1/7 Yet again, David Seymour provides an appalling, evidence-free policy. His new welfare reforms are built on a complete fantasy (shock!) and the machinery he’s designed will reliably break real bodies while completely missing the target. 🧵 andrewdicksonnz.substack.com/p/staining-t...

Time to call it. The NZ Govt is corrupt. Period. www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...

Science is not truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.

New Zealand Science: Step 1: cut science funding. Step 2: be baffled there's nothing to commercialise. Step 3: blame the professors. #nzpol

The 30:30 rule is they reason "we don't have enough money for X". Where X is just about any kind of public good: hospitals, teachers, public research, public transport, public housing, etc. etc. etc. We do have enough money for all those things, but for a made out of whole cloth b.s. story. #NZPOL

Funny discussion here as well as interesting news :-)

What they taught in school: GDP up = good. What they left out: The atmosphere has a limit Soil can die Water runs out 8 billion people need a living planet, not just a growing economy

Do you think climate change is impacting biodiversity more in the tropics than in temperate regions? You’re not alone - so did biologists. But nearly half of species in temperate zones are already facing local extinctions because of warming temperatures. ruththornton.substack.com/p/climate-ch...

Management of invasive weed Taro vinegar in Niue Source: Facebook share.google/EI8md2tYHRYN...

Or more controversially- the ones able to get to senior positions have the wrong mix of characteristics to maintain innovative science...the selection criteria is wrong or not ideal

The cessation of the measles vaccination programme in Bangladesh has had devastating impact doi.org/10.1111/tmi.... Maintaining support for Bangladesh's programme is a win-win in our connected world so why not?

A new interactive map shows conservation land under attack in New Zealand by the Conservation Amendment Bill and where is overlaps with areas known to contain 'critical minerals' www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto... via @greenpeace.org.nz

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

⬇️ TAUTOKO. these are the Aotearoa orgs whose recent mahi i read thru just today 💔🤬 Child Poverty Action Group + Salvation Army + Coalition to End Women's Homelessness + NZ Food Network 'Hunger Monitor' report. they'd all have sthg to say about "what taxes do" www.nzfoodnetwork.org.nz/one-in-three...

“Ranking universities remains a misleading, fatuous exercise as useful as comparing the tasteful qualities of, say, dependable Russian piroshki with those of an aromatic beef rendang. Chalk and cheese; apples and oranges.” theaimn.net/nasty-fictio...

Selling off & opening up to privatisation 60% of NZ's conservation land is tragic. Tourism is one of NZ's biggest earners, and mining only gets us royalties of 2% while being on the hook for billions of clean up costs, while they suck our resources dry. Let alone our wildlife, ecosystems #nzpol

Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why people should work together to shape the economy www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This govt continues to punch down on our most vulnerable which in many cases is disproportionately represented by Maori #nzpol Move-on orders will 'criminalise children experiencing homelessness' - public health experts www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

We are hiring! Two Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (research+teaching) positions in the School of Maths & Stats, University of Canterbury ▶️One in Statistics, closes 15 July jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a... ▶️One in Applied Maths, closes 21 July jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/a... Please share!

Europe is ditching US tech — what does this mean for researchers? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Winter illnesses start to creep up – Expert Reaction Respiratory illnesses are beginning to increase across the motu as winter approaches, with Healthline receiving more calls for influenza-like illness. Rhinovirus (common cold) and RSV are currently the most commonly detected respiratory viruses.…

At last! A coherent plan for dealing with the perversity of fossil gas largely setting electricity prices, even though it supplies only 1/4 of our power. Stepping into the market like this offends the government's deepest instincts. But it needs to happen. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Which would you rather have for $65 m - a year of public transport cap of $20 a week, or 588 meters of motorway?

Said a spokesperson for chimps and elephants, "Fuck you, we're not a problem to solve" www.npr.org/2026/06/07/n...

It's disgusting from this government.

