Jun 18, 2020 | Science & Technology
By James Renwick If the world does not take action on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, the future could be very grim indeed. The news about climate change has sounded quite dire for many years, with looming threats around extreme...
Nov 1, 2018 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society, Referee
By Alexander Louis Is Auckland’s food security under threat from urban sprawl? Alexander Louis explores. Wine growers are scrambling to breed drought proof grape varieties in California as the effects of climate change worsen. An aggressive disease decimates...
Oct 25, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Martina Tazzioli As the refugee crisis continues across Europe, new maps of the continent reveal the real frontiers for refugees, as Martina Tazzioli explains. Since the EU declared a “refugee crisis” in 2015 that was followed by an unprecedented number of deaths...
Oct 18, 2018 | Business & Economics
By Harvey C. Perkins & Christopher Rosin In 2015 tourism overtook dairying to become New Zealand’s largest export earner. Harvey Perkins and Christopher Rosin discuss how the tourism industry has made money off the land. In 2015 tourism overtook dairying to become...
Oct 2, 2018 | Science & Technology
By Luciana Esteves Luciana Esteves warns of the dangers of living near the coast and suggests it is time we moved people away from some areas. We are all too familiar with images of flooding in low lying areas after heavy rainfall or houses destroyed by coastal...