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.
Wider than freshwater
A good detective doesn’t only look through the magnifying glass, they also put that down and look around them to understand the wider context.
Caring for our earthly kin
Soil is complex. Beautiful. Wondrous. It gives us food, foundations and filters the air we breathe and water we drink.
Yes, you should mention the myth when you correct it
We used to think that mentioning a myth when debunking it could be harmful, but research has shown that this is not the case.
The surprising benefits of planting trees on farms
Kyle Wills is not afraid of planting trees on his beef and deer farm.
Do we build the dam?
by Admin | May 1, 2023 | Our stories, Storytelling
Claire Grant explores top-down and bottom-up approaches to water scarcity in Central Hawke’s Bay.