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Cilla Wehi

@cillaw.bsky.social

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Here for isotopes, curiosity, community. Also human ecological relationships. Co- Director Te Pūnaha Matatini national centre of research excellence in complex systems, AoNZ. HB2. Hapainga te reo Māori. https://priscillawehi.com

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks! We will find out from Marcus V (he says hi) and our PhD student Te Rerekohu at some point!

Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 9h

We expect a few thousand years probably, so we should see pre- human, after Māori arrival, and after European arrival.

Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 19h

Some great layers of what we think could be volcanic ash from an early eruption.

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 19h

Sampling sediments on Lake Owhareiti on a still hot day today in the north of #NZ, and some rich conversations with Ngāti Hine. What a crew! This community are hugely interested in the work. 🧪

Bringing a sediment core back to land. The boat crew and elders standing by a trailer

A sediment core split in half showing layers of organic matter, sediment and ash

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Tammy Steeves @testeeves.bsky.social · 1d

What are the ‘social dimensions’ of moving species for conservation and why does engaging with them matter?

This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... published in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social olevo.bsky.social led by ever talented @aisrayne.bsky.social

📷 Kevin Parker

Whimsical photo of a karure | kakaruia | Chatham Island black robin courtesy of Kevin Parker. Features as a wee black bird with four leg bands: white over orange on the left leg and red over white on the right leg. Sneaky tufts of feathers peak out from otherwise borb-like body, encouraged by the unseen wind.

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 1d

This looks wonderful Unai. I can’t wait to read it slowly and carefully.

Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 2d

A wonderful day in the north meeting Ngāti Hine whānau and prepping for fieldwork. Te mana o te wai. I just wish it was a little warmer 😂

Two men blowing up an inflatable boat to get it ready for use.

Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 4d

Love living in #Dunedin. People fiercely love wildlife #albatross #toroa

KarinWarnaar @muguetdebois.bsky.social · 4d

There with bells on: why Dunedin welcomes the albatrosses back every spring thespinoff.co.nz/society/04-1...

There with bells on: why Dunedin welcomes the albatrosses back every spring

The albatrosses are back, and Dunedin is welcoming them home.

thespinoff.co.nz

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Manu Caddie @manucaddie.bsky.social · 4d

I love the 70s design, but love Sir Geoffrey’s recipe for saving democracy even more…

www.transparency.org.nz/blog/how-to-...

How to avoid decay in democracy

Sir Geoffrey Palmer KC has just published his latest book ‘How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand’. He agreed to the publishing of a recent speech where he talked about current threats to democ...

www.transparency.org.nz

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 5d

Contemplating how we could do this here in #NZ

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 6d

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🔥 What must we let go of in today’s financial system?
🌍 Where can we push harder from within?
🌳 What might it mean to step outside altogether?

These were the guiding questions of a recent gathering in Wytham Woods, where 40 leaders came together to explore how finance could truly serve life.

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 7d

A good reason why not to join the @royalsociety.org

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 10d

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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Tim @timward2014.bsky.social · 10d

The charming and interesting story of a guy who could have been an early techbro billionaire, but lacked one critical personality trait - he's not an absolute cunt.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee

My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for

www.theguardian.com

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 11d

We should be using this map in our data viz courses 😆

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Camilla Mazzucato @camillamazzucato.bsky.social · 12d

AviArch is hiring! archaeobiomics.com/aviarch-avif... 🦆🦢🪺🐦🏺

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 11d

#NZ terrestrial frogs have some interesting features. Check out those lovely unwebbed fingers. 🧪 Also, other night creatures 😆

Not a frog. Actually a giant carnivorous snail, Powelliphanta.

Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 11d

In a complicated world, let me share my joy in a #NZ endemic frog species (Leiopelma) with no external eardrums, after 6 nights of catching frogs on a remote island. 🧪

A brown terrestrial Leiopelma enjoying a damp night out, sitting on some dead wood

The obligatory last minute team photo at the wharf of an island. The team of five stellar individuals stand among empty crates and boxes waiting for a boat

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Kelly Whyte @kellywhyte.bsky.social · 12d

If sanctions sound complicated, good news; there's a members bill ready to go. Tell your MP to support the Unlawful Occupation of Palestine Sanctions Bill skipping the biscuit tin and ask for it to be passed as soon as possible.

bills.parliament.nz/download/Pro...

bills.parliament.nz

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Te Pūnaha Matatini @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social · 13d

As Aotearoa restructures its science system, this is a moment to rethink how we fund discovery. Let’s build a system that supports researchers – not just institutions → ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article...

Indirect costs: the perverse consequences of Aotearoa New Zealand’s research overheads system | New Zealand Science Review

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 12d

Researching the research system. How do we ensure the engine runs well?

Te Pūnaha Matatini @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social · 13d

In Aotearoa New Zealand, research grants don’t just fund research. They also pay for buildings, admin, IT, and even profit margins. That’s because institutions rely heavily on indirect cost recovery – aka “overheads” – to stay afloat 🧪🧵

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Chris Harrod @profchrisharrod.bsky.social · 14d

Absolutely storming review/opinion piece of where we are with stable isotopes in archaeology from the always mighty Tamsin O'Connell. Everything she says here goes for isotopes in ecology too.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology

Isotopic analysis as a method of assessing diet or geographical origin is now ubiquitous in archaeology, to the point where seemingly no project is co…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 15d

See you there :)

Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 15d

Please share :)

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Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 17d

Yup! Amazing hey. And we only know that because of this long term study. We caught one frog that was last seen in 1985 :) 🐸

Cilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 17d

Out with the #frogs, Justin, and Jen in a rainstorm in #NZ. We ID and measure these Hamilton’s frogs to estimate population via mark- recapture. We want them to survive for the next 1000 years - and catching a 40 year old frog or #pepeketua is always a buzz! #treeclimbing #terrestrial #40yearstudy 🧪

Justin holding a frog he has caught in a plastic bag before we weigh it

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