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Pro-plastic ads near the Ottawa, Ontario, convention center where the United Nations plastics treaty negotiations took place. Photo / James Park for ProPublica

Environment & Ecology

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…

Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Photo / CC

Politics

AUKUS Indecision: Confusion or Caution?

By Robert G. Patman, University of Otago New Zealand governments have been actively exploring the option of joining pillar two of AUKUS for over a year now. But according to foreign minister Winston Peters, the government is “a long way…

Six60 greeted by excited fans at Claris Airport on Aotea. The adventure begins! Photo / Instagram

Community News

Six60 Takes Aotea By Storm and Loves Every Minute!

Six60 has well and truly landed on Great Barrier Island, and by the looks of it, they’re having an epic time! The popular Kiwi band arrived yesterday, documenting their journey on Instagram for their nearly 300,000 followers. Their adventure began…

Chatham Islands. Photo / Flickr / Ville Miettinen

Chatham Islands

Chatham Residents Face Fuel Famine

Chatham Islands. Photo / Flickr / Ville Miettinen A fuel crisis has gripped the Chatham Islands, after their only petrol station ran dry. The shortage threatens to grind daily life to a halt for the island’s roughly 650 residents, with…

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Portrait of Henry Winkelmann taken pre-1920s. Photo / William Henry Macey

IsleStyle

Island Icons: Henry Winkelmann – Capturing Great Barrier’s Hidden Moments

In the latest installment of our “Island Icons” series, we turn the lens toward Henry Winkelmann, a name synonymous with pioneering photography…

Shipping containers in Bukit Merah, Singapore. Photo / CHUTTERSNAP

Politics

Rethinking the Viability of Free Trade in a WTO Stalemate World

By Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi has failed…

Red Helicopter against a blue sky. Isaac benhesed / Unsplashed

Community News

Bid to Ban Chopper Pads Across Much of Gulf Islands

Helipads in Auckland Councillor's Crosshairs: A Move to Ban Them in Residential Areas

Environment & Ecology

8 ways that stopping overfishing will promote biodiversity and help address climate change

By Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia Amid the escalating threats of a warming world, and with the latest annual United Nations…

David Gapes (right) near the pirate radio ship Tiri aground on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Herald Historic Archive

Radio Hauraki Pioneer David Gapes Dies

David Gapes (right) near the pirate radio ship Tiri aground on Great Barrier Island. Photo / NZME David Gapes, a key figure…

Scientists have discovered never-before-seen deep reefs in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / DoC / Supplied

Environment & Ecology

Mapping the Mysteries of the Hauraki Gulf

Scientists from the Department of Conservation (DoC) and Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington have undertaken an ambitious project to map some…