Tree man: Aotearoa
@dfromaotearoa.bsky.social
'The person with a narrow vision sees a narrow horizon, the person with a wide vision sees a wide horizon."
‘He rangi tā Matawhāiti, he rangi tā Matawhānui'
Technocrat - and lots of tree stuff.
Banner: Urtica ferox - IYKYK
‘He rangi tā Matawhāiti, he rangi tā Matawhānui'
Technocrat - and lots of tree stuff.
Banner: Urtica ferox - IYKYK
Pinned
If you think ecosystem services are separated from material prosperity, then I've a climate based hurricane/polar blast/drought/heatwave/flood for your consideration.
What is it you're suggesting politicians do about the risk to the commons?
What is it you're suggesting politicians do about the risk to the commons?
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Issues have come up as recently as last summer. It's difficult to adjudicate every single claim because Zara always has some excuse. But ask yourself: why has this company attracted so many claims for so long? IMO, the issue is structural: fast fashion is inherently exploitative.
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Issues have come up as recently as last summer. It's difficult to adjudicate every single claim because Zara always has some excuse. But ask yourself: why has this company attracted so many claims for so long? IMO, the issue is structural: fast fashion is inherently exploitative.
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'MOVIN' ON', mini art quilt by textile artist Nancy Messier #WomensArt #Monday
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 AM
'MOVIN' ON', mini art quilt by textile artist Nancy Messier #WomensArt #Monday
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Camille Pissarro, A Corner of the Meadow at Eragny, 1902
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1114605
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1114605
February 9, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Camille Pissarro, A Corner of the Meadow at Eragny, 1902
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1114605
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1114605
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#Christchurch #NZ Annual Farewell to the Godwits ceremony, Sat. 28 Feb
1 pm: Free sausages, music, drinks.
1.30pm: Welcome & guided walk by CCC park rangers to view the birds before they leave for Alaska.
Suitable for all ages. *Please leave the dog at home*
estuary.org.nz/event/annual...
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1 pm: Free sausages, music, drinks.
1.30pm: Welcome & guided walk by CCC park rangers to view the birds before they leave for Alaska.
Suitable for all ages. *Please leave the dog at home*
estuary.org.nz/event/annual...
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Annual 'Farewell to the Godwits' Ceremony 2026 - Avon-Heathcote Estuary Trust
Annual Farewell to the godwits ceremony to “Wish the Godwits a safe return to their breeding grounds in Alaska” Saturday, 28 February 2026 Southshore Spit Reserve (at the very end […]
estuary.org.nz
February 8, 2026 at 7:13 AM
#Christchurch #NZ Annual Farewell to the Godwits ceremony, Sat. 28 Feb
1 pm: Free sausages, music, drinks.
1.30pm: Welcome & guided walk by CCC park rangers to view the birds before they leave for Alaska.
Suitable for all ages. *Please leave the dog at home*
estuary.org.nz/event/annual...
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1 pm: Free sausages, music, drinks.
1.30pm: Welcome & guided walk by CCC park rangers to view the birds before they leave for Alaska.
Suitable for all ages. *Please leave the dog at home*
estuary.org.nz/event/annual...
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Is Railway Pie Aotearoa’s longest-running group? Forming in Palmerson North during the late 60s jug band boom, they are still playing today. Bassist Alan Young: “The blues revival broke out; all of a sudden you could get vinyl reissues of 1920s recordings... www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/rai...
Railway Pie - Article | AudioCulture
Formed during the jug band boom of the late 60s, Railway Pie can lay claim to being the last jug band standing. Featuring original members Jack Craw, Jim Crawford and Terry Toohill in the line-up, alo...
www.audioculture.co.nz
February 8, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Is Railway Pie Aotearoa’s longest-running group? Forming in Palmerson North during the late 60s jug band boom, they are still playing today. Bassist Alan Young: “The blues revival broke out; all of a sudden you could get vinyl reissues of 1920s recordings... www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/rai...
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Industrial heat is one of the hardest parts of the energy transition.
This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Industrial heat is one of the hardest parts of the energy transition.
This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
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read through this entire thread
Re: Science Mag editorial celebrating mainly the inside/quiet advocacy done this year, I offer this in lighthearted response. 🧪
This is a Myanmar woman doing her usual, longstanding dance routine while black cars speed by to carry out a coup. 1/4
This is a Myanmar woman doing her usual, longstanding dance routine while black cars speed by to carry out a coup. 1/4
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 AM
read through this entire thread
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My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
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Liberals getting literally the sports except for like.. NASCAR in the divorce is honestly really funny.
Wow. MAGA admits it is rooting AGAINST Team USA because athletes are using their first amendment rights!
February 8, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Liberals getting literally the sports except for like.. NASCAR in the divorce is honestly really funny.
