What NZ can learn from Australia’s under-16s social media ban
What’s worked, what’s gone wrong and what’s now brewing in Aotearoa.  Sorry, I’ve been deep in a doom…
The Palestinian feminists in Lebanon
Ain El-Hilweh is the largest Palestinian camp in Lebanon and is under self-administration. Keystone / AFP Listen to…
Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists
Young people in Australia can no longer use popular social media platforms.Credit: David Gray/AFP via Getty This week,…
Every hydroslide at Christchurch’s record-breaking new aquatic centre, ranked
Alex Casey spends a morning testing the many hydroslides at Parakiore, New Zealand’s new largest recreation and aquatic…
COMECE expresses concern over EU Court judgement on same-sex marriage
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union expresses concern in a statement over a recent…
Ont. man charged, to appear in court
Updated:Â December 08, 2025 at 2:46PM EST Published:Â December 08, 2025 at 1:56PM EST A 57-year-old man in Sault Ste.…
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds – Nature
AI chatbots can persuade voters to change their minds NatureAI chatbots used inaccurate information to change political opinions: Study NBC…
Porn changes Australia: Search engines to blur pornography results under new eSafety rules from December 27
Australians searching for adult content online will soon see blurred pornography image results, as new online safety codes…
‘Fear worse than cancer’: Eyelid Merkel cell carcinoma survivor’s mental health battle amid husband’s death
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGESWhen Patricia first spotted a small lesion rising on her lower eyelid earlier this year, she…
Ikea-geddon live updates: There’s a giant dancing Ikea meatball
As the nation’s media deploys to a big blue shed in Sylvia Park, join us for every frenzied…
One man’s search for meaning (and free stuff) at an Ikea housewarming party
On the eve of Ikea’s much-hyped arrival in Auckland, a rain-soaked Greg Bruce braved one of the Swedish…
Pseudoscientific ‘virginity testing’ happening in Aotearoa, report finds
A new report into sexual violence in New Zealand has called for more research and education around ‘virginity…