(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington on The Conversation [1] ['Alan Brent', 'Christine Mccarthy', 'Diane Karen Orms', 'Ilan Noy', "Ingrid O'Sullivan", 'Jonathan Barrett', 'Matthew Hall', 'Nicola Jane Nelson', 'Paul Callister', 'Peter Thompson'] Date: 2022-10-19 21:08:01+00:00 Shutterstock October 4, 2022 FBOY Island vs public interest media: the culture clash at the heart of the TVNZ-RNZ merger Select committee submissions on the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill favour its goals, but major structural, governance and cultural challenges remain unresolved. Getty Images October 4, 2022 NZ biggest firms will soon have to disclose their climate risk – but will it really curb climate change? The rules around climate-related financial disclosures are now being written. 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Hannah Peters/Getty Images September 15, 2022 New Zealand has announced a biofuel mandate to cut transport emissions, but that could be the worst option for the climate Biofuels are heralded as a climate-friendly replacement of fossil fuels, but encouraging people to drive less and shift to other modes of transport would cut more emissions. Getty Images September 8, 2022 Canterbury ratepayers risk paying the price twice if Tarras airport takes off A proposed new airport at Tarras would affect the entire South Island economy. Twelve years on from the Canterbury earthquakes, have the implications of such a project been properly thought through? Getty Images September 6, 2022 Prison turns life upside down – giving low-risk prisoners longer to prepare for their sentences would benefit everyone Prison is far from a home away from home, and offenders get very little time to put their affairs in order after sentencing. More time to adjust for life on the inside would be humane and practical. Shutterstock August 30, 2022 Feeling that fiscal drag? Why you could be worse off even if your pay has gone up For decades fiscal drag has largely been ignored. But rising inflation has put New Zealand’s tax brackets, and what the government is going to do about them, under the spotlight. Shutterstock/ACEgan August 29, 2022 NZ’s inaction on turtle bycatch in fisheries risks reputational damage – and it’s pushing leatherbacks closer to extinction New Zealand has no mandatory measures to prevent the bycatch of turtles. This is in stark contrast to Hawai'i, which has reduced its turtle bycatch by 90% using various mitigation measures. Getty Images August 24, 2022 Does a sibling’s gender influence our own personality? A major new study answers an age-old question Researchers have long differed on whether growing up with a sister or brother influences who we become as adults. New research using big data aims to finally settle the argument. (ANTARA FOTO/Sakti Karuru) August 16, 2022 TNI dan Polisi mengajar murid di sekolah-sekolah Papua: efektif atau menumbuhkan trauma? Di tengah konflik berkepanjangan di Papua, tepatkah keputusan pemerintah menerjunkan TNI dan POLRI untuk mengajar di sekolah-sekolah? Shutterstock/weniliou August 16, 2022 Linguistics locates the beginnings of the Austronesian expansion – with Indigenous seafaring people in eastern Taiwan An overlooked grammatical affix lends further linguistic support for the idea that Austronesian speakers in eastern Taiwan used their seafaring skills to span out across the Pacific. Getty Images August 9, 2022 Racism, exclusion and tokenism: how Māori and Pacific science graduates are still marginalised at university New research examines why Māori and Pacific representation in university STEM subjects remain so stubbornly low. 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