Like last year, we are presented with a stark set of choices: survive, grow, or die.
We’re in this together now
Like last year, we are presented with a stark set of choices: survive, grow, or die.
nzgeo.com
Ellen Rykers
@ellenrykers.com
science writer / bird nerd / nz / ellenrykers.com
After voting ngutu-pare wrybill in #BOTY2025 this week, I was delighted to pick up a copy of Bird of the Year today! @ellenrykers.com
You start flying,” says Aqua Reekie. “There’s the sound of the ice popping beneath you, and beyond that, silence.” Alexandra’s obsession with wild ice skating, documented by Becki Moss and @ellenrykers.com
Chasing ice
For a fleeting spell each winter, ponds and dams across Central Otago freeze—and the chase for wild ice begins.
nzgeo.com
Two years in the soil: Lessons from real-life regenerative agriculture trials
Two years in the soil: Lessons from real-life regenerative agriculture trials
A soil health experiment in Gisborne has yielded salad greens, sweetcorn and hopeful signs for a sustainable farming future....
thespinoff.co.nz
Every winter, thrill-seeking skaters chase ice that naturally forms on dams & lakes around the South Island. Photographer Becki Moss & I documented this adventurous subculture – at risk of fading away as the climate warms... @nzgeo.bsky.social www.nzgeo.com/stories/chas...
Chasing ice
For a fleeting spell each winter, ponds and dams across Central Otago freeze—and the chase for wild ice begins.
nzgeo.com
Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
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The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending August 30
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending August 30
Revealed: Wellington loves birds way more than Auckland does....
thespinoff.co.nz
New books day! Fill yer boots (or your holds list) with new fiction, new non-fiction and just ordered titles. #pukapuka #pukapukahou my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-titles/ ^MT
My love for Tīeke is now historical fact thanks to @ellenrykers.com. Go buy this book: www.penguin.com.au/books/bird-o...
Bird of the Year
A richly illustrated, affectionate celebration of Aotearoa's native birds, and the efforts we all make to protect them.
penguin.com.au
Really grateful to Dr. Claire Concannon for covering our research on Voices of the Sea Ice 🧪🌍🦑🦉🦊 www.rnz.co.nz/news/ourchan...
Voice of the Sea Ice: More life!
Do penguins and seals share nicely in Antarctica?
rnz.co.nz
Some incredible photography from New Zealand photojournalist Robin Hammond in this story. I wish National Geographic had spelled the Māori words correctly, though. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Inside New Zealand’s radical plan to save its native birds
It’s been called “the most ambitious conservation project attempted anywhere in the world”— will it actually work?
nationalgeographic.com
feeling deeply today for all the gorgeous goofy greyhounds ❤️ and missing my boy terribly 😭
i've been writing for @nzgeo.bsky.social for about 6 years now. imo it's a keystone species in the aotearoa media ecosystem. a home for uniquely nz longform tales, science yarns, stunning photojournalism. if you value this, please consider subscribing: www.nzgeo.com/stories/we-n...
The future of The Spinoff: The Spinoff’s CEO, founder and editor level with you in an open letter published this morning.
An open letter about the future of The Spinoff
An important announcement from the CEO, the editor and the founder of The Spinoff.<br />
thespinoff.co.nz
Sadly my climate/enviro newsletter Future Proof is a casualty of this situation. Last edition will be next week. Please consider supporting if you're a Spinoff reader thespinoff.co.nz/media/28-11-...
An open letter about the future of The Spinoff
An important announcement from the CEO, the editor and the founder of The Spinoff.<br />
thespinoff.co.nz
Made a start on a New Zealand science and nature journalists starter pack: go.bsky.app/Ao7CazM - please let me know who else should be on there and I’ll add them/you!
This is your annual reminder about how bad the cruise industry is for everything. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, has improved in the two years since I wrote this article. theconversation.com/cruise-ships...
Cruise ships are coming back to NZ waters – should we really be welcoming them?
Cruise liners are back and demand is reportedly strong. But given their environmental impact and relatively low economic benefit, how sustainable is this kind of tourism?
theconversation.com
Tūī are nectar feeders and have a brush-tipped tongue to slurp it up more easily.
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike, even in winter.” grist.org/biking/one-m...
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
kia ora bluesky, i'm a writer & science communicator from Aotearoa. 📝 i write stories for @nzgeo.bsky.social 🎧 i help produce the Our Changing World podcast on RNZ 🦜 i have co-led Bird of the Year since 2022 lovely to be here 👋 here are some bird pics
Lovely episode from @veronikameduna.bsky.social this week, reporting from the first Tairāwhiti Ngutukākā Festival 🌹 Ngutukākā is common in gardens but rarer than kākāpō in the wild. Community rewilding efforts are turning SH35 into a Crimson Highway www.rnz.co.nz/news/ourchan... #kikorangi #nz
just some punk penguin album covers 🤘🐧 (I had occasion to revisit my tawaki piki toka / eastern rockhopper pics when we covered them on Critter of the Week recently, excellent #birds) 🪶
bring on BOTYxBSKY (it's the 20th bday of Bird of the Year in 2025, so it'll be a biggie) 🪶
Forest & Bird@forestandbird.bsky.social · 2y agoYes it is really us. We're considering leaving the bad place for bluer skies. Let us know what you'd like to hear from us on here.
Inside the Pūngāwerewere Workroom at Plant & Food Research... A team of scientists is designing a targeted trap that lures in males with 🕸️spiderweb silk perfume🕸️ Listen to hear about caring for 800 captive spiders & testing pheromone concoctions in the spider arena www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourc...
