The Government today reveals its Emissions Reduction Plan - NZ's s first serious step to help avert global climate disaster. Bruce Munro asks whether it will be enough to transform our economy and society.
For the past few weeks, four planets, all visible to the unaided eye, have been putting on a mesmerizing show for early rising stargazers. The daily change in their relative positions has been a...
Imagine a cash cow, standing on the tip of an iceberg, looking down at a choking canary in a miner’s helmet. That is New Zealand’s supermarkets atop the crumbling national and global food system.
Thousands of Kiwis were shot and killed in WW1 but a very lucky few, including three Southerners, had the incredibly good fortune that something in their top pocket stopped the bullet that otherwise had their name on it. Mike Houlahan considers the stories of a favoured trio, and that of a fellow soldier not as blessed.
The moon reaches last quarter tonight and will be new on May 1. With moonrise just before midnight, and roughly an hour later with each passing day, the early part of the night will be the best...
Dunedin’s gold medal-winning athlete Yvette Williams was a true trailblazer who, until now, has not had her story fully told. Bruce Munro talks to gold medal gymnast and author Angela Walker about being given access to Williams’ personal diaries.