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Alison Campbell

@acampbelteacher.bsky.social

Biology educator, science communicator (I'm retired but still doing both!), foodie, dog-lover, avid reader, & somewhat addicted to cycling for pleasure. Occasional blogger: https://blog.waikato.ac.nz/bioblog/

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This is not good.

Gold clam invasion in NZ threatens drinking water for millions of people www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

02.12.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He or she is a POS all right@

01.12.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Extreme concerns' as vandals block Wellington cycle path with planks Obstacles have been placed across trails in Wellington's green belt with the apparent intention of injuring riders.

🀬🀬🀬

Vandalism sparks installation of cameras in Wellington's Town Belt www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

01.12.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

There was this...

blog.waikato.ac.nz/bioblog/2017...

01.12.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's all about making money with Trump & his cronies, isn't it?

www.wsj.com/world/russia...

01.12.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😱😱😱
That's appalling!

30.11.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Pretty disappointed’: Mowbray’s personal text to PM amid social media lobbying The Herald has obtained texts and emails between the PM and the high-profile lobbyists.

Disclosure: I don’t know where I sit on this debate as I can see both sides…BUT, I don’t think a billionaire who personally refuses to allow her own kids to have any access to social media at all, is the right person to be guiding this incredibly complex issue. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈπŸ’­

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

30.11.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Most of us were really grateful that our govt listened to scientific advice.

30.11.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Legal Attack on Superblock Barcelona - City Lab Barcelona In this blog post, I attempt to unpack what this court ruling is about, the legal arguments, and who is behind it. Did the city really do something wrong?Β  What will happen to the Consell de Cent proj...

Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.

Streets for people are good for business.

30.11.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 571    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 8

Normal people: country’s in the shitter. So much to fix. What political party will finally have the courage to do the needful

Labour: EXTREMELY LIMITED CAPITAL GAINS TAX

Normal people: no, do the *needful*

Labour: GREENS BAD

Normal people: …the needful?

Labour: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

30.11.2025 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

omg

#nzpol

30.11.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Captain Underpants, looking like Christopher Luxon.

Captain Underpants, looking like Christopher Luxon.

I saw someone call Luxon "Captain Underpants" on Facebook and I can't unsee it.

30.11.2025 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Parents, here's what to know if your kid wants a Sur Ron or high power e-bike If you’re a parent of a teenager, there’s a decent chance you’ve heard the phrase β€œCan I get a Sur...

When is an e-bike not an e-bike? Let's call these what they are: electric motorcycles.
electrek.co/2025/11/26/p... @cyclingactionnz.bsky.social

30.11.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

And I read an article recently where the doctor was paying more attention to what the AI was writing than what yhe patient was actually saying.

30.11.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When someone uses the word, "illegals" I am done listening to what they have to say. I live in America, a nation stolen from the indigenous natives, built on the backs of slaves, & made prosperous by the sweat, & blood of immigrants. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." My country is not white. It's not Christian. It's American. It's made up of people from around the globe. Humans aren't illegal. But your dehumanization, & demonization should be.

When someone uses the word, "illegals" I am done listening to what they have to say. I live in America, a nation stolen from the indigenous natives, built on the backs of slaves, & made prosperous by the sweat, & blood of immigrants. "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." My country is not white. It's not Christian. It's American. It's made up of people from around the globe. Humans aren't illegal. But your dehumanization, & demonization should be.

30.11.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 381    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 11

I don't understand. If we want gas networks to deline and fall over, why are we letting them gouge their customers harder? Why must they be enabled to "recover their costs" (which were in fact paid by the local authorities who built them, before they were stolen)?

30.11.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Aotearoa’s educators are speaking clearly The question now is whether the Government is willing to listen

NZ #Education is under attack & only 4% of principals are happy:
Across curriculum, governance, TeTiritiOWaitangi, & professional regulation, a consistent message emerges: The profession is being restructured at speed, without trust, partnership, or evidence #nzpol
open.substack.com/pub/aecnz/p/...?

30.11.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
On the right is our little brown puppy, minus much of his baby fluff. On the left is a blue-rimmed white dinner plate, with a mound of that fluff.

On the right is our little brown puppy, minus much of his baby fluff. On the left is a blue-rimmed white dinner plate, with a mound of that fluff.

So much fluff! He looks smaller, but also more grown up.

30.11.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Around the world politicians are demonising migrants, dividing people and damaging democracy. We don't want that in NZ. Migrants benefit our society. We need to get better at helping them settle successfully so they benefit and New Zealand benefits. (1 of 2 videos from a recent speech in the House.)

29.11.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

This is a long & thought-provoking read.

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...

28.11.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is such a sad, terrible story.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

27.11.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This has significant implications for how our groundwater is managed.

Study discovers wells containing 40,000-year-old groundwater, warns of taking too much water www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

27.11.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We didn't; I feel left out!

Let me guess - a bunch of completely leading questions?

26.11.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well done cookers, real horrible consequences.

26.11.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘
Science, eh....
Well done team
#auspol

26.11.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So was their part in passing the bill simply a performative waste of both time and money?

26.11.2025 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trigger warning.

β€œIn crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”

Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.

15.11.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 577    πŸ” 248    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 21

We are interested in your views on measures to protect against influenza and similar respiratory disease.

18.11.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah, I'm underimpressed with & underwhelmed by Labour, & TPM's messily public infighting doesn't fill me with confidence either.

25.11.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh diddums, Erica.

25.11.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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