Ken Hughey

Prof of Env Mgt, Lincoln Uni, NZ. Interests: water res mgt, climate change. Living & working to make a difference.

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Pretty close to being the ultimate insect pest of many tree species. What that is it to NZ? https://t.co/iGksH3aNKd

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

My guess, as I'm no expert, is that this analysis or similar would also apply in NZ. This is why the rich get richer and the rest ??? https://t.co/3EhfgiyaCI

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Wow - two good news stories in one day: admittedly, both are ecological and not political! https://t.co/14khRUXVgR

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Kahukura red admiral butterfly named NZ's Bug of the Year https://t.co/DpwmBpAK9o Great to see the bugs get their day in the sun!

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Has this guy got no conscience? Sorry, why do I ask? https://t.co/Uv5sZ7Y4k0

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Minimum wage to rise to $23.15, despite warning https://t.co/g1L5QKfax2 Fantastic: the rich get richer with tax cuts paid for increasingly, in multiple ways, by those hugely not so well off. What a caring government this is!

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

OMG - is this lot for real? I guess where there's smoke there's fire?!
Casey Costello under fire over cigarette pricing document leak https://t.co/yXBwc168hK

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

What a really sad government this is! They have one bottom line and absolutely zero vision for this country. I never thought I would see anything like this in Aotearoa NZ! https://t.co/IcCMKe0xBV

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Swiss tourists behave appallingly by mountain biking Tongariro Crossing. https://t.co/uHHx77S8l2 Oh please - if you visit Aotearoa NZ show you respect it!

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

My personal view: appalling from this Government. There is no policy analysis, no science, no consultation, no plan - incredible! https://t.co/xFh1oHm72k

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

50,000 willows planted along rivers https://t.co/1jwbhVRmJR They may provide flood protection but they can also choke rivers. I tried walking down the Twizel River a few weeks ago - it is being choked to death by willows and other species. What is ECan's long term approach?

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Confusion over who is responsible for Transmission Gully's environmental impacts https://t.co/tkEyG13Fq4 This isn't even a sad joke! It's truly terrible!

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Ecosanctuary named NZ’s top tourist operation https://t.co/ACdjCz0HbN via @Inside Government NZ Fantastic and a totally deserved achievement that ticks almost any box one can think of!

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

BBC News - Who are the Republican candidates to be US House Speaker?
https://t.co/dtkCPFpEKg Love this. 7 out of 9 clearly struggle to tell the truth - they did not support the vote to verify Joe Biden's election victory. And are there no women in the 200+ Republican camp?

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Wow. The new PM has already made a difference!! https://t.co/0x1PdcBhQo Yeah right! But yes, he will start to claim his new government is steering inflation down when it was already strongly taking that easy!

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

This is an excellent and somewhat scary analysis! https://t.co/14WUtJh8DZ If a similar analysis could expose the proportion of electorates from most to least susceptible to misinformation then would the graphs look the same? My hypothesis: absolutely yes!

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Luxon disputes Goldman Sachs and beneficiaries criticisms https://t.co/bJy3Kk1l8z The picture is worth 1000 words, but the quotes also raise questions - tell us where $$ for tax cuts is coming from, & what growth will look like: a lot will be property based - is that real growth?

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

So good to have a wonderful nature conservation news story. Just showing what is possible with the right motivation and supportive people everywhere! https://t.co/44mm1KQKWR

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

OMG - has National heard of evidence informed policy? The science is clear - more people will die on the roads as a result of this decision and more will end up in the hospitals National is promising to get right. This is right up there with their cycle ways policing policy!

[Simeon Brown @SimeonBrownMP]

National will end Labour’s blanket speed limit reductions.

[Ken Hughey @Kentabury]

Oh, Mr Luxon - once again, you ignore all the science and evidence informed policy. Faster speeds mean more road deaths: fact! And more injury crashes and stress on a hospital system you are promising to repair: fact! I could go on, but why bother?!

[Christopher Luxon @chrisluxonmp]

Labour has literally slowed us all down, with reduced speed limits nationwide.

A National government will get us moving again, restoring highways to 100kmh unless there’s a good reason not to.

It’s time to get you and our economy moving!