environment A future where food is off the menu A hungry future awaits unless we give up meat, change production, and legislate. Apr 20 2018 Farah Hancock
News Islamophobia: the conversation killer The left’s reluctance to confront problematic parts of Islamic ideology has allowed the far-right to hijack the narrative about Muslims Apr 19 2018 Farah Hancock
News Family Court judges’ comments ‘ludicrous’ Some Family Court judges stand accused of making inappropriate, ‘idiotic’ and ‘ludicrous’ comments towards women in domestic abuse cases, raising concerns they don’t understand partner violence. Apr 19 2018 Melanie Reid and Farah Hancock
Education Back to curriculum for school reports Most primary principals plan to rewind the clock ten years for mid-year school reports and report against New Zealand Curriculum levels. Apr 16 2018 Farah Hancock
environment The unloved Cinderella of science A lack of long-term ecological monitoring projects could mean we miss warning signs of future issues such as locust plagues. Apr 10 2018 Farah Hancock
Education Lifting ‘teacher’ status a minefield A bid to to formalise the title of ‘teacher’ could have consequences for the livelihoods of others. Apr 06 2018 Farah Hancock and Shane Cowlishaw
environment Auckland’s carbon-riddled trees for sale An Australian non-profit is planting trees in our regional parks for free, with the proviso the carbon sequestered remains theirs for 50 years. Apr 03 2018 Farah Hancock
technology Machines set to master cyber crime It’s our wallets, not our lives facing the most immediate danger from artificial intelligence and the same technology used to commit crime could fight it. Mar 27 2018 Farah Hancock
health & science Homeopathic code of ethics ignored Pharmacies are ignoring a new code of ethics which requires them to inform customers if a product has no evidence of efficacy. Mar 26 2018 Farah Hancock
new auckland Plea for Aucklanders to back environment rate Environment groups fear without a targeted rate, Auckland Council will only be able to manage the decline of the city’s wilderness areas Mar 26 2018 Farah Hancock
boardroom Forestry industry ‘tick’ belies a different standard 70 percent of NZ’s plantation forests get global standard approval despite high industry fatalities and employee rights breaches. Farah Hancock reports. Mar 22 2018 Farah Hancock
boardroom Hanover’s Hotchin selling $9m Waiheke pad Mark Hotchin, the head of failed finance company Hanover, could make a neat $6 million profit selling a luxury home on Waiheke Island. Mar 20 2018 Nikki Mandow and Farah Hancock
The interns & the law firm What Russell McVeagh told its summer clerks Russell McVeagh told a student clerk complaining of sexual assault against a colleague to be careful not to defame him, and not to focus on the negative. Mar 13 2018 Melanie Reid and Farah Hancock
health & science A last-ditch attempt at rabbit control A Korean virus developed to curb our rampant rabbit population won’t work long-term unless landowners spend winter killing off survivors of the disease. Mar 12 2018 Farah Hancock
Newsroom New code of ethics makes way for homeopathy A new pharmacy code of ethics will clear the way for pharmacies to sell homeopathic products. Mar 09 2018 Farah Hancock
environment NZ leads push to end fishing subsidies NZ has been at the forefront of a global move to eliminate subsidies which encourage over-fishing. Mar 05 2018 Farah Hancock
News Critical thinking in an age of fake news The ability to discern what is true is an increasingly important skill. Including for young NZ kids. Feb 28 2018 Farah Hancock
Best of the Week Why wasn’t the Law Society told? Russell McVeagh should have reported the allegations of serious sexual assaults to the Law Society at the earliest opportunity. Feb 22 2018 Farah Hancock, Melanie Reid and Sasha Borissenko
health & science New Zealand’s own Wikipedian-at-large Farah Hancock speaks to the man working to boost New Zealand’s lacking presence on Wikipedia. Feb 16 2018 Farah Hancock
environment Mangrove bill sidesteps RMA A local bill currently open for submissions would give Thames-Coromandel and Hauraki the ability to remove mangroves without resource consent. Feb 15 2018 Farah Hancock
