Jul 7, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
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...
Jul 3, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
Words by David Wiltshire, University of Canterbury; Eoin O Colgain, Atlantic Technological University; Jenny Wagner, and Shahin Sheikh-Jabbari, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences Picture by NASA Our ideas about the Universe are based on a...
Jun 28, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology, Uncategorized
Words by David Dempsey, University of Canterbury; Karan Titus, University of Canterbury, and Rebecca Peer, University of Canterbury Photo by Federica Bisso on Unsplash We know putting carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere is bad for the climate. But should...
Jun 27, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
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...
Jun 26, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
Words by Emmanuelle Botté, UNSW Sydney; Heidi M. Luter, Australian Institute of Marine Science, and James Bell, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Photo by Francesco Ungaro on Unsplash Marine sponges have started dying in vast numbers in...
Jun 9, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
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...
May 31, 2023 | Politics & Society
Photo by Piron Guillaume on Unsplash Words by Elizabeth Fenton, University of Otago and Robin Gauld, University of Otago Ethicists argue that healthcare is special. Unlike other consumer goods, its availability and accessibility should be based on need rather...
May 29, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
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...
May 24, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
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...
Apr 26, 2023 | Featured, Ngā Ara Whetū, Politics & Society
Photo by NOAA on Unsplash Climate change is the “bread and butter” issue of our times, as spelled out in the latest synthesis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth assessment report. If we do not urgently address climate change, there will be much...