@Knowing_Rivers

Massey University project with Taranaki Regional Council, NIWA, Intercreate & Te Matahiapo Maori Research Organisation – Share yr stories of Waiwhakaiho River.

 Taranaki, New Zealand
Joined September 2014
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Grace Pettit@GracePettit9 Aug 2019
Just watched @BreneBrown’s @NetflixANZ talk, so fantastic! I’d say a lot of people in NZ, especially in the rural sector could do with learning from her! Especially for our tireless industry campaigners, such a uplifting outlook #calltocourage @onyabikejl
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Brené Brown
@BreneBrown1 Aug 2019
G’day Melbourne! I’ve had coffee, I’m wearing black and I’m so ready for you! Love your city! ❤️
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Brené Brown
@BreneBrown7 Aug 2019
Toni Morrison’s words are so heavy with truth that one sentence can bring you to your knees or set you free. Here’s how Toni Morrison changed the way I’m raising my children: bit.ly/2YSDjQS

What Toni Morrison Taught Me About Parenting

Toni Morrison’s words are so heavy with truth that one sentence can bring you to your knees or set you free. Her writing challenged me, taught me, and nurtured me. And, Toni Morrison changed the way...

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As the wildfire of hate speech spreads, fighting it must be a job for everybody #HateSpeech #tolerance theguardian.com/commentisfre…

As the wildfire of hate speech spreads, fighting it must be a job for everybody | António Guterres

Addressing hate speech does not mean limiting freedom of speech. To prevent it from escalating, we need to treat it as we treat every malicious act

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The Brexit zealots are on course to break up the union #BrexitShambles theguardian.com/commentisfre…

The Brexit zealots are on course to break up the union | Dawn Foster

Conservative party members are indifferent to Northern Ireland and Scotland. A backlash is coming, says the Guardian columnist Dawn Foster

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Britain is now a remain nation. We can halt this rush to Brexit #BrexitShambles theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Britain is now a remain nation. We can halt this rush to Brexit | Polly Toynbee

The Tory party’s hardcore membership would head us off a cliff. It’s a democratic outrage, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Marina Dubova@dubova_marina22 Jun 2019
Check out the infographics: does it really look like conference locations are chosen with academic diversity in mind? Considering the current visa situation, a typical female student from a developing country could probably enter only 4 #cogsci conference locations out of 20.
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If we are serious about #diversity in #academia, which we 💯% should be, we need to rethink what #inclusivity means. (Not to mention the carbon footprint, & the barriers of family commitments for predominantly #WomenInAcademia #WomenWhoConference, of all that travelling! ) – at Melbourne, Victoria
Marina Dubova@dubova_marina22 Jun 2019
Just got refused a Canadian visa I needed to present my poster at #cogsci2019. I believe that not everybody fully realizes how much visa issues hurt diversity in academia. So here goes my thread on the topic.
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9News Melbourne
@9NewsMelb23 Jun 2019
Ashleigh Barty is the first Australian woman to seize the world No.1 tennis ranking in almost half a century after claiming her third title of a phenomenal 2019 season. #9News wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/ashl…
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Melbourne, Australia@Melbourne24 Jun 2019
These private pop-up accommodation containers amongst Mount Towrong Vineyard are pretty ‘grape’ (via IG/richeygill).
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Zoos Victoria@ZoosVictoria24 Jun 2019
“They’re like amazing artworks and every time we lose one, I think we’ve lost something of ourselves. And we’ve lost something of society.” - Prof. Brendan Wintle from @TSR_Hub sums up why fighting for wildlife is so important on #4Corners
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Farmax@FarmaxNZ20 Jun 2019
**Reminder** Entries are now open for the 2019 @FarmaxNZ Emerging Rural Professional of the Year Award! This year the prize package is worth $3,000. Entries close 21st July 2019. Application form and prize package details linked below: nzipim.co.nz/Story?Action=Vi…
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Brexit: Carney rejects Boris Johnson's no-deal trade claim Expert vs idiot! #brexitshambles theguardian.com/business/201…

Brexit: Carney rejects Boris Johnson's no-deal trade claim

Bank of England governor says UK would be hit automatically by tariffs on exports to EU

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Anne Lee DairyExptr@Cantabannelee17 Jun 2019
Replying to @target_focus
Hallelujah to that!
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Ian Handcock@target_focus17 Jun 2019
We live in an amazing beautiful country and to be able to live and work in rural NZ we are very blessed
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Sarah K Mock@sarah_k_mock13 Jun 2019
While Secretary Perdue speaks, ERS/NIFA employees show him their backs today at USDA.
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peter gluckman@PeterGluckman19 Jun 2019
Wellcome analysed responses to five key survey questions and calculated a "trust in scientists" index of high, medium or low trust. New Zealand High. 32%; Medium 61%; Low 5%; No opinion 2% Sobering statistics
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