Dr Tara McAllister
@taramcallister.bsky.social
Māmā, scholar-activist, kairangahau, scientist, writer | Indigenous, Māori, Te Aitanga a Māhaki | Nōku anake ēnei whakaaro
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Very stoked about receiving one of the Royal Society's Tāwhia te mana fellowships. I will be building a new lab group as part of my fellowship. Tentatively called the Indigenous Science Rangahau lab which will be housed at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa 🥳🙌🏼
Our rug is home! I love it! Best free score ever! Kaea approved and the kids think it's their new wrestling ring 🙃
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Our rug is home! I love it! Best free score ever! Kaea approved and the kids think it's their new wrestling ring 🙃
She's even prettier in the daylight! What a beautiful rose! Nōku te whiwhi
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
She's even prettier in the daylight! What a beautiful rose! Nōku te whiwhi
Missed this little cutey while we were away
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Missed this little cutey while we were away
First rose off this plant and 😍😍😍
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
First rose off this plant and 😍😍😍
Reposted by Dr Tara McAllister
“The arguments to exercise caution with DNA are valid, if a bit doom-laden. But there is another perspective that we need to consider, and that’s the power of DNA to reconnect those Māori who don’t know their whakapapa.” — Atakohu Middleton, who found her sister through DNA testing.
Tōku tuakana hou: My new sister | E-Tangata
“The arguments to exercise caution with DNA are valid, if a bit doom-laden. But there is another perspective that we need to consider, and that’s the power of DNA to reconnect those Māori who don’t kn...
e-tangata.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“The arguments to exercise caution with DNA are valid, if a bit doom-laden. But there is another perspective that we need to consider, and that’s the power of DNA to reconnect those Māori who don’t know their whakapapa.” — Atakohu Middleton, who found her sister through DNA testing.
Me and my boys heading to a conference and the smallest one hasn't been on a plane since he was a pēpi so we have a very excited 5 year old 😅😅
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Me and my boys heading to a conference and the smallest one hasn't been on a plane since he was a pēpi so we have a very excited 5 year old 😅😅
Next year is going to be a massive year for me!
a little girl wearing a vest and tie is cheering with her fist in the air
ALT: a little girl wearing a vest and tie is cheering with her fist in the air
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November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Next year is going to be a massive year for me!
Have had a massive two days organising all the data from our Vision Mātauranga survey into 5 different papers 😮💨🫠
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Have had a massive two days organising all the data from our Vision Mātauranga survey into 5 different papers 😮💨🫠
Ok what are all the fun things to do in Tāmaki with a 5y.o and 7y.o?
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Ok what are all the fun things to do in Tāmaki with a 5y.o and 7y.o?
Reposted by Dr Tara McAllister
Restricting the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids but allowing them for cis kids is a blatant violation of NZBORA (1990) and the Human Rights Act (1993).
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Restricting the availability of puberty blockers to trans kids but allowing them for cis kids is a blatant violation of NZBORA (1990) and the Human Rights Act (1993).
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
This will undoubtedly end up in court - very quickly as the subject of a Judicial Review.
I am contemplating banning pumpkin from my compost because I have pumpkins popping up left, right and centre in my māra when I planted a grand total of zero
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I am contemplating banning pumpkin from my compost because I have pumpkins popping up left, right and centre in my māra when I planted a grand total of zero
Wow- what a book!!!!
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Wow- what a book!!!!
I swear Kaea is the worlds most patient dog. The chickens like to peck him and he just gets up and moves away 😅
November 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I swear Kaea is the worlds most patient dog. The chickens like to peck him and he just gets up and moves away 😅
I love the person who thought to put in the "sunset window" when building my house in 1956.
This is the view from my bed and 🙌🏼🌅
This is the view from my bed and 🙌🏼🌅
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I love the person who thought to put in the "sunset window" when building my house in 1956.
This is the view from my bed and 🙌🏼🌅
This is the view from my bed and 🙌🏼🌅
I do not like peonies. I tried too but I just don't.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I do not like peonies. I tried too but I just don't.
Summer has arrived. Meaning if I want the windows in my office open all I can smell is chicken poo 🫣🫠
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Summer has arrived. Meaning if I want the windows in my office open all I can smell is chicken poo 🫣🫠
A little more info on what I will be doing with my Mana Tūāpapa fellowship: www.twoa.ac.nz/hononga-stay...
Royal Society Fellowship for Kairangahau Matua | News and Events | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Dr Tara McAllister of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has been awarded the prestigious Mana Tūāpapa Future Leader Fellowship from Royal Society Te Apārangi. Discover how her research will transform Indigenous s...
www.twoa.ac.nz
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A little more info on what I will be doing with my Mana Tūāpapa fellowship: www.twoa.ac.nz/hononga-stay...
Gosh I have so much to be grateful for and happy about
a woman with curly hair is making a funny face and saying living my best life .
ALT: a woman with curly hair is making a funny face and saying living my best life .
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Gosh I have so much to be grateful for and happy about
I know times are really tough but if you have any spare money please consider giving it to this māmā who is going through something unbearable givealittle.co.nz/cause/a-moth...
A mothers worst nightmare, grieving the loss of her three babies, tragically taken too soon.
A mothers unimaginable loss of her three babies, and a need for a community support.
givealittle.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I know times are really tough but if you have any spare money please consider giving it to this māmā who is going through something unbearable givealittle.co.nz/cause/a-moth...
Oh god those poor babies and poor māmā 😭😭😭😭
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Oh god those poor babies and poor māmā 😭😭😭😭
I have been on the look out for one of these for a while for an outdoor filleting/potting station and yay 🙌🏼🙏🏼 mean free score
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I have been on the look out for one of these for a while for an outdoor filleting/potting station and yay 🙌🏼🙏🏼 mean free score
Happy birthday to our whare 🙌🏼😍
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Happy birthday to our whare 🙌🏼😍
Fun night trying to find a golden tuna 😅🙌🏼
November 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Fun night trying to find a golden tuna 😅🙌🏼
Reposted by Dr Tara McAllister
Watching people donate to this has been bringing me joy all month. There’s a lot of good people out there
OK team of 5m, we've got 15 days to add $27k to Siouxsie's fundraiser to top $200k.
If you can, please contribute to pay back some of the awesome mahi she did for us. If you can't, just encourage others to.
She doesn't deserve to be out of pocket over the legal battles she has had to fight.
If you can, please contribute to pay back some of the awesome mahi she did for us. If you can't, just encourage others to.
She doesn't deserve to be out of pocket over the legal battles she has had to fight.
Support Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMe
Support Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse
www.pledgeme.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Watching people donate to this has been bringing me joy all month. There’s a lot of good people out there
I HAVE 5 DAHLIAS SPROUTING!
a man in a tie is sitting at a table with his mouth open .
ALT: a man in a tie is sitting at a table with his mouth open .
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I HAVE 5 DAHLIAS SPROUTING!