health & science Cultural shift needed to tackle Pacific nutrition issues The Pacific has high rates of stunting as well as obesity now processed foods are such a part of the culture. 11 hours ago Laura Walters
health & science Telescope group responds to mental health smears Telescope organisation is ‘examining the most appropriate next steps’ after Newsroom’s story detailing emails about an astrophysicist who objected to taxpayer funding for the project. Apr 24 2019 Eloise Gibson
health & science Tough rules to stop hitchhiking stink bugs Strict new rules aim to stop a bug which has been hitchhiking its way around the world and wreaking havoc in NZ. Apr 23 2019 Farah Hancock
Ideasroom Taxonomy - the neglected science of discovery The University of Auckland’s Tom Saunders asks why we are standing by as taxonomy is gutted and left to wither. Apr 22 2019 Tom Saunders
environment Data gaps behind environmental headlines Part 1 of 3 Newsroom stories on the country’s major environmental update report out today: The big picture and deficient data Apr 18 2019 David Williams
health & science Scientists come out to condemn smears Support has been flowing for the scientist at the centre of a bitter telescope dispute. Meanwhile, AUT has indicated it wants to reply to Monday’s story. Apr 17 2019 Eloise Gibson
Ideasroom Legacies of trauma passed on through genes Could poor health outcomes among some populations be the result of persistent biological traces of past trauma? Dr Tatjana Buklijas takes a detailed look. Apr 16 2019 Tatjana Buklijas
health & science NZ’s deadly public health battle A new book explores a vacuum of public health leadership, the appalling state of public health, and the influence of lobby groups . Apr 16 2019 Farah Hancock
Newsroom Special Inquiry Big Read: Smears and fury in science fight Scientists have been arguing bitterly for more than a year about funding for a telescope. But when a top physicist was vocal with his criticisms, things got nasty. Eloise Gibson reports. Apr 15 2019 Eloise Gibson
Newsroom Special Inquiry AUT backs sender of mental health email A top physicist has had his conduct and mental health attacked after he criticised taxpayer funding for a massive telescope. Eloise Gibson reports on a nasty stoush in the science world. Apr 15 2019 Eloise Gibson
health & science The clash between science and silence Lincoln University was silenced for over two months on a controversial conservation issue because of a contract with Ngāi Tahu. Apr 13 2019 Farah Hancock
health & science Women, wellness and pseudo-science Dr Jen Gunter doesn’t want you to put a jade egg in your vagina, steam it, or feel you need to wear white underwear if you have a vaginal infection. Apr 12 2019 Farah Hancock
Ideasroom Decades of work behind black hole image The technical feat of combining data from eight different telescopes around the world to synthesise a single image is extraordinarily difficult, and was 10 years in the making. Apr 12 2019 Dr JJ Eldridge
health & science Doctor’s plight to fix disability sector Dr Jordan Nguyen has spent his career trying to find innovative solutions to centralise the disability sector. He spoke to Sasha Borissenko. Apr 09 2019 Sasha Borissenko
Comment Time for sympathy for smokers The blunt instrument of shaming and shunning smokers won’t get us to smokefree by 2025. Let’s try something different, writes Anna Connell. Apr 08 2019 Anna Rawhiti-Connell
