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Exciting times on Anchor Island as we check #kakapo nests for hatching. We’re letting eggs hatch in nests to reduce management intensity. Last night I found these two newly-hatched chicks in Konini’s nest, along with a fertile egg I carried back under a lunar eclipse. #kakapo2026 #conservation
Screenshot of the title of an article on The Conversation NZ. The article is titled: Iran has been attacked by US and Israel when peace was in reach. Published 1st March 2026. Article link in comments.
“What is most striking is not merely that diplomacy failed, but that it failed amid visible progress... Choosing military escalation at that moment undermines the premise that negotiation is a genuine alternative to war. It signals that even active diplomacy offers no guarantee of restraint.”
A female kākāpō looking out of a nest, with one small chick showing. Credit: Andrew Digby
Female #kakapo Kohengi on her nest with a newly-hatched chick and an egg (unseen). We removed the egg from underneath her and gave it to another female (Phoenix) who had infertile eggs. We're trying to ensure each female on Anchor Island has 1-2 fertile eggs to hatch. #kakapo2026 #conservation
“Critics warn this could effectively embed U.S. surveillance capabilities into another sovereign state’s information infrastructure.”
Read this alarming article and decide whether the limited focus from NZ media on this story is acceptable given the context of US fascism and worldwide aggression.
Chris Hipkins' State of the Nation speech read like a "lump of jelly" filled with sentiment, but no concrete plans, and that Chat GPT could have written it, says Nationals' deputy leader. Nicola Willis is calling for a contest of "actual ideas" with the Labour leader, because if the party does not come up with policy, "the Greens and Te Pāti Māori are ready to go". New Zealand First leader Winston Peters also criticised Hipkins for one of the "most boring State of the Nation speeches in recorded history", and ACT leader David Seymour called it "featherweight". Hipkins made the speech in Auckland today, taking aim at the government's cost of living and climate policies. He did not announce any new policy, but repeated his promise that the public would see a "different" Labour to 2023. Chris “softy” Hipkins just delivered one of the most boring State of the Nation speeches in recorded history
The ACT leader has distinguished his party from its coalition partners in a state of the nation speech, giving a blunt assessment of how tough things are at the moment, especially for young people. ACT leader and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour took a swipe at "bureaucratic" governments that aren't balancing their books, turned an old call for a smaller government into a campaign promise, and rejected the "endless blame game" of scapegoating one group after another. Seymour spoke to around 200 party supporters at a venue in Christchurch while a group of around 30 protestors gathered outside, raising concerns about pay equity, attacks on Te Tiriti and Palestine. Some protestors were also heard chanting inside the venue, with sirens being played during his introduction by deputy leader Brooke van Velden. Seymour said the number of people leaving the country was a "flashing light on the dashboard of New Zealand", and he used his speech to specify the "hard choices" needed to "turn down those lights".
I'm actually getting worried about RNZ now. Two articles, both on state of the nation speeches, same author, one week apart. Notice a difference?
ACT's is largely copy paste press release, Labour's is entirely framed by its detractors. #nzpol
Critically endangered kākāpō Vori-A1, who has important genes from the Fiordland kākāpō Richard Henry, born live on camera in the nest of foster mother Rakiura. Almost no one has seen these birds hatch before! The egg had only been delivered 1.5 hours earlier.
Many of my cohort are alive today and avoided H.I.V because Dr Michael Baker created the needle exchange program in the 1980s.👍
He knows a thing or two about reducing harm for users of prohibited substances and he is well aware that punitive prohibition is a harm maximiser.
#EndProhibition
#nzpol
A kākāpō chick in a nest with an egg. Credit: Deidre Vercoe
The first #kakapo chick for four years hatched two days ago (on Valentine’s Day for those who like to anthropomorphise!). Here’s Tiwhiri-A1-2026 in Yasmine’s nest. 📸: Deidre Vercoe. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds
“By giving Willis the first and last word on every issue they reinforce her viewpoint for readers who probably won’t even read the full article. If they do, however, each section gives Willis final say as well.”…
#nzpol
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DAVID SEYMOUR'S insistence that NZers are “living like kings and queens” is not just political rhetoric; it is a deliberate reframing of reality designed to justify an agenda of austerity, deregulation, and labour market punishment.
