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kasiazoe.bsky.social
Animal fharming harms our wai/whenua/taiao. We shouldn't be animal fharming in Aotearoa.
cassiemph.bsky.social Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 8d
I’ve been asking people “is the water here safe to drink” when I travel my whole life. Only here in NZ have people been SUPER INDIGNANT at the question.

Y’all are fools to think that having a poorly regulated agricultural industry can coexist with drinkable water.
rnzrss.bsky.social RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 8d
Holiday makers warned to check destination water is safe to drink
December 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
climateliberation.bsky.social
🎶 🎸 🤘 Rock n roll for blocking coal - songs of resistance from Feraliza at the Carnival for Change.

We can collectively stand together to protect te taiao, to prevent destruction of our wild spaces like #DennistonPlateau.

#peace #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #CivilResistance
#nz #Aotearoa
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 AM
janerefreshed.bsky.social
My 2021 trip driving from Wellington-Taupo-Rotorua...
An ancient tāonga tree Tongariro National Park Wild awa & taiao Tongariro National Park Cant take my eyes of the ngahere - ferns & mosses in native bush Rotorua- geothermal wonderland, steam & wild places
December 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
climateliberation.bsky.social
🌿 💦 #Ōtautahi red zone bike tour with Michael 🌳🦆

The wonder of being in nature, how much better off we are when we recognise our deep connection & interdependence with te taiao.

✌ 🎧 Join us in Ōtautahi at the Carnival for Change Saturday 6 December from 10am, 100 Garlands Rd, Ōtautahi

#climate
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
miriamruthross.bsky.social
We need to and we can protect te taiao from corporate greed

#onetermgovernment
kirstyjohnston.bsky.social Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · Nov 24
Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the oil and gas industry's wishlist.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
haakuik.bsky.social
I will choose not to collaborate with that person in future except face to face, and have pulled back from a few kaupapa that that person is leading, knowing that they rely on the LLM instead of thinking through their planning.

Not saying they're wrong to do so. Saying I choose not to. #Taiao
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
keraoregan.bsky.social
It’s been a shit few days here at #COP30 so when I got the pānui that my iwi are taking the Crown to Court to protect our taiao and future generations it was pretty special.

A real demonstration of everything we’re preaching here - Indigenous Peoples are holding the line where states are failing!
November 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
timcurran.bsky.social
Te Tohu Taiao plenary by Colin O'Donnell

@newzealandecology.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
timcurran.bsky.social
Te Tohu Taiao award for Ecological Excellence went to Andrew Jeffs of U Auckland

@newzealandecology.bsky.social
Te Tohu Taiao award to Andrew Jeffs of U Auckland
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
nzbatman.bsky.social
After lunch 🍕, 2024 Tahu Taiao award winner 🥇 Colin O’Donnell presents the potential effects of solar farms ☀️ on birds 🦜 of Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿. A huge lack of data internationally is part of the problem with this rapidly growing industry #nzes2025 @newzealandecology.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
kasiazoe.bsky.social
Socialism and Te Tiriti o Waitangi provides for the health and wealth of Tangata Whenua and Tangata Tiriti, and the taonga of our taiao. Vote Pati Maori/Green Party Aotearoa/Labour to show you care for everyone's safety, health, and environments.
kiwichar.bsky.social Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · Nov 17
Noeline said it out loud. I like Noeline.
Be like Noeline. #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
maorigreenlantern.bsky.social
"Koha Ki Te Tūpuna, Tiaki Ki Te Taiao: The Luxon Government’s Assault on Climate Accountability and Treaty Obligations" - 8 November 2025

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"Koha Ki Te Tūpuna, Tiaki Ki Te Taiao: The Luxon Government’s Assault on Climate Accountability and Treaty Obligations" - 8 November 2025
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā iwi o Aotearoa—tēnei te whakaatū o ngā āhuatanga i pōkaia i a tātau.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
gringene.org
"ki ngā tangata katoa o Nu Tirani te tino rangatiratanga o ō rātou whenua ō rātou kainga me o ratou taonga katoa"

