Author of best-selling books; working in a government agency helping tell Aotearoa New Zealand's stories; Board Chair; husband, father & occasional uke player.
Joined May 2008
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13 May 2022
Apparently @SecretSantaNZ would like a clue AND I don’t tweet enough. Funnily enough I was just thinking the other day that I need more board games or toys…
13 May 2022
@dwdowns Can you do me a big favour and send off a mighty Hint Tweet for your soon to be Santa as you don't Tweet a huge amount. A very Merry Mid Winter to You.
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19 Jan 2025
🗻 Taranaki Maunga, a mountain on the North Island's west coast, will soon be declared a legal person under new legislation, giving the mountain the same legal rights as a human being.
Read more below👇
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20 Sep 2024
This International Day of Peace, we celebrate a remarkable achievement:
🌍 New Zealand ranks 4th out of 163 nations in the 2024 Global Peace Index. Our high standing reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering peace through social, political, and economic harmony. #NZStoryteller
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21 Aug 2024
Today on @TheDetailNZ: A deep dive into the end of New Zealand's gene tech ban, announced by @JudithCollinsMP on August 13. @dwdowns shares his cancer cure journey. Reflecting on the GE protests from my childhood—how times have changed! Listen ↓. 🇳🇿 🧬 rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-det…
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3 Jul 2024
In 1893, Kate Sheppard and Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia made Aotearoa New Zealand, the first country where women won the right to vote. They championed this suffrage movement and Māori women's rights, leading the way for women's empowerment.✊
🔎 Discover more eyesonnewzealand.com/legacy-…
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25 Jun 2024
In Aotearoa New Zealand we celebrate Matariki, the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. Under the Māori lunar calendar, the reappearance of Matariki in the mid-winter night sky heralds the start of a New Year. ✨
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18 Jun 2024
@Fonterra, Tatua, ANZCO Foods and @silverfernfarms are part of Prime Minister Rt Hon Christopher Luxon's Trade Mission to Japan, showcasing Aotearoa New Zealand's business and innovation to the world.
#NZStoryteller
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18 Jun 2024
To be fair, the duck had a worse day. nzherald.co.nz/nz/virgin-air… Virgin Airlines passengers back at Queenstown Airport, resume travel to Australia after horror flight
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27 Mar 2024
Why does the cafe at the Beehive sell pet toys?
(Not the beginning of a joke, although it could be.)
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16 Jan 2024
🌏 Discover how New Zealand is viewed across science, technology, innovation, and sustainability. Join our free webinar on 13 Feb for key insights.
Register here: nzstory.govt.nz/events/
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29 Dec 2023
Who are we?
Where are we heading?
And who will we be when we get there?
My year-end politics column.
Please read it (🙏🏽), no matter who you voted for, because - where are we heading?
John Campbell: Are we on the cusp of something new or something old?
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29 Dec 2023
The first human trial of novel anti-CD19 CAR T-Cell therapy shows promising phase I outcomes in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Read more about the trial, led by @robweinkove of @Malaghan_Inst. #ASH23
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12 Dec 2023
I am honoured to be part of the judging team for these awards. Always so inspiring! @NZeroftheYear
Introducing the ten outstanding New Zealanders who are in the running to be your 2024 @KiwibankNZ New Zealander of the Year.
Read their stories of national impact, and meet all 70 of your Semi-Finalists via the link in bio!
@SarBareman @FIFAWWC @Rachel_Smalley
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28 Sep 2023
Aotearoa New Zealand aspires to be the world’s most successful sporting nation 🏉 We're a country that supports teamwork and innovation, which helps us to produce some of the best winners on the global stage 🌏🏆
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18 Sep 2023
Two new Trustees are joining the Hi-Tech Trust, the force behind the @NZHiTechAwards.
Meet Sarah Ramsay, CEO of United Machinists, & Amber Taylor, Co-Founder of ARA Journeys. They bring diverse expertise to our team. Welcome aboard #HiTechTrust #NewTrustees #InnovationLeaders
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20 Aug 2023
Remember. It all started for Spain in Palmerston North #NeverForget #MightyManuwatu
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