Data from a workplace barometer study show more than a quarter of employees felt depressed often, a half said depression affected their lives and for 8% life was "very or extremely difficult".
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New Zealand has proposed new fuel standards, along with a consumer rebates for cleaner cars – paid for by higher costs for high-polluting cars – to cut its rising transport emissions.
Academics on casual contracts often feel vulnerable and of lower status than "permanent" staff members. They can minimise their exploitation as if it's part of the authentic academic experience.
Cuba is offering a compelling example of how we can take care of each other during the climate crisis with its work training doctors on Kiribati, a nation that is being devastated by climate change.
New Zealand's coalition government has to balance strong martial and pacifist traditions. But ageing equipment and climate change will require taxpayers to fund expensive upgrades for the military.
Ladybirds do not have tails because they have no backbones.
New analysis shows that if New Zealand replaced GDP with the Genuine Progress Indicator, which accounts for social and environmental costs, it would be only half as well off.
Under the New Zealand government's well-being approach to the budget, funding that will help reduce emissions is linked with economic development and innovation.
New Zealand's government has moved away from GDP as a sole indicator of prosperity to prioritise a suite of measures that track well-being.
Officially, the number of migrants globally reached 258 million in 2017, increasing by 49% since 2000. But the lack of a clear definition of who is or isn't a migrant complicates the issue.
While the "Christchurch Call" summit has made concrete progress, we need to keep up the pressure on social media companies to become more transparent and accountable.
New Zealand's government has released a bill that sets targets to bring long-lived greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050 and reduce emissions of the shorter-lived methane by 10% within a decade.
Built colonial heritage represents more than 80% of the sites on New Zealand’s national heritage list. This leaves some 700 years of Indigenous settlement significantly under-represented.
Est-ce que piquer un petit somme en journée est utile ? Cela peut-il ruiner votre nuit ? Cinq spécialistes répondent.
The latest report on the state of New Zealand's environment delivers a forceful official statement on climate change impacts.
A few weeks before New Zealand's 2017 elections, Metiria Turei's welfare reform speech triggered a sequence of events that led to her resignation and questions about the conduct of journalists.
We asked five experts if a daytime kip is OK. Four out of five said yes.
Nous avons tous entendu dire que nous devrions boire huit verres d'eau par jour, mais d'où vient ce conseil, et est-il périmé ?
Research shows that one way of challenging racism is to bring people together and to allow those who experience it to share their stories.
New Zealand's ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault firearms is one small step in a country that will need to address gaps in its security approach.
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Lecturer, Massey University
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Professor of Innovation and Economics, Massey University
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Lecturer in Politics and Citizenship, Massey University
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PhD student, Massey University
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University
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Lecturer, Massey University
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Lecturer in Media Studies, Massey University
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Lecturer, Massey University
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Professor in Ecological Economics, Massey University
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Director of Research, professor of Work and Organisation, Massey University
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University
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Associate Profesor of Communication, Massey University
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Lecturer in International Development, Massey University
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Professor Race Relations, Health and Wellbeing, Massey University
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Associate Professor, School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University
