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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles

@siouxsiew.bsky.social

The other “Susie” Wiles AKA NZ’s “COVID lady/Pink Terror”. Microbiologist & science communicator, lover of bioluminescence & Lego. Becoming slightly obsessed with reusable period products despite being perimenopausal. She/her.

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Nicola Gaston@nicgaston.bsky.social · 7d ago

Obviously nothing has pissed me off quite as much as them killing the Marsden Fund (👉 my 📌 post), but govt claiming that the Science Investment Plan does not cut funding when the plan itself says “core science and research funding is projected to decline in future years” was the icing on the cake.

Luxon wants to ‘brutally commercialise’ science, but cuts threaten its foundation

Comment from Auckland University: Decades of research funding cannot be replaced by funding the commercialisation of that science

newsroom.co.nz

CEO Johnny Cans@oldmatecans.bsky.social · last wk.

The Free Speech Union having their CE and board member stand as candidates for Internet NZ and emailing their members to rank them 1 and 2 and not rank any other candidates feels like it should be more of a news story. It's antithetical to a genuine election and the democratic process.

Jason Danner@jpdanner.com · 2w ago

Countdown to #InternetNZ board elections! My updated #INZReckons - preferred rankings as of 23/07/2026: 1 Bianca Grizhar 2 Daniel Spector 3 Nabil Sabio Azadi 4 Annette Culpan 5 Keoni Mahelona 6 David Chisholm 7 Jan Rivers No Douglas Brown No Jillaine Heather

Jason Danner@jpdanner.com · 2w ago

We're in the countdown to the #InternetNZ board elections. Deliberation is ongoing, but here are my ranked preferences as of 20/07/2026: 1 Bianca Grizhar 2 Keoni Mahelona 3 Daniel Spector 4 Annette Culpan 5 Nabil Sabio Azadi ? David Chisholm No Douglas Brown No Jan Rivers No Jillaine Heather

Jason Danner@jpdanner.com · 2w ago

We're in the countdown to the #InternetNZ board elections. Deliberation is ongoing, but here are my ranked preferences as of 20/07/2026: 1 Bianca Grizhar 2 Keoni Mahelona 3 Daniel Spector 4 Annette Culpan 5 Nabil Sabio Azadi ? David Chisholm No Douglas Brown No Jan Rivers No Jillaine Heather

Brooke@curly.kiwi · 2w ago

Remember a year ago when we all joined Internet NZ to keep the FSU from succeeding in its takeover attempt? Well, they're trying again this year, and another TERF who runs a separate anti-trans hate group is also trying to get on the board. Let's keep them out again 💪

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3w ago

Happening today! If you are keen to see some beautiful living light, come check it out. The bacteria are behaving. Phew!

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you're in Auckland this Saturday 18 July, join us for an art exhibition that glows in the dark! Hinātore: The First Light, is a free immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science. 10:30-4pm, Project Space. 20 Whitaker Place.

Poster for Hinātore: The First Light art exhibition. Set on a bluish green background, to the right is a cartoon drawing of a face representing the Māori atua Hinātore. She is portrayed in dark purple with white outlines. Her hair is pulled back from her face by a head band and she wears a long thin earing in her ear. She has a moko kauae. Her eye is glowing with a blue-white light. To the top left in greeny-white writing is the word 'Hinātore' in large capital letters. Under that, in smaller capitals are the words 'The First Light'. Under that it says: 'An immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science.' Below that are the words 'Project Space, Ground floor, in bold letters followed by Main Fine Arts Building 432, 20 Whitaker Place, Grafton, Auckland. Under that it has the date: Saturday, 18 July 2026 and the time 10:30am-4pm. Underneath that are the logos for Te Pūnaha Matatini, Nga Pāe Māramatanga, and the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab.
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3w ago

Getting very excited for tomorrow. Today we prepped the gallery space and prepared all the plinths. Now we just need the bacteria to grow and be glowing in the morning 🤞

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you're in Auckland this Saturday 18 July, join us for an art exhibition that glows in the dark! Hinātore: The First Light, is a free immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science. 10:30-4pm, Project Space. 20 Whitaker Place.

Poster for Hinātore: The First Light art exhibition. Set on a bluish green background, to the right is a cartoon drawing of a face representing the Māori atua Hinātore. She is portrayed in dark purple with white outlines. Her hair is pulled back from her face by a head band and she wears a long thin earing in her ear. She has a moko kauae. Her eye is glowing with a blue-white light. To the top left in greeny-white writing is the word 'Hinātore' in large capital letters. Under that, in smaller capitals are the words 'The First Light'. Under that it says: 'An immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science.' Below that are the words 'Project Space, Ground floor, in bold letters followed by Main Fine Arts Building 432, 20 Whitaker Place, Grafton, Auckland. Under that it has the date: Saturday, 18 July 2026 and the time 10:30am-4pm. Underneath that are the logos for Te Pūnaha Matatini, Nga Pāe Māramatanga, and the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab.
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you're in Auckland this Saturday 18 July, join us for an art exhibition that glows in the dark! Hinātore: The First Light, is a free immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science. 10:30-4pm, Project Space. 20 Whitaker Place.