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I found the NZ fairy tern / tara-iti! There are only about 50 adult fairy terns in New Zealand, making them the rarest bird that breeds here by far. It took a lot of trial and error (and some dumb luck) but yesterday, I succeeded! 🪶
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I found the NZ fairy tern / tara-iti! There are only about 50 adult fairy terns in New Zealand, making them the rarest bird that breeds here by far. It took a lot of trial and error (and some dumb luck) but yesterday, I succeeded! 🪶
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
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this is now my whole personality
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
this is now my whole personality
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Ellen Neel (1916–1966), a Kwakwakaʼwakw First Nations artist and woodcarver, who was the first woman known to have professionally carved totem poles #WomensArt
February 7, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Ellen Neel (1916–1966), a Kwakwakaʼwakw First Nations artist and woodcarver, who was the first woman known to have professionally carved totem poles #WomensArt
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... best by famed US critic Robert Christgau.
Wilkins also loves New Zealand music, so we asked him to select 7 songs from Aotearoa that matter to him. On Aldous Harding's 'Treasure': "the song makes me think of Brian Wilson in the way it continues to find these surprising melodic turns".
Wilkins also loves New Zealand music, so we asked him to select 7 songs from Aotearoa that matter to him. On Aldous Harding's 'Treasure': "the song makes me think of Brian Wilson in the way it continues to find these surprising melodic turns".
February 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
... best by famed US critic Robert Christgau.
Wilkins also loves New Zealand music, so we asked him to select 7 songs from Aotearoa that matter to him. On Aldous Harding's 'Treasure': "the song makes me think of Brian Wilson in the way it continues to find these surprising melodic turns".
Wilkins also loves New Zealand music, so we asked him to select 7 songs from Aotearoa that matter to him. On Aldous Harding's 'Treasure': "the song makes me think of Brian Wilson in the way it continues to find these surprising melodic turns".
A metaphor for the world rn
Removing sewage before it goes septic is main focus of Wellington water company
Removing sewage before it goes septic is main focus of Wellington water company
Early Wednesday morning, Wellington's Moa Point Treatment Plant was flooded by raw sewage - causing it to shut down and be evacuated.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
A metaphor for the world rn
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Compromise.
Name the tunnel for him.
It's way more fitting, as they're both holes of a kind.
Name the tunnel for him.
It's way more fitting, as they're both holes of a kind.
Trump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed for him, source says reut.rs/4ac0nRa
Trump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed for him, source says
U.S. President Donald Trump offered last month to drop his hold on funding for a key $16 billion New York Hudson River tunnel project in exchange for Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer supporting the renaming of Washington Dulles Airport and New York Penn Station after Trump, a source told Reuters Thursday.
reut.rs
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Compromise.
Name the tunnel for him.
It's way more fitting, as they're both holes of a kind.
Name the tunnel for him.
It's way more fitting, as they're both holes of a kind.
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Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, painter, poet, genius #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, painter, poet, genius #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
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Flor de María Garduño, contemporary Mexican photographerr #WomensArt
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Flor de María Garduño, contemporary Mexican photographerr #WomensArt
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Despite this young tree's raised position, something, probably an invasive sika deer standing on hind legs, has still managed to gnaw at the bark.
If stripped all the way round the stem, the tree dies: a common end here.
Note also the St Patrick's cabbage and polypody fern: rainforest flora!!
If stripped all the way round the stem, the tree dies: a common end here.
Note also the St Patrick's cabbage and polypody fern: rainforest flora!!
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Despite this young tree's raised position, something, probably an invasive sika deer standing on hind legs, has still managed to gnaw at the bark.
If stripped all the way round the stem, the tree dies: a common end here.
Note also the St Patrick's cabbage and polypody fern: rainforest flora!!
If stripped all the way round the stem, the tree dies: a common end here.
Note also the St Patrick's cabbage and polypody fern: rainforest flora!!
The mining sector has this one exactly wrong.
How many times do some people have to be told to go away.
How many times do some people have to be told to go away.
Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection 'embarrassing'
Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection 'embarrassing'
A group representing the mining sector insists the decision rejecting the Taranaki seabed mining proposal is not final.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 5:37 AM
The mining sector has this one exactly wrong.
How many times do some people have to be told to go away.
How many times do some people have to be told to go away.
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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This is an environmental win for the ages. They tried to start seabed mining in Aotearoa. For 12 years we fought back. And won. A magnificent alliance of iwi and environment NGOs and 100,000s of NZers www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Massive win for moana as Taranaki seabed mining application rejected - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace along with iwi and environmental groups are calling the decision to reject Trans Tasman Resources proposal to mine the Taranaki seafloor “a massive win for people power and the…
www.greenpeace.org
February 5, 2026 at 8:27 AM
This is an environmental win for the ages. They tried to start seabed mining in Aotearoa. For 12 years we fought back. And won. A magnificent alliance of iwi and environment NGOs and 100,000s of NZers www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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"This is a unique urban tree that we are proud to have as part of our city."
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2581638...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2581638...
February 5, 2026 at 9:33 AM
"This is a unique urban tree that we are proud to have as part of our city."
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2581638...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2581638...