Taking the treaty out of child protection law risks making New Zealand a global outlier Editors' Picks NZ removes reference to the treaty as Canada and Australia move in the opposite direction on Indigenous children’s rights.
Australia and New Zealand can learn from their recent devastating floods February 24, 2023 By Iftekhar Ahmed Editors' Picks Flood resilience in NZ and Australia can be built by retaining green areas and vegetation and improving drainage and transportation links.
Auckland floods: We need a ‘sponge city’ to avoid future disasters January 30, 2023 By Timothy Welch Editors' Picks The sponge city concept incorporates green roofs, rain gardens and permeable pavements to absorb and filter stormwater.
Resurgent COVID-19, flu and other viruses are pushing New Zealand’s health system to the limit June 2, 2022 By Matthew Hobbs, Alex Kazemi and Lukas Marek Editors' Picks The last time NZ even had a flu season was in 2019. The flu, along with COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, is expected to hit hard this winter.
The ‘epicentre of women’s suffrage’ — Kate Sheppard’s Christchurch home finally opens as a public museum December 15, 2020 By Katie Pickles Editors' Picks Today, what is now known as ‘Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House’ will be opened by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
The ghosts of budgets past haunt New Zealand’s shot at economic recovery May 12, 2020 By Michael Belgrave Editors' Picks New Zealand’s 2020 budget will be one of the most significant in the country’s history. Whatever its content, it will be remembered alongside those of 1938 and 1991 as a pivotal event. For any minister of finance, the stakes have never been higher and the problems facing the country never more dire. Over a few […]
A year from the Christchurch terror attacks, NZ intelligence records a surge in reports February 27, 2020 By Alexander Gillespie Editors' Picks The Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year have prompted a significant rise in tip-offs about people expressing extremist views, according to a report by New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service.
New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead September 10, 2019 By Max Abbott Editors' Picks New Zealand passed the Misuse of Drugs Amendment into law last month, giving police discretion to take a health-centred approach rather than prosecuting those in possession of drugs, including class A drugs like methamphetamine, heroine and cocaine.
New Zealand launches plan to revive the health of lakes and rivers September 7, 2019 By Troy Baisden Editors' Picks New Zealand’s government released a plan to reverse the decline of iconic lakes and rivers this week. It proposes higher standards for water quality, interim controls on land intensification and a higher bar on ecosystem health. Freshwater quality was a significant election issue in 2017 and the proposal follows the recent release of Environment Aotearoa […]
