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The Kākāpō Files podcast is back for the 2025/26 breeding season!!!!
Kākāpō Files II podcast
Following the next breeding season of the world’s favourite parrot.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Kākāpō Files podcast is back for the 2025/26 breeding season!!!!
Controversies of Aotearoa New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 plan.
Killing cats and 1080 poison.
Killing cats and 1080 poison.
The controversial 'secondary kill' plan to eliminate feral cats
Some Stewart Islanders think they can wipe out all predators from their piece of paradise, allowing endangered native species to thrive. A ‘secondary kill’ 1080 poison strategy to kill feral cats is a...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Controversies of Aotearoa New Zealand's Predator Free 2050 plan.
Killing cats and 1080 poison.
Killing cats and 1080 poison.
The Kākāpō Files podcast is back for the 2025/26 breeding season!!!!
Kākāpō Files II podcast
Following the next breeding season of the world’s favourite parrot.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Kākāpō Files podcast is back for the 2025/26 breeding season!!!!
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If you've bashed your head against a door 30 times and it hasn't budged it's probably time to rethink your approach to getting through it.
🧵 After 30 years of COP meetings we are still stuck with
> countries being urged to "voluntarily" accelerate their action to reduce their use of fossil fuels.
> no agreement on a roadmap to halt deforestation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
> countries being urged to "voluntarily" accelerate their action to reduce their use of fossil fuels.
> no agreement on a roadmap to halt deforestation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises
Nearly 200 countries attended COP30, which aimed to commit the world to take more action on climate change.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
If you've bashed your head against a door 30 times and it hasn't budged it's probably time to rethink your approach to getting through it.
In my van on the West Coast of Te Waipounamu Aotearoa at 1am listening to the call of a rūrū.
November 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In my van on the West Coast of Te Waipounamu Aotearoa at 1am listening to the call of a rūrū.
You aren't a carpenter and these seven tools will not be useful for you so why would you watch this video?
These 7 Tools Will Solve Your Problems
YouTube video by Scott Brown Carpentry
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November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
You aren't a carpenter and these seven tools will not be useful for you so why would you watch this video?
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Good. I'm glad this is the headline. This is the real story. Thank you to the BBC.
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Good. I'm glad this is the headline. This is the real story. Thank you to the BBC.
Give any one species too much rope and they'll fuck it up.
- Roger Waters, Amused to Death.
- Roger Waters, Amused to Death.
November 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Give any one species too much rope and they'll fuck it up.
- Roger Waters, Amused to Death.
- Roger Waters, Amused to Death.
An American, an Englishman, a Scotsman, and a Portuguese man walk into a rocket garden...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GceW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GceW...
A Deep Dive Tour Of Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex
YouTube video by Everyday Astronaut
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November 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
An American, an Englishman, a Scotsman, and a Portuguese man walk into a rocket garden...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GceW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GceW...
I will make some time to contemplate on deciding when to begin the process of stepping away from alcohol.
🧵 After 30 years of COP meetings we are still stuck with
> countries being urged to "voluntarily" accelerate their action to reduce their use of fossil fuels.
> no agreement on a roadmap to halt deforestation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
> countries being urged to "voluntarily" accelerate their action to reduce their use of fossil fuels.
> no agreement on a roadmap to halt deforestation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises
Nearly 200 countries attended COP30, which aimed to commit the world to take more action on climate change.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I will make some time to contemplate on deciding when to begin the process of stepping away from alcohol.
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This was such a fun photo to set up, taken by Thomas Reiter through a sleep station window on Mir. The sun was so bright we were all squinting like crazy. But I love how it shows the texture of the Shuttle's rough, protective hide, and the glimpse of humanity (and my moustache) against the universe.
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This was such a fun photo to set up, taken by Thomas Reiter through a sleep station window on Mir. The sun was so bright we were all squinting like crazy. But I love how it shows the texture of the Shuttle's rough, protective hide, and the glimpse of humanity (and my moustache) against the universe.
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🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
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This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
I would have though that digital coin of note loosing a quarter of its value in less than two months would be more news worthy.
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I would have though that digital coin of note loosing a quarter of its value in less than two months would be more news worthy.
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This is shocking.
Greenpeace testing has revealed that even drinking water supplied to Glenavy residents BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL is contaminated with nitrate at levels associated with increased reproductive risks.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace testing has revealed that even drinking water supplied to Glenavy residents BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL is contaminated with nitrate at levels associated with increased reproductive risks.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Council-supplied tank water in Waimate District at reproductive risk levels - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Tank water supplied to Glenavy residents by the district council is contaminated with nitrate at levels linked to reproductive risk.
www.greenpeace.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This is shocking.
