The land that belongs to the river

The difference between land and riverbed is profound in our environmental law. Ground disturbance and many kinds of development are innocent until proven guilty on land, but guilty until proven innocent on riverbed.

The ecosystem of software

A zero-day vulnerability in Log4j, a seemingly harmless Java logging framework, rocked the digital world in early December 2021

The choices we make today will affect the voice of tomorrow

How many people in Aotearoa speak te reo Māori? This may seem like a simple question to answer, but what looks simple often hides complexity.

Disrupting the currents causing health inequality

Health inequality is an ongoing process constantly shaping people’s lives.

The view beyond your valley

It’s 2025, and in Aotearoa New Zealand there are a growing number of people who believe that the Earth is flat.

The forest of discovery: Government research organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand

In 1926 the New Zealand government recognised that a more coordinated approach to research was essential for national development.

Your friends probably have more friends than you do

One day in 1967, strange letters began arriving in letterboxes in Omaha, Nebraska.

Balancing with Antarctica

Antarctica is governed in the “interests of mankind.” Yes, that includes you.

The geography of health inequities

“Dad, when are you going to die?” Jesse Whitehead slowly opens his groggy eyes. He’s not ready for this.

Biking through the future in Ōtautahi

At an undisclosed location, I enter a neglected bike shed whose interior can be charitably described as… punk.