Possibly the most epic sunset I've ever captured. A mothership lenticular cloud above the Māniatoto plains looking at Pātearoa Rock & Pillar Range, Central Otago New Zealand #Nikon #GreatNZRoadie #Weather #NZ paullecomtephoto.nz (available on my site)

"A single devastating ferret attack has left a flagship Waikato conservation project reeling after it wiped out half a vital seabird colony in a bloody rampage." 🌏 www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360853922/lone-survivor-dragged-away-killing-rampage

Thatcher said "The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." The trouble with capitalism is that if you run out of other people's money, you can do it again with a new limited company

Local news report that Timur, the boy killed today, had lost his dad two years ago. His mum was raising him alone, in Kyiv, and they had come to Kramatorsk to visit his grandmother, who was also injured in the attack.

Last night I met the first kiwi in my time in Ukraine - the journalist Tom Mutch (@tomthescribe). He’s just, in the past week, published what may be the first comprehensive history of the war: The Dogs of Mariupol. amazon.com/Dogs-Mariupol-…

Yesterday I got back to Lviv, after a nearly 16 hour train trip from Kharkiv. I’ve been volunteering in Ukraine for around 218 days now. Mostly in Lviv through the winter, then a month in Odesa (a sheet of black ice when I got there), and a few side trips. Staying a while yet…

Submission completed opposing the Regulatory Standards Bill.

Santander, Spain

“One man's plight in Mongolia is having a "chilling effect" on foreign capital inflow, according to his advocates … in stark contrast to the warm and welcoming message the young and emerging democracy is trying to send to international investors” www.mongolianbusinessdatabase.com/base/newsdet...

"Clinically serious outcomes evaluated include scrumpox, mortification, the shakes, witchpox.., monkey fluxpox, dropsy of the brain ..crotch rot, .. grocer’s itch, .., the horrors..milk leg... the shakes, softening of the brain, .., swamp sickness..wandering womb fever, jail fever ....and autism. "

A decade trapped in Mongolia' (from 'The Australian'). Former British MP and chair of the Mongolian-British Chamber of Commerce John Grogan: “I have visited [Mongolia] 51 times ... the Mo Munshi case is having a chilling effect on investment and trade” #bringmomunshihome

As part of the Banks Peninsula project I'm working this month on forest remnants and reserves, the last remaining 2% of the Peninsula's forest cover. Just wrote an article about a little one in Kaituna Valley, surviving by luck and the foresight of one family. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaituna...

This guy, @albertburneko.bsky.social, is a genius. Please read his brilliant article on Elon Musk's deranged and morally repugnant Mars colonisation schtick. defector.com/neither-elon...

Latest short film from my son. Please enjoy and share! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NkQ...

Munshi, an Australian British citizen, was imprisoned in Mongolia for seven years - where he was allowed to shower every 14 days. More than 6 months after being released - he is still prevented from leaving Mongolia #bringmomunshihome. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Try Invercargill! 😥

A post from Bear's blog 'irregular-expressions': irregular-expressions.bearblog.dev/finding-the-...

The perfect escape into a new world with… * adventure * feisty Kiwi heroines * cinnamon roll (and hot as hell) heroes * giant psychic cats to ride across a mountain city * standing up to bullies * found family * the Mutinous Piglet pub * psychotic goddesses * screamingly strong coffee

Incredible, fast work by @uclasustainablela.bsky.social scientists demonstrating all the myriad ways that climate change led to extreme conditions causing larger, more intense burns in the #PalisadeFire and #EatonFire sustainablela.ucla.edu/2025lawildfi...

"If we can create monetary value in forests by leaving the [large] trees there instead of extracting value from forests by taking timber out, that would be better on so many levels. We need to think differently." ~Francesca Hopkins, climate scientist @ UC-Irvine

People Watching: Sailing on Auckland Harbour on the Ted Ashby, the New Zealand Maritime Museum's heritage scow, on a perfect breezy friday afternoon

Munshi has been released after 7 yrs but is subject to a travel ban - it will not be lifted unless he pays enormous compensation, which he is not able to do. Unless something changes, he will die in Mongolia. He has significant medical issues which can not be adequately managed in Mongolia.

Munshi is my previous boss. #bringmohome www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...