The news is fading from sight on big social media platforms – where does that leave journalism?
Merja Myllylahti, Auckland University of Technology Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash According to a recent survey by the News Media Association, 90% of editors in the United Kingdom “believe that Google and Meta pose an existential threat to journalism”. Why...
The Scholars’ Circle: Could a push to “deep listening” help promote biodiversity?
How does deep listening to nature promote biodiversity and a deeper relationship with the natural world? The Scholar’ Circle discuss the book THE SOUNDS OF LIFE: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the World of Animals and Plants. [ dur: 34mins. ]...
Racism and democracy: Why do claims of ‘division by race’ in the NZ election and Voice referendum need challenging?
Photo by Jacky Zeng on Unsplash Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University It’s a coincidence that New Zealand elects a new parliament on October 14, the same day Australians decide whether (at the request of Indigenous people) they will entrench in the...
How can New Zealand make future elections more equitable and fair?
Words by Lisa Marriott and Max Rashbrooke, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Photo by Koon Chakhatrakan on Unsplash Less than three months out from New Zealand’s 2023 election, large political donations have been making headlines. Donations to...
Are Rent Control Policies Challenging Assumptions and Encouraging Informed Debate?
Tom Baker, University of Auckland Photo by Maximillian Conacher on Unsplash The ink was barely dry on the Green Party’s recently unveiled “Pledge to Renters” – which included annual rent increase limits, a rental warrant of fitness and a national...
How can we slow the decline of our oceans’ health?
Karen Fisher, University of Auckland Photo by Tim Patch on Unsplash The rapidly declining health of New Zealand’s marine environment raises serious questions about how we care for and manage the oceans. A recent stocktake of our marine environment...
Is the Family Court’s interference in breastfeeding emblematic of a larger cultural problem?
Words by Carrie Leonetti, Associate Professor from the Faculty of Law, Auckland University. Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash That judges and lawyers feel comfortable interfering in the intimate relationship women have with their bodies and babies in...
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...Subscribe by Email
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