Floods are often followed by waves of diseases because pathogens shed by animals can survive in flood waters for days, raising the risk of infection for humans.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on New Zealand
Displaying 501 - 520 of 2065 articles
Investment rating companies are measuring the environmental, social and governance impact of businesses. This International Women’s Day, we should be pushing them to do the same for gender equity.
The ‘stickering’ of houses under section 124 of the Building Act, and decisions about when it’s safe to return, need to be informed by science. Affected communities should be involved at every stage.
Big resorts, cruise ships and visitor numbers are all up for debate across the Pacific, but economic pressure may test how post-pandemic reality lives up to the sustainability rhetoric.
Experience of any form of partner violence increases the risk of developing chronic illnesses. Healthcare professionals need to recognise family abuse as a health issue.
Too many New Zealanders were cut off without phone or internet access after Cyclone Gabrielle hit. Here are some of the back-up options we need before the next disaster strikes.
The treatment of Ukrainian refugees exposes a humanitarian double standard that has channelled vital funding away from equally deserving crises.
Both countries have accepted very few Rohingya refugees to date, but new research suggests most Australians and New Zealanders are willing to resettle more.
March 2 marks the 65th anniversary of the completion of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Intended to demonstrate Commonwealth unity, it became a symbol of Britain’s imperial decline.
The common timber treatment CCA is made up of heavy metals copper, chromium and arsenic. They don’t decompose and leach into soil and water. Why does New Zealand still allow its use?
Should the country go into debt or raise taxes to pay for disaster recovery? The best solutions might not be the most politically attractive – and that’s a problem.
Horticulture underpins the local economy in areas devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle. Climate change may mean some parts of the region will become less suitable for crop production during this century.
Building back better after disasters requires a lot of money, significant community involvement and a departure from the status quo.
New Zealand’s initial elimination approach to COVID has significantly decreased the risk of hospitalisation and death. Now we need to find the right mix of measures to limit infection and reinfection.
With no end in site to the Ukraine war, and the UN largely powerless, New Zealand now faces difficult military, humanitarian, diplomatic and legal challenges.
The concept of ‘wellbeing’ has been embraced everywhere. But there’s a downside to the obsession with ‘wellness’ that we need to examine.
The devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle has left a significant scar on the land in Northland, the Coromandel and Hawkes Bay. But instead of replanting pine, we should return the land to native bush.
Aotearoa’s arts and cultural sector remains on an emergency footing following the last three years of pandemic disruption.
The beach community at Muriwai has experienced deadly landslide in the past, but houses were nevertheless allowed to be built on the debris of former slips.
The west of Ireland, like many scenic locations, provides the perfect backdrop for films.
Top contributors
-
Professor of Law, University of Waikato
-
Professor of Politics, Massey University
-
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
-
Professor of Law, University of Waikato
-
Visiting Scholar in Politics, City, University of London
-
Professor in Applied Mathematics, University of Canterbury
-
Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University
-
Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
-
Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
-
Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Professor of Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
-
Professor of History, University of Canterbury
-
Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
-
Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University
