Are Māori and Pasifika communities more at risk from COVID-19? 🔊
Last week, Te Pūnaha Matatini released a report relating to the infection fatality rate of COVID-19. The report stated, “the communities at the highest risk will be those with elderly populations, and Māori and Pasifika communities, where the compounded effects...
How is COVID-19 affecting substance use? 🔊
How are New Zealanders with addiction problems coping in the lockdown? We’ve seen the news items showing queues outside liquor outlets, but what is actually happening, especially in households that are affected by alcohol and drug addiction? Grant Christie spoke...
Is the COVID-19 pandemic changing governance in the United States? 🔊
The United States has been hit the hardest by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over one million people have been infected, while there have been over 58,000 deaths. Is the COVID-19 pandemic changing governance in the United States? Is it bringing about a different form...
What is the plight of climate change’s “refugees”?
By Julia Budler Julia Budler explores the displacement of people due to climate change. In its first 1990 assessment, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) noted that “the gravest effects of climate change may be those on human migration,” predicting...
How do we ride the emotional rollercoaster of difficult times? 🔊
How do we ride the emotional rollercoaster of difficult times? Lillian Ng talks to Marthinus Bekker about building emotional resilience. Lillian Ng is a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland. Marthinus Bekker is a clinical...
Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?
By Tobias R. Keller & Rosalie Gillett Even before the coronavirus arrived to turn life upside down and trigger a global infodemic, social media platforms were under growing pressure to curb the spread of misinformation. Last year, Facebook cofounder and chief...
What is decolonisation?
By Ocean Ripeka Mercier (Ngāti Porou) Many writers only loosely define what they mean by it, while others use it as a general black box for addressing the negative impacts of colonisation upon Indigenous peoples. Like colonisation, decolonisation is a huge and...
How can we counter corruption during the COVID-19 pandemic?
By Sarah Steingrüber The outbreak demands swift and bold action not only in the direct response to the pandemic, but also in ensuring that monies are correctly spent, that companies do not profit unfairly from misfortune, and that power is not abused by our leaders....
Will climate change cause biodiversity losses this century?
By Christopher Trisos & Alex Pigot The impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems are already evident. But what will the world’s biodiversity look like in the future? The impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems are already evident. Poleward...Subscribe by Email
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