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The flightless #kakapo usually nest underground. Yesterday we found the coolest nest I’ve ever seen: Whetu was 3m above ground in a hollow rata tree. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
I didn’t realise that there is a podcast! Thanks, I’ll have to check it out.
Promo picture for the tv show, Stuff the British Stole, on Netflix in NZ
Finished this yesterday - Stuff the British Stole - on Netflix NZ.
Interesting, funny, poignant, and really bloody sad in places.
Follow Marc Fennell… as he unravels the twisted mysteries behind iconic and priceless objects taken by the British Empire and meets those who want them back.
#tvshow
A juvenile female kākāpō on a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby
Yesterday we found juvenile female #kakapo Ongaonga on a nest on Pukenui/Anchor Island. At just under 4 years old (her hatch day is 12th Feb), she's the youngest female ever recorded nesting. Today we also found Matilda nesting - she's just 2 days older. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
When I first tried MDMA, it was legal.
The pills were a legally regulated dose, produced by a legally regulated company, meaning nobody had to have anything tested to find out what the pill contained, or the dose.
MDMA pill roulette happened AFTER MDMA was prohibited.😒
#EndProhibition
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This would have been an incredibly rare blue hour aurora, technically still 45 mins till astronomical dark & the right hand sky is full on pink & magenta while the left hand side is oranges & yellows. This would have been epic, except the clouds kept rolling in. Nugget Point with a lighthouse at the end of the peninsula walkway
Drove from Ōtepoti Dunedin to Tokatā Nugget Point Lighthouse to escape the clouds...
45mins before dark & Tahu-nui-a-rangi #Aurora Australis already glowing strong behind the clouds.
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I came upon it by chance, and was a little hesitant at first because I thought she might trash it. But she was so lovely, it was awesome. I learned a lot too.
Rocky Horror Picture Show is one of my favourites and I’ve watched it many times. This analysis of the singing was very interesting, and lots of fun.
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she watches The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time.
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Neutrality is not the absence of politics. It is the decision to leave dominant narratives unexamined. The ethical question is not whether education is political, it always is. The question is whether that politics is named & examined, or hidden & imposed. #nzpol
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A close-up photo of a male kākāpō being held. Credit; Andrew Digby
Two more #kakapo matings on Anchor:
JEM 💚 Awhero
Kohengi 💚 Tuterangi
Currently at least 12 females have mated on Anchor, 10 on Whenua Hou, and probably 2 on Te Kahahu/Chalky.
Plus 2 new nests: Marian on Anchor and Tohu on Whenua Hou.
#conservation #parrots #kakapo2026
Here's Awhero.
Screenshot of the title of an open letter from Sir Ian Taylor published in the ODT (Otago Daily Times). Titled: Chris - About this Bendigo Mine
The question isn’t whether mining should ever occur. It’s whether projects with permanent waste, perpetual liability and risks that compound over time should be assessed in a process designed for speed.
Link to article here: archive.ph/F6f00
#nzpol
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“Christopher Luxon leads a government that treats the democratic process not as a sacred trust but as a transaction to be managed like quarterly earnings.”…
#nzpol
Name a 90’s song…
Fluke - Groovy Feeling (Make Mine a 99)
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Bumped into 27 year old male #kakapo Sinbad today. He's of Fiordland descent so has important genetics, but he hasn't been a very successful breeder so far - probably because he's partially imprinted. He's in great condition this year. #conservation #parrots #birds
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Screenshot of the headline: As Nicola Willis struggles to balance the books, the environment pays the price. Article by Aaron Smale and published in The Listener NZ. Paywalled, accessible article here: https://archive.ph/hNfdA
Willis is having trouble balancing the books, so reached for the most expendable cost she could find to cut – the environment.
This is the economic model this govt is promoting, calling it “growth”. Socialise the cost, privatise the profit. And bankrupt the environment.
#nzpol
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Think of the most random TV shows you can possibly think of. Got one?
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