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Whenever the government reduces alert levels, it shifts some of the responsibility for managing the outbreak to the public. We need to enjoy the small additional freedoms responsibly.
This Suffrage Day, September 19, we remember Kate Sheppard as a heroine of the movement. But we should also remember others who paved the way, even if they don’t have a banknote to their name.
Judges have described New Zealand’s surrogacy parentage laws as ‘creaky’ and ‘inadequate’. The Law Commission has finally proposed significant reform.
Daily case numbers are trending down and the reproductive number is about 0.4, close to what it was the last time New Zealand was under the strictest lockdown. It shows the restrictions are working.
Even though The Chair confronts some of the tougher realities of higher education, the world it depicts is still rosier than the reality.
Several superspreading events had likely infected more than 200 people before New Zealand’s Delta outbreak was detected and the country went into a strict lockdown last week.
New Zealanders are worried about autonomous weapons. But military alliances with the US and Australia, and potential economic gains from local robotics research, mean NZ won’t yet take a tough stand.
Nine Perfect Strangers tries to be a satire on wellness culture — and yet celebrates its trappings all the same.
New Zealand has been free of COVID-19 community infection since February, but a single confirmed case in Auckland has seen the government again adopt the ‘go hard, go early’ approach.
The challenges of containing inevitable outbreaks once borders reopen should not be underestimated. That’s why elimination remains the guiding principle and mass vaccination the imperative.
With Treaty of Waitangi settlement negotiations winding down, customary marine title claims are only just beginning. A recent High Court decision could provide the way forward.
Los cerdos salvajes están en todos los continentes, excepto en la Antártida. Calculamos que remueven la misma cantidad de suelo que la superficie de Taiwán, liberando gases de efecto invernadero.
Wild pigs are on every continent, except Antarctica. All up, they likely turn over the the same amount of soil as the area of Taiwan.
With climate change making more than 30,000 coastal properties potentially uninsurable within the next 25 years, government-led solutions should be fast-tracked.
The EU is cracking down on pay secrecy, as the pandemic exacerbates gender inequalities.
People in Canterbury have been told to be patient as their vaccination is delayed by weeks, but regional disparities in the vaccine rollout are unacceptable as we face new COVID-19 variants.
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.
New Zealand health authorities were quick to react to the threat of a COVID-19 outbreak and managed to avoid community transmission, but the unique nature of how the virus spreads also played a role.
New Zealand has avoided a COVID-19 outbreak, despite a visit by an Australian traveller with the delta variant. But now is clearly the time to introduce mandatory scanning and mask rules.
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PhD Candidate (Pacific Studies), University of Canterbury
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Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury
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Senior lecturer, Above the Bar School of Educational Studies and Leadership, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Statistics, University of Canterbury
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Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
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Lecturer, Human Services, School of Language Social and Political Sciences, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Psychology, University of Canterbury
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Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
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PhD Candidate, Criminal Justice, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor in Environmental Physics, University of Canterbury
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Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury
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PhD candidate, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Canterbury
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Intern Psychologist, Researcher – Te Puna Toiora (Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab), University of Canterbury
