Susan T
@susanmicro.bsky.social
Clinical Microbiologist 🧫🦠
Tāmaki Makaurau 💚💚
Cat lady 😏
Aotearoa NZ
Tāmaki Makaurau 💚💚
Cat lady 😏
Aotearoa NZ
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“Slash, storms and the fight over responsibility”
Forestry companies want to do this to communities and face no consequences, it’s fixable at source but they don’t want to spend the money on the fix or the clean up. NZ’s problem is a government on the side of the Forestry companies not NZ. #nzpol
Forestry companies want to do this to communities and face no consequences, it’s fixable at source but they don’t want to spend the money on the fix or the clean up. NZ’s problem is a government on the side of the Forestry companies not NZ. #nzpol
Slash, storms and the fight over responsibility
Extreme weather may be the trigger for deadly and devastating slash, but the lines on who is responsible for prevention and clean-up are blurred.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
“Slash, storms and the fight over responsibility”
Forestry companies want to do this to communities and face no consequences, it’s fixable at source but they don’t want to spend the money on the fix or the clean up. NZ’s problem is a government on the side of the Forestry companies not NZ. #nzpol
Forestry companies want to do this to communities and face no consequences, it’s fixable at source but they don’t want to spend the money on the fix or the clean up. NZ’s problem is a government on the side of the Forestry companies not NZ. #nzpol
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Kahurangi Carter has become the first candidate to announce their bid for the central Christchurch seat at the coming general election.
Green Party eyes central Christchurch seat at coming election
Kahurangi Carter has become the first candidate to announce their bid for the central Christchurch seat at the coming general election.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Kahurangi Carter has become the first candidate to announce their bid for the central Christchurch seat at the coming general election.
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#RailNews: Auckland Transport, City Rail Link and KiwiRail are undertaking the first full network test of the new CRL timetables and operating patterns.
Trains will not run in passenger service on the 27th and 28th of January to allow the tests to take place.
Trains will not run in passenger service on the 27th and 28th of January to allow the tests to take place.
January 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
#RailNews: Auckland Transport, City Rail Link and KiwiRail are undertaking the first full network test of the new CRL timetables and operating patterns.
Trains will not run in passenger service on the 27th and 28th of January to allow the tests to take place.
Trains will not run in passenger service on the 27th and 28th of January to allow the tests to take place.
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Checkpoint talking to an auntie from Ngāti Porou (who also happens to be a local CDEM controller) sledging Luxo for coming to the East Coast for a looky-loo and taking up a chopper flight that could have been used to deliver aid
The summer news desert has bloomed, we are so back
The summer news desert has bloomed, we are so back
January 26, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Checkpoint talking to an auntie from Ngāti Porou (who also happens to be a local CDEM controller) sledging Luxo for coming to the East Coast for a looky-loo and taking up a chopper flight that could have been used to deliver aid
The summer news desert has bloomed, we are so back
The summer news desert has bloomed, we are so back
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New press release from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation condemning the killing of nurse Alex Pretti and "calling for an immediate stop to ICE’s aggressive and murderous tactics in the US":
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
NZNO Disgusted By Nurse’s Killing In The US
We are calling for an immediate stop to ICE’s aggressive and murderous tactics in the US, says Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku.
www.scoop.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 AM
New press release from the New Zealand Nurses Organisation condemning the killing of nurse Alex Pretti and "calling for an immediate stop to ICE’s aggressive and murderous tactics in the US":
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
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If you want to count the votes quicker then you shouldn't have changed the law preventing people from updating their address in the two weeks prior to election, meaning more people will be casting special votes
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
Minister and commission’s stoush over 20-day wait for special votes
The Electoral Commission says it will still take 20 days to count votes this year, despite a law change - but Paul Goldsmith is adamant they can go faster.
www.thepost.co.nz
January 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM
If you want to count the votes quicker then you shouldn't have changed the law preventing people from updating their address in the two weeks prior to election, meaning more people will be casting special votes
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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January 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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Anyone in govt remember Abbotsford landslip of 69 houses which "led to changes in building and subdivision practices in New Zealand, with geological assessment of the land now common prior to the approval of any land development"?
hmm...
#nzpol #NewZealand
hmm...
#nzpol #NewZealand
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Anyone in govt remember Abbotsford landslip of 69 houses which "led to changes in building and subdivision practices in New Zealand, with geological assessment of the land now common prior to the approval of any land development"?
hmm...
#nzpol #NewZealand
hmm...
#nzpol #NewZealand
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In Gaza, since my childhood, we have suffered from wars, bombings, and deprivation. Despite all this, we have always sought happiness in the simplest things, All we want now is peace, only peace. I pray that this world will grant us peace, for we truly do not deserve all this destruction.
January 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM
In Gaza, since my childhood, we have suffered from wars, bombings, and deprivation. Despite all this, we have always sought happiness in the simplest things, All we want now is peace, only peace. I pray that this world will grant us peace, for we truly do not deserve all this destruction.
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Big day for the understanding of the #AtlasNetwork in Australia. Thanks to Gareth Hutchens and the ABC for publishing the story (and the namecheck 🫣).
You can’t understand the last 50 years of Australia’s history (closer to a century in quieter ways) without this.
