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Planting any tree is more important than planting a particular tree when it comes to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
As part of an upgrade of Auckland’s city centre, the council promises to include local Māori communities and their histories. But without addressing inequalities, it is no more than a token gesture.
A change to drug laws in New Zealand has been hailed as a leap towards treating drug addiction as a heath issue. But it has also been criticised for essentially decriminalising class A drugs.
All plants take up carbon dioxide when they grow, but when they are harvested or cut down, they release the greenhouse gas back into the atmosphere.
The advertising boycott of Alan Jones’ radio show highlights which companies advertised on it, but ironically, pulling out now could enhance their brand more than if they had never supported the show.
The quest for immortality is as old as humanity itself, but the prospect of being able to copy the neural networks of a person’s brain shifts the pursuit of perpetual life into the digital world.
Technology-free holidays can feel unbearable at first but this soon gives way to a better experience.
Australia needs a viable domestic recycling industry – here’s the current state of play.
Plants live off carbon dioxide, but a higher level of the greenhouse gas in the air doesn’t necessarily lead to more biomass production.
The Oceania Cup allows rugby league players to represent the country of their heritage. Now we need to introduce training processes that better reflect and support cultural diversity.
An estimated 90% of all written works worldwide are not available in accessible formats. New Zealand is implementing the Marrakesh Treaty to help change that.
New Zealand has one of the world’s largest ocean territories, but the marine environment is at risk from climate change, pollution and fishing.
New Zealanders store just under NZ$178 billion of their cash in banks, but their savings aren’t insured. This would change if the government introduces a deposit insurance.
Through his lawyer, the alleged perpetrator of the Christchurch mosque attacks has entered not guilty pleas on 92 charges, including terrorism. A procedural hearing has found him fit to stand trial.
An additional charge of terrorism has been laid against the man accused of the Christchurch mosque shootings. This poses a risk of providing a platform for hateful ideas.
If you ask children, they enjoy sports because it’s fun, they are with their mates and may get a compliment from the coach. But research shows that adults’ ambitions increasingly drive kids’ sports.
Jacinda Ardern has used the word “transformational” often during her 2017 election campaign. Now the coalition government’s well-being budget is held to that aspiration.
New Zealand is ethnically more diverse than most nations, but this cultural mix needs to be better reflected in movies and television productions.
A Royal commission of inquiry has been set up to look into circumstances that led to the Christchurch mosque attacks. It will investigate intelligence services, it not the role of media.
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Senior Lecturer, Spatial Design + Temporary Practices, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor, Auckland University of Technology
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Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Marketing, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate professor, Auckland University of Technology
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Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Critical Media Literacies, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Hospitality & Tourism, Faculty of Culture and Society, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate research scientist, Auckland University of Technology
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Kairangahau/Māori hauora and social justice researcher, Auckland University of Technology
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Auckland University of Technology
