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...
Nov 1, 2018 | Referee, Science & Technology
By Ashley Bartlett The popularity of electric vehicles in New Zealand is increasing every year, but is our obsession with electric mobility driving an increase in lead poisoning? According to New Zealand Transport Agency data, the popularity of electric vehicles in...
Oct 30, 2018 | Business & Economics, Referee
By Madeline Shelling Madeline Shelling outlines how feedlots have changed the face of the New Zealand agri-food system. Scoffing at an American tourist ordering grassfed beef can be the day’s highlight for a smug Kiwi. “Well of course it is!” we cry with haughty...
Oct 29, 2018 | Business & Economics, Referee
By Morgan Renata How wholesome is your local wholefoods store? Morgan Renata investigates. On Apirana Avenue in Glen Innes, little more than 100 metres apart from one another sit two supermarkets: one sports something of a household name after 30+ years of servicing...
Oct 25, 2018 | Business & Economics, Referee, Science & Technology
By Jodie Hayes With more scientists saying we should give up meat for the sake of the environment, are insects the answer to food insecurity? Entomophagy – the consumption of insects – has been gaining popularity in many Western countries as an environmentally...
Oct 25, 2018 | Business & Economics, Referee, Science & Technology
By Archana Chand 2017 saw the highest international tourism numbers in seven years. However, there is a cost, as Archana Chand explains. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stated that 2017’s growth in international tourism arrivals was the highest...
Oct 16, 2018 | Politics & Society, Referee
By Hannah Brown Could New Zealand suffer an act of cyberwar? Hannah Brown explores. As multilateral institutions like the United Nations and NATO move to define cyberwar and develop legal frameworks to regulate it, the word cyberwar has still never been uttered in New...
Oct 15, 2018 | Politics & Society, Referee
By Maryam Hamid Is New Zealand’s electoral system delivering? Maryam Hamid investigates. The 2011 General Election in New Zealand saw the lowest turnout of voters since 1887 – when women didn’t even have the right to cast a ballot. At just 69.67% turnout, it has...
Sep 25, 2018 | Politics & Society, Referee
By Claudia Russell Was Nike’s advertising campaign featuring exiled football player Colin Kaepernick a statement of political principle or a cynical marketing ploy? Claudia Russell investigates. Earlier this month, the sportswear brand Nike caused an uproar with...
Sep 24, 2018 | Politics & Society, Referee
By India-Mae Osborne India-Mae Osborne looks at the harrowing and dehumanising experiences of migrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers in the displaced persons camp system. When war erupted between Russia and Georgia in 2008, an estimated 150,000 refugees fled, many...