(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] ['Alanna Alevropoulos-Borrill', 'Alex Beattie', 'Alexandra Gibson', 'Alfio Leotta', 'Bronwyn E Wood', 'Dougal Sutherland', 'Hilary Stace', 'Jonathan Barrett', 'Kathleen Laura Sterup', 'Lauren Vargo'] Date: 2024-04-17 23:30:07+00:00 Getty Images April 17, 2024 NZ education scores must improve – but another polarising ideological pivot isn’t the answer Key education policy decisions in the early 2000s have not produced the desired results. But broad bipartisan agreement is now needed to give children and teachers the greatest chance of success. Wikimedia Commons/Luca Davenport-Thomas April 16, 2024 Light pollution affects coastal ecosystems too – this underwater ‘canary’ is warning of the impacts The common triplefin is helping marine scientists understand the negative effects of ‘skyglow’ on coastal fish, which are already more exposed to microplastics, chemicals and noise pollution. Anne Koeleman/Shutterstick April 15, 2024 More adults are being diagnosed as neurodivergent. Here’s how employers can help in the workplace Neurodivergent employees can have specific needs. Inclusion in the workplace means businesses and employers need to consider differences that may not be visible to outsiders. Shutterstock/best-backgrounds April 3, 2024 Why artificial submarine curtains won’t save West Antarctica’s retreating glaciers Geoengineering proposals to cool the ocean would indeed reduce ice loss from West Antarctica’s glaciers, but not enough to stop sea-level rise or allow the ice sheet to regrow. Andrzej Rostek/Getty Images April 1, 2024 ComCom diagnoses the problem with NZ’s banking industry – but will its solutions offer a real fix? The Commerce Commission says New Zealand’s banking sector is uncompetitive. But in the rush to fix the problem, regulators need to ensure they don’t introduce risk and instability into the system. Jessie Casson/Getty Images March 26, 2024 After seven decades of fighting, disabled people are still vulnerable when it comes to support Plans to cut respite care funding has been met with widespread condemnation. But to understand why it is such an issue, it is important to understand the battle for support in the first place. Getty Images and Courtesy Warner Bros. March 25, 2024 From Die Nibelungen to Dune: epic fantasy cinema has been thrilling audiences for 100 years A century before the Dune films became new classics of the genre, Fritz Lang was making epic fantasies that redefined cinema. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images March 17, 2024 Something felt ‘off’ – how AI messed with our human research, and what we learned Responses to our qualitative survey suggested artificial intelligence was at play. The results were woeful, and researchers will need to work harder to prevent contaminated outcomes. NASA March 11, 2024 Strange rock formations beneath the Pacific Ocean could change our understanding of the early Earth New research comparing the geology of southern Africa with the deep seafloor near New Zealand challenges conventional views of how the planet behaved when it was very young. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images March 7, 2024 The first 100 days of tax policy bode well for National’s supporters – others might be worried National’s tax policies have been tweaked since the election, thanks to coalition agreements with NZ First and ACT. But the plan for tax cuts seems to have survived, to the benefit of core supporters. Getty Images March 7, 2024 First Newshub, now TVNZ: the news funding model is broken – but this would fix it Calls for the Fair News Digital Bargaining Bill to be fast-tracked are misguided. A better solution would be a straight levy on digital advertising to fund public interest news production. Andrew Lorrey March 5, 2024 Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct An estimated 13 trillion litres of ice has already been lost from glaciers in New Zealand’s Southern Alps since 1978. Several are now approaching extinction. Getty Images March 4, 2024 Greenwashing claims on trial: should NZ ban fossil fuel advertising? Consumer NZ’s case against Z Energy under the Fair Trading Act may be a sign of things to come. But new legislation would be a cleaner way to regulate fossil fuel advertising. aldomurillo/Getty Images February 29, 2024 Care and protection, or containment and punishment? How state care fails NZ’s most vulnerable young people Care and protection residences are meant to help children with nowhere else to go. Instead, official reports show those kids are experiencing increased serious physical, sexual or emotional harm. Joe Allison/Getty Images February 22, 2024 Climate change is fanning the flames of NZ’s wildfire future. Port Hills is only the beginning The recent Port Hills fires highlight the increasing wildfire risks caused by climate change. Reducing the threat is going to take a shift in strategy, investment and community engagement. Matthew Williams-Ellis/Gett Images February 14, 2024 Māori political systems are the oldest in Aotearoa – it’s time university politics courses reflected this Just 1% of politics education in New Zealand is focused on the Māori dimension, new research has found. How can the country discuss Te Tiriti o Waitangi when very few understand it? Getty Images January 30, 2024 The idea of ‘sovereignty’ is central to the Treaty debate – why is it so hard to define? If Māori did not explicitly cede sovereignty in 1840, neither did they fully retain it. If sovereignty is already being shared, where does Te Tiriti o Waitangi sit within our unwritten constitution? Matteo Collina January 24, 2024 Using photos to create 3D models is helping us understand – and protect – complex marine environments Photogrammetry, a technique where 3D information is extracted from photographs, is reducing the guesswork in counting – and understanding – the world below the ocean surface. Getty Images December 10, 2023 Return of the ‘consultocracy’ – how cutting public service jobs to save costs usually backfires History suggests the new NZ government’s pledge to cut budgets and jobs in the public sector will cost more in the long run – and damage morale in the process. 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