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How can we make buildings more resilient before – and after – earthquakes? We put one solution to the test

This week’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Philippines came with scenes familiar to New Zealanders: collapsed buildings, shattered facades and streets strewn with rubble.

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Look to land and sea for food security

New Zealand’s food insecurity measures overlook how Māori and other communities hunt, gather, grow and share kai, says researcher Madeline Shelling.

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Seabirds struggled to raise chicks in the Hauraki Gulf this summer. What happened?

Some seabirds breeding in New Zealand’s largest marine park struggled to raise chicks this summer, most likely because climate change is forcing them to travel too far in search of food.

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This central Auckland cottage tells a remarkable tale of the city’s bicultural history

This story begins with a 160-year-old cottage, sited in a vortex of overlapping histories, and becomes the tale of a city itself.

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Some UPFs aren't all bad

While most ultra-processed foods should certainly be eaten in moderation, some aren't as bad as you might think

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Invasion of the biodiversity snatchers

The frequency and intensity of fires in New Zealand are likely to increase as a result of climate change, making vegetation more likely to ignite because introduced plants such as gorse, eucalypts and pines are more flammable

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Low-key Kiwis: New Zealand slow to embrