Buying into it
Buying into it
There are six types of New Zealanders, a nationwide Consumer Lifestyles Survey reveals. Who are they?
Bruce Munro
Lockdown altered spending habits
Lockdown altered spending habits
Behold the mindful Kiwi. Lockdown has changed New Zealanders’ spending habits, making us more aware of how we use discretionary money.
Self-interest risks Covid mutating into 'super-killer'
Self-interest risks Covid mutating into 'super-killer'
New Zealand should delay a widespread vaccine booster shot rollout, to reduce the risk of Covid-19 becoming a much more deadly disease, virologist Dr Robert Webster says.
'An extraordinary declaration': Myanmar shadow government calls for uprising
'An extraordinary declaration': Myanmar shadow government calls for uprising
War has been declared in Myanmar. The ousted democratic government of Myanmar has declared war on the military junta that illegally deposed it in February.
Caring for here
Caring for here: Lou Sanson's career in conservation
Days from retirement, the Department of Conservation's Lou Sanson is no less enthusiastic about the beauty and power of NZ's natural heritage than he was as a boy exploring West Coast valleys half a century ago.
Global Insight: Myanmar 'on brink of civil war'
Global Insight: Myanmar 'on brink of civil war'
The stakes are rising in Myanmar, as the country edges closer to civil war.
Not in your backyard
Not in your backyard
Your house, your castle, or so they say. But what can you do with impunity in your own backyard and what's beyond the pale? Bruce Munro scours bylaws and legislation.
Going hard and early
Going hard and early
As the world digests the latest dire climate warnings, Southern Clams is reaping the rewards of investment in world-class energy-saving technology.
Global Insight: Time to look past the US
Global Insight: Time to look past the US
The resurgence of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan shows NZ cannot depend on the US in the way it has in the past, an international affairs specialist says.
An unwelcome history
An unwelcome history
The surprisingly early, enduring, shockingly excluded existence of Indians in New Zealand is the subject of historian Jacqueline Leckie’s new book, writes Bruce Munro.
To the rescue
To the rescue
Doug Flett, former New Zealander of the Year, talks to Bruce Munro about highs, lows and what it takes to spend almost three decades as one of the country’s foremost rescue helicopter paramedics.
Global Insight: Boris and Belarus
Global Insight: Boris and Belarus
Boris Johnson is being called out for hypocrisy over Belarus.
Choking off the funding
Choking off the funding
Otago has some of the most polluted air in NZ, but the ORC has put its air quality work on hold until 2025. The council’s decision could have dire health consequences for some Otago residents, shocked and dismayed experts tell Bruce Munro.
An Olympics inclusive of all
An Olympics inclusive of all
The Olympic Games appear to be edging towards a radical shakeup that could be a bold "heart and mind" exemplar of inclusion. Bruce Munro reports.
Global Insight: 'Critical moment' for China-West relations
Global Insight: 'Critical moment' for China-West relations
This is a "high noon" moment for global relations, Professor Robert Patman has told Global Insight.
Lydia’s life: Oamaru link to 1900s sex trafficking
Lydia’s life: Oamaru link to 1900s sex trafficking
Oamaru teenager Lydia Harvey disappeared in early 1910, only to turn up months later as a key witness in a high-profile London sex-trafficking case. More than a century later, her life has much to...
Global Insight: Effects of war in Ethiopia may be felt from afar
Global Insight: Effects of war in Ethiopia may be felt from afar
See full episode belowThe brutal and see-sawing war in Ethiopia could have serious repercussions for New Zealand and other trade-dependent nations, Professor Robert Patman says.
Saucers full of secrets
Saucers full of secrets
The Pentagon’s UFO report was a damp squib. But there are unexplained aerial sightings that are compelling much closer to home. Bruce Munro looks at the evidence and asks, what does the existence, or non-existence, of aliens mean for us Earthlings?
A voice for others
A voice for others
For decades it has been John Gibb asking the questions, while compiling thousands of stories for the ODT. Bruce Munro turns the tables on the veteran journalist, who has retired.
Global Insight: Hard-liner now president of Iran
Global Insight: Hard-liner now president of Iran
Economic and global realities might force firebrand hard-liner Ebrahim Raisi to become a pragmatist now that he is president of Iran, Professor Robert Patman says.