We need the Climate Emergency Response Fund now more than ever. Instead we get this which is only going to make the climate emergency worse. #NZPol New liquefied natural gas terminal: 'Vital' or 'bonkers'? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Really hope all those journos that were angry and calling for more climate action last week publish something about this bonkers, corrupt, planet-burning LNG idea. We won't see any real change unless the issue stays in the news and we're constantly asking for better #nzpol

ONE BILLION DOLLARS. IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL ONE BILLION THAT MADE THEM STOP THE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL AND IREX. No money for hospitals or the ferries, money to prop up fossil fuels.

Not voted for #BugOfTheYear yet? Thanks to @thespinoff.bsky.social for letting me make the case for the North Auckland Worm. Vote now! thespinoff.co.nz/science/09-0...

Some governments raise taxes to fund public health and education. Not Luxon. He is literally raising taxes to subsidise fossil fuels. He is putting a levy on our electricity bills to pay for his LNG import terminal.

By defeating seabed mining in Taranaki, the green movement has created the option of large scale, low carbon, reliable, cheap offshore wind, which will actually make a real difference to NZ’s energy system. Unlike an LNG import facility which is expensive, polluting and small.

We should not be subsidising fossil fuels. And it's a whopper of a subsidy: The fuel+capital+operating cost of LNG (via BCG "Energy to Grow" report) is $44/GJ, half of that capital+O&M costs, if its for dry-year cover only. So paying the fixed costs with a levy HALVES the LNG price... 1/-

Let’s save the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the prime climate research lab in the US. ✊

Morning all! I recently did an interview with NBR about why I took legal action against my employer despite knowing I was going to lose money. They’ve just made the interview free to view so here’s the link if you are interested www.nbr.co.nz/toil-and-tro...

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

All these men driving women out of their fields with giggly idiot grabassery and then bloviating to the public about how the lack of women is proof of male intellectual superiority... I hate them all. I hate them so much.

Biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem — it’s time to fix it. Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity... www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This is an environmental win for the ages. They tried to start seabed mining in Aotearoa. For 12 years we fought back. And won. A magnificent alliance of iwi and environment NGOs and 100,000s of NZers www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

Wow 😱

Did you miss the #IPBES12 opening ceremony? Catch the Opening Plenary session video and see how we're setting the stage for vital discussions on #biodiversity and #nature. 🌏🌿 Stay tuned for updates from #IPBES12. youtu.be/MyTsVc2EORU

I've voted. Have you?

#IPBES12 is underway with opening statements. Colombia for GRULAC begins with a tribute to a ‘founding member’ who has left—the US—and hopes they will be back soon. Got a little choked up at that - ❤️ - I too hope the US will be back soon.

My wife and I were on a beach in the Wellington area and found this at a car park, in the grass. It is approximately the size of a person's hand,made of bone, and intricately carved. I've masked the lower half,as only the legitimate owner will be able to fully describe it. Please share this...(1)

It's hard and it's not headline-grabbing, but working out 'how do we reduce the opportunities for predators not despite of Naive Man (tm) but because of him' is required. How do we steer clear of the next Wallace without requiring a target to be brave enough to call him out

From a systems point of view, "naivete" is where the analysis work begins, not ends. "He didn't know" covers arses. It does not make targets safe. Instead, it allows everybody - everybody - to carry on like we've always done (See also: people enabling James Wallace). No difficult convos.

The University of Auckland has a policy on outside activities. Any staff member emailing their personal bank account number to a potential benefactor is inconsistent with the policy (whether the benefactor is a convicted felon or not) www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about-us/....

The spin on Brian Boyd seems to be "he's naive ergo nothing to see here". From an individual pt of view? Maybe. (Although naivete about a "bevy of beauties" almost "stamped by a doll-making machine" ... This man should not be allowed anywhere near Lolita analysis). But from a systems pt of view?

“Shocked to discover his name there” - when another article said he’d been anticipating it…could we have some consistency at least?

This guy is a Fellow of RSNZ and received their prestigious Rutherford Medal in 2020 (worth $100K) for "preeminent research, scholarship or innovation". This is what "merit-based" appointments serve up. Absolutely shameful. I'm not sure I've ever seen such a bad interview.