He Taonga te Taiao; he Taonga te Whakapapa
adrianallott.bsky.social Adrian Allott @adrianallott.bsky.social · Oct 31
Me trying to figure out where in Te Tiriti it says that the children of Maori who have chosen to make a life overseas are entitled to NZ citizenship.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk cutting a piece of paper .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk cutting a piece of paper .
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October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
insydium.bsky.social
In this Bite-Sized tutorial, we’ll build a water lily using Taiao’s toFlower object in Cinema 4D. Learn how to shape petals, add natural variation, and layer everything for a fully procedural, organic result.

Watch on YouTube – youtu.be/E1P088VK0lk

#INSYDIUM #Taiao #BiteSized #Training #WaterLily
October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
testengineery.bsky.social
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October 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
dollyangelic.bsky.social
I have written to the TEU regarding this. This is what I said. I have no confidence in myself in doing things like this, so I hope it is okay.
Kia ora comrades. I'm a proud TEU member who, like many others of us, has strong opinions and serious concerns regarding the impact of AI technology on the tertiary education sector. I was intrigued to see the news item on the TEU website named "The implications of generative AI for tertiary education" (here https://teu.ac.nz/news/the-implications-of-generative-ai-for-tertiary-education/) advertising of an upcoming event "hosted by the TEU", at which discussion will be had across five sessions "each of which reflects one of TEU's five mātāpono: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, decent work, equity, quality tertiary education, and te taiao/the environment." (bold my own) with the intention to "collectively consider how AI can be shaped in ways that are consistent with TEU values and mātāpono; aligned with Te Tiriti of Waitangi;[...]". On its face, this is obviously very commendable and important as we manage the new cybercolonial threat that AI poses. However, the notice itself undermines such aims. At the bottom of the page is text informing the reader the image used on this page is AI generated (apparently chatGPT). The most obvious and egregious issue with the picture is the corruption of te reo Māori depicted. On the left side of the image is what is presumedly a banner, sign, or poster with the initials TEU, then a readable depiction of the English "Tertiary Education Union", then below that is the machine's attempt to produce the reo Māori name of the TEU. "Tc Hautu Kahurangi o Aoforcoa". It is absolutely baffling to me that it was determined that this event notice necessitated an AI generated image is if there are no suitable stock images or photos taken at a TEU conference/event that could've serviced fine here, and that having generated the image it got approved for publication with literal robotic scribbles standing in for te reo Māori. The last paragraph states "it’s timely and urgent to critically explore responsible, equitable and inclusive use of AI". This image does not signpost a commitment to any of those and, in fact, suggests the opposite. To have published an AI generated image depicting a literal inequality, whereby the English is presented without error but the reo Māori is left in its original, meaningless, AI slop form demonstrates blatant disregard for Māori as tāngata whenua, as partners under te Tiriti o Waitangi, and as TEU members. Additionally, the reo Māori phrase it failed to replicate is the unions name, which is an odd disregard for the organisation and the members brought together under its name. Regardless of whether or not an image is produced by AI, responsible, equitable, and inclusive decision making around an image's publication sensibly includes inspecting it for discrimination. I remain keen to see the union engage actively and critically with issues in our sector posed by AI; it is certainly "timely and urgent". But this has highlighted from where we are beginning, and it is not at all inspiring. AI doesn't care about justice, so we humans have to care all the more. I appreciate your time reading my comments. In solidarity, Dr. Elle Henderson she/her/hers
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
insydium.bsky.social
Explore a magnetic filament simulation in this Top Tip!
Animated Taiao Grass drives particles that flow like magnetized sand, all powered by a procedural vertex map for a seamless, dynamic effect.

Watch on YouTube - youtu.be/TWZrrfN1URk

#INSYDIUM #Taiao #TopTipTuesday #Training
October 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
tomfitton.bsky.social
That little line above certain vowels makes a big difference when it comes to the pronunciation and meaning of te reo Māori. Illustrator Matt Russell takes a closer look at why tohutō (macron) matter when it comes to te reo taiao (language of the environment).

