Pain & your brain: The more traumatic events we experience, the greater our risk of developing chronic pain
In this edited extract from Tell Me Where It Hurts, Rachel Zoffness writes that the link between trauma…
Audrey Young interviews Vanushi Walters – the MP who wants to be our next Foreign Minister
“In many ways, it looks like New Zealand is starting to behave like an acolyte. We’re being inconsistent.…
Diesel shortage: Why our ‘benign’ isolation is now a brutal risk – Matthew Hooton
His optimism echoed Hipkins’ assurance as Covid-19 Minister in November 2020 that “when vaccines come to the market,…
AI is breaking our transparency law – and it could be the only fix – Richard Prebble
When I was first elected in 1975, the New Zealand Government operated under the Official Secrets Act. The…
Four-year-old praised after emergency call helps save mum from seizure – ‘He’s our superhero’
Nichols managed to contact Alan, who was only a few minutes away, while keeping Asher on the phone.…
Do we owe our Covid conspiracy friends an apology? – Heather du Plessis-Allan
They were worried about the risk of myocarditis in under-18-year-olds from two jabs. They were worried enough that…
New space race could turn our atmosphere into ‘crematorium for satellites’ – The Conversation
When we look up at the night sky and see a satellite glide past, we might not consider…
Rattling our dags: The enduring appeal of Country Calendar
Good old Country Calendar. If it were a joker or a sheila, you wouldn’t hesitate to buy it…
Wellington’s brown tide, Christchurch’s big stink, Auckland’s toxic beaches: Why our wastewater nightmare has just begun
My great-great-grandfather collected night soil, the historical euphemism for human excrement. He came after dark on his horse-drawn…
Politicians can’t be trusted with our debt trajectory, NZ needs a fiscal watchdog – Fran O’Sullivan
There is no outside agency – short of the International Monetary Fund – which is going to swing…
What northern NZ’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere – Kevin Trenberth
On February 2, the Whangaparāoa automatic weather station on the city’s North Shore recorded a temperature of 24C…
Artificial intelligence: We’re AI-illiterate, and our economic growth is at stake – Mark Laurence
Right now, there is a growing gap between what AI can do and what New Zealand businesses are…