Global Insight: South Korea growing in influence
Global Insight: South Korea growing in influence
South Korea’s growing influence makes it a country to keep an eye on, Professor Robert Patman says.
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Pretty out of it
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Pretty out of it
Bruce Munro looks into the dark origins of the global war on drugs, spotlights surprising facts about which of New Zealanders’ favourite drugs are most harmful, looks at why researchers are getting excited about psychedelics and asks, "Ultimately, what are we trying to achieve?"
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Giving with one hand
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Giving with one hand
Charities are terrified of being honest with funders, not-for-profit sector advocate and critic Vu Le says. Bruce Munro talks to Le, and players in the multi-billion-dollar NZ sector, about why the current model fails to truly deliver and what far-reaching fixes are needed.
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No stone left unturned
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No stone left unturned
Lizard-lover, science educator and award-winning photographer Sam Purdie is about to release a guide to all 141 of New Zealand’s reptile and amphibian species.
Gifting the nation its history
Gifting the nation its history
Dr Monty Soutar’s new novel is unparalleled - a gripping story of life in pre-European Aotearoa that draws on decades of researching closely guarded oral histories stretching back hundreds of years.
Global Insight: Call for PM to support women in Iran
Global Insight: Call for PM to support women in Iran
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern should lend her influence to support women protestors in Iran, foreign affairs specialist Prof Robert Patman says.
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All aboard for disruption
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All aboard for disruption
A new level of climate activism is about to hit NZ. Bruce Munro talks to Rosemary Penwarden about why a call to restore passenger rail could lead to disruptive civil resistance in Wellington, and elsewhere, in coming days and weeks.
Global Insight: Russians could nuke Putin's war plan
Global Insight: Russians could nuke Putin's war plan
Vladimir Putin could be ousted from power before he can decide to start a nuclear war, Professor Robert Patman says.
Draining debates
Draining debates
Three Waters is the largest local government reform in decades. But in many minds, the rollout has been muddled and mired in controversy.
Jazz pianist Dan Costa dazzles Dunedin audience
Jazz pianist Dan Costa dazzles Dunedin audience
Renowned jazz pianist and composer Dan Costa dazzled his Dunedin audience on Saturday night.
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Insiders give their take on Three Waters
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Insiders give their take on Three Waters
Three anonymous insiders near to the action give ODT reporter Bruce Munro a frank take on the reason for the controversial reforms, whether they are a good idea and what they would do differently.
Global Insight: Action needed to avert climate-conflict storm
Global Insight: Action needed to avert climate-conflict storm
Jacinda Ardern needs to wake the world to the urgent action needed to avert a climate-conflict perfect storm.
Global Insight: NZ soldier's death 'not in vain'
Global Insight: NZ soldier's death in Ukraine 'not in vain'
Dominic Abelen, the Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine has not died in vain, Otago University's foreign affairs specialist Prof Robert Patman says.
A forgotten wilderness
A forgotten wilderness
A large public reserve on the edge of Otago Harbour lies neglected and mostly unknown.
Clicking the Ticket
Clicking the Ticket
Click-and-collect groceries, home-delivered restaurant meals, weekends away booked online ... all part of the new normal. But there are worrying signs online retailing's out of whack.
Global Insight: 'Diplomacy needed' to end Myanmar violence
Global Insight: 'Diplomacy needed' to end Myanmar violence
Escalating violence in Myanmar could convince global players to get more involved, international relations specialist Prof Robert Patman believes.
Buried treasure
Buried treasure
Foulden Maar holds globally unique fossil secrets revealing not just our ancient past but our possible future. But the future of the 23-million-year-old site near Middlemarch is far from certain, Associate Prof Daphne Lee says.
Feeling better
Feeling better
Wars, climate disasters, pandemics, spiralling costs - no wonder stress is also on the rise. But it doesn't have to become unbearable, Dr Tom Mulholland, who once contemplated suicide and now champions healthy thinking, says.
Global Insight: Russian withdrawal best scenario
Global Insight: Russian withdrawal best scenario
New Zealand hopes Ukraine does not accept any deals to end Russia's invasion, Professor Robert Patman has told Global Insight.
Free & fair: The case for free buses
Free & fair: The case for free buses
With the cost of living soaring and half-price public transport already here, Bruce Munro takes a look at the case for free buses.