NZ’s always-on culture has stretched the 8-hour workday – should the law contain a right to disconnect?
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...
Is social media spending driving elections in New Zealand?
Photo by dole777 on Unsplash By Izzy Renton This year’s election has gone to the highest bidders. Electoral donation figures show that Labour, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori received a combined total just exceeding $2,900,000. Meanwhile, the National, Act, and...
Is New Zealand’s Pharmac Facing a Radical Transformation?
Paula Lorgelly, University of Auckland Photo by camilo jimenez on Unsplash Never before has Pharmac – the government’s medicine procurement agency and decision maker – featured so prominently in an election. Many parties are pledging more funding, but two are...
Are Tax Cuts Jeopardising New Zealand’s Climate Progress?
Robert McLachlan, Massey University and Ian Mason, University of Canterbury Photo by Andrew Roberts on Unsplash It may have been largely overlooked in the election debates, but New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions are finally on the way down. Annual emissions...
How Did Lockdowns Affect People’s Connection to Nature During Covid?
Words by Julianne Evans Photo by Thomas Schweighofer on Unsplash Covid has fundamentally changed how people view the environment, their relationship to it and their vision for the future, according to new research from Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of...
How Are Other Countries Around the World Preparing for Their Ageing Populations?
Words by Shahirah Hamid, 360info. Additional writing from Jack Marshall. Countries worldwide are grappling with the challenges of an ageing population. So how do we come up with solutions and measures to address this age-old problem? People are living longer,...
How Can Ruapehu’s Ski Fields Reimagine Their Future Amid Climate Change Challenges?
Ruapehu has had a great ski season – but we need to reimagine the future of NZ’s iconic volcano Holly Thorpe, University of Waikato As a former competitive snowboarder and instructor, and later a researcher of snow sports, I’ve been lucky to enjoy ski resorts...
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...
Sustain: What can be done about invasive species?
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