Is the way we think about our marine environment out of date? And what can Covid-19 teach us about being better kaitiaki of our oceans? Because the need is now urgent
Read MoreAlways more fish in the sea? Maybe not
Science
The cannabis referendum: the case against legalisation
Dr James Farmer, a Queen’s Counsel, lays out the case against legalisation.
Read MoreA plea to experts: safeguard your role in public life
In times like these, the role of experts is too valuable to imperil through politics
Read MoreWhere did it algo wrong? The threat and promise of predictive analytics
Attitudes to 'artificial intelligence' and predictive algorithms seem to oscillate between hype and hysteria. The true picture is a good deal more mixed, but as more examples of predictive analytics in government come to light, it's time for some proper oversight.
Read MoreGluckman: chief science advisor says the NZ media have been flogging fake news for 20 years
The chief science advisor to the Prime Minister has just issued a damning commentary on the way in which the media presents 'information' about crime and punishment in New Zealand
Read MorePure profit... even if pure science says it's safe
As the rest of the world moves towards more GE food, New Zealand stands apart. And while that may make little scientific sense, it could be very good for our bank balance
Read MoreAre animals to blame for peak antibiotics?
How signing the TPPA and buying New Zealand meat could help the fight against our growing resistance to antibiotics
Read MoreNew Years' Resolution: How to save the planet
Want to save the world this Christmas? The best way may not be what you think... and may not involve giving up meat
Read MoreGM showdown: Minister & Councils face-off over who decides
The rights and wrongs of genetic modification are resurfacing as a political issue, as National signals its intent to introduce more GMOs, despite opposition from some councils and business
Read MoreWaste not, want not... why we throw away good food
Food is being thrown away in huge amounts. Is it because we've just made it too darned cheap? And what New Zealand could do...
Read MoreGreenhouse gases and growing pains
Economic productivity and population growth have impacted New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions
Read MoreOur future lies in science
New Zealand loses focus on science to its detriment, and the world's
Read MoreIs more organic food an answer to obesity?
We're obese. We know it and we know about the risks of junk food, poverty and mothers' diets. But if we think organic food can cut our obesity rate, we could be swallowing a whole lot of dodgy – and costly – ideas
Read MoreNever argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference
There's an old saying in politics – that explaining is losing. Which is why it's best to have nothing to do with Viscount Monckton's search for publicity
Read More7 thoughts on Media, science, and sustainable dairy
When science joins journalism, good things happen, as Mike Joy and Stephen Sackur showed. It was a big media science story, that should have been a bigger economic one: how to reconcile dairy’s growth industry with our “100% pure” brand
Read MoreBattle with geography slowly being won
It's been ten years since the Knowledge Wave conference. So has the world changed for you? Has technology and innovation swept you away? Or are we expecting too much, too soon?
Read MoreWhy Politics needs Science
What if those in politics could get past what's right and what's left to what's right and what's wrong? That's naive, of course, but it doesn't mean that science couldn't improve the way we decide those big policy questions
Read MoreIPCC vs the deniers: the next round begins
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow and the glaciergate debate fades, the IPCC is gearing up for another report, another round of controversey. It will take great care testing the science; will its critics? And what's the future of transport?
Read MoreMy virtual rain dance: water for urban gardens
Ratepayers are an easier target for councils than the enterprises making money out of water, and using most of it. It’s ineffectual and unfair, especially for those growing food
Read MoreIPCC under the microscope – but isn’t that what science is all about?
The controversy over errors in the IPCC's assessment of climate change have people asking whether it's all a beat-up. But where's the peer reviewed evidence that no risk exists, asks one of the IPCC's authors
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