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Comic: macrons matter
Illustrator Matt Russell takes a closer look at why tohutō (macron) matter when it comes to te reo taiao (language of the environment).
predatorfreenz.org
October 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
kategenevieve.bsky.social
The NZ Gov wants to bump Rocket Lab launches from 100 to 1000 a year. 20 a week! Big impacts for communities & te taiao 🌊 Rushed through w. no real consultation.
Please submit to keep the cap low before Sun 11.59pm NZ
consult.environment.govt.nz/marine/regul...
#ProtectMahia #SpaceJustice #TeTiriti
Images of the clouds left by Rocket Lab’s 5:33 am “Owl New World” satellite launch this week from Māhia Peninsula. Weird jellyfish-like twisting trail of bright vapour illuminated against a blue dawn sky.
October 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
colourmefiji.bsky.social
I was in wānanga with rongoā practitioners Donna Kerridge & Emma Haslam yesterday on connecting to te taiao through a Māori lens, and it was sooo good and sooo inspiring, and just what I needed. Facilitated also by the excellent crew at Māngere Mountain Education Centre, it was a PRIMO day.
October 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
sckitupbttrcp.bsky.social
Things parents should be furious about according to anyone other than Thatcher Lite.

#gohomenicola #noonelikesyou
Things parents should be furious about: ✅ Removal of reo Māori in signage etc and prioritising reo Pākehā ✅ The normalisation of structural violence, particularly intersectional isms - racism, sexism, ablism etc. ✅ Trampling of the mana of Te Tiriti ✅ Attempted removal of Art History as a subject ✅ Attempted re writing of the history of Aotearoa in Social Studies and History curricula ✅ Massive loss of knowledge from Gov. Dep., CRIS and Hirer Education. ✅ Only funding research that will make money for the Gov and not research that will improve their child's health and well-being. ✅ Removing NCEA because of political 'vibes" instead of actual evidence, and ramming it through at a break-neck расе. ✅ Stealing healthy nourishing foods from the mouths of tamariki. ✅ Driving through pay equity, welfare and healthcare changes through that add additional pressures to families on living in areas of moderate to high socioeconomic deprivation. ✅ Paying teachers a pittance, whilst removing supports that help them grow learners and instill a love for life long learning in our tamariki. ✅ The potential destruction and pollution of our environment by the Gov. allowing their mates with deep pockets unrestricted access to our taiao. ✅ Reducing matauranga Māori to "myths" and "nonsense" ✅ The list goes on.....
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
manucaddie.bsky.social
This Govt has got nearly everything wrong, but is this one use of public funds they have got right. Looking forward to seeing what comes of biodiscovery when kaitiaki & taonga/taiao are centred instead of sidelined. Māori mā: step up & run with the opportunities.

www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
October 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
insydium.bsky.social
Discover two quick techniques for generating realistic tree roots in Taiao. Using both toPlant and toTree, you’ll see how to create roots that grow naturally from the trunk or spread procedurally across terrain.

Watch on YouTube – youtu.be/B8RCRJy6cek

#INSYDIUM #Taiao #BiteSized #Training
October 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
maorigreenlantern.bsky.social
"The Corrupt Heart of National: How Environment Minister Penny Simmonds Sold Out Te Taiao for Her Rich Mate’s Farm” - 2 October 2025

When Power Corrupts: The Penny Simmonds Water Scandal Exposed

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"The Corrupt Heart of National: How Environment Minister Penny Simmonds Sold Out Te Taiao for Her Rich Mate’s Farm” - 2 October 2025
When Power Corrupts: The Penny Simmonds Water Scandal Exposed
themaorigreenlantern.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
runningwhio.bsky.social
Moe mai rā e te ahorangi o te taiao ❤️ the person who showed me u really could just go off & do anything u liked in life
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Oct 1
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM