Susan T
@susanmicro.bsky.social
Clinical Microbiologist 🧫🦠
Tāmaki Makaurau 💚💚
Cat lady 😏
Aotearoa NZ
Tāmaki Makaurau 💚💚
Cat lady 😏
Aotearoa NZ
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One of the arguments for PFI: the private sector would deliver better quality hospitals. The reality? A litany of dangerous failures. 🏥⚠️
Swipe through the evidence ⬅️
Now they want to try again with 250 new centres.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
Swipe through the evidence ⬅️
Now they want to try again with 250 new centres.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
One of the arguments for PFI: the private sector would deliver better quality hospitals. The reality? A litany of dangerous failures. 🏥⚠️
Swipe through the evidence ⬅️
Now they want to try again with 250 new centres.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
Swipe through the evidence ⬅️
Now they want to try again with 250 new centres.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/Why-PFI-Aban...
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Rank insubordination from AT, taunting the mayor with their Santa parade float
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Rank insubordination from AT, taunting the mayor with their Santa parade float
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Do you like things with cats on them? If so, good news! I have two new cat designs in my dashery store and it's all on sale right now in time for xmas!! 😻
exocomics.dashery.com
exocomics.dashery.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Do you like things with cats on them? If so, good news! I have two new cat designs in my dashery store and it's all on sale right now in time for xmas!! 😻
exocomics.dashery.com
exocomics.dashery.com
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Making car parks work for you or rather the community
Wonderful initiative by the selfless tradie
Wonderful initiative by the selfless tradie
Tradie turns car park into an abundant veggie plot
A Kerikeri tradie turned a car park into an abundant veggie plot
"It's flourishing, it's a really good feeling."
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Making car parks work for you or rather the community
Wonderful initiative by the selfless tradie
Wonderful initiative by the selfless tradie
My 545am alarm 🐱🇳🇿
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
My 545am alarm 🐱🇳🇿
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I have just signed this Petition of Lily Foster: Retain art history as a stand-alone subject in Years 12 and 13
petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...
petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I have just signed this Petition of Lily Foster: Retain art history as a stand-alone subject in Years 12 and 13
petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...
petitions.parliament.nz/a1acf19a-72f...
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Statement from Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Māori Medical Practitioners Association) expressing its condemnation of the banning of puberty blockers by the NZ government.
mcusercontent.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Statement from Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa (Māori Medical Practitioners Association) expressing its condemnation of the banning of puberty blockers by the NZ government.
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#NZpol
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Wellington Hospitals waiting up to six months for Health NZ approval to recruit
Data obtained under the Official Information Act shows 219 recruitment requests took more than two months to be approved, 91 waited more than 20 weeks, and 45 roles applied for in March were still vac...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
#NZpol
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
Absolutely unacceptable given rising unemployment overall + losing plane after plane of good people offshore!
PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons:
"These figures show that delays in recruitment are a deliberate cost-saving tactic, driven by the government's failure to fund the health system properly."
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Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who cut the $1000 Kickstarter? National
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
Who reduced the minimum contribution to 3%? National
Who reduced the member tax credit from $1040 to $521? National
Who then reduced the same member tax credit from $521 to $260.72? National.
Don't believe National on Kiwisaver.
#nzpol
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A sign has been installed in middle of cycle lane in Hobsonville 🪧😱
This is more than a 'contractor mistake' - it's a complete lack of common sense and poor process.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360892488/road-sign-planted-middle-cycle-lane-sparks-safety-backlash
This is more than a 'contractor mistake' - it's a complete lack of common sense and poor process.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360892488/road-sign-planted-middle-cycle-lane-sparks-safety-backlash
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A sign has been installed in middle of cycle lane in Hobsonville 🪧😱
This is more than a 'contractor mistake' - it's a complete lack of common sense and poor process.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360892488/road-sign-planted-middle-cycle-lane-sparks-safety-backlash
This is more than a 'contractor mistake' - it's a complete lack of common sense and poor process.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360892488/road-sign-planted-middle-cycle-lane-sparks-safety-backlash
Afternoon stretch 🐱🇳🇿
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Afternoon stretch 🐱🇳🇿
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I really wish the left wing parties talking about "free GP appointments" would at least get in touch with the College of Primary Health Care Nurses, because they're really missing a huge part of the problem by only centring GPs in their discussions, policies, and rhetoric.
