were doing and rolled up their sleeves to help the response. This response ultimately saved around 20,000 lives 🧪 🧵

❄️ ☃️ ⛰️ Abstract deadline extended to 19 Sept for Feb2026 #Climate & #Cryosphere conf in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand! There is already an excellent lineup of physical & social scientists, Indigenous scholars, policy and communication scholars and more. More at clic2026.com @clicwcrp.bsky.social

Want to come to New Zealand this summer? The call for abstracts for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 is now open: forms.gle/g22s2dR85oFq... 🧪

First day of pre-production!