Architect Creates App to Show Which Pub Gardens are Sunny – Using Shadow Simulations From Buildings
Mo Dawod with his Sunseekr map app SWNS In cloudy old England, an architect has created his own…
Tenancy Tribunal upholds 90-day eviction for tenant who violently assaulted neighbour
According to the tribunal’s recent decision, the tenant, who has name suppression, along with his landlord, lived by…
Social worker censured, loses registration over sex chats with teenage student
The Social Workers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal has now censured the woman, in her 40s, cancelled her registration…
Winston Peters is no social conservative, nor is NZ First – Jonathan Ayling
During a period of defining moral and political change, Peters and NZ First were not outsiders holding the…
Rotorua Lakes Council failed to consult Ministry of Social Development on key pensioner housing promise
After delays, the transfer was finalised on March 23, with rents scheduled to rise to market rates from…
Apple Watch for Your Kids – why is NZ missing out on a ‘life-changing’ service that’s available in 25 countries?
“I want my daughter to feel a little freedom and confidence, knowing she can reach us whenever she…
Jury decision shows tide turning against Meta and YouTube
As part of our research for the series, we carried out two experiments, one on TikTok and another…
Meet the patient advocates who help people get health care
Amanda Millman knows who to call when someone receives a breast cancer diagnosis and needs an appointment as…
The number of NZ women on oral contraceptives is falling. What is the truth about the pill?
Pill use in New Zealand is trending downwards alongside growing concerns being voiced online by wellness influencers. Photo…
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,…
Verdicts against Meta, YouTube raise hopes of a reckoning on child safety
Jim Steyer, the chief executive of Common Sense Media, said the outcomes so far show that the courts,…
Auditor-General says social welfare staff need clearer guidelines on declining emergency housing under new criteria
The report acknowledges MSD staff might not always make the right decision, but stressed “the consequences for the…