Alison Campbell
@acampbelteacher.bsky.social
Biology educator, science communicator (I'm retired but still doing both!), foodie, dog-lover, avid reader, & somewhat addicted to cycling for pleasure. Occasional blogger: https://blog.waikato.ac.nz/bioblog/
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Analysis: Finance Minister Nicola Willis effectively confirmed Tuesday that New Zealand will not meet its 2030 climate target under the Paris Agreement under the current Government’s policies.
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Govt accused of breaching Paris climate deal after Willis rules out buying credits
Analysis: Finance Minister Nicola Willis effectively confirmed New Zealand will not meet its 2030 climate target under the current Govt's policies.
newsroom.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Going to the IKEA opening? You may be thinking about going by bike 🚲
⚠️ Please be careful: it's an area for experienced bike riders, with some more dangerous areas. If you're not sure, the train is an option
If you do bike there, this map shows a good approach 💡
⚠️ Please be careful: it's an area for experienced bike riders, with some more dangerous areas. If you're not sure, the train is an option
If you do bike there, this map shows a good approach 💡
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Going to the IKEA opening? You may be thinking about going by bike 🚲
⚠️ Please be careful: it's an area for experienced bike riders, with some more dangerous areas. If you're not sure, the train is an option
If you do bike there, this map shows a good approach 💡
⚠️ Please be careful: it's an area for experienced bike riders, with some more dangerous areas. If you're not sure, the train is an option
If you do bike there, this map shows a good approach 💡
In other words, he's fine with drug dealing unless it's done by poor people.
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
In other words, he's fine with drug dealing unless it's done by poor people.
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Passing out while your underlings are sucking up to you is a neat illustration of what unitary executive theory gets us.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Passing out while your underlings are sucking up to you is a neat illustration of what unitary executive theory gets us.
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For those planning to watch the expected calamity of the ACIP meeting on December 4-5, they have switched the days for the topics. Now HBV vaccine will be discussed on Thursday and the entire childhood vaccine schedule on Friday.
The agendas are vague and no materials have been posted yet.
The agendas are vague and no materials have been posted yet.
December 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
For those planning to watch the expected calamity of the ACIP meeting on December 4-5, they have switched the days for the topics. Now HBV vaccine will be discussed on Thursday and the entire childhood vaccine schedule on Friday.
The agendas are vague and no materials have been posted yet.
The agendas are vague and no materials have been posted yet.
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Expert-level trolling.
Expert-level trolling.
December 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Expert-level trolling.
Expert-level trolling.
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If you are thinking about joining #ArtAdventCalendar but are thinking you missed a day or you won't be able to post every day, remember you get to be like Gandalf and arrive (or leave) precisely when you mean to...
a wizard is never late nor is he early he arrives precisely when he means to ..
Alt: man with a long beard and a big wizard's hat saying a wizard is never late nor is he early he arrives precisely when he means to ..
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December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If you are thinking about joining #ArtAdventCalendar but are thinking you missed a day or you won't be able to post every day, remember you get to be like Gandalf and arrive (or leave) precisely when you mean to...
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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It’s reassuring to see that Brian Roche is spending his time focused on social media and strike breaking, rather than wasting his efforts as titular head of the public sector on small matters such as - say - the culture and conduct issues at NZ Police
#nzpol
#nzpol
Public Service Commission 'likely' to run social media ads on public sector negotiations again
Public Service Commission 'likely' to run social media ads on public sector negotiations again
Social media is a "critical channel" for people to get information, and it is "entirely appropriate" to participate, says the Public Service Commissioner.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It’s reassuring to see that Brian Roche is spending his time focused on social media and strike breaking, rather than wasting his efforts as titular head of the public sector on small matters such as - say - the culture and conduct issues at NZ Police
#nzpol
#nzpol
Totally abhorrent
Abhorrent and not remotely surprising.
And no wonder Trump likes Hegseth so much. One thing I learned in my (brief) military training was that physical cowards love the idea of inflicting suffering.
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And no wonder Trump likes Hegseth so much. One thing I learned in my (brief) military training was that physical cowards love the idea of inflicting suffering.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Totally abhorrent
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💉 It’s common to see anti-vaccine positions based on wanting (cynical view: claiming to want) “perfection” – something not really possible – rather than “much better than not”.*
Usually that’s one person, defending their opposition to them. Here it’s being weaponised as a de facto ban.
