Jan 5, 2023 | Featured, Ngā Ara Whetū, Politics & Society
Photo by YoTuT, licensed under CC BY 2.0. By Annalise O’Sullivan-Moffat Although the importance of water as a resource is well accepted, fewer people know that sand is the second most consumed resource globally. Why is sand so important? Sand is a...
Dec 14, 2021 | Business & Economics
Since the COVID pandemic, the United States and other countries have faced challenges in terms of economic recovery. This has resulted in issues such as supply chain disruptions and what has been reported as high rates of inflation. What is inflation? What is causing...
Dec 6, 2021 | Business & Economics
The COVID pandemic has exposed the weaknesses of the world’s supply chain, with its emphasis on lowering costs without regard to the resilience of disruptions. Can government and industry cooperate to build resilience without adding prohibitive costs to...
Nov 7, 2021 | Business & Economics
By Stefano Riela As Covid-19 cases decline, capacity constraints and shortages should ease, spending on travel and entertainment should pick up, slowing demand for goods and taking some of the pressure off supply chains and delivery times. In recent months it has been...