Grist
Lorde could have delivered a climate change anthem that offered a vision for the future. Instead, 'Solar Power' wallows in the "fallen fruit."
Newsroom
Norman Kirk may have said all Kiwis wanted was somewhere to live, but he never said it had to be right next door to his place
RNZ
Opinion - A year on from the announcement that Sport New Zealand, along with five national bodies were embarking on "a dramatic shake-up" of youth sport, I'm not aware of any change, writes Hamish Bidwell.
The Spinoff
The pandemic exposed inequality in different communities, but it also revealed solutions. This is the first essay in a new series examining the effects of Covid-19 on New Zealand, in partnership with Te Pūnaha Matatini. By Anna Matheson, Krushil Watene, Grace Vujnovich, Turei Mackey. The kids
The Conversation
A clean energy transition is vital in Australia, but big projects like Forest Wind must take local communities with them.
the Guardian
Photographer Simon Brayâs project Loved and Lost deals with the loss of loved ones in extraordinary times. He asked each participant to find a photograph of themselves with their lost loved one, and they returned to the location to replicate the image
RNZ
Almost one out of every ten New Zealanders is living with the risk of a tsunami. New research conducted by the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research - or NIWA - has revealed both the population and the critical infrastructure located inside tsunami evacuation zones NIWA wants the information to be used by Civil Defence in planning for an emergency. Harry Lock reports.
The Conversation
Designing urban neighbourhoods with connected streets supports walking and cycling. However, street-network sprawl is increasing globally due to urban growth via the suburbs and gated communities.
The Spinoff
The digital capture of our public and private lives is occurring in complex and often hidden ways. But who decides how that information is used? And how do Māori exercise their right to retain sovereignty over their data? Unplugging or opting out of digital data capture is hard, even for the tech
The Spinoff
Despite the economic downturn, recent months have seen more everyday New Zealanders investing their money than ever before. But why? What with all the financial uncertainty of Covid-19, it’s a surprise anyone would choose a national lockdown as the time to start investing. But that’s exactly what
The Spinoff
While New Zealand's Covid response has been the envy of the world, its strict border policy is exacting a heavy emotional and financial toll on the many couples and families it has split apart, reports Branko Marcetic. On March 15, Paola and Tim (not their real names) were in a beach house in Per
RNZ
Opinion - The government needs to adopt a nationwide media literacy strategy in order to remedy the public's spread of misinformation, writes Ximena Smith.
Newsroom
Despite the distractions of the conspiracy elements and misinformation around the South Auckland cluster, the Pacific community will match officials' response and overcome the latest outbreak promptly, writes Dr Collin Tukuitonga.
Newsroom
Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in Aotearoa NZ - particularly among Māori. Dr Ayca Arkilic is exploring Islam’s growing appeal and the socio-political implications of conversion.
Newsroom
Kiwi businesses are learning what they need to do to cope with Covid, and are acting fast.
Newsroom
We waste $1.6 billion in food in NZ every year. With more people struggling to put food on the table thanks to Covid-19, Two Cents' Worth looks at what we can do to change our habits.
The Conversation
LSAY is one of the biggest and oldest surveys of its kind in the world. It follows young Australians from the age of 15 to 25 to find out what helps and hinders them along the way.
Newsroom
Unpredictable, on-again off-again stringent lockdowns may produce so much uncertainty that other outcomes start to deteriorate.
Stuff
OPINION: Why does NZ do lockdown well? Because we're used to following the captain's team talk.
Kea Launches Comprehensive Survey of Kiwis Abroad and Asks; ‘Are You Coming Home?’ New Zealanders often refer to the people of our nation as the ‘team of six million’ – five million onshore and one-million-plus distributed around the world. Now, with a significant number of Kiwis returning home, Kea (originally the Kiwi Expat Association) plans to ask them if and why they might be thinking of coming home, and when we can expect their arrival.
ArchDaily
Investigating the broad issues of privacy, openness, and density at three scales: 1) the dwelling level, 2) the street level, and 3) the city level.
Newsroom
Have politicians lost control of big ratepayer-owned companies - or just failed to use their powers to keep them accountable to the public? Tim Murphy reports on an 'unvarnished' review of Auckland Council and its corporatised functions.
The Spinoff
We do not have to roll along with the status quo. We are asking New Zealanders to choose help over handcuffs, prevention over prisons, and healing over punishment, writes Laura O'Connell Rapira. It is said that the first Pacific voyagers to sail to these lands visualised this place before they re
The Spinoff
After initial concerns about low testing rates in South Auckland, Counties Manukau DHB has the second-highest testing rate in the country. Ōtara Health chief executive Sosefina Paletaoga explains her organisation’s role in achieving this. Covid-19 has affected us all in different ways, and for u
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