Dec 14, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
Tom Baker, University of Auckland It was scarcely mentioned during the election campaign, but we will undoubtedly be hearing more about “social investment”. As the National Party’s election platform stated, it will be the “organising framework” for funding and...
Dec 13, 2023 | Featured, Science & Technology
Rebecca J McLeod, University of Otago and Cliff Law, University of Otago Photo by Matt Hardy on Unsplash Climate change might not be high on its immediate agenda, but New Zealand’s new government does have one potentially significant and innovative policy....
Dec 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
Words by Karly Burch, the University of Auckland Photo by Mick Truyts on Unsplash Japan’s decision to release its nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean goes against hard-fought international laws and norms regarding the ocean dumping of nuclear waste,...
Dec 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Claire Breen, University of Waikato and Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Photo by Martin Sanchez on Unsplash When the new government lodged an urgent “reservation” against adopting amendments to World Health Organization regulations, it baffled some...
Nov 23, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
Apisalome Movono, Massey University; Regina Scheyvens, Massey University, and Sophie Auckram, Massey University Photo by Ishan @seefromthesky on Unsplash The three party leaders currently negotiating to form New Zealand’s next government might have their...
Nov 16, 2023 | Business & Economics, Featured
Timothy Welch, University of Auckland Photo by Douglas Bagg on Unsplash With National, ACT and NZ First locked in coalition negotiations, various urgent and climate-related transport challenges hang in the balance. Based on pre-election rhetoric, the Clean Car...
Nov 13, 2023 | Business & Economics, Featured
From the University of Auckland Photo by Mac Gaither on Unsplash The cruise ships are back, along with the backpackers and campervans. According to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), tourism is expected to bring a much-needed $15...
Nov 3, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
As the Israel-Gaza crisis worsens and the UN remains impotent, what are NZ’s diplomatic options? Words by Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato and Robert G. Patman, University of Otago Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash Global security involves...
Nov 2, 2023 | Business & Economics, Featured
Alexandra Sims, University of Auckland and Trish O’Sullivan, Massey University Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But...
Oct 26, 2023 | Business & Economics, Featured
Amanda Reilly, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Photo by Anastasiia Chepinska on Unsplash When Wellington carpenter Samuel Parnell began the struggle for an eight-hour working day back in 1840, he could have never foreseen how modern work culture...