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NZ’s plan to ‘welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime’ is not a sustainable tourism policy

Regina Scheyvens, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; James Higham, Griffith University, and Susanne Becken, Griffith University

Despite decades of cost cutting, governments spend more than ever. How can we make sense of this?

Ian Lovering, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

NZ homes are notorious for being cold and damp. Here are 4 ways to make yours feel warmer this winter

John Tookey, Auckland University of Technology

Girls drawing early morning art on window condensation

Immortality at a price: how the promise of delaying death has become a consumer marketing bonanza

Amy Errmann, Auckland University of Technology

Illustration showing aging process, young woman become old

As government cuts bite, public service unions can use ‘soft power’ as well as strikes to win support

Jim Arrowsmith, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

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KiwiSaver at a crossroads: budget another missed opportunity to fix NZ’s underperforming retirement scheme

Aaron Gilbert, Auckland University of Technology

Protest utsdie parliament with sign reading 'Pink collar deserves equal dollar'

NZ Budget 2025: funding growth at the expense of pay equity for women could cost National in the long run

Jennifer Curtin, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Gay Marie Francisco, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Mohammad Salimifar, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

NZ Budget 2025: tax cuts and reduced revenues mean the government is banking on business growth

Adrian Sawyer, University of Canterbury

Nicola WIllis holds a copy of her budget.

NZ Budget 2025: science investment must increase as a proportion of GDP for NZ to innovate and compete

Nicola Gaston, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Laboratory pipette with drop of blue liquid over glass test tube

NZ Budget 2025: anything less than a 5% increase in health funding amounts to merely standing still

Tim Tenbensel, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

New Zealand's health minister Simeon Brown during question time.

NZ Budget 2025: economic forecasting is notoriously difficult, but global uncertainty is making it harder

Michael Ryan, University of Waikato and Michael P. Cameron, University of Waikato

New Zealand flag and New Zealand dollar cash bills

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket makes a successful launch with the SES-9 communications satellite.

The space race is being reshaped by geopolitics, offering opportunities for countries such as New Zealand

Peter Zámborský, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Christian Dietrich, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, and Denis Odlin, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

As insurance gets harder to buy, NZ has 3 choices for disaster recovery – and we keep choosing the worst one

Ilan Noy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Belinda Storey, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Bridge and fencing destroyed by flooding after heavy rain. Only post box is visible.

Locked up then locked out: how NZ’s bank rules make life for ex-prisoners even harder

Victoria Stace, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

Open interior prison gate with a key to a prison cell.

This NZ law aims to give people with criminal convictions a ‘clean slate’. It’s not working

Alexander Plum, Auckland University of Technology and Kabir Dasgupta, Auckland University of Technology

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Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity

Dennis Wesselbaum, University of Otago