I could write so many recurring gags for this, mostly about emails.

Now would be an excellent time for Luxon to release the Uffindell Report.

The UK is looking at delinking gas and electricity prices, to cut consumers’ bills in response to the fossil fuel energy shock caused by Trump’s attack on Iran.

NZ could do this too.

Modest sea level rise will sort it.

True, but unless you're going to research what it does from scratch, the name is essential for finding out what it does. And also for telling others when you've finished your own research. #Taxonomy

Our family lived here, on Wright St in #Wellington #NewZealand, for 4 years. Those are my neighbours. Anyone in a position of power or influence you hear on the news using the word ‘unprecedented’ deserves…opprobrium. At a minimum. #ClimateChange
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I didn’t realise the launch was yesterday. Apt that I got to mention it in yesterday’s Sunday Star Times. www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/...

BioSyst.EU 2026 A three-day conference celebrating European systematics and biodiversity research at its origin

Join us and our fellow European systematics associations in Uppsala, Sweden for the 4th BioSyst.EU meeting!

Dates: August 17-19, 2026

Abstract submission and early bird deadline: May 31st

Registration deadline: July 17th

Details: www.trippus.net/BioSyst2026

We hope to see there!

#BioSystEU2026

A white-bearded 81-year-old in a bush shirt signing books.

Yesterday I was one of a crowd attending the launch of Hugh Wilson's latest book, Hinewai Reflections—his collected botanical illustration. Hugh signed books and chatted with a long queue of fans.

Are we hearing this message, Ireland???

We could well be in *very* deep trouble if we don't.

Watching the rain radar tonight. All ok in Paekākāriki? It seems to be slowly moving south.

Update from Hutt City FB page: The river is rising quickly. They are closing both Kennedy Good and Melling bridges overnight and not reopening until they've been assessed by engineers in the morning. Get home, sooner rather than later. Roads are already closing.
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I think that page already exists Paul.

What I would say to you is it’s HR’s job to know who the staff are.

Any VUW community folks on here, campus is now completely closed including for teaching for the rest of the day *and* all day Tuesday. Go home, stay home, stay safe and dry!

Yes. My guess is there's no funding for a central website, so they run it as a Facebook page instead. Only a guess though.

Wellington! 💛🖤 Take care out there.

But Captain, it's only April!

Why is New Zealand still posting emergency information on a social media site that not everyone belongs to?

Hope all you Wellington people here are ok?

Where we are 😬

#nzpol

She's right. They'll simply replace him with another Tory. The only good Tory went to Australia.

Novel use of RNZ Concert Writer Laura Vincent talks about the role classical music plays in her debut novel, Hoods Landing, which is a finalist in this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

Ockhams Fiction finalist Laura Vincent loves classical music. RNZ Concert is her fav station. It features in her nominated novel Hoods Landing and she got to talk about this live on Concert w Bryan Crump yesterday! Have a listen @hungryandfrozen.bsky.social #theockhams www.rnz.co.nz/concert/prog...

the pope is correct about the war bc he is correct on the merits and not because he is the pope likewise Trump is wrong about the war on the merits and not bc heads of state should never criticize religious leaders or engage in blasphemy which is actually fine thank you for coming to my ted talk

I think a list of Nat/ACT/NZF actions that mirror Trump’s would be a long list and might surprise some New Zealanders.

Given latest polling, bets are on there will be a dirty politics hit on someone in opposition to distract from this.

#NZ Science funding policy

Science offers great benefits, but to get it you want to fund basic science as widely as you can, stably, not only "commercialise". You can later *add* support for focus topics, not at the expense of basic research.

This outlines similar concerns I have previously, 1/3

It’s not that these people still exist. That’s just biology. It’s that they are still being paid to shit in their own hands & start clapping.

The Waitaki hydro canal system features a network of canals that totals approximately 56 to 58 kilometres in length...

that's a shite ton more generating potential

But the never ending neoliberal cycle of Labour National Labour National will never let this happen