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Why has trust in news fallen? The answer is more complicated than we thought

By Greg Treadwell, Auckland University of Technology and Merja Myllylahti, Auckland University of Technology We live in an age of declining trust in public institutions: parliament, the health and education systems, courts and police have all suffered over the past…

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Tiki Taane to headline new January music festival on Aotea

January music festivals are set to return to Aotea in 2026 with the launch of the Afterglow Festival — a new event bringing top New Zealand acts to the island after a quiet summer this year. Afterglow will run from…

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Bush Tracks: Victoria – The Exponents (1982)

By the time Victoria hit radios in 1982, New Zealand had changed. The Springbok Tour protests had torn through the streets. The land marches had shaken Parliament. Muldoon’s grip was tightening, the economy was buckling, and the old British affectations…

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Streaming Is Killing Local Music in New Zealand

By Oli Wilson, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Catherine Hoad, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Dave Carter, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Jesse Austin-Stewart, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

Indy Yelich — poet, songwriter, and younger sister of Lorde — is carving out her own sound with quietly powerful tracks like Sail Away. Photo / Supplied

Bush Tracks: Indy Yelich – Sail Away

We’re addicted. Lorde’s sister Indy Yelich has released a track we can’t get out of our heads — Sail Away is subdued, haunting, and unforgettable.

Waii in her element — against the wild, open backdrop of Great Barrier Island, where Bumble Bee feels right at home. Photo / Waii Music

Bush Tracks: Waii ft. Wendell Park – Bumble Bee

There’s something hypnotic about Bumble Bee. It doesn’t hustle for attention, and it never raises its voice — but by the end, you’re all in. It’s a track that feels like it was grown, not made. And maybe that’s because…

Learn the secrets to a bountiful harvest on Sunday, July 28th. Photo / RawPixel.com

Back to Roots with Fruit Tree Workshop

Green thumbs and gardening novices alike will have the opportunity to deepen their gardening know-how at the fruit tree planting and pruning workshop organized by Grow Food Aotea, taking place on Sunday, July 28th, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM…

Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s ‘Plastic Free’ Conference

Pro-plastic ads near the Ottawa, Ontario, convention center where the United Nations plastics treaty negotiations took place. Photo / James Park for ProPublica by Lisa Song, ProPublica When I registered to attend last month’s United Nations conference in Canada, organizers…