You may have seen companies you follow speaking up on issues you care about lately, but marketing strategists say often these brands are making more of a business decision than a moral proclamation.
The Spinoff
The Bay of Plenty is synonymous with kiwifruit. With a large contingent of new workers moving in this season from Covid-displaced industries, Josie Adams asked what life is like for those who've been there for years. Under a very heavy tree in Tom French's orchard waits a very heavy hedgehog. Abo
Grist
“The normal world we’re taking for granted is starting to disappear.”
The Spinoff
For the first time this year, your KiwiSaver statement will let you know how much money you can expect to have in retirement. Gillian Boyes from the FMA gives a glimpse into what that might look like, and how contributing just a few per cent more from your salary each week can make all the differenc
Newshub
An inspirational Change Maker awarded a premium Dell laptop.
the Guardian
Life under lockdown has reminded us of the value of local radio. But stations are being killed off to save money, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
Newsroom
Pleas made by wāhine in the new report on Oranga Tamariki's treatment of Māori mothers and babies reflect the need for respectful engagement, honesty, and for whānau to be worked with - not on.
The coronavirus pandemic has "decimated" backpacker towns like Queenstown, Cusco and Arugam Bay.
ArchDaily
In times like these, public spaces resurface as a topic of discussion because people still need to "take to the streets" their issues, to be heard and seen.
The Spinoff
Covid-19 has reset our understanding of the world. From this crisis comes opportunity, and University of Otago professor Merata Kawharu (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi) believes it’s a chance to apply traditional principles to our new normal. In a really short time, we have become attuned to doing things
Newsroom
Big transport projects, housing and climate measures take a temporary back-seat in a survey of people from 10 business sectors
Newsroom
Dame Susan Devoy is still “a little terrier who fights for the underdog” she reveals in a candid interview on Sky Sport's The Pod.
www.waikato.ac.nz
Worldwide, New Zealand has been lauded for crushing the coronavirus.
Opinion: Bubbles, tails, embers, mountains: The PM's deft use of metaphors has helped guide us in the battle to eradicate Covid-19, explains Peter Adams.
educationcentral.co.nz
The Ministry of Education’s Creatives in Schools programme will result in a series of brochures for visitors to a remote but significant museum in Banks Peninsula.
The Spinoff
Waitomo is a town built on tourism. But as overseas visitors who have been flocking to its spectacular network of glow-worm caves for over a century dry up, the future looks uncertain. More than 130 years ago, the eruption of Mount Tarawera killed an estimated 153 people and buried Te Otukapuaran
Writer Matthew Hays has seen his field jeopardized time and time again, and he's issuing an urgent warning about the threat it's facing now.
Newshub
With gathering limits increased to up to 100 people, what does the future now hold for events around the country?
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The coronavirus crisis is reshaping the world. One transformation that might be here to stay? How our restaurants, gyms, bars and parks are designed – and how we use them.
RNZ
After the Virus is a 6-part podcast and video series exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic will change the world in the long-term. Hosted by Guyon Espiner.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
As part of its #LoveLocalNews campaign, Bureau Local showcases stories from around the country
The Spinoff
From our recent spate of natural disasters to the challenges posed by Covid-19, we're reminded that building resilience should be about avoiding or limiting damage in the first place, writes Richard Smith, Director, Resilience to Nature’s Challenges May 18 marked the 40th anniversary of the volca
Newsroom
Any system that requires entry of personal data comes with a level of unease. So how are other countries tracing movements of citizens in this pandemic?
interest.co.nz
David Hargreaves says the next few months will be a big test for the banks - and how the banks react is likely to be long-remembered by the public
The Christian Science Monitor
Those who have lived through past global crises found opportunities to change for the better. Today’s coronavirus pandemic offers similar hope.