Poster for Hinātore: The First Light art exhibition. Set on a bluish green background, to the right is a cartoon drawing of a face representing the Māori atua Hinātore. She is portrayed in dark purple with white outlines. Her hair is pulled back from her face by a head band and she wears a long thin earing in her ear. She has a moko kauae. Her eye is glowing with a blue-white light. To the top left in greeny-white writing is the word 'Hinātore' in large capital letters. Under that, in smaller capitals are the words 'The First Light'. Under that it says: 'An immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science.' Below that are the words 'Project Space, Ground floor, in bold letters followed by Main Fine Arts Building 432, 20 Whitaker Place, Grafton, Auckland. Under that it has the date: Saturday, 18 July 2026 and the time 10:30am-4pm. Underneath that are the logos for Te Pūnaha Matatini, Nga Pāe Māramatanga, and the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab.
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3w ago

Prepping for our glowing science art exhibition this Saturday… will post some behind the scenes pics and vids for anyone interested

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you're in Auckland this Saturday 18 July, join us for an art exhibition that glows in the dark! Hinātore: The First Light, is a free immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science. 10:30-4pm, Project Space. 20 Whitaker Place.

Poster for Hinātore: The First Light art exhibition. Set on a bluish green background, to the right is a cartoon drawing of a face representing the Māori atua Hinātore. She is portrayed in dark purple with white outlines. Her hair is pulled back from her face by a head band and she wears a long thin earing in her ear. She has a moko kauae. Her eye is glowing with a blue-white light. To the top left in greeny-white writing is the word 'Hinātore' in large capital letters. Under that, in smaller capitals are the words 'The First Light'. Under that it says: 'An immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science.' Below that are the words 'Project Space, Ground floor, in bold letters followed by Main Fine Arts Building 432, 20 Whitaker Place, Grafton, Auckland. Under that it has the date: Saturday, 18 July 2026 and the time 10:30am-4pm. Underneath that are the logos for Te Pūnaha Matatini, Nga Pāe Māramatanga, and the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab.
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you're in Auckland this Saturday 18 July, join us for an art exhibition that glows in the dark! Hinātore: The First Light, is a free immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science. 10:30-4pm, Project Space. 20 Whitaker Place.

Poster for Hinātore: The First Light art exhibition. Set on a bluish green background, to the right is a cartoon drawing of a face representing the Māori atua Hinātore. She is portrayed in dark purple with white outlines. Her hair is pulled back from her face by a head band and she wears a long thin earing in her ear. She has a moko kauae. Her eye is glowing with a blue-white light. To the top left in greeny-white writing is the word 'Hinātore' in large capital letters. Under that, in smaller capitals are the words 'The First Light'. Under that it says: 'An immersive exhibition exploring Māori pūrākau through bioluminescence, maho toi, and Western science.' Below that are the words 'Project Space, Ground floor, in bold letters followed by Main Fine Arts Building 432, 20 Whitaker Place, Grafton, Auckland. Under that it has the date: Saturday, 18 July 2026 and the time 10:30am-4pm. Underneath that are the logos for Te Pūnaha Matatini, Nga Pāe Māramatanga, and the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab.
Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Alongside our daily period posts for #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth we were also crowdfunding to study the safety of menstrual cups/discs. Now I can tell you we raised over NZ$150,000! That will fund us for a year 🥳 Huge thanks to all our supporters. We'll keep you posted. support.auckland.ac.nz/mcr

Support Menstrual Cup Research

How safe are menstrual cups? Help us understand how harmful microbes interact with menstrual cups and discs, and the potential impacts on our bodies.

support.auckland.ac.nz

Adam Christopher@adamchristopher.me · 2mo ago

People who were looking for alternatives to Google as a search engine, you could try Startpage or Qwant. Both are European-based and designed for privacy, and both are offered as default options in the Vivaldi browser (which I switched to and is great so far). Both search engines work just fine.

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Didn’t know pregnancy scans aren’t free in NZ! That’s nuts. I had my baby in the UK and had lots of scans as doctors were worried she didn’t have enough amniotic fluid. Would have been awful to not be able to check her progress because of cost. And yes, I’m aware that happens in places like US.

Science Media Centre NZ@smcnz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: In this deeply moving documentary, Zoe Madden-Smith covers the debilitating yet often dismissed chronic fatigue syndrome. Judges praised unparalleled access Zoe gained with patients through her dedicated trust-building. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOA...

ME/Chronic fatigue syndrome: The mysterious illness trapping people in their bodies

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is a neurological disease. But misinformation from decades ago, which claimed it was psychological has resulted in stigma that…

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Can we also please talk about how people are expected to pay to defend themselves against SLAPPs?! And what happens if/when they are left thousands of dollars out of pocket?

Andrew@openpolicy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Really important article to read. Essentially this defamation action funded by Grenon was a #SLAPP - a Strategic Lawsuit Against Participation - and now Grenon is trying to wriggle out of paying the costs that he knew he was on the hook for if TVNZ & @sanjanah.bsky.social were successful. #nzpol

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Morning peeps! If you missed this yesterday, here’s a mega thread with links to all my #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth posts. Thanks for joining me to learn more about all things period-related. Here’s to making a more #PeriodFriendlyWorld!

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2mo ago

May is #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth and I've been trying to post something about menstrual health every day. Today is day 31 which means we made it to the end! Strap yourself in for a mammoth summary thread with links to all the posts :) 1/36 #PeriodFriendlyWorld