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Luxon Goes All Out For Growth In Mining And Tourism – We Should Be Careful What He Wishes For
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:33 pm | The Conversation
The prime minister’s state-of-the-nation focus on economic growth, particularly in mining and tourism, was long on aspiration and short on realistic expectations. More >>
Friend Or Foe? How Trump’s Threats Against ‘Free-Riding’ Allies Could Backfire
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 7:14 pm | The Conversation
Donald Trump wants US allies to spend more on defence and has threatened NATO members with coercion. But allies have agency too, and are already planning their responses. More >>
Protecting Children, Helping Parents: NZ Social Workers Speak About The Challenges Of Their Jobs
Monday, 20 January 2025, 8:23 am | The Conversation
Despite best intentions, social and family workers say they can feel helpless because of bigger problems such as housing or family violence. More >>
Why Community Volunteers Will Be Essential For How NZ Handles The Arrival Of Bird Flu
Monday, 13 January 2025, 11:06 am | The Conversation
Conservation volunteers could provide a crucial defence line against bird flu outbreaks in New Zealand by ensuring early detection. More >>
‘Cold Violence’ – A Hidden Form Of Elder Abuse In New Zealand’s Chinese Community
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 6:49 pm | The Conversation
Older Chinese migrants often remain highly dependent on younger family members to care for them. Their withdrawal can leave the elders unable to meet their basic needs. More >>
Monarch Butterflies Are In Decline In NZ And Australia – They Need Your Help To Track Where They Gather
Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 8:25 pm | The Conversation
Citizen scientists are called on to help with tagging monarch butterflies and find out why their numbers are dropping. More >>
Why You Should Treat Workplace Friendships Like Your Diet – Aim For Balance And Variety
Monday, 6 January 2025, 7:38 pm | The Conversation
Workplace friendships have many benefits – but they can also be as difficult as any relationship. Guarding against complacency and not taking each other for granted can go a long way. More >>
Unlocking The Past: How NZ’s First Jail Tells A Complex Story Of Colonial Identity
Sunday, 5 January 2025, 8:24 pm | The Conversation
The history of a simple jail building in the Bay of Islands reveals the ways early settler New Zealand viewed itself, and wanted to be viewed by others. More >>
The Elimination Of Cervical Cancer In NZ Is Within Reach In Our Lifetime – But Not Without Funding And A Plan
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 8:15 pm | The Conversation
Self-testing and vaccines are effective tools in the fight to eliminate cervical cancer. But without funding and a clear strategy, New Zealand is lagging behind other countries. More >>
The Discovery Of A Rare New Fossil Sheds Light On NZ’s Extinct Dolphin-like Reptiles
Wednesday, 1 January 2025, 6:56 pm | The Conversation
The discovery of the most complete ichthyosaur skeleton known from New Zealand sheds new light on the diversity of these ancient dolphin-like marine reptiles in the southern hemisphere. More >>
From New Commercial Moon Landers To Asteroid Investigations, Expect A Slate Of Exciting Space Missions In 2025
Saturday, 28 December 2024, 1:48 pm | The Conversation
From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an exciting year of launches and flybys. More >>
Which Infectious Disease Is Likely To Be The Biggest Emerging Problem In 2025?
Friday, 27 December 2024, 9:15 pm | The Conversation
The UK has bought 5 million doses of a vaccine to protect against bird flu. More >>
50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever
Thursday, 26 December 2024, 8:58 pm | The Conversation
Cyclone Tracy reshaped Darwin and marked a turning point in Australia’s approach to disaster resilience. More >>
Could NZ’s two kākā subspecies actually be remnants of a more diverse species? Here’s why we need to know
Monday, 23 December 2024, 8:56 pm | The Conversation
Genome analysis of New Zealand’s forest parrot kākā has so far found no genetic differences between its two subspecies. This could allow for more relocations of birds between populations. More >>
Why Vanuatu Should Brace For Even More Aftershocks After This Week’s Deadly Quakes: A Seismologist Explains
Friday, 20 December 2024, 5:35 pm | The Conversation
Since Vanuatu’s first earthquake was at a magnitude over 7, we would expect to see more aftershocks to come, at declining strengths and frequency – in a pattern that can last weeks to months. More >>
News Bargaining Incentive: The Latest Move In The Government’s ‘Four-dimensional Chess’ Battle With Meta
Friday, 13 December 2024, 1:46 pm | The Conversation
The government has been playing ‘four-dimensional chess’ to work out how to drag big tech back to the bargaining table with news publishers. So, will this new scheme work? More >>
Forgotten Histories: What Fetal And Baby Remains In Medical Collections Tell Us About Inequality
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 5:20 pm | The Conversation
Our new analysis of the skeletal remains and records of babies in a NZ museum collection shows they were largely born to unmarried mothers or lower-class families. More >>
NZ’s Gas Shortage Was Not Caused By The Offshore Exploration Ban – But It Was Still A Flawed Policy
Monday, 2 December 2024, 8:28 pm | The Conversation
The Emissions Trading Scheme would have been a better tool to reshape the energy market and cut emissions than an outright ban – and most new exploration had largely dried up already. More >>
COP29: ‘Climate Finance’ For The Pacific Is Mostly Loans, Saddling Small Island Nations With More Debt
Monday, 25 November 2024, 8:59 am | The Conversation
The real beneficiaries of climate finance for small island nations are private contractors brought in to build resilient infrastructure. There are now calls for a fairer money dispersal system. More >>
Trump’s Tariffs Are Nothing New – NZ’s Real Problem Is The Failing Free Trade System Itself
Friday, 15 November 2024, 1:57 pm | The Conversation
The US and others have been shifting the rules of the global free trade system for years. New Zealand can’t ignore the risks much longer. More >>
