When we look at the ruin left in Gabrielle's wake, we should know it isn't simply the result of a capricious and arbitrary weather system - an added edge of intensity is the result of conscious choices by people who have the power to act but choose not to. newsroom.co.nz/sustainable-fu…

This may be a wild idea, but how about we tax the massive excess profits corporations like banks & fossil fuel companies are making (billions), and put that $$ towards the cyclone recovery & rebuild?

Climate action delay is the new denial. There is no runway left for political inertia. i.stuff.co.nz/national/polit…

We're almost at 5,000 signatures in 24 hrs! Sign & share now 👏✅ action.greens.org.nz/protect_our_cl…

So to recap: Judith Collins- 'Madness to stop oil & gas exploration' Maureen Pugh- 'Humans don't contribute to climate change' Stuart Smith- 'Don't teach kids climate science' Paul Goldsmith- 'I'm not the weatherman' Andrew Bayly- 'Debate about man-made climate change unhelpful'

Do you have a PhD, and an exciting research program involving quantitative analysis of language data? A knack for statistical analysis and data-visualization? Looking for a permanent academic position in NZ? Do I have the job for you... jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/aji…

🌎 Solstice, brrr! ☀️

Word is that racists have coordinated thousands of submissions against bilingual signs. If you’ve got a minute you could Chuck a submission in here. CLOSES AT 5pm today. nzta.govt.nz/about-us/consu…

1/7 I wish I could have written the entry for The Settlers in this year's Film Fest programme. The programme explains that The Settlers is about Chile's 'dark colonial past', but it gives no clue that Felipe Galvez's film deals with a genocide in which NZers played a major role.

En el marco de una campaña de desacreditación de las ciencias humanas y sociales, desde RELIF creemos que es importante, como venimos haciendo desde 2019, hablar de qué hacemos y estudiamos en lingüística y cómo esto se vincula con la construcción de nuestro país (+)

Llamamos a organizaciones, profesionales y estudiantes de las ciencias del lenguaje a que también se manifiesten en contra del ataque al sistema científico público, y con él también al sistema educativo en todos sus niveles (+)

UC Professor Jeanette King has co-authored a new research paper ‘Assessing the size of non-Māori-speakers’ active Māori lexicon’. bit.ly/3qMJ7iL #UCArts #UCResearch

🩸 New TRAILER and DEMO available! 🩸 The 8-bit Survival Horror with Live Action Cutscenes... 💀 Watch the Trailer: youtu.be/MPpTPF_k6hY 💀 Play the Demo: tenebrissomnia.com Pls RT, people! Thank you! ❤️‍🔥 #indiegame #gamedev #horror #indie #wishlistwednesday #pixelart

Vote Compass is back! votecompass.tvnz.co.nz/nz2023

Want to improve #Māori hearing healthcare in Aotearoa & become a Kaimātai Ororongo? We're excited to offer 4 Māori scholarships for the Master of Audiology programme University of Canterbury, covering fees for the entire degree! Applications close 1st Dec. Please share widely across the motu!

Kia ora Ōtautahi whanau, we're looking for participants to help validate the first-ever Te Reo Māori hearing test! This work is both a contribution to the revitalisation of Te Reo and addresses a gap in health care for Māori. Think you might have a mild hearing loss? See below :)

Kia ora Ōtautahi folks! Gemma would be grateful for a few more participants for this study helping develop a speech test for children. It's a 15 - 20-minute image selection task. You could win a $100 Westfield Riccarton voucher! Details below, link here: canterbury.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0H…