#auspol #NZpol
You can’t understand the last 50 years of Australia’s history (closer to a century in quieter ways) without this.
#auspol #NZpol
January 25, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Big day for the understanding of the #AtlasNetwork in Australia. Thanks to Gareth Hutchens and the ABC for publishing the story (and the namecheck 🫣).
You can’t understand the last 50 years of Australia’s history (closer to a century in quieter ways) without this.
#auspol #NZpol
You can’t understand the last 50 years of Australia’s history (closer to a century in quieter ways) without this.
#auspol #NZpol
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it's equal parts great and bizarre to see someone in office who seems genuinely proud to be a public servant
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
it's equal parts great and bizarre to see someone in office who seems genuinely proud to be a public servant
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Beach-washed #tropicbird north of Sydney. Likely died due to insufficient prey associated with the #MarineHeatwave
#SuperSeabirdSunday
📸 credit: Robbi Newman, Light & Vision
#SuperSeabirdSunday
📸 credit: Robbi Newman, Light & Vision
January 25, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Beach-washed #tropicbird north of Sydney. Likely died due to insufficient prey associated with the #MarineHeatwave
#SuperSeabirdSunday
📸 credit: Robbi Newman, Light & Vision
#SuperSeabirdSunday
📸 credit: Robbi Newman, Light & Vision
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Wow, yeah, reddit.com/r/all is a remarkable tapestry of fuck ICE posts
January 25, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Wow, yeah, reddit.com/r/all is a remarkable tapestry of fuck ICE posts
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i've been out in minneapolis all day, talking to locals and trying to wrap my head around the murder of alex pretti. it's 11.23pm, and this is what i've arrived at. please RT, it's free to read: www.webworm.co/alexpretti/
"Say His Name: Alex Pretti"
David Farrier's Webworm reports that Alex Pretti's gun never left its holster - before ICE agents removed it and killed him at point blank range.
www.webworm.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 AM
i've been out in minneapolis all day, talking to locals and trying to wrap my head around the murder of alex pretti. it's 11.23pm, and this is what i've arrived at. please RT, it's free to read: www.webworm.co/alexpretti/
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Ways to help flood and landslide survivors and victims -
Emily Writes
#kikorangi
www.emilywrites.co.nz/floods/
Emily Writes
#kikorangi
www.emilywrites.co.nz/floods/
Ways to help flood and landslide survivors and victims
Our little country is in mourning after devastating floods and landslides swept across the motu. There are many who need help. Here's a (starter) list of places you can donate. Annoyingly, some media ...
www.emilywrites.co.nz
January 25, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Ways to help flood and landslide survivors and victims -
Emily Writes
#kikorangi
www.emilywrites.co.nz/floods/
Emily Writes
#kikorangi
www.emilywrites.co.nz/floods/
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This is really important I think. I frequently see older students benefitting so much more from the opportunities and space to grow intellectually that uni study affords. Takes a bit of time to unlearn bad habits from high school assessment, adjust socially, and find the best fitting degree pathway.
One of the best things about NZ is you don’t need to go to Uni straight out of school and getting a couple years work and life experience makes the Open Entry at 20 even better. Always, always remind your kids that they can still go to Uni anytime after 20 even without UE.
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 AM
This is really important I think. I frequently see older students benefitting so much more from the opportunities and space to grow intellectually that uni study affords. Takes a bit of time to unlearn bad habits from high school assessment, adjust socially, and find the best fitting degree pathway.
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Since it’s an election year I hope we can talk about how this government is responsible for deliberate withholding of healthcare to make some numbers on a piece of paper look good for their donors
January 25, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Since it’s an election year I hope we can talk about how this government is responsible for deliberate withholding of healthcare to make some numbers on a piece of paper look good for their donors
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We need this to be permanent and expand! - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/go...
Golden Triangle by Train: Te Huia to Tauranga
Over half of New Zealand’s population lives in the Golden Triangle, and it is one of the fastest-growing parts of the country — it makes sense to have a modern, safe and efficient train service betwee...
our.actionstation.org.nz
January 25, 2026 at 3:33 AM
We need this to be permanent and expand! - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/go...
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Last year, I purposefully routed my trip to England to avoid the USA.
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Last year, I purposefully routed my trip to England to avoid the USA.
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
Paid more for my flight to do so.
But I know it's not safe there for queer folk like me.
It certainly isn't safe for people that aren't white.
So when do we stop sending athletes there?
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Do I know anyone in #wellington who can help me make a new handle for this broom, with a lathe to do the job? I tried to go and buy one at Bunnings, they were more than happy to sell me a new one but had no replacement handles. #zerowaste
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Do I know anyone in #wellington who can help me make a new handle for this broom, with a lathe to do the job? I tried to go and buy one at Bunnings, they were more than happy to sell me a new one but had no replacement handles. #zerowaste
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My god. This is a great piece and if you're still posting and scrolling, promoting yourself and your work, liking memes etc on the platform that allows, facilitates, encourages THIS, then you're an absolute trash human. Literally as bad as Julie Burchill! (That's very bad):
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
jessasato.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:51 PM
My god. This is a great piece and if you're still posting and scrolling, promoting yourself and your work, liking memes etc on the platform that allows, facilitates, encourages THIS, then you're an absolute trash human. Literally as bad as Julie Burchill! (That's very bad):