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1 In 6 New Zealanders Is Disabled. Why Does So Much Health Research Still Exclude Them?
Friday, 18 April 2025, 6:18 pm | The Conversation
When people with lived experience contribute to the design and delivery of health care and research, it means services are used more and fairer outcomes achieved. More >>
Pagan Loaves, Christian Bread, A Secular Treat: A Brief History Of Hot Cross Buns
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 6:26 pm | The Conversation
Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries of tradition – and superstition. More >>
Winston Peters At 80: The Populist’s Populist Clocks Up 50 Years Of Political Comebacks
Monday, 14 April 2025, 3:48 pm | The Conversation
As he prepares to blow out 80 candles this Friday, New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters continues to defy political gravity. More >>
As More Communities Have To Consider Relocation, We Explore What Happens To The Land After People Leave
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 5:04 pm | The Conversation
Managed retreat can be traumatic and hard. But with good planning, the land left behind can serve new purposes, and make public what was once private. More >>
At A Pivotal Meeting, The World Is Set To Decide How To Cut Shipping Emissions
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:39 am | The Conversation
There are two crucial and interlinked decisions to be taken, and at the moment the proposals range from strong to exceptionally weak. From a climate perspective, these policies should be judged by whether they will work together to cut shipping emissions ... More >>
New Satellite Data Shows NZ’s Major Cities Are Sinking – Meaning Rising Seas Will Affect Them Sooner
Monday, 7 April 2025, 7:19 pm | The Conversation
Calculating the dual effect of rising seas and sinking land gives coastal communities a more accurate projection of the impacts of sea-level rise. More >>
As Israel Begins Another Assault In Gaza, Netanyahu Is Fighting His Own War Against The Country’s Legal System
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 5:56 pm | The Conversation
The prime minister’s attempts to bring the judiciary under government control are fuelling fears of a constitutional crisis in Israel. More >>
New NZ TV Series Happiness Gives Us An Engaging Musical Peak Behind The Amateur Theatre Curtain
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 10:38 am | The Conversation
With their new show Happiness, Kip Chapman and Luke Di Somma have created a welcome New Zealand answer to the backstage musical TV show. More >>
Art For Art’s Sake? How NZ’s Cultural Organisations Can Maintain Integrity And Still Make Money
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 8:44 pm | The Conversation
Arts and culture are neither luxuries nor commodities, but integral parts of a thriving society. Balancing profitability with artistic integrity demands new ways of thinking. More >>
Foreign Aid Cuts Could Mean 10 Million More HIV Infections By 2030 – And Almost 3 Million Extra Deaths
Monday, 31 March 2025, 6:15 pm | The Conversation
A new modelling study has sought to find out what impact recent foreign aid cuts – particularly from the US – will have on HIV. Here’s what the researchers found. More >>
Fitting The ‘Missing Puzzle Pieces’ – Research Sheds Light On The Deep History Of Social Change In West Papua
Friday, 28 March 2025, 6:41 pm | The Conversation
Archaeologists show some of the first people to settle the ancient continent of Sahul arrived on the shores of present-day West Papua, some 50,000 years ago. More >>
BBC Gaza Documentary: How An Editorial Blame Game Overshadowed An Important Film And Destroyed Trust
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 7:05 pm | The Conversation
A broadcaster can’t blame someone else when a mistake appears in a film. More >>
Streaming, Surveillance And The Power Of Suggestion: The Hidden Cost Of 10 Years Of Netflix
Monday, 24 March 2025, 8:09 pm | The Conversation
According to Netflix, more than 80% of what its users watch is driven by its recommender system. More >>
As The Rescued Astronauts Return, Space Law Is Still In Orbit Over Who’s Responsible When Missions Go Wrong
Saturday, 22 March 2025, 7:22 pm | The Conversation
As ‘space tourism’ grows and private companies become more involved in orbital missions, space law has failed to keep up. Urgent reform is called for. More >>
NZ Has No Dedicated Database To Track Losses From Weather Disasters – Without It, We’re Planning In The Dark
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 8:16 pm | The Conversation
New Zealand relies on data from insurance and an international source to assess damages from extreme weather. But these datasets are fragmented, incomplete and unreliable. More >>
Curious Kids: What Was The Biggest Dinosaur That Ever Lived?
Monday, 17 March 2025, 8:29 pm | The Conversation
Fossils tell us the titanosaurs were the biggest dinosaurs – but new discoveries could reveal new giants! More >>
Language Is A ‘Central Element In Being Māori’ – Using Structured Literacy To Teach Te Reo Misses The Point
Saturday, 15 March 2025, 8:49 pm | The Conversation
Using structured literacy to teach te reo Māori is more about an educational ideology than about understanding the essence of New Zealand’s Indigenous language. More >>
NZ’s Glaciers Have Already Lost Nearly A Third Of Their Ice – As More Vanishes, Landscapes And Lives Change
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 6:14 am | The Conversation
Snow and ice loss warms the land surface and air, setting off a feedback loop of further ice loss. This destabilises the landscape, with potentially hazardous impacts. More >>
Cyclone Alfred Is Slowing – And That Could Make It More Destructive. Here’s How Climate Change Might Have Influenced It
Sunday, 9 March 2025, 8:22 pm | The Conversation
Warmer oceans, more rain and higher seas are likely to heighten Cyclone Alfred’s impact More >>
NZ Governments Enjoy An ‘Executive Paradise’ – A Longer Parliamentary Term Won’t Change That
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 8:08 pm | The Conversation
Supporters of a four-year term say it would give governments more time to make better policy. But without deeper changes, it may only increase political uncertainty. More >>
