Massey is a true “University of New Zealand”, with three North Island campuses at Auckland, Manawatū and Wellington and more than 32,000 students studying either on one of the campuses or by distance learning from throughout the world. Set up as an agricultural college in 1927 it is now a comprehensive university with qualifications in humanities and social sciences, business, creative arts, health and sciences.
Research shows that many members of dominant groups perceive minorities and immigrant groups as a threat, which builds up to fear and hate. We can all do something to change that.
Grieving members of the public following a shooting at the Masjid Al Noor in Christchurch.
EPA/Martin Hunter
My research focuses on terrorism in or affecting New Zealand. Until yesterday, my phone didn’t ring often because few were interested in anything I had to say. Since yesterday, it has not stopped.
Miembros del Escuadrón de Delincuentes Armados hacen retroceder a algunos curiosos tras el tiroteo.
AAP/Martin Hunter
La mayoría de los neozelandeses ve la inmigración como beneficiosa para su país, pero el radicalismo nacionalista ha formado parte del ecosistema durante mucho tiempo.
Des membres de l'Escouade tactiques repoussent des gens du public après la fusillade à la mosquée Masjid Al Noor, à Christchurch, en Nouvelle-Zélande.
AAP/Martin Hunter
Les Néo-Zélandais sont naïfs quant à la nécessité d'être tolérants à l'égard des intolérants. Quelle que soit la taille des communautés extrémistes, elles représentent une menace bien réelle.
Members of the Armed Offenders Squad push back members of the public following a shooting at the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch.
AAP/Martin Hunter
Last year, more than 70,000 workers walked off their jobs in New Zealand – the highest number of people on strike since the late 1980s. The reasons for the strike wave are political and economic.
Participants noted that Māori and Pasifika research was considered less rigorous.
from www.shutterstock.com
Dengan banyaknya turis mengunjungi daerah tujuan wisata paling populer di dunia, pengurus pariwisata sepatutnya dapat memperhatikan tujuan pembangunan berkelanjutan (SDGs) .
Tourism is putting some natural sites under increasing pressure.
from www.shutterstock.com
Can tourism ever be sustainable? Only if operators and consumers start looking beyond the idyllic postcard images and take undesirable consequences of tourism into account.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meeting with the Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang during last year’s ASEAN summit.
AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
New Zealand’s decision to block Huawei from its 5G cellular networks due to security concerns is likely to be just the first of many that challenge Wellington’s relationship with Beijing.
February 6 marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand’s foundation document.
from www.shutterstock.com
The partial shut-down has ratcheted up tensions within the Republican party and added to speculation that President Trump will face a primary challenge some time before the 2020 presidential election.
Many European holiday destinations now struggle with overcrowding and pollution.
from www.shutterstock.com
As many of the world’s most popular tourism destinations are overrun by visitors, operators could pay attention to the UN’s sustainable development goals.
The USS Arizona sunk after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
from Wikimedia Commons
On the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, it is worth remembering how it provided America with an unparalleled position of power following the second world war.
There are five species of kiwi in New Zealand. Their total number is currently at around 70,000 but the populations may have declined by two thirds in 20 years.
from www.shutterstock.com
New Zealand is the last major landmass to be settled some 800 years ago. Since then, changes in land use have been extensive and catastrophic for the country’s unique flora and fauna.
It takes collective action to deal with global issues.
from www.shutterstock.com
People’s trust in politicians and governments is in decline, but it will take cross-party collaboration to deal with issues such as poverty and climate change.
Members of the migrant caravan, mostly Hondurans, cross a river that separates Guatemala and Mexico.
EPA/Esteban Biba
Honduran migrants trudging north towards the US-Mexico border are fleeing violence and poverty that has its roots in activities of 10th-century American fruit companies.