Stephanie Pride
@stephaniepride.bsky.social
Jobbing futurist in pursuit of equitable and thriving futures for all (& parent of two fabulous adult offspring).
Wide ranging interests across the histories and futures of arts, science & technology.
Personal views here
Work stuff: www.stratedgy.co.nz
Wide ranging interests across the histories and futures of arts, science & technology.
Personal views here
Work stuff: www.stratedgy.co.nz
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Amazing example of creative protest from DRC, where artists are drawing attention to poor government policies on recycling and waste disposal, through wild costumes and public performances. 🤩
via @avant.arte
via @avant.arte
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Amazing example of creative protest from DRC, where artists are drawing attention to poor government policies on recycling and waste disposal, through wild costumes and public performances. 🤩
via @avant.arte
via @avant.arte
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BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
www.courtsofnz.govt.nz
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
BREAKING: The High Court of New Zealand has granted PATHA’s application for interim relief, declaring that the Crown should not take any steps to enforce the incoming ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to transgender children and young people. More to come:
Good news story to cheer you up!
"It's like I walked through a different doorway into a different realm of the society we live in. And all I can say is, before that - my knowledge of what's been going on is probably about, a quarter of an inch."
"It's like I walked through a different doorway into a different realm of the society we live in. And all I can say is, before that - my knowledge of what's been going on is probably about, a quarter of an inch."
Group calls for second Zealandia
Group calls for second Zealandia
They want to see another Zelandia nature reserve created in Porirua.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Good news story to cheer you up!
"It's like I walked through a different doorway into a different realm of the society we live in. And all I can say is, before that - my knowledge of what's been going on is probably about, a quarter of an inch."
"It's like I walked through a different doorway into a different realm of the society we live in. And all I can say is, before that - my knowledge of what's been going on is probably about, a quarter of an inch."
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on today's episode of "Claire's Therapist Is Everyone's Therapist," we were talking about how I always love "the new year is coming, I'm going to Fix Myself" energy but can never sustain a resolution
she suggested treating the last day of every month as a mini New Year's with one small new goal
she suggested treating the last day of every month as a mini New Year's with one small new goal
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
on today's episode of "Claire's Therapist Is Everyone's Therapist," we were talking about how I always love "the new year is coming, I'm going to Fix Myself" energy but can never sustain a resolution
she suggested treating the last day of every month as a mini New Year's with one small new goal
she suggested treating the last day of every month as a mini New Year's with one small new goal
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If you have a spare minute, please sign the petition to the NZ government to repeal the ban on puberty blockers for trans and Takatāpui youth 🩷🩵🤍
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Reverse the decision to deny transgender and takatāpui young people access to puberty blockers
Dear Minister Simeon Brown
We write to you as transgender and takatāpui young people of Aotearoa New Zealand to ask you to reconsider your decision to ban the use of puberty blockers (gonadotropin-re...
our.actionstation.org.nz
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you have a spare minute, please sign the petition to the NZ government to repeal the ban on puberty blockers for trans and Takatāpui youth 🩷🩵🤍
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
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The Paediatric Society of NZ - representing the clinical field most relevant here - have released maybe the strongest statement of all the medical bodies: “puberty blockers are an established, safe, reversible, and
life-saving treatment option”
life-saving treatment option”
PSNZ responds to government announcement on puberty blockers
www.paediatrics.org.nz
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The Paediatric Society of NZ - representing the clinical field most relevant here - have released maybe the strongest statement of all the medical bodies: “puberty blockers are an established, safe, reversible, and
life-saving treatment option”
life-saving treatment option”
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If I was in opposition right now I'd be asking the electorate very loudly "if David Seymour is prepared to take healthy food out of the mouths of hungry kids to save a relative pittance, what's he prepared to take away from the rest of us?"
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If I was in opposition right now I'd be asking the electorate very loudly "if David Seymour is prepared to take healthy food out of the mouths of hungry kids to save a relative pittance, what's he prepared to take away from the rest of us?"
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Exciting new #Zebrafish research from the #WeinsteinLab, led by Jong Park!
“Specialized gas-exchange endothelium of the zebrafish gill” —
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Amazing to see red blood cells moving through the gills! Don’t forget to check out the supplemental movies ;-)
“Specialized gas-exchange endothelium of the zebrafish gill” —
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Amazing to see red blood cells moving through the gills! Don’t forget to check out the supplemental movies ;-)
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Exciting new #Zebrafish research from the #WeinsteinLab, led by Jong Park!
