Bruce Munro

    Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Photo: Getty...

    Global Insight: NZ 'must send clear message' over Solomons pact

    China's security pact with the Solomon Islands lends urgency to the call for NZ to highlight the difference between a ‘‘rules-based’’ approach and a ‘‘might is right’’ approach to global politics, Otago University's Prof Robert Patman says.

    Tracking and tracing

    Australia’s contact-tracing app is based on open-source software used in Singapore’s...

    Tracking and tracing

    Singapore’s quickly evolving contact-tracing system may well be a glimpse of the near future for New Zealand. Will these tech tools help? What are the risks? Bruce Munro takes a look.

    Alone no longer

    Sue van Schreven (54) with Andrei, now 18, who was one of the first four babies to come into Casa...

    Alone no longer

    Sue van Schreven is a Kiwi champion of defenceless children around the globe. Bruce Munro talks to the Queenstown founder of Orphans Aid International.

    Much ado about nothing?

    Much ado about nothing?

    Tens of billions of dollars are being pumped in to the New Zealand economy to save lives, jobs, homes and businesses threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic. Will the country be left crippled by huge, long-term debt? Bruce Munro finds a surprising, heartening answer.

    Is DIY in your DNA?

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    Is DIY in your DNA?

    Lockdown can too easily lead to hare-brained schemes. Bruce Munro talks to a range of experts about what you should NOT attempt at home during the next few weeks, plus a few better ideas for filling those free days.

    A duty of care

    Otago Girls High School groundsman Peter Grimsey is always on the go. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    A duty of care

    Peter Grimsey's always on the move; easy to miss, or dismiss. But get Otago Girls' High School's longest serving support staffer to slow down and you might discover an attitude and a freedom many struggle to attain.

    A culture of control

    Universities New Zealand director Chris Whelan said his organisation - which represented eight...

    A culture of control

    Senior academics say University of Otago has developed a negative, top-down, management culture that is undermining trust, productivity and mental health. Bruce Munro reports.

    The real cost

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    The real cost

    Feel like you are slipping behind in the race to make ends meet despite almost record-low inflation? Bruce Munro unpacks the all-important Consumer Price Index and discovers some disturbing anomalies.