Steve Taylor
@emergentkiwi
researcher, educator, writer on cultural change. (Director AngelWings; Researcher Te Kotahitanga; Senior Lecturer Flinders University)
Tweets are fun but if the platform dies I blog (still) at emergentkiwi.org.nz.
1. Delighted to announce an important new research publication from the Laudato Si Research Institute: "Indigenous Approaches to Nature: Insights at a Time of Planetary Crisis" lsri.campion.ox.ac.uk/researchpaper05
I find it challenging to describe how pathetic I find this: Changes confirmed for New Zealand passport, placing English before te reo Māori Toitū te Tiriti. Toitū Aotearoa! nzherald.co.nz/nz/confirmatio…
There’s a niche for silent hairdressers who offer introverts space to think deeply
For the tiny country of Vanuatu, the campaign to have the UN's top court rule on countries' climate obligations wasn’t a gamble—it was part of a world-spanning strategy to save itself and the world, writes @PantheaLee. thenation.com/article/enviro…
Fascinating article connecting humility and listening. Can listening create “a sacred space” between individuals? A question that resonates with my @X_Training_UoB, funded by @templeton_fdn, where I use shared spiritual practices to explore listening. templeton.org/news/to-cultiv…
Vanuatu’s reefs are devastated by global warming, cyclones, and rising seas, threatening homes and livelihoods. Photos: World court set to hear Vanuatu’s case on climate obligations aje.io/uaci0n via @AJEnglish
Vanuatu 🇻🇺 launches the world’s first standalone Loss & Damage Policy to confront climate impacts 🗣️“The policy is done. The plan is clear. Now, Vanuatu asks you to stand with us. Provide the resources. Share the responsibility.” - Minister Ralph Regenvanu pasifika.news/2025/07/vanuat…
The role of homemade baking in research. 4 reasons why I've baked cakes for this particular @X_Training_UoB spiritual practices research project. 1 - mark a change; 2 - express gratitude; 3 - manage the debrief; 4- navigate a relational transition. emergentkiwi.org.nz/archive/baking…
“Clean it up. Send it in,” is the advice. There’s been weeks of reading and research design and decision-making about measures and methods. So good to reach this milestone in this particular strand of this particular research project.
Stunning birds of paradise, our national emblem, at the Nature Park in Port Moresby. #papuanewguinea
Solidarity. Reminds me of a parable of looking for the single lost coin and solo sheep. The value of the one
Every time we choose to listen to someone impacted by abuse and accompanying them, we are changing the church. We can journey together on a pilgrimage to a more compassionate safer church. LOUDfence -pilgrims of hope and healing. @BDevlin1 @BirgitteUna @disillusioned66
Shameful behaviour by the coalition.
1/2 Just a small sample of the massive parts of Mt Roskill that have been abandoned by National as they have killed off housing investment across this community. We’re holding a public meeting with Kieran McAnulty this Thursday 10 July from 6pm at Hay Park School…
Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass "for the care of creation" after the Vatican announced that a new formulary of prayers and biblical readings for the Mass will be added to the Roman Missal. bit.ly/4lgJCsw
Excellent response
Dear Robert Muldoon, I am sorry this letter has taken so long, but I hope it finds you well. I am still angry about the 1981 tour and I don't think the wage and price freeze achieved much. It was all about you and your brand in the end, wasn't it? regards, a New Zealander.
Just finishing off the 2025 NZ Cricket Almanack and note the top 10 highest averages in NZ FC cricket (min 3000 runs) has an interesting newcomer M Crowe 56 C Munro 51 K Williamson 51 V Scott 49 G Turner 49 M Sinclair 48 B Sutcliffe 47 T Bruce 47 C Harris 45 M Chapman 45
Great resource
June's edition of 'Counting Religion in Britain' (which will be the final edition, following the retirement of Clive Field) features 16 brief articles on new statistical sources of religion in Britain at brin.ac.uk/counting-relig…
Men traded wares – but women traded knowledge: what a new archaeological study tells us about PNG sea trade theconversation.com/men-traded-war…