Greenpeace testing has revealed that even drinking water supplied to Glenavy residents BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL is contaminated with nitrate at levels associated with increased reproductive risks.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace testing has revealed that even drinking water supplied to Glenavy residents BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL is contaminated with nitrate at levels associated with increased reproductive risks.
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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When visiting Aotearoa New Zealand if you know these few words you can translate a hell of a lot of places:
wai: water, awa: river, roto: lake, puke*:hill, nui: big, iti: small,
roa: long, tai: coast, tuna: eel, manu: bird,
motu: land, rua: two, te/nga: the, maunga: mountain
Examples:
wai: water, awa: river, roto: lake, puke*:hill, nui: big, iti: small,
roa: long, tai: coast, tuna: eel, manu: bird,
motu: land, rua: two, te/nga: the, maunga: mountain
Examples:
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
When visiting Aotearoa New Zealand if you know these few words you can translate a hell of a lot of places:
wai: water, awa: river, roto: lake, puke*:hill, nui: big, iti: small,
roa: long, tai: coast, tuna: eel, manu: bird,
motu: land, rua: two, te/nga: the, maunga: mountain
Examples:
wai: water, awa: river, roto: lake, puke*:hill, nui: big, iti: small,
roa: long, tai: coast, tuna: eel, manu: bird,
motu: land, rua: two, te/nga: the, maunga: mountain
Examples:
When visiting Aotearoa New Zealand if you know these few words you can translate a hell of a lot of places:
wai: water, awa: river, roto: lake, puke*:hill, nui: big, iti: small,
roa: long, tai: coast, tuna: eel, manu: bird,
motu: land, rua: two, te/nga: the, maunga: mountain
Examples:
wai: water, awa: river, roto: lake, puke*:hill, nui: big, iti: small,
roa: long, tai: coast, tuna: eel, manu: bird,
motu: land, rua: two, te/nga: the, maunga: mountain
Examples:
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
When visiting Aotearoa New Zealand if you know these few words you can translate a hell of a lot of places:
wai: water, awa: river, roto: lake, puke*:hill, nui: big, iti: small,
roa: long, tai: coast, tuna: eel, manu: bird,
motu: land, rua: two, te/nga: the, maunga: mountain
Examples:
wai: water, awa: river, roto: lake, puke*:hill, nui: big, iti: small,
roa: long, tai: coast, tuna: eel, manu: bird,
motu: land, rua: two, te/nga: the, maunga: mountain
Examples:
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Yes the YouTube algorithm sucks - avoid it with this one simple link:
www.youtube.com/feed/subscri...
www.youtube.com/feed/subscri...
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Yes the YouTube algorithm sucks - avoid it with this one simple link:
www.youtube.com/feed/subscri...
www.youtube.com/feed/subscri...
I enjoyed this.
A lot.
A fair amount.
A lot.
A fair amount.
Did Trump Really Sign Epstein Files Bill? | Pam Bondi's Flip Flop | Sean Duffy's Travel Advice
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I enjoyed this.
A lot.
A fair amount.
A lot.
A fair amount.
Never EVER Masterlock
2 min vid:
2 min vid:
[1641] Master STILL Has A Big Problem!
YouTube video by LockPickingLawyer
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November 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Never EVER Masterlock
2 min vid:
2 min vid:
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Take a look at this... Remarkable "warmth" last month across both polar regions when visualizing temperature departures by latitude. The x-axis is quite stretched out here compared to my usual monthly update of this graphic.
GISTEMPv4 using their 1951-1980 baseline (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
GISTEMPv4 using their 1951-1980 baseline (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Take a look at this... Remarkable "warmth" last month across both polar regions when visualizing temperature departures by latitude. The x-axis is quite stretched out here compared to my usual monthly update of this graphic.
GISTEMPv4 using their 1951-1980 baseline (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
GISTEMPv4 using their 1951-1980 baseline (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
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Don't know who's responsible for this but it seems like a case of #youhadonejob
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Don't know who's responsible for this but it seems like a case of #youhadonejob
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Red tussock (Chionochloa rubra) is flowering in the garden now. One floret in this spikelet is open, presenting two fluffy stigmas, one on each side of the spikelet, and three dangling stamens. #bloomscrolling 🇳🇿🌱
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Red tussock (Chionochloa rubra) is flowering in the garden now. One floret in this spikelet is open, presenting two fluffy stigmas, one on each side of the spikelet, and three dangling stamens. #bloomscrolling 🇳🇿🌱