A key focus has been on strengthening primary health care to reduce demand on hospitals, but there is little evidence of progress.
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Jackie Cumming, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand’s health service provides universal and free access to health care, but inequities remain stubbornly high.
Canada’s former prime minister, Stephen Harper, is greeted by a Maori warrior in New Zealand in November 2014. New Zealand’s electoral system allows for far greater Indigenous involvement than Canada’s.
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As New Zealanders head to the polls this week, there are lessons for Canada in the country’s electoral system — in particular how it gives Indigenous people a greater role in governing.
The window for staving off the worst of climate change is wider than we thought, but still pretty narrow.
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It’s still possible to hit the more ambitious of the two Paris global warming goals, according to a new estimate of the global carbon budget. But it sure won’t be easy, and we need to start now.
Rupert Sutherland, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
We have better maps of the moon than Earth’s newest continent, Zealandia. That’s about to change as an international expedition probes the vast undersea plateau of continental crust.
Police stand guard in front of the Correctional Centre N.3, where Kem Sokha is reportedly being held.
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Caroline Bennett, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The treason charges against Cambodia’s opposition leader Kem Sokha are another step towards autocracy in the kingdom of wonder.
Researchers have reviewed evidence for wildlife disturbance and current drone policies and found that the law is playing catch-up with emerging technology.
Pip Wallace
Chris Wilson, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The campaign against Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya is so extreme and violent with the intent of eliminating them from the country that it meets the criteria for genocide.
The default position in social and political theory is to disregard children altogether, or to consider them as learner-citizens.
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James Kierstead, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The story behind the marathon is more complicated than it seems.
The analysis of large amounts of ice from Antarctica’s Taylor Valley has helped scientists to tease apart the natural and human-made sources of the potent greenhouse gas methane.
Hinrich Schaefer
Paul Hamer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington y Andrew Markus, Monash University
The latest census data confirm it’s become more difficult for New Zealanders living in Australia to become citizens.
The authors have collaborated on an Antarctic research project, investigating tiny ice crystals and their role in climate.
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Craig Stevens, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research y Gabby O'Connor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
When artists and scientists get together, they fuel each other’s creativity and inquiry.
Former US Vice President and Chair of the Climate Reality Project Al Gore and Victoria’s climate and energy minister Lily D'Ambrosio (right) ride on a tram after speaking at the climate conference in Melbourne.
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Taking inspiration from the spread of world religions, Quentin Atkinson and Shaun Hendy argue scientists need to do more to signal commitment to ideas they want to spread.
People participate in a Pyongyang mass rally held at Kim Il-sung Square.
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Reports of North Korea’s capability of firing nuclear weapons are not the only serious threat to global security. North Korea has also become an aggressive cyber power.
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University