Janine Paynter
@janinepaynter.bsky.social
Scientist, University of Auckland, Vaccines, Pacific Health
This song only has one flaw from my perspective....it ends 😜 💜💜💜 open.spotify.com/track/7bJdjM...
Kāhore He Manu E
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November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This song only has one flaw from my perspective....it ends 😜 💜💜💜 open.spotify.com/track/7bJdjM...
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Democracy began with expectations, not elections.
From its inception, even in Athenian times, leaders were meant to serve the people, protect the law, act with integrity, stay accountable, and safeguard the wellbeing of the whole community.
That’s the base that everything “democratic” sits on.🧵1/4
From its inception, even in Athenian times, leaders were meant to serve the people, protect the law, act with integrity, stay accountable, and safeguard the wellbeing of the whole community.
That’s the base that everything “democratic” sits on.🧵1/4
a button that says democracy defender on a blue background
ALT: a button that says democracy defender on a blue background
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Democracy began with expectations, not elections.
From its inception, even in Athenian times, leaders were meant to serve the people, protect the law, act with integrity, stay accountable, and safeguard the wellbeing of the whole community.
That’s the base that everything “democratic” sits on.🧵1/4
From its inception, even in Athenian times, leaders were meant to serve the people, protect the law, act with integrity, stay accountable, and safeguard the wellbeing of the whole community.
That’s the base that everything “democratic” sits on.🧵1/4
Helen's new blog about the continuing degradation of science and quality that was once a hallmark of the CDC diplomaticimmunity.blog/cdc-autism-m...
CDC Autism Misinformation - the New Page Isn’t Science, It’s Sabotage. - diplomatic immunity
Explore the impact of the CDC autism misinformation and understand why the new page isn’t science, it’s sabotage.
diplomaticimmunity.blog
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Helen's new blog about the continuing degradation of science and quality that was once a hallmark of the CDC diplomaticimmunity.blog/cdc-autism-m...
This is a fabulous interview e-tangata.co.nz/korero/corin...
Corina Grey: Health inequalities aren't inevitable | E-Tangata
“You can't separate the conditions in which people live from their health. They're completely interwoven, and I absolutely feel a deep sense of responsibility and commitment to addressing those wider ...
e-tangata.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is a fabulous interview e-tangata.co.nz/korero/corin...
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Yes, ChatGPT can help you write #rstats code, but so can this old Wiki I created with example code used for common data wrangling needs. Who knows, you might find some gems in there.🤷♀️
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
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Functions used for wrangling education research data - Cghlewis/data-wrangling-functions
github.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yes, ChatGPT can help you write #rstats code, but so can this old Wiki I created with example code used for common data wrangling needs. Who knows, you might find some gems in there.🤷♀️
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
github.com/Cghlewis/dat...
We are interested in your views on measures to protect against influenza and similar respiratory disease.
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
We are interested in your views on measures to protect against influenza and similar respiratory disease.
Yet on several occasions my husband and I have reported scammers, given good evidence and they're still operating and Facebook finds no fault....
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yet on several occasions my husband and I have reported scammers, given good evidence and they're still operating and Facebook finds no fault....
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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 3:39 AM
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.
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"Universities teach us to ask questions without tidy answers. They train us to look for truths we didn’t know existed and to challenge assumptions we didn’t realise we held. At their best, they remind us that intellect isn’t about having opinions, it’s about earning them."
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
"Universities teach us to ask questions without tidy answers. They train us to look for truths we didn’t know existed and to challenge assumptions we didn’t realise we held. At their best, they remind us that intellect isn’t about having opinions, it’s about earning them."
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Saline nasal sprays effectively reduce severity and duration of cold symptoms, and the need for antibiotics. 🤧
Congratulations to Professor Paul Little, winning Royal College of General Practitioners Research Paper of the Year 🌟
He and his team’s research found that simple nasal sprays, can shorten illness, ease symptoms and even reduce the need for antibiotics.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/P2bffM
He and his team’s research found that simple nasal sprays, can shorten illness, ease symptoms and even reduce the need for antibiotics.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/P2bffM
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Saline nasal sprays effectively reduce severity and duration of cold symptoms, and the need for antibiotics. 🤧
We have low rates of smoking due to progressively implemented previous legislation no thanks to Costello but to Tariana Turia. Costello's contribution is a sad flatlining. At least the tobacco industry will be happy!
With most world ranking indexes of countries, you don't normally need a log scale to show change between two years.
Just call it what it is: corruption. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We have low rates of smoking due to progressively implemented previous legislation no thanks to Costello but to Tariana Turia. Costello's contribution is a sad flatlining. At least the tobacco industry will be happy!
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November 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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For the #30DayMapChallenge day 7 Accessibility, in 2021 to help someone looking at health equity and the vaccine rollout, I worked out the road travel distance from every SA2 centre point to every hospital using purely open sources so that it could be freely used. #rstats code in alt text.
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
For the #30DayMapChallenge day 7 Accessibility, in 2021 to help someone looking at health equity and the vaccine rollout, I worked out the road travel distance from every SA2 centre point to every hospital using purely open sources so that it could be freely used. #rstats code in alt text.