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I really wish the left wing parties talking about "free GP appointments" would at least get in touch with the College of Primary Health Care Nurses, because they're really missing a huge part of the problem by only centring GPs in their discussions, policies, and rhetoric.
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That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The government is halting new puberty blocker prescriptions for youth with gender dysphoria. From 19 December, new regulations under the Medicines Act will prevent new prescriptions for this purpose,...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
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Students struggling to find work to keep food on the table
Students struggling to find work to keep food on the table
Flipping burgers, stacking shelves and folding clothes, the work that students used to dread is now becoming a pipe dream for many.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Students struggling to find work to keep food on the table
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NZ Human Rights Commission: “It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people”
Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement
tikatangata.org.nz
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
NZ Human Rights Commission: “It is a clear breach of their human rights and will cause unnecessary harm and distress to vulnerable young people”
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I am digging into the cost of nonattendance at health specialist appointments, and it turns out that the most widely cited figure (o$29M/year) is actually a TPU hit job - based off OIA requests and with VERY opaque workings out
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I am digging into the cost of nonattendance at health specialist appointments, and it turns out that the most widely cited figure (o$29M/year) is actually a TPU hit job - based off OIA requests and with VERY opaque workings out
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
#NZpol #UrbanMyths #healthcare
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Public transport rarely stops outside your home or final destination. The first and last mile walking or cycling is so much more pleasant, quieter and safer with a default urban/village 20mph limit.
#20splenty for less noise, cheaper insurance premiums and 25% fewer people killed or injured.
#20splenty for less noise, cheaper insurance premiums and 25% fewer people killed or injured.
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Public transport rarely stops outside your home or final destination. The first and last mile walking or cycling is so much more pleasant, quieter and safer with a default urban/village 20mph limit.
#20splenty for less noise, cheaper insurance premiums and 25% fewer people killed or injured.
#20splenty for less noise, cheaper insurance premiums and 25% fewer people killed or injured.
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Outrageously stunning night at the Gala opening of NZ Sculpture OnShore. The art is amazing!
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Outrageously stunning night at the Gala opening of NZ Sculpture OnShore. The art is amazing!
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
8 - 23 November
It’s New Zealand’s largest sculpture exhibition & an extraordinary celebration of art in our very own Operetu Fort Takapuna, Devonport, Auckland.
Tickets and info: nzsculptureonshore.co.nz
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‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
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Renowned filmmaker Lee Tamahori, whose work helped define Māori storytelling on screen and propelled New Zealand cinema onto the world stage, has died.
Lee Tamahori, trailblazing Māori filmmaker, dies aged 75
Renowned filmmaker Lee Tamahori, whose work helped define Māori storytelling on screen and propelled New Zealand cinema onto the world stage, has died.
www.teaonews.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Renowned filmmaker Lee Tamahori, whose work helped define Māori storytelling on screen and propelled New Zealand cinema onto the world stage, has died.
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Did you know that a number of our libraries have sewing machines you can use?
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/sewing-overl... ^MT
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/sewing-overl... ^MT
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Did you know that a number of our libraries have sewing machines you can use?
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/sewing-overl... ^MT
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/sewing-overl... ^MT
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Here to inform you that the (new) Australian CDC is actually called the ACDC and the PM has been making "Highway to Hell" jokes 😂
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Here to inform you that the (new) Australian CDC is actually called the ACDC and the PM has been making "Highway to Hell" jokes 😂
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...