With no diplomatic presence and chaos on the ground, even locating those Afghans eligible to come to New Zealand will be extremely difficult.
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To reduce pressure on cities and the environment, drivers should face a charge that reflects the actual costs of clogged roads, air pollution, climate change, injury and death.
Kennan was one of America’s few true experts on Soviet affairs. He famously urged a “Containment” strategy to prevent Soviet expansionism, advising against military responses and arms build-ups.
During the pandemic, Australians have been using food delivery apps more than ever. We’ve assessed how healthy the options available to us are — and the news isn’t good.
Ambiguous language and a rush to judgment have defined the debate about mātauranga and science. It’s time to slow down and stop talking past each other.
Eight of the ten top-selling passenger vehicles in New Zealand are now utes or SUVs. With carbon emissions reduction an urgent priority, that’s not a sustainable trend.
The genus Paranthropus stands out in our human family tree because of their massive back teeth, but new techniques suggest we should throw out the hypothesis they mainly ate hard seeds and nuts.
It’s time to stop demonising cyclists and cycling activists as elitists — the accusation fails at the first test.
The real message is how old you are when you first have sex and have your first child is controlled by a little bit of nature and a lot of nurture.
New Zealand will have to vaccinate 80-85% to reach population immunity. Until then, a blanket border re-opening, even if only for vaccinated people, would pose a high risk of new outbreaks.
The placenta is one of the least studied organs, but it is the cause of problems in one in ten pregnancies. A virtual placenta is helping researchers to pick up at-risk pregnancies sooner.
World Refugee Day on June 20 is an opportunity for New Zealanders to reflect on what more could done to protect some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Moving New Zealanders rapidly into electric vehicles is a good idea, but success will still depend on a number of difficult to predict economic forces.
There are several earlier examples of people studying infectious pathogens being infected in the laboratory, even while working under strict biosafety conditions.
The latest advice is to offer COVID-19 vaccines to women at any stage of pregnancy to protect them from a higher risk of severe disease – and to give their babies an early boost of antibodies.
Indigenous marine governance is experiencing a revival throughout Oceania, building on traditional worldviews that acknowledge connections between people and all parts of ocean ecosystems.
Ocean waves are a massive source of energy, but it’s challenging to design power generators for the harsh environment. Allowing marine organisms to grow on engineered structures could help.
One of the lessons we must take from the Whakaari tragedy is the cumulative nature of risk. Repeated visits to the volcanic island by tour guides placed them near unacceptable risk limits.
The government’s 10-year target is to increase research and development funding to 2% of GDP. Investment in science in the latest budget is out of step with that goal.
Palestinian children are resilient, but even they have been tested by the pandemic and now more military conflict. Securing their right to a safe education should be a priority.
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Lecturer and Co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Marine Ecologist, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Child and Youth Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Sociology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor, Law School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Research Fellow in the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Lecturer in Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Director of the Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor, Health Policy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Assistant, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
