Culture
From rock bottom to a grand final: what’s behind the Newcastle Knights’ incredible rise?
The Newcastle Knights are on the precipice of one of Australian sport’s most memorable turnarounds.
News
Editorial coverage from the Canterbury New Zealand Wire newsroom.
- Culture
Money for something: why public funding for NZ’s live music scene needs retuning
In March this year, Linkin Park played the biggest ever show at Auckland’s Spark Arena: 12,376 fans turned out to see the band perform for the first time in New Zealand since 2013.
- Education
Dozens of men failed to stop an alleged gang rape at Cornell – here’s the misperception that keeps bystanders from intervening and how to short-circuit it
As an undergrad student decades ago, I attended a dorm presentation describing the importance of giving and receiving sexual consent.
EnvironmentAhead of the global climate summit, Pacific leaders call on nations to keep 1.5°C within reach
Pacific leaders are gathering in Fiji and Tuvalu for a meeting ahead of the annual global climate summit (COP31) to be held in Turkey (also known as Türkiye) in November.
- Culture
With a former Wallaby’s ‘cruel’ diagnosis, is there a link between contact sports and MND?
Former Wallaby Nathan Charles, who overcame cystic fibrosis to play elite level rugby, has revealed he has also been recently diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
- Health
GPs can now prescribe ADHD medication – but big barriers to treatment remain
For years, adults seeking treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in New Zealand have faced a frustrating bottleneck.
- Community
Digger tries to mock powerful older men – but can’t escape 64-year-old millionaire Tom Cruise
Civilisations are often remembered not for their politics or their leaders, but for the figures they worshipped. Ancient Greece is as known for Achilles and Odysseus as for its achievements in democracy and philosophy.
- Government
Antarctica’s ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won’t save it – that’s bad news for low-lying coastal areas elsewhere
Sea-level rise is one of the most visible signs of climate change, one that is threatening low-lying coastal communities around the world.
- Environment
Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion. But the process can be reversed
Many cities around the world are sinking because too much water is extracted from the groundwater reservoirs beneath them.
- Education
Education Ministry inquiry the latest sign NZ’s Official Information Act isn’t working
A leaked video of apparent attempts at the Education Ministry to circumvent the Official Information Act (OIA) has advocates for open and transparent government worried – but possibly not surprised.
- Science
Tragedy stopped Mawson exploring this remote Antarctic region. We must get there to study its melting ice
Over a century ago, Australian geologist Sir Douglas Mawson led a sledging expedition over hundreds of kilometres of ice into a remote part of East Antarctica. The party turned back after the tragic death of a party member.
- Business
Low productivity is NZ’s economic elephant in the room. Election pledges mostly avoid it
Yesterday’s Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update from the Treasury has given political parties their clearest picture yet of the economy they could inherit after November’s election.