News
From prison to med school: the remarkable life of Dr Timoti
Timoti Te Moke graduates from Otago Medical School this week, having endured beatings, facing a manslaughter charge, and fighting against discrimination.
Peter Ellis series scoops two more honours
Melanie Reid’s investigative podcast has taken two gongs at the 2023 NZ Podcast Awards for her series on one of the country’s most controversial cases.
Govt must guarantee debt or users will pay the price, says Watercare
The chief executive of NZ’s biggest water provider says Aucklanders’ charges will triple – unless the new Govt agrees to its bailout plan
Farming and food force way onto COP28 table
A prominent declaration on farming and food kicks off the UN climate summit, and could have implications for farmers and politicians here, writes Rod Oram
Cellphones take the fall for education failures
Is the cellphone ban an indication of a move away from technology in the classroom?
COP28: As nations admit climate loss and damage, one industry still wins
Oil mogul ensures opening of UN climate summit avoids any talk of phasing out fossil fuels
The edible landscape where all can enjoy the fruits of others’ labour
Our public spaces, parks and gardens are largely ornamental – they could offer so much more repurposed as a place to provide free food for all
Verrall plans to be staunch advocate for public servants
Ayesha Verrall grew immensely as a politician in her first term in Parliament. Now she looks to expand from health to another hot button portfolio
AUCKLAND
KiwiRail wants to expand NZ’s one-track mind
Customer attitudes towards freight rail have shifted sharply in the last few years, but the upgrade of the rail network has been slow
The stadiums that could have been contenders
The media is being used to encourage politicians to accept as inevitable the idea of a waterfront stadium in Auckland, if not a specific plan
Fuel contamination takes wind out of Auckland’s sails
Auckland has missed the boat on hosting a SailGP event next March because of the contamination of a former Shell petroleum storage site on the waterfront
HOUSING
Fears cutting away building consents undermines liability for shonky houses
The new Govt wants to move responsibility for problems away from local council building inspectors – but that assumes any insurance firm will take on the risk
Building state houses to be ready for the floods to come
A research project explores how public housing on NZ’s most densely populated flood plain can be more resilient
Tumbledown cottage that bust reserve by half a million
Vendors willing to live dangerously have picked the bottom of the housing market, and made handsome profits
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MĀORI ISSUES
Enhancing the mana of Te Tiriti
Comment: There is no need for the Act Party’s ‘principles’, because there are not two treaties. There is only one – Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Coalition government has unleashed ‘multi-headed taniwha’
Politicians and Treaty experts explain what might happen next as the Government readies for changes to the Waitangi Tribunal and legislation mentioning Treaty principles
A young, browner future for NZ
Will the incoming government favour Pākehā Baby Boomers in its policies or will it look to the growing future generations of Māori and Pasifika?
TRANSPORT
Paddon urges motorsport world to speed up change
Champion Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon wants the motorsport world to speed up a switch to alternative energy powering rally cars.
Electric transport in 10 years: wireless charging on the move
A future of wireless EV charging is close, but there are challenges to overcome
The future of transport is electric
Countries need to get the policy mix right to encourage the switch to electric vehicles
MEDIA
Boy in the Water only NZ podcast picked for Apple collection
Newsroom podcasts, including the successful first season of The Boy in the Water, take out multiple top spots in the Apple Podcasts charts for 2023
Stuff short circuits
MediaRoom: A decorated current affairs programme is a notable omission from the latest round of public funding amid questions over Stuff’s commitment to its journalism.
LEGAL
Divorce, remarriage, inheritance, and outdated laws
Family disputes are getting increasingly complex and costly to unravel. There’s agreement on updating the law, but actual changes have stalled.
National Party donors cleared as SFO case crumbles
All SFO charges over political donations to National and Labour have now been quashed – leaving just one man guilty of lying in an interview
A new legal current restores Māori rights for river mouths
One court ruled out rights for Māori over river mouths if the waterways were 'navigable' but a higher court reverses that
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
The insincere marketing that goes from woke to woke-washed
Some brands have taken big steps backwards with their images, just as they thought they were jumping on a bandwagon of progressive thought and inclusivity
Reviving oil and gas exploration will make NZ a ‘pariah’ state
Where climate change appears in the new Government’s coalition agreements, it is usually in the context of scrapping or deprioritising climate policies
RMA demise sends councils into tailspin
A Government MP’s advice to Coast councils to taihoa on implementing environmental rules is getting a mixed reaction
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FEATURED
The Invisible Killer: New Zealand's air pollution crisis
Special Report: Air pollution is behind one in every 10 deaths in NZ. What are we going to do about it?
Revealed: A startling secret of NZ’s nuclear free policy
Nicky Hager says at the peak moment in the standoff over nuclear ship visits, a key minister shared top secret papers with him
Chiding in plain sight, Part II
Our investigation into influence takes us to the battleground electorate of Ilam
Decades of damage: Ocean bears brunt of Tairāwhiti erosion
Decisions on the vulnerable East Coast have it at a catastrophic turning point.
