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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 3h

Week in Review:
Opinion from the University of Auckland: Govt's pig welfare amendment bill seeks to carve out an exception from the present law to specifically allow for otherwise unlawful regulations

Govt's pig welfare amendment bill is Orwellian doublethink

newsroom.co.nz

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Alessandra Zecchini @alessandrazecchini.bsky.social · 16h

Recipe of the day: Vegan chocolate-hazelnut spread and Vegan chocolate brownie
alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/vega...

#baking #plantbased #chocolate #hazelnuts #dessert #cake #sweetthings #recipesonbluesky #vegetarian #yum #vegan @plantbasedtimes.bsky.social @vegsoc.bsky.social
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 1d

Peace is more than an absence of war!

Welcoming today’s ceasefire in #Gaza, Greenpeace calls for humanitarian organisations to be given unrestricted access to deliver aid in the face of famine and genocide.

Full statement:

www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Alt text:
Destroyed residential buildings in the Jabalia area, northern Gaza Strip, photographed after Israeli forces withdrew in January 2009. Rubble and debris stretch across the landscape where homes once stood, with people seen moving among the ruins.

Photo credit:
Photo by RafahKid / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Date and location:
Jabalia, Gaza Strip — 20 January 2009

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 1d

The New Bum series is ready for Christmas in three continents!

@scholasticuk.bsky.social @doverpublications.bsky.social #santaneedsanewbum #santaneedsanewbutt #bumseries #INeedaNewBum #ineedanewbutt #oratiabooks #humour #kidsbooks #christmasbooksforkids #bannedbooks @publisherswkly.bsky.social

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Alessandra Zecchini @alessandrazecchini.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulazioni László

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 2d

Oratia Media is one of New Zealand’s most active independent book publishers. Founded in 2000 as a publishing services company by Kiwi-Italian couple Alessandra Zecchini and Peter Dowling ...
read more:
www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/intervi...

@publisherswkly.bsky.social @takahemagazine.bsky.social

Interview: Peter Dowling talks about Oratia’s 25th anniversary and its new imprint, Five Oceans

Oratia Media is one of New Zealand’s most active independent book publishers. Founded in 2000 as a publishing services company by Kiwi-Italian couple Alessandra Zecchini and Peter Dowling, it has grow...

www.nzbooklovers.co.nz

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Alessandra Zecchini @alessandrazecchini.bsky.social · 2d

Recipe of the day: #carrotleaf fritters, #Vegan and #glutenfree,
plus I used #onionweed (so there is some #foraging of #edibleflowers and #edibleweeds in here too!)

alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/carr...

#plantbased @plantbasedtimes.bsky.social @vegsoc.bsky.social #vegetarian #free

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Alessandra Zecchini @alessandrazecchini.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for sharing. I am a vegetarian but I still like to know these things. 💚

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 3d

The NZ Series
A non-fiction resource for general readers and schools, introducing complex subjects in concise terms
oratia.co.nz/product-tag/...

#nzhistory #nzgeography #oratiabooks #nzseries @philippaw.bsky.social @lianza.bsky.social @nzjh.bsky.social @nzgeo.bsky.social @nzsa.bsky.social

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Alessandra Zecchini @alessandrazecchini.bsky.social · 3d

Perfect for Halloween (they look like larvae!): Roasted mini yams
alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/roas...

#plantbased #vegan #veganblog #yams #alessandrazecchini #vegetarian #halloweenfood #healthyfood #vegano #vegetariano #glutenfree @vegsoc.bsky.social @plantbasedtimes.bsky.social

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 3d

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Benjamin D. Dickson reviews Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics by Matthew Wright in New Zealand Science Review, issue 80.
PDF available on New Zealand Science Review's website: ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article...
#oratiabooks #ErnestRutherford #physics #science #NZhistory

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent interview today with author and historian Matthew Wright, talking about his latest book Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics.
Listen on RNZ Nine to Noon:
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

#oratiabooks #ErnestRutherford #physics @nzjh.bsky.social @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social

Understanding NZ's greatest scientist Ernest Rutherford

Rutherford's life and his work has been diligently chronicled in a new book by Kiwi author Matthew Wright called Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics.

www.rnz.co.nz

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 4d

Nanny Mihi fosters patience, creativity, and a connection to nature within her mokopuna, and in the reader. Her key message is that sometimes the best things are those we cannot hold on to.”

