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Voluntary carbon markets have been dogged by controversy, lack of credibility and growing concerns about greenwashing.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis forecasts an earlier-than-expected return to surplus in an unsurprisingly no-frills budget.
For legal reasons, organisations require a human reviewer of generative AI outputs. But this human oversight must be valued and budgeted for in the transition to AI.
New research into the ancient Whakamaru supereruption reveals how multiple underground magma systems combined to unleash one of Earth’s most explosive events.
National hasn’t achieved two of its three big fiscal policy promises from the previous election. Thursday’s budget will be a hard sell.
Entanglement is a major animal welfare issue for marine mammals. A successful rescue is not just whether an animal is cut free but whether it recovers from injuries.
Higher inflation, tighter operating allowances and rising geopolitical uncertainty are turning this year’s budget into a test of national priorities.
Govt top-ups help households to keep warm over winter. But rising power prices are creating an urgent need for longer-term energy solutions.
The government’s sweeping overhaul assumes AI, restructuring and job cuts can deliver a leaner, more efficient state. That is far from certain.
Despite the promise of “1.4 billion potential customers”, India is a vast and complex market. No pan-India strategy can substitute for careful, focused planning.
The Global Ocean Observing System informs weather forecasts and climate projections. But funding pressures could create data gaps leaving the world blind.
Investment in carbon removal technologies is rising rapidly, but some models overestimate how much carbon is captured because they don’t cover all Earth processes.
A rediscovered academic paper from 1921 suggests New Zealand’s classic ‘fush and chups’ vowel sounds may have emerged fastest in Auckland’s colonial melting pot.
In this extract from his newly published essay collection, the author traces the imperial British origins of a quintessential Kiwi chore.
A finding of anti-competitive behaviour by US industry giant Live Nation raises questions about New Zealand’s heavily consolidated music market.
Large index-tracking funds could soon gain automatic exposure to AI giants as companies such as OpenAI edge toward public markets.
Studying middle-aged populations is important to understanding what Alzheimer’s disease looks like in the earliest stages, to make preventive measures more effective.
Colossal Biosciences’ artificial egg technology would deliver a useful tool for the conservation of threatened birds, but only if it’s made publicly available.
The rapid development of new technologies means criminalisation alone is unlikely to stop the spread of sexualised deepfakes.
While the hantavirus outbreak will likely be eliminated, it highlights persistent gaps in global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response measures.


















