Jacqueline Beggs’ Big Q: How do we maintain NZ’s unique biodiversity?
Jacqueline Beggs is a professor at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland’s School of Biological Sciences. She is an ecologist and a committed advocate for Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique biodiversity. Her PhD (University of Otago 1999) was on the ecology...
How do you rebuild a country after war?
Words by Yuliya Yurchenko Ukraine was already one of the poorest and most indebted countries in Europe when Russia invaded Ukraine last year. It was at war, and had been since 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea and Russia-supported separatist proxies took control of...
Should NZ reform its rules around solitary confinement in prisons?
Words by Christine McCarthy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Photo by Brands&People on Unsplash It is hard to find much joy in the Prison Inspectorate’s report on segregation and cell confinement released today. It finds many prisoners...
Can New Zealand educate its way to closer ties to India?
Words by Ananish Chaudhuri Photo by Naveed Ahmed on Unsplash India is now the world’s most populous country with a burgeoning middle class. Estimates suggest that by 2025, 40 percent of India’s population will reach middle-class status. This amounts to about 200...
Is our best weapon against climate change buried in the depths of our fiords?
Words by Rebecca J McLeod, University of Otago and William Austin, University of St Andrews Photo by Yoann Laheurte on Unsplash Cyclone Gabrielle has highlighted forestry slash as a problematic aspect of relying on plantation forests to draw down carbon dioxide...
Does AI work by exploiting our unwaged labour?
Words by Fabio Morreale Feature picture by Possessed Photography on Unsplash Google uses a tool to gather training data for AI-driven applications, such as self-driving vehicles, to how we interact with the internet. Companies may label us all as ‘users’...
Is Auckland Transport consulting itself into paralysis?
Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash Words by Timothy Welch Asking everyone what they think of every transport micro-decision is an enormous waste of time and resources. It’s time to stop asking and start doing, argues Timothy Welch. Your transport agency would...
Can prehistoric droppings help uncover a new world of conservation?
By Jack Marshall Photo: Stella the kākāpō on Codfish Island/Whenua Hou Image: Sabine Bernert | DOC The nocturnal flightless kākāpō is something of a difficult bird. They were once rife in New Zealand, found throughout the North Island and the South. Today, the species...
Can moving beyond growth help land societies in a more stable future?
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash The green transition is reshaping our societies, our economies and the international system, writes Jamie Kendrick. More than a break with extraction and growth, so far it looks like different version of the same pathway that is...Subscribe by Email
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