Nanny Mihi and the Rainbow in Kindercare NZ article Read-Aloud Books
#oratiabooks @abluebox.bsky.social

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 5d

In The Press and The Nelson Mail today:
Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics, by Matthew Wright
www.thepress.co.nz/culture/3608...

#oratiabooks #ErnestRutherford #physics @scribepub.bsky.social

Very talented ordinary citizen at the forefront of scientific revolution

Historian Matthew Wright has written a book that highlights Ernest Rutherford’s role in the birth of the modern world.

www.thepress.co.nz

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Alessandra Zecchini @alessandrazecchini.bsky.social · 15d

Italian recipe of the day: Fig tart
alessandrazecchini.blogspot.com/2014/04/fig-...

#figs #fichi #baking #plantbased #tart #tarte #dessert #cake #sweetthings #recipesonbluesky #vegetarian #Italian #yum

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Alessandra Zecchini @alessandrazecchini.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! Grazie!

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 5d

Author and historian Matthew Wright at Unity Books Wellington last Sunday. Matthew presented his new book Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics.

#oratiabooks #ErnestRutherford #physics #nzbookstores @nzsauthorswgtn.bsky.social @nzsa.bsky.social

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Alessandra Zecchini @alessandrazecchini.bsky.social · 6d

Italian recipe of the day: make your own ciabatta bread
alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/make...

#bread #baking #homemade #pane #ciabatta #alessandrazecchini #plantbased #veganblog #italian #italianbread #selfsufficient #lifestyle #eatwell #vegan #vegetarian #freerecipe #recipesonbluesky

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 6d

HE WHĀNAU TUHITUHI - Ahorangi Taiarahia Black rāua ko tana tama a Ahorangi Tuarua Hona Black.

www.kupu.org.nz

#kupufestival #oratiabooks #honablack #reomāori #rotorua @etangata.bsky.social

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 6d

Earth's forests are on the brink.

Here's how world leaders can take action protect them (and us) in upcoming climate talks.

#COP30 #SaveTheAmazon

Our forests are on the brink. This is how world leaders can protect them at COP30 - Greenpeace International

From a strong Tropical Forest Forever Facility to a concrete action plan to halt deforestation by 2030, it is the world’s leaders duty to protect global forests.

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 6d

Nevil Gibson reviews Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics by Matthew Wright for NBR - National Business Review

#oratiabooks #physics @universitypress.cambridge.org @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social @nobelprize.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @nbr.co.nz

www.nbr.co.nz/book-review/...

The man who solved the atom’s mysteries - NBR | Business news & analysis | Independent, ad-free reporting

Read premium business news, economic analysis, and market reporting from New Zealand’s most trusted business newsroom. Subscribe to support independent journalism.

www.nbr.co.nz

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Alessandra Zecchini @alessandrazecchini.bsky.social · Jun 27

Lentil lifestyle. Good for the planet 🌏
#plantbased #edibleflowers #vegan #glutenfree #lentils @plantbasednews.bsky.social @plantbasedtimes.bsky.social
@greenpeace.org @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social
@vegsoc.bsky.social @vegansociety.bsky.social

alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/beau...

Beautiful Brown Lentil Salad with Edible Flowers

Vegan Cuisine, Healthy Food, Foraging, Healthy Vegan, Vegan recipes, Gluten Free Vegan

alessandra-veganblog.blogspot.com

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 7d

Our heartfelt congratulations to the State of Palestine on ratifying the Global Ocean Treaty. ⁣
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In the face of genocide, famine and suffering, this decision to stand for our shared planet and ocean is a powerful act of courage & solidarity. ⁣
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#ProtectTheOceans #StopDeepSeaMining #StopTheGenocide

Graphic heart around the State of Palestine flag (in red, black, white and green). Text: the State of Palestine just ratified the Global Ocean Treaty

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 7d

Macawa ni Vosa vakaViti – Fijian Language Week
5 - 11 October

In the first photo: Fijian–New Zealand educator Dr Tarisi Vunidilo at the launch Fiji – Viti, in Suva, August 2025.

oratia.co.nz/product/fiji/

@etangata.bsky.social #fijianlanguageweek #macawanivosavakaviti #oratiabooks #fiji

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oratiabooks.bsky.social @oratiabooks.bsky.social · 7d

KUPU KI TE PEPA, HEI KOHA: Words to paper as a gift, with Peter Dowling, Jasmine Sargent, Pania Tahau-Hodges & Mairātea Mohi.

View the full festival programme and book your tickets at kupu.org.nz

#kupufestival #oratiabooks #māori #pukapuka #books #māoribooks #rotorua #aotearoa #publishing

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