This parrot really really liked the look of my sandwich which I’ve had to hide away in my backpack

Blue sky breaking through dark clouds round the edge of Kapiti Island

Majestic would-be sandwich thief

Science Media Centre heads birding to our hearts’ content

Visited Kapiti Island nature reserve for first time in over a decade today. Absolute chorus of native birds thronging in the blooming rata. Kākā, hihi, korimako, tĩeke, kākāriki, koekoeā. Really satisfying to realise how many I can identify by sound after years of listening intently in the bush

Mark Sainsbury expresses his boundless enthusiasm during an interview with Helen Clark at the Zealandia 2024 AGM, a drawcard which packed the room and ensured all preceding formalities were kept as brief as possible

Imagine ‘skinks, geckos and frogs scurrying freely’ …Enjoyed the convo tonight marking 25 years of @zealandia.bsky.social ‘s predator proof fence. Clever gambit to spin what’s usually a chore into a drawcard for its 15,000 members. Packing out auditorium for an AGM? Well done

Volcanic fallout from Taupō eruption found in Antarctic ice core | News | Victoria Universit... Researchers discover seven volcanic glass shards hidden 279 metres deep in the ice.

Obsessed, reeling over this: Victoria University and other scientists have used volcanic glass shards BURIED 279M DOWN IN ANTARCTIC ICE A MERE 5000KM AWAY FROM THE VOLCANO to date the Taupō eruption to, oh, about LATE SUMMER/AUTUMN IN THE YEAR 232 www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2023/10...

“Ride on fish” 🪲

Brown Sugar has a beautiful garden out back with flowers and a play area. Agree that Lava Glass is worth a stop to watch live glass blowing. And Hamilton Gardens is worth a detour. Find the fairy house among the hedges by the playground.

Science Writers Database

Exciting news: Our Science Writers Database is ~officially~ live! It’s a free, public tool to help people in our global science writing community find one another and diversify their networks. www.theopennotebook.com/writers/

The Invisible Killer: New Zealand's Air Pollution Crisis | Newsroom Special Report: Air pollution is behind one in every 10 deaths in New Zealand, shattering our self-perception as a clean, green nation. What are we going to do about it?

Special Report: Air pollution is behind one in every 10 deaths in New Zealand, shattering our self-perception as a clean, green nation.

What are we going to do about it?
www.newsroom.co.nz/the-invisibl...

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