“Specialized gas-exchange endothelium of the zebrafish gill” —
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Amazing to see red blood cells moving through the gills! Don’t forget to check out the supplemental movies ;-)
“Specialized gas-exchange endothelium of the zebrafish gill” —
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Amazing to see red blood cells moving through the gills! Don’t forget to check out the supplemental movies ;-)
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
Reverse the decision to deny transgender and takatāpui young people access to puberty blockers
Dear Minister Simeon Brown
We write to you as transgender and takatāpui young people of Aotearoa New Zealand to ask you to reconsider your decision to ban the use of puberty blockers (gonadotropin-re...
our.actionstation.org.nz
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/re...
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1. New Zealand doctors are officially suing to reverse the country's ban on puberty blockers for gender affirming care.
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
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www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
“We’re taking this to court”: Doctors Are Fighting New Zealand’s Puberty Blocker Ban
“Only a small number of young people in Aotearoa are prescribed reversible pubertal suppression, but for those who need it, the negative impacts of this regulation will be huge.”
www.erininthemorning.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
1. New Zealand doctors are officially suing to reverse the country's ban on puberty blockers for gender affirming care.
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/were-takin...
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Rookie numbers but another term of this government and that'll change
Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Rookie numbers but another term of this government and that'll change
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COVID is a systemic disease that can harm the brain, heart, immune system and more.
Every reinfection increases the risk of Long COVID, chronic illness, disability and even death.
If people understood the real danger, they’d take prevention seriously instead of accepting repeated infections.
Every reinfection increases the risk of Long COVID, chronic illness, disability and even death.
If people understood the real danger, they’d take prevention seriously instead of accepting repeated infections.
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
COVID is a systemic disease that can harm the brain, heart, immune system and more.
Every reinfection increases the risk of Long COVID, chronic illness, disability and even death.
If people understood the real danger, they’d take prevention seriously instead of accepting repeated infections.
Every reinfection increases the risk of Long COVID, chronic illness, disability and even death.
If people understood the real danger, they’d take prevention seriously instead of accepting repeated infections.
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The NZ Endocrine Society have released a statement calling for "the repeal of this unethical ban at the earliest opportunity". If it wasn't political, the govt would be listening to these expert statements. www.endocrinology.org.nz/nzse-positio...
New Zealand Society of Endocrinology - NZSE position on the ban of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for the treatment of gender dysphoria or incongruence
www.endocrinology.org.nz
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The NZ Endocrine Society have released a statement calling for "the repeal of this unethical ban at the earliest opportunity". If it wasn't political, the govt would be listening to these expert statements. www.endocrinology.org.nz/nzse-positio...
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“But intent is not the standard; effect is.”
White people, we must stop leading with our feelings and listen logically.
But I am a good person, we cry.
To be the result of white supremacy is not the issue. We all are.
To be aware of systemic racism and how we benefit is a good start.
White people, we must stop leading with our feelings and listen logically.
But I am a good person, we cry.
To be the result of white supremacy is not the issue. We all are.
To be aware of systemic racism and how we benefit is a good start.
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“But intent is not the standard; effect is.”
White people, we must stop leading with our feelings and listen logically.
But I am a good person, we cry.
To be the result of white supremacy is not the issue. We all are.
To be aware of systemic racism and how we benefit is a good start.
White people, we must stop leading with our feelings and listen logically.
But I am a good person, we cry.
To be the result of white supremacy is not the issue. We all are.
To be aware of systemic racism and how we benefit is a good start.
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Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
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Australia's Heart Foundation just launched an info campaign on the harms of COVID to cardiovascular health - good to see!
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Australia's Heart Foundation just launched an info campaign on the harms of COVID to cardiovascular health - good to see!
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
But current vaccines only reduce risk of heart damage, they do not eliminate it. We need masking, clean indoor air, better prevention & next gen vaccines
Important thread
Thread time.
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Important thread
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Thread time.
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thread time.
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
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Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
Really useful thread
Looks like a good time in the news cycle to tackle three big myths 🧵
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]
❌ NZ pension costs are an unsustainable burden ❌
Seriously, no, for lots of reasons.
1. Our current Govt spending on pensions is low compared to most other advanced economies. And... [1/n]
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Really useful thread
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The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
A survey of trans youth highlights the enormous value of puberty blockers – and the strong need for continued access to them....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The overwhelmingly positive experiences of trans youth on puberty blockers
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