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How wonderful to have safe-haven, Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Dunedin. Thought to be extinct for decades but sighted again in 1948, the tāonga takahē live for 16–18 years in the wild and 20–22 years at sanctuary sites. #endangered #takahe Orokonui Ecosanctuary

The first glance rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Fossil-Fueled War: Ukraine’s Top Climate Scientist Speaks Out undark.org/2022/03/14/fos… via Undark Magazine

Lovely sounds at Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Thanks for sharing, Taylor Davies-Colley @AotearoaSoundStories

Yes, it is official! "New Zealand Festival of Nature - Wild Dunedin" is going ahead! And we are only a month away. Programs are coming out shortly. Watch this space! odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/n…

Meanwhile, up on Otago Peninsula...

📣Breaking News📣 Today we are pleased to announce the opening of our next free exhibition ‘Kura Pounamu: Our Treasured Stone’. Kura Pounamu tells the story of this most precious of stones, its significance to Māori, and its enduring value from ancient times until today.

Alison is such a talented science communicator.

One of Dunedin's gifted science communicators reminds us to keep a look out for local taonga/ treasures.

An illustration of the need for SciComm work that focuses attention on wildlife which is not charismatic megafauna.

If we make science more accessible, do we democratise access to science, or science itself? This study finds that Spanish YouTubers tend to be science boosters, rather than science critics. Read it here: jcom.sissa.it/archive/21/03/…

We are so excited to be named this morning as finalists in Best Factual Podcast and Best Weekly Feature in the NZ Radio Awards! Thanks to all of you who listen to and support the show 😊🙏

Today feels like winter has arrived in New Zealand. Here's a reminder about why we continue to wear masks.

This is such a well deserved award. Good science communication can save lives. Thank you Toby Morris! (and Siouxsie Wiles!) Toby Morris

shoulderpain.org.nz available from a participatory action research led by Gisela Sole and others from Otago Physiotherapy, with Nancy Longnecker and Jenny Stein from Science Communication, supported by OtagoUni Media Unit. #shoulderpain #physiotherapy #scicomm

Written by MSciComm grad Ellen Rykers! Coming soon spinofffutureproof.substack.com/p/coming-soon?… @ellerykr @TheSpinoff #scicomm

Not every uni campus can boast its own rafting course #otago

Latest edition of FutureProof – a good newsletter written by our very own Ellen Rykers, MSciComm. :) The fate of West Coast wilderness: Up for debate?The fate of West Coast wilderness: Up for debate? spinofffutureproof.substack.com/p/the-fate-of-… @ellerykr

Check out this action just up the road from us, at the tip of the Otago Peninsula. :)