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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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.
The Joides Resolution.
Tim Fulton
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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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
The drone market is booming, with some unwanted consequences for wildlife. A new study argues that threatened species might need extra protections.
Rohingya refugees carry their child as they walk through water after crossing the border by boat to Bangladesh.
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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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When children and young people have opportunities for active citizenship, they demonstrate a wide range of ways of contributing to their communities.
Following the last elections in 2014, New Zealand’s parliament had 26 Māori MPs spread across five political parties.
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As New Zealand heads into a general election in less than three weeks, its seven Māori seats are a focus of debate.
Social connectedness supports our physical and mental health.
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Social connectedness is at least as good for your health as quitting smoking or exercise. So what is it and how can you get some of it?
Snapper is one of the fish under New Zealand’s Quota Management system.
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September 4, 2017
Glenn Simmons , University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau ; Bruce Robertson , University of Otago ; (David) Hugh Whittaker , University of Oxford ; Elisabeth Slooten , University of Otago ; Fiona McCormack , University of Waikato ; Graeme Bremner ; Nigel Haworth , University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau ; Simon Francis Thrush , University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau , and Steve Dawson , University of Otago
New Zealand’s fisheries are considered among the best managed in the world, but this perception doesn’t match the facts.
Hailed as “Mother of the Emperor”, Danelis goes to Constantinople to meet with Emperor Basil I.
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The medieval Byzantine Empire might hold some lessons about tolerance and same-sex marriage.
Can we trust a robot that makes decisions with real-world consequences?
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We are witnessing dramatic advances in the deployment of autonomous systems, but are we designing robots that can be trusted?
New research identifies sexism as the main driver of the gender wage gap.
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New research shows that women are paid 16% less than their male colleagues for making a contribution of the same value to their employer.
The modern marathon distance comes from the 1908 London Olympics.
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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
Analysis of 12,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals that methane leaks from fossil fuel extraction play a larger role than previously thought.
This image of a personalised number plate was taken at a Waitangi Day celebration in Brisbane.
Paul Hamer
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.
Gabby O'Connor's Studio Antarctica/Johanna Mechem
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.
KCNA/Reuters
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.