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 🥳🙌🏼
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Your gentle reminder that my crowdfunding campaign ends tomorrow night… Thanks everyone for all the love. It’s been amazing. www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Your gentle reminder that my crowdfunding campaign ends tomorrow night… Thanks everyone for all the love. It’s been amazing. www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...
When I bought this house for me and my boys I wanted it to be a whare of abundance, growth and joy and my god it is that and so much more 🙌🏼💕
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
When I bought this house for me and my boys I wanted it to be a whare of abundance, growth and joy and my god it is that and so much more 🙌🏼💕
I am really happy that my 5 y.o still says he wants to marry me when he is older 😅😍
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I am really happy that my 5 y.o still says he wants to marry me when he is older 😅😍
There is an old nanny who lives across the road from me and I have just realised I am her. We have the same hot pink nighty gown and are both often talking to our chickens/pottering in our gardens 😂😂
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
There is an old nanny who lives across the road from me and I have just realised I am her. We have the same hot pink nighty gown and are both often talking to our chickens/pottering in our gardens 😂😂
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 😍😍😍
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“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...
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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?
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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...
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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 .
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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.
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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