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Usually that’s one person, defending their opposition to them. Here it’s being weaponised as a de facto ban.
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The FDA wants to make it harder to get vaccines approved.
“It's a de facto ban disguised as higher standards.”
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“It's a de facto ban disguised as higher standards.”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
December 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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This is not good.
Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This is not good.
Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Disclosure: I don’t know where I sit on this debate as I can see both sides…BUT, I don’t think a billionaire who personally refuses to allow her own kids to have any access to social media at all, is the right person to be guiding this incredibly complex issue. 🤷♀️💭
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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‘Pretty disappointed’: Mowbray’s personal text to PM amid social media lobbying
The Herald has obtained texts and emails between the PM and the high-profile lobbyists.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Disclosure: I don’t know where I sit on this debate as I can see both sides…BUT, I don’t think a billionaire who personally refuses to allow her own kids to have any access to social media at all, is the right person to be guiding this incredibly complex issue. 🤷♀️💭
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
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Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.
Streets for people are good for business.
Streets for people are good for business.
The Legal Attack on Superblock Barcelona - City Lab Barcelona
In this blog post, I attempt to unpack what this court ruling is about, the legal arguments, and who is behind it. Did the city really do something wrong? What will happen to the Consell de Cent proj...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.
Streets for people are good for business.
Streets for people are good for business.
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Normal people: country’s in the shitter. So much to fix. What political party will finally have the courage to do the needful
Labour: EXTREMELY LIMITED CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Normal people: no, do the *needful*
Labour: GREENS BAD
Normal people: …the needful?
Labour: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Labour: EXTREMELY LIMITED CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Normal people: no, do the *needful*
Labour: GREENS BAD
Normal people: …the needful?
Labour: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Normal people: country’s in the shitter. So much to fix. What political party will finally have the courage to do the needful
Labour: EXTREMELY LIMITED CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Normal people: no, do the *needful*
Labour: GREENS BAD
Normal people: …the needful?
Labour: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Labour: EXTREMELY LIMITED CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Normal people: no, do the *needful*
Labour: GREENS BAD
Normal people: …the needful?
Labour: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
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November 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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I saw someone call Luxon "Captain Underpants" on Facebook and I can't unsee it.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I saw someone call Luxon "Captain Underpants" on Facebook and I can't unsee it.
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When is an e-bike not an e-bike? Let's call these what they are: electric motorcycles.
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Parents, here's what to know if your kid wants a Sur Ron or high power e-bike
If you’re a parent of a teenager, there’s a decent chance you’ve heard the phrase “Can I get a Sur...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
When is an e-bike not an e-bike? Let's call these what they are: electric motorcycles.
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I don't understand. If we want gas networks to deline and fall over, why are we letting them gouge their customers harder? Why must they be enabled to "recover their costs" (which were in fact paid by the local authorities who built them, before they were stolen)?
Gas bills will rise 8 percent over two years in Auckland, under a proposal to avoid stranded assets as gas networks consider winding down. Marc Daalder reports.
Gas networks won't grow any larger – Commerce Commission
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November 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I don't understand. If we want gas networks to deline and fall over, why are we letting them gouge their customers harder? Why must they be enabled to "recover their costs" (which were in fact paid by the local authorities who built them, before they were stolen)?
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NZ #Education is under attack & only 4% of principals are happy:
Across curriculum, governance, TeTiritiOWaitangi, & professional regulation, a consistent message emerges: The profession is being restructured at speed, without trust, partnership, or evidence #nzpol
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Across curriculum, governance, TeTiritiOWaitangi, & professional regulation, a consistent message emerges: The profession is being restructured at speed, without trust, partnership, or evidence #nzpol
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Aotearoa’s educators are speaking clearly
The question now is whether the Government is willing to listen
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November 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
NZ #Education is under attack & only 4% of principals are happy:
Across curriculum, governance, TeTiritiOWaitangi, & professional regulation, a consistent message emerges: The profession is being restructured at speed, without trust, partnership, or evidence #nzpol
open.substack.com/pub/aecnz/p/...?
Across curriculum, governance, TeTiritiOWaitangi, & professional regulation, a consistent message emerges: The profession is being restructured at speed, without trust, partnership, or evidence #nzpol
open.substack.com/pub/aecnz/p/...?