Sink or swim: How are low-lying Pacific islands adapting to climate change?
By Denise Montgomery Low-lying Pacific islands in atoll archipelagos such as Tuvalu, Tokelau and Kiribati are likely to adapt to the effects of climate change rather than simply sink beneath the waves. Tuvalu, Tokelau and Kiribati are widely considered under threat...
Is democracy surviving in Trump’s America?
By Paul Taillon The results of the US 2018 mid-term elections are in, and there’s cause for optimism, writes Paul Taillon. The Democratic Party has taken control of the House of Representatives and then some. In the weeks after Election Day, the magnitude of the...
125 years of women’s suffrage: A small country leading the world?
By Raewyn Dalziel Raewyn Dalziel, Emeritus Professor of History, celebrates a moment when New Zealand was at the forefront of world-leading reform. Camellias flowering in September are an annual reminder of the passage of The Electoral Act, 1893, the culmination of...
When green isn’t green: Why do businesses prefer profit over climate action?
By Joya Kemper With the rise in ‘greening’ activities, so too the public debate about the notion of ‘greenwashing’ is on the increase. Joya Kemper looks at this growing global issue. We can’t continue to consume, pillage and pollute the earth. Put simply, if everyone...
How does income inequality affect obesity?
National income and income inequality impacts on body size of children and adolescents, according to new research from the University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. A study of over 200,000 children in 36 countries including New Zealand, Australia...
What would the world be like without prisons?
What would the world be like without prisons? Julianne Evans speaks with Tracey McIntosh Co-Head of the School of Te Wananga o Waipapa, Māori Studies and Pacific Studies, in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland about the state of prisons in New Zealand....
How did Netflix become the world’s biggest online TV network?
How did Netflix become the world’s biggest online TV network? Nicola Shepheard speaks with business graduate Paul Rataul and University of Auckland management and international business lecturers Dr. Dan Tisch and Dr. Peter Zamborsky about the success of...
How are robots changing human care?
Robots are not part of some science fiction future; they’re here now and being used in ever more interesting and adventurous ways. Julianne Evans discusses the ways robots are changing human care in New Zealand with Elizabeth Broadbent and Bruce MacDonald. Originally...
Does New Zealand’s history matter?
By Felicity Barnes New Zealand historian Felicity Barnes takes exception to the idea that New Zealand’s past is somehow “too small, too parochial” to compete with bigger, global stories. News site Newsroom recently published a passionate call for more of our history...Subscribe by Email
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