New Zealand’s kelp forests provide food and shelter for many marine species of commercial and cultural value. But they are at risk from warming oceans, run-off from land and marine invaders.
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The National Party’s tax package may be a middle-income vote winner, but it avoids the core problem of tax-free wealth. And how much the new system would cost to operate is far from clear.
Access to fossil fuels allowed humanity to overshoot Earth’s biophysical limits. The crises we now face are all symptoms of this overshoot, and the only fix is to cut our demands on the biosphere.
All the evidence points to paid partner’s leave having many benefits for children and families – but Labour’s promise falls short on time and money.
Middle-aged people in equatorial regions have lived through the most perceptible warming in their lifetimes. But many others may experience unrecognisable changes in their local climate later in life.
The Cold War was an economic standoff as well as an atomic one. The author of a new book describes the minds behind the great ideological battles on that 20th-century front line.
The temptation to cash in on a global phenomenon might be strong. But Mattel has a history of fiercely protecting the Barbie brand with legal action.
Self-help articles and books usually point to the things we can do personally to get a good night’s sleep. But the wider social and economic causes of insomnia deserve more attention.
Political polls can make for dramatic headlines. But they are a snapshot of when they were taken, not a predictor of election outcomes. Follow these expert tips to make sense of the stats.
A more proactive Inland Revenue could learn from overseas experience and help reduce the devastation caused by failing businesses.
Big donors are already pouring millions into New Zealand’s 2023 election. But new proposals could make it harder for large donations to translate into political influence in future.
Riset terbaru menyoroti bagaimana orang yang menghargai kebebasan berpendapat mungkin bukan orang yang paling diuntungkan dari kebebasan itu.
The country’s creative and critical music culture will be substantially diminished if the university funding crisis hits any harder.
According to international data, almost three times as many people die at work in New Zealand than in the UK, which has a similar risk-management framework for work safety.
New research highlights how the people who value free speech may not be the ones who benefit from it the most.
A focus on the lower end of mental health issues has meant those in crisis are still not getting the level of support they need.
Fibre-optic cables act as densely-spaced ground-motion sensors to give earthquake scientists a close look at New Zealand’s Alpine Fault, in anticipation of its next big rupture.
The concept of pūtaiao envisions a way of conducting science led by Māori and firmly embedded in the values of a Māori worldview. It offers a way towards decolonising the research system in general.
New research has unravelled the mystery of why sea sponges die when the water gets too warm. The cause of death appears to be the sudden loss of microbes that usually act to detoxify sponge tissue.
We are on a trajectory that takes Earth across thresholds humans have never experienced, into a climate where Antarctica’s ice shelves can no longer exist, leading to several metres of sea-level rise.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Research Fellow, School of Health, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor, School of English, Film, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Clinical Psychologist, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Honorary Research Associate, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Postgraduate in Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Research Fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor of Accounting and Capital, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Glaciology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor of Media Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate Professor in Geophysics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