AI to chew through land, water and power by 2030 – Expert Reaction www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2026/06/04/a...

Winter Preparedness www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Fantastic work from one of our research network (ImmCor) members, Thomas Schober & team from AUT. Unfortunately with subsequent pregnancies Mum's are less likely to get maternal immunisation. Children also more at risk due to older siblings at daycare or school www.aut.ac.nz/news/stories...

Take note NZ politicians. #nzpol

Pope Leo XIV warned against reducing individuals to exploitable data and called for policies that promote both privacy and the common good. The Pope has called for stronger safeguards to protect human dignity in the collection and use of health data. #NZpol www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

This is horrific interference and undermining of democracy- I'm so sad to see this. Glad Wales held out recently.

18,000+ and counting cisgender women are saying: “Those who continue to target trans people in Aotearoa don’t do so in our name. We feel strongly that this Bill does not speak for the vast majority of cisgender women in Aotearoa - they do not speak for us!” Please sign and share everywhere. #nzpol

Insufficient and poorly targeted Budget means health system will continue to fall short www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/ins...

It strikes me, on the balance of probabilities, that 1. Fonterra and Z sent their lobbying to Matt Burgess’ personal email address in order to try to avoid public scrutiny; 2. They were given that address to facilitate avoiding public scrutiny;

Oh look, it's a pattern of behaviour by National MPs as a way to avoid public scrutiny - meaning this is very much the (corrupt) std to which they work: bsky.app/profile/dail...

"STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN"🛢️⛽🖤🔥 #AtlasNetwork sabotaging the rule of law in NZ. A climate damage case against NZ's largest corporate polluters was sunk when RW govt changed the law mid-case, following a brief from the corps to PM's advisor Matt Burgess of Atlas front NZI. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Careful commentary saying science isn't being adequately invested in...so what are these magic investments the government thinks will get us back on track...because it isn't looking promising at the moment

I know most people don’t follow Parliament, and so are likely to be completely unaware of the work of Lawrence Xu-Nan. He is the absolute master at using the rules to filibuster, stymie and delay the Government’s agenda. They can literally do less evil because Lawrence stops them

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Comment from Auckland University: Education is complicated, and we should be wary of stories that suggest it is otherwise

Billionaires don’t just use their money to buy planes & property - they use it to buy political influence and societal power - the owner of @nzherald.nzcow.com & @newstalkzb.bsky.social is one of the real bottom-feeders. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609... Well played @sanjanah.bsky.social #nzpol

Kiwis! Do we think there is corruption within our coalition government? Companies 'buying' government/politician decisions...? Straight out of the Trump/US playbook! Vote them out, in November!! #NZPol

I really rate Qtopia's submission guide on NZ First's transphobic definitions bill If you're uncertain about the submissions process, or what to say in your submission on the bill, this is a great place to start qtopia.org.nz/news/submiss...

Opinion: Some MPs leave us to conclude they come to Parliament not to serve the people but to squeeze them for as much as they can. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/27/s...

So, the Atlas Network affiliated NZ Initiative had their person on the inside, providing the conduit from NZ Initiative member companies to the Prime Minister. #revolvingdoors #lobbying #nzpol

I’m sure I must be remembering, but I think in olden times it was considered a sackable offence to have meetings with lobbyists that weren’t in a Minister’s diary.

This was very good work, and there often isn't enough recognition of brilliance; but as is usual with science there were many more people fighting this fight - it really is a huge team effort - Dr Anna Howe, Dr Emma Best & anonymous reviewers who markedly improved the work

The most staggering result after 3 years of the economy being in the toilet, cost of living crisis, high unemployment, record number of people moving overseas for jobs and to live, someone still thinks National are good managers of the economy #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Wrote a Listener column about the coalition's reckless, arrogant decision to scrap the Broadcasting Standards Authority without bothering to engage the people it's there for: the public. Fuck-knuckles indeed. www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...