Long gestation for this paper but fabulous team to work with rdcu.be/eL4Vt There are good interventions when someone is at risk of cvd such as lipid lowering and blood pressure medication....1/2
CVD risk assessment by ethnicity in Aotearoa New Zealand: a national observational study
rdcu.be
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Long gestation for this paper but fabulous team to work with rdcu.be/eL4Vt There are good interventions when someone is at risk of cvd such as lipid lowering and blood pressure medication....1/2
Disgusted & sad at the framing by Luxon, of city centres & homeless people. It would be truly decent if it was win win framed -we're going to provide support for those who are homeless & we're "helping" tourism. But no it's; we won't be liked by people visiting so we need to shift them out of sight
FYI here’s my Daily Chorus email/newsletter. Open to all today in full immediately. Many thanks to paying subscribers for your support to make this available publicly. #nzpol
thekaka.substack.com/p/thursdays-...
thekaka.substack.com/p/thursdays-...
Thursday's Chorus: 'Where are we moving these people to?'
Govt eyes 'move on' law to shift homeless out of city centres after building two (not a typo) more Housing First places; Watts throws climate policies on the bonfire the night before Guy Fawkes
thekaka.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Disgusted & sad at the framing by Luxon, of city centres & homeless people. It would be truly decent if it was win win framed -we're going to provide support for those who are homeless & we're "helping" tourism. But no it's; we won't be liked by people visiting so we need to shift them out of sight
I'm hoping that measles fizzles out but it's good to be on alert. Some more info from the fantastic Dr Howe www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/nz...
Measles outbreak: How to know if you are protected
Health NZ says 13 measles cases have now been confirmed nationwide.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I'm hoping that measles fizzles out but it's good to be on alert. Some more info from the fantastic Dr Howe www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/nz...
Enjoyed this. Very clever www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/captai...
Captain Morrow and the Sands of Time
Think 'The Mighty Boosh' meets 'Treasure Island': Directed by local legend Barnie Duncan. 21 October 2025 - 8 November 2025
www.qtheatre.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Enjoyed this. Very clever www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/captai...
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People's risk of heart attack or stroke skyrockets after a bout with the flu or COVID-19.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Flu and COVID-19 linked to higher risk of heart attack, stroke - UPI.com
A new evidence review found patients infected with influenza or COVID-19 are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke or heart attack in the ensuing weeks.
www.upi.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
People's risk of heart attack or stroke skyrockets after a bout with the flu or COVID-19.
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Yep agree- batshit crazy....https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/winner-of-top-science-prize-blames-batshit-budget-for-brain-drain/
Winner of top science prize blames ‘batshit’ Budget for brain drain
Dr Samuel Mehr says the Government values science, but their ‘idiotic’ approach to funding it will cost them their brightest.
newsroom.co.nz
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Yep agree- batshit crazy....https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/29/winner-of-top-science-prize-blames-batshit-budget-for-brain-drain/
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How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate?
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
October 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How can citizens and journalists hold back authoritarianism, far-right populism and hate?
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Join our live event with
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Finding hope, protecting democracy. 7 pm, 4 November.
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
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1/2: NZ admin data allows for useful insights to be made but it is far from perfect. The decision to move to an admin data first census by 2028 is at best laughable. The data system readiness, data quality and embedded bias, & lack of representativeness to name but a few issues.
Decision paper: Approach to the manner of taking the next census | Stats NZ
www.stats.govt.nz
June 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
1/2: NZ admin data allows for useful insights to be made but it is far from perfect. The decision to move to an admin data first census by 2028 is at best laughable. The data system readiness, data quality and embedded bias, & lack of representativeness to name but a few issues.
About measles, the risks and the best protection you can get by my fantastic colleagues theconversation.com/nz-may-be-on...
NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak – what happened in 2019 should be a warning
Only about 82% of two-year-olds are fully immunised against measles, with two doses of the vaccine. This leaves at least one in five unprotected.
theconversation.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
About measles, the risks and the best protection you can get by my fantastic colleagues theconversation.com/nz-may-be-on...
I am bamboozled by Simeon, Judith and Christopher's labeling of the strike as political/ politically motivated as if it's weird and problematic. Strikes are and have always been political. Either the national party is stupid or they think people are stupid. Either way, not a good look #nzpol
October 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I am bamboozled by Simeon, Judith and Christopher's labeling of the strike as political/ politically motivated as if it's weird and problematic. Strikes are and have always been political. Either the national party is stupid or they think people are stupid. Either way, not a good look #nzpol
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New Zealand is also under siege by the Atlas Network:
#AtlasNetwork’s Advance intervened in the Voice referendum in #Australia & similar organisations spawned from the #US model are distorting #NZ’s #politics from within as well as from without.
theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
#AtlasNetwork’s Advance intervened in the Voice referendum in #Australia & similar organisations spawned from the #US model are distorting #NZ’s #politics from within as well as from without.
theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
October 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
New Zealand is also under siege by the Atlas Network:
#AtlasNetwork’s Advance intervened in the Voice referendum in #Australia & similar organisations spawned from the #US model are distorting #NZ’s #politics from within as well as from without.
theaimn.com/new-zealand-...
#AtlasNetwork’s Advance intervened in the Voice referendum in #Australia & similar organisations spawned from the #US model are distorting #NZ’s #politics from within as well as from without.
theaimn.com/new-zealand-...