(C) The Conversation This unaltered story was originally published on TheConversation.com/us [1] License: Creative Commons - CC BY-ND 4.0 Attributions/No Derivities[2] ---------------- Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington on The Conversation By: ['Alfio Leotta', 'Alice Rogers', 'Allan Brent', 'Dougal Sutherland', 'Francesca Strano', 'James Bell', 'Kate C. Prickett', 'Lisa Marriott', 'Marnie Lloydd', 'Matthew Hall'] Date: 2022-05-23 19:57:44+00:00 Valerio Micaroni May 23, 2022 Into the ocean twilight zone: how new technology is revealing the secrets of an under-researched undersea world You may not have heard of ‘temperate mesophotic ecosystems’, but science is beginning to understand the vital role these ocean zones play – and the need to protect them. Getty Images May 19, 2022 A budget for the ‘squeezed middle’ – but will it be the political circuit-breaker Labour wants? Our experts weigh up the winners and losers in a budget that had to balance an immediate cost-of-living crisis with long-term ambitions for health and climate change. Getty Images May 16, 2022 The cost of living crisis means bolder budget decisions are needed to lift more NZ children out of poverty Poverty reduction targets have largely failed to account for the pandemic or the cost of living crisis. This week’s budget seems unlikely to change that. Getty Images May 11, 2022 The age of hybrid working is here – how can businesses find the right mix between office and home? How do businesses get employees back into the office when they want to work from home? Research shows the solution could be a blend between the office and home. Getty Images May 10, 2022 Even if next week’s budget avoids the issue, it’s time New Zealand seriously considered a wealth tax A wealth tax has long been in the too hard basket for successive governments, but it’s time to take it out and properly debate the fairness of the current system. Getty Images May 9, 2022 Without a better plan, New Zealand risks sleepwalking into a biodiversity extinction crisis New Zealand’s native wildlife and habitats are at extreme risk, but there is a dangerous disconnect between strategic aspiration and planned action. May 1, 2022 Community healthcare workers were left feeling isolated and under-appreciated during the pandemic Community healthcare workers say the price they paid to care for vulnerable patients during the pandemic has been largely ignored. It’s time to recognise their work at the front line. Oleg Tolmachev/Twitter April 19, 2022 When war imitates art: rediscovering Red Dawn, the 1984 movie inspiring Ukrainian fighters Substitute Russia for the Soviet Union and it’s clear why the cult Cold War action movie Red Dawn has found a new fan base nearly 40 years on. April 11, 2022 The overwork pandemic: Ashley Bloomfield’s resignation highlights burnout on the COVID-19 front line The resignation of the director-general of health and two of his deputies highlights the risk of burnout during the pandemic. What can employers do to help overwhelmed workers? April 4, 2022 With COVID cases still in the thousands, why are some so keen to ditch the things that kept New Zealand safe? The public health mandates are relaxing, but a number of New Zealanders are going further, ditching masks despite the ongoing pandemic. What is driving the rush back to ‘normal’? March 18, 2022 Dengan mengamati cangkang, kita tahu bahwa laut menyimpan jauh lebih banyak karbon dibanding hutan Cangkang plankton menyerap karbon ke dasar laut ketika mereka mati. Proses ini memiliki nilai penyimpanan karbon tertinggi, dan bisa meningkat saat dunia menghangat, sebagaimana terjadi di masa lalu. AAP March 18, 2022 There is little to stop New Zealanders leaving to fight in Ukraine – but few legal protections if they do As the number of volunteers for Ukraine’s International Legion rises to a reported 20,000 from over 50 countries, is it lawful for New Zealanders to join the fight? GettyImages March 16, 2022 The Groundswell protest claimed regulation and taxes are unfair to farmers – the economic numbers tell a different story Farmers from the Groundswell movement want more concessions from the government but the environmental and economic cost might be more than New Zealand can afford. Shutterstock/crbellette March 14, 2022 How New Zealand’s review of ecologically important land could open the door to more mining on conservation land Efforts to fast-track a review of stewardship land could result in more mining access to conservation land as the governments wants to prioritise land where mining applications have already been made. Shutterstock March 11, 2022 Merging commercial TVNZ and non-commercial RNZ won’t be easy – and time is running out Despite years of consultation and planning, the government’s announcement of a new ‘public media entity’ raises more questions than it answers. Getty Images March 3, 2022 How will history – and the law – judge New Zealand’s mothballed MIQ system? Taking MIQ to court was meant to be something of a reckoning for New Zealand’s contentious border control policy. In the end it may be only a footnote to the bigger story. Fiona Goodall/Getty Images February 28, 2022 IPCC report: this decade is critical for adapting to inevitable climate change impacts and rising costs As the impacts and costs of climate change increase over time, New Zealand’s financial systems could become less stable and the government less able to support those affected. GettyImages February 24, 2022 The NZ anti-vax movement’s exploitation of Holocaust imagery is part of a long and sorry history Political activists on both the left and right have long appropriated the rhetoric and symbolism of Nazism and the Holocaust, a tactic usually based on ignorance and false equivalence. February 13, 2022 Oceans are better at storing carbon than trees. In a warmer future, ocean carbon sinks could help stabilise our planet Tiny seashells draw carbon to the ocean floor when they die. This is the most significant geological process of carbon storage today, and it might increase in a warmer world, as it did in the past. 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