Environment
An American startup wants to sell sunlight after dark. Who gets a say?
A US startup has booked two Indian rocket launches to test a planned service no company has sold before: sunlight at night.
News
Editorial coverage from the Canterbury New Zealand Wire newsroom.
- Education
Boo! Feeling scared on Halloween can be fun for children but can sometimes push their limits
Halloween is one of the few holidays centered around children. When else can students come to school dressed like astronauts, monsters and witches, or ring strangers’ doorbells to ask for candy?
- Government
UN peacekeepers prepare to exit Lebanon after 70 years – leaving behind a worrying security vacuum
For nearly 70 years, the blue helmets of United Nations’ peacekeepers have dotted the landscape of southern Lebanon. But those days may soon be over.
- Science
Scientists aim to give lung cells a memory of how to fight viruses
Respiratory infections affect billions of people every year and are among the top five causes of death worldwide. Despite recent medical advances, viruses such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can still cause severe and ev…
- Government
Fear-based campaign ads can grab attention, but whether they win votes is less clear
On a Monday night in September 1964, television viewers watched a little girl counting petals on a flower. Her voice gave way to a man counting down, and then a nuclear blast filled the screen.
- Government
Ruling out Opportunity only harms Luxon’s election chances, right? It’s not that simple
Despite not having made it to parliament, The Opportunity Party has already been proclaimed a potential “kingmaker” following next month’s election.
- Real Estate
The next government faces transport tests that new roads or cheap fares won’t solve
In an election campaign, not all transport spending is talked about in the same way. A new motorway might be presented as an investment in the economy, while subsidising public transport can stir debate about the cost to taxpayers.
EducationFriday essay: AI is devastating higher education, but the system was already broken
If you work at a university today, you talk a lot with the dead. I don’t mean that as a metaphor – or, at least, not entirely.
- Government
Youth protests across Europe: the overlapping crises facing Gen Z
Young people are facing a future that feels increasingly uncertain. Although every generation experiences turbulence while navigating adolescence, the pressures experienced by Gen Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are different and see…
- Government
Democrats are raising far more money than Republicans in the US midterms campaign – here’s why that matters
For anyone even remotely interested in US politics, the midterm elections are the only game in town at the moment. In fact, there has already been plenty of ink spilled about what a “blue wave” landslide for the Democrats might mean for Tru…
- Health
How long until wearable brain-computer interfaces become mainstream?
Devices that link human minds to computers are progressing rapidly. Already, these brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are allowing patients with severe paralysis to communicate, use digital devices or control smart homes with their brains.
- Business
From elite spies to ‘gig-economy’ operatives: the changing face of Russian sabotage
Russian hostile activity costs the UK at least £2 billion annually, according to a recent report by Scottish MP Graeme Downie, who has called on the government to measure what these actions cost Britain.