#WorldWetlandsDay AoNZ lost >90% of its original repo (wetlands), raising ongoing concerns about the health and future of these culturally significant ecosystems. This series responds to specific needs identified by Māori & gives voice to wetlands through the voices of our people. bit.ly/3M4DgQp

Absolutely this 👇 Society trains women to think "it's not that bad" or even think it's our own fault. We've all got a story and it's worse for women who are not white heterosexual cis women.

UoA likes to think it's part of the Go8 but does not pay the salaries to match.

Because UoA has no guidelines on payment rates for guest lectures, I was looking for reasonable information online and found this UNSW page showing casual academic pay rates. I'm sure this is news to nobody but casual staff are MASSIVELY underpaid in NZ. www.unsw.edu.au/human-resour...

When pressed on anything positive they are doing about climate change, the Luxon Govt points to fast tracking renewable generation. But solar farms are moving from concept to construction in less than 12 months WITHOUT USING THE FAST TRACK. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

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In 2025, climate disasters hit 87.8M people worldwide. Drought drove the biggest toll, while rare, intensified storms killed thousands. Researchers warn climate change is pushing preparedness and adaptation to their limits.

Thinking of all the academic (and other) women in Aotearoa feeling triggered by the news about a certain UoA prof tonight. Whether you have a personal connection to this one or have similar experiences, I hope you have good support. Reach out if you want to talk.

Some NZ journalists are still writing about increasing storms but not providing any context: ‘as our climate changes’ I’d say it’s just an omission were it not for a comment by a radio panelist last week that she’d never heard a reported connection between more extreme storm events & climate change

So much this. Academic men rarely have to worry about any of it. For women academics, once we've figured out how to navigate the system ourselves, we spend our energies supporting others while continuing to deal with it ourselves.

Here's how the records stacked up during the recent heatwave over central and southern Australia. All-month maximum temperature records at individual stations with 25+ year histories are highlighted.

Our universities could be doing so much more to support education and research among students and scholars in Gaza, in the context of scholastics and genocide asiapacificreport.nz/2026/01/27/i...

PSA for men writing about their love of Lolita, it’s about a 12-year-old who is kidnapped and serially raped by a much older man. Lolita and nymphet are synonyms for girls whom pedophiles find sexually tempting. If you feel like Lolita is a charming tale to aspire to, you think like a predator.

Fact: Climate change is making the weather more extreme. My #cartoon today #NZpol #ClimateChange #Floods #ClimateInaction

Please share! PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens. uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

JOB ALERT! Come work with us as a PhD student for 4 years if you are interested in biodiversity monitoring, technology development, insects and agriculture.

"Boundaries are blurred when an organisation or institution claims to prohibit genAI use for writing assessments or research outputs, but supports and encourages its use for almost every other teaching, learning and research activity." A really good article here...

New blog: we need more policies and guidelines that help us navigate professional disagreements and conflicts over genAI use and deliver fair and equitable outcomes for individuals #AcademicSky #HigherEd ecologyisnotadirtyword.com/2026/01/30/e...

~Swarbrick said the fact funding for Māori resilience had been cut was "gutting". "That would have enabled more investment in building that resilience, as opposed to what [the government] are doing right now, which is patting iwi Māori on the back and simply reimbursing them."~ Or handing out KFC.

This is a really cool collection of papers relevant to @ipbes.net from the @britishecologicalsociety.org journals. These lists super helpful for teaching. My BIOSCI 766 Global Change Ecology students are going to love this!

If you're looking for new volunteering opportunities, then this post is for you 👇 We are now recruiting for roles in the EDGE Network, Climate Change Group, Welsh Policy Group and Alder Network.  Keep reading to find the role that best matches your interests and experience.

The forestry sector needs major changes. It's not fit for a changing climate. #NZPol

By our estimates, the cost of the damage done to the region in a major weather event - borne by ratepayers and taxpayers and insurers and landowners - exceeds the $202m in annual regional GDP the entire forestry sector produces

Ouch! No real comeback from industry. Eastland Wood Council were out of their depth so passed the report by @kentduston.bsky.social and co. on to NZ Forest Owners Association - who could only say Stats NZ is wrong (when industry stats don’t suit industry claims). www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...