A run of damaging storms that has spoiled midsummer and caused floods and landslides isn’t bad luck, but a combination of local, regional and global drivers.
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As Australia reforms laws that can inadvertently trap financial abuse victims, New Zealand must ask what protections – and risks – exist here.
Taxes raise prices, and higher prices reduce smoking. But duty-free tobacco sales remain a policy anomaly and deny the government much-needed health revenue.
A sweeping reform of New Zealand’s local government sector promises efficiency, but raises questions about accountability, representation and decision-making.
Tragic slips in the Bay of Plenty highlight how geology, heavy rainfall and climate change are combining to amplify a largely hidden risk.
Greenland is central to US Space Force strategies for orbital dominance. Laws and treaties designed to maintain the peace in space are looking increasingly outdated.
Tokenisation works by converting real assets into tradeable digital tokens. But New Zealand’s regulatory uncertainty risks investment billions migrating offshore.
A four-year record from the heart of the Ross Ice Shelf shows how subtle changes could shape future sea level rise, ocean ecosystems – and even our weather.
Understanding what is happening deep beneath the ocean surface is key to understanding the weather patterns we are experiencing on land.
More than a fifth of the global ocean has gradually lost underwater light. But short, intense “marine darkwaves” can be just as damaging for life below the surface.
NZ is already successfully managing strong relationships with China and the US. By building on its Pacific influence, it can chart a carefully non-aligned course.
Proposed seabed mining for battery minerals could collide with tuna fisheries, fragile ecosystems and Pacific sovereignty.
While the UK reins in deepfakes on Elon Musk’s X, NZ’s outdated laws leave women exposed and platforms unaccountable.
Strong public reporting has helped locate and destroy early nests. Sustained effort over the next few months will determine whether eradication succeeds.
The US depends on imports of over 40 critical minerals and Donald Trump is looking for trade deals on his terms.
For the first time, research has put a dollar figure on the medical and economic toll of these relatively common conditions in New Zealand.
For the All Blacks, the next coaching era may hinge less on tactics than on trust, culture and leadership style.
The viral idea that polite prompts waste electricity is an exaggeration. But it reflects a growing awareness of AI’s enormous infrastructure costs.
Under Donald Trump, the US is fundamentally remaking the rules of the global trade system, provoking an existential crisis in the WTO.
After two cyber incidents in as many weeks, attention has focused on how the hacks happened. The harder question is how to prevent a repeat.
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