Doctors adopting AI faster than rules can keep up
Survey data suggests nearly four out of five clinicians in New Zealand have started to use AI tools…
Feeling abandoned, former opponents unite under the banner of NZ First
New Zealand First’s cadre of rehomed politicians shared a similar message at the party’s annual conference: we didn’t…
NZ will be forced to put saving livelihoods before saving lives of endangered birds
Comment: I’m not saying the Government’s got its priorities right or wrong. I’m perching like a disoriented brown…
The coastal brownouts quietly suffocating NZ’s marine life
It’s called a brownout event, and it’s pretty bad, but probably not quite in the way you’re thinking.…
Shane Jones shuns UN bottom trawling meeting, blasting global ‘talk fests’
New Zealand will play a pre-recorded video at a United Nations workshop on the impacts bottom fishing has…
Insurer accuses gynaecologists of protecting their margins, not their patients
A bid to collectively negotiate gynaecology contracts is about preserving prices “significantly above competitive levels”, not protecting women’s…
Boost for local innovation but scepticism hangs over Opportunity economic policy
Reinstating funding for polytechnics would support not just “bigger, shiny research and science projects” but also economic development…
Stop treating compliance like a four-letter word
Comment: Regulation has a public relations problem. So does asbestos, but I am glad someone made a rule…
Health budget shortfall: Unions warn of up to $600m funding gap
Budget 2026 falls $300 to $600 million short of funding the health system to maintain existing services, according…
Warning over what major insurer’s proposal means for women’s healthcare
A major shake-up in how the country’s largest health insurer approaches gynaecological care has practitioners and advocates worried…
All in together: why we need houses designed for multi-generational living
Comment: When we talk about housing, we often talk about numbers: house prices, the cost of rent, dwelling…
NZ cities can’t see the forest or the trees
Our cities are losing their greenery, even as research continues to find that mature trees are crucial to…