Research

Iceberg in water with mountain range in the background.
Research

Glacial pace picks up

Evidence is mounting that recent Antarctic ice loss may signal the start of rapid sea-level rise.

Protestors’ tents and vehicles on the grounds of the Old Government Buildings.
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True believers

Research shines light on why COVID-19 conspiracy theories flourished.

A sticker fixed to a lamp post depicting former President Donald Trump as a medieval court jester.
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Cult of personality

How demagogues and dictators stay in power.

Head and shoulders photo of Associate Professor Mere Skerrett standing outside with distant view of Wellington city and harbour in the background and a green motif to the right of the image.
Research

Talking te reo Māori

Mere Skerrett believes the sooner we all become bilingual, the stronger we will be as a nation.

A view of Wellington city taken from Mt. Victoria.
Research

Compromising behaviour

One in six New Zealand employees is aware of misconduct in the workplace. But not everyone feels they can speak up about it.

Professor Kevin Dew.
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Alternative realities

Alternative treatments used by cancer survivors, and why they pick them, are under the spotlight.

Fish swimming in Fiordland waters.
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Fragile fiords

Scientists dive deep to uncover the mysteries of our glacier-carved fiords.

Partially demolished buildings with their interiors exposed to the elements.
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Home safe

Harmful chemicals used in building materials may be leaving a toxic legacy.

Rose Cole, standing on Parliament’s forecourt in Wellington with The Beehive in the background.
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Private matters

Life at the Beehive has shades of political satire Yes Minister.

A close up of a man's hands holding open a leather wallet to show that it is empty.
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Harassed and coerced

‘Intimidating’ behaviour is being used by debt collection companies to extract payment, research finds.

temperance ladies brass band 1901
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The halls were alive

Sounds of music struck a chord in colonial New Zealand.