Raine Hananui
@whakatipu.bsky.social
Kāi Tahu ecology and environmental science graduate passionate about Aotearoa ecosystems and species, and the interface between mātauraka Māori and Western science. I think lizards are pretty neat 🦎
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Hopefully researchers can get a DNA sample. This is an incredibly significant sighting. www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
Rare dolphin sighted in NZ waters
Sightings of a rare dolphin in the Bay of Islands in Northland have delighted marine scientists.
www.odt.co.nz
December 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Hopefully researchers can get a DNA sample. This is an incredibly significant sighting. www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
“The public were living the tough economic times as they were happening, so I think they were closer to the reality of a struggling economy than we economists were, especially in light of the higher cost of living and the weaker job market,” incredibly funny quote from an economist actually
Sorry! The economic recovery you ordered has been delayed
Sorry! The economic recovery you ordered has been delayed
Expectations were repeatedly raised and dashed, but 2025 ended up being another frustrating year in the desert for many New Zealanders....
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December 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“The public were living the tough economic times as they were happening, so I think they were closer to the reality of a struggling economy than we economists were, especially in light of the higher cost of living and the weaker job market,” incredibly funny quote from an economist actually
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We need to get control of deer numbers (& exotic ungulates) in NZ before widespread forest ecosystem collapse ensues. This piece I wrote for @theconversationnz.bsky.social in 2022 is still very much true today especially with the push for herds of special interest theconversation.com/despite-the-...
December 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We need to get control of deer numbers (& exotic ungulates) in NZ before widespread forest ecosystem collapse ensues. This piece I wrote for @theconversationnz.bsky.social in 2022 is still very much true today especially with the push for herds of special interest theconversation.com/despite-the-...
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Excellent coverage from Marc showing how not only did Cabinet pick the worst option available, they also turned “increased access to gender services” into “a webpage listing gender services” because they want their evil to cost nothing, too.
New from me: Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
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Cabinet overrode health advice in decision to ban puberty blockers
Health officials said there was 'no evidence base' about the likely impacts of the Government's decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth.
newsroom.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Excellent coverage from Marc showing how not only did Cabinet pick the worst option available, they also turned “increased access to gender services” into “a webpage listing gender services” because they want their evil to cost nothing, too.
Some beautiful news for Xmas - a surprise addition to the takahē population! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Takahē pair thought to be infertile hatch chick at Zealandia
Takahē are a threatened, nationally vulnerable bird, with an estimated population of around 500.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Some beautiful news for Xmas - a surprise addition to the takahē population! www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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The first shot of my summer break from work. A tākapu (Australasian gannet) trying to get some rest on a blustery morning. 🪶🇳🇿
December 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The first shot of my summer break from work. A tākapu (Australasian gannet) trying to get some rest on a blustery morning. 🪶🇳🇿
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I'm moving to Ōtepoti in mid January, it will be nice to live in the place of my tīpuna!
December 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I'm moving to Ōtepoti in mid January, it will be nice to live in the place of my tīpuna!
One of the few upsides of not being able to secure a permanent job post-Masters is that I've been doing roles and collecting experiences that I wouldn't have otherwise done
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
One of the few upsides of not being able to secure a permanent job post-Masters is that I've been doing roles and collecting experiences that I wouldn't have otherwise done
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Glad to be featured in @nzgeo.bsky.social, highlighting the importance of planting native species such as tree fuchsia, a major food resource for native birds. Based on a recent publication of bird-plant interactions in @zealandia.bsky.social
@vicuniwgtn.bsky.social
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Want native birds? This fuchsia is by far your best bet
Scientists who spent nine years birdwatching in Wellington ecosanctuary Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne report that birds visit the flowers of kōtukutuku, our native tree fuchsia, 16.4 times an hour. That pu...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Glad to be featured in @nzgeo.bsky.social, highlighting the importance of planting native species such as tree fuchsia, a major food resource for native birds. Based on a recent publication of bird-plant interactions in @zealandia.bsky.social
@vicuniwgtn.bsky.social
www.nzgeo.com/stories/want...
@vicuniwgtn.bsky.social
www.nzgeo.com/stories/want...
Going to have to carry around two phones soon because of the 3g shut down. My Huawei works perfectly fine except it doesn't have VoLTE calling and so won't be able to make emergency calls - so have to buy and carry around a cheap VoLTE capable phone just for calls
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Going to have to carry around two phones soon because of the 3g shut down. My Huawei works perfectly fine except it doesn't have VoLTE calling and so won't be able to make emergency calls - so have to buy and carry around a cheap VoLTE capable phone just for calls
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Reposting some of my best work of 2025. I was photographing godwits when I noticed this tūturiwhatu (New Zealand dotterel) sussung me out from the other side of a sand bank. I find this quite striking in black and white. 🪶🇳🇿
December 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Reposting some of my best work of 2025. I was photographing godwits when I noticed this tūturiwhatu (New Zealand dotterel) sussung me out from the other side of a sand bank. I find this quite striking in black and white. 🪶🇳🇿
I was pleasantly surprised to see the Spirit of New Zealand when I was enjoying the Wellington on a good day weather on the waterfront.
December 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I was pleasantly surprised to see the Spirit of New Zealand when I was enjoying the Wellington on a good day weather on the waterfront.
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NZ racism hits different: ‘I’m not even going to try to pronounce the next name’
NZ racism hits different: ‘I’m not even going to try to pronounce the next name’
After swapping Wellington for London, Preyanka Gothanayagi was surprised to find people treated her like an actual person....
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December 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NZ racism hits different: ‘I’m not even going to try to pronounce the next name’
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$256 million to clean up one mine. Like the oil industry, this is something miners should be paying to clean up themselves, with trailing liability to ensure they can't dump the bill on us www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Govt's whopping $256m clean up bill for one coalmine
The Government will have to fork out $256m to clean up Stockton coal mine on the West Coast - more than triple earlier estimates.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
$256 million to clean up one mine. Like the oil industry, this is something miners should be paying to clean up themselves, with trailing liability to ensure they can't dump the bill on us www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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The Whakatipu #takahe breeding season is off to a good start, with approx 6 nests in the Greenstone and several from the new population in the Rees. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... Great pic by takahē ranger Lisa van Beek. #conservation #rails #birds
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Whakatipu #takahe breeding season is off to a good start, with approx 6 nests in the Greenstone and several from the new population in the Rees. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... Great pic by takahē ranger Lisa van Beek. #conservation #rails #birds
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Reposting some of my best work of 2025. A kuaka (bar-tailed godwit) wandering in front of the reflection of a sunrise on the Hauraki Gulf. It looks a bit like an ultrasound. Congratulations, you’re having a godwit! 🪶🇳🇿
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Reposting some of my best work of 2025. A kuaka (bar-tailed godwit) wandering in front of the reflection of a sunrise on the Hauraki Gulf. It looks a bit like an ultrasound. Congratulations, you’re having a godwit! 🪶🇳🇿
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'Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential'
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
'Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential'
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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"Prior to tradescantia biocontrol release the average dry weight biomass at these sites was close to 500 g/m2. After agent establishment the average biomass was slightly above 100 g/m2, well below the 200 g/m2 threshold needed for native regeneration." www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications...
More damage, less biomass: monitoring progress of tradescantia biocontrol
Four classical biocontrol agents targeting tradescantia have been present in New Zealand’s environment for up to 14 years.
www.landcareresearch.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Prior to tradescantia biocontrol release the average dry weight biomass at these sites was close to 500 g/m2. After agent establishment the average biomass was slightly above 100 g/m2, well below the 200 g/m2 threshold needed for native regeneration." www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications...
Well. That's...great
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Well. That's...great
cheapest 2L of milk at my local woolworths is now $4.73. how long until it costs $5 😭
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
cheapest 2L of milk at my local woolworths is now $4.73. how long until it costs $5 😭
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
Analysis: The government's ban on puberty blockers for gender-affirming care prioritises politics and ideology over decades of expert clinical guidance and patient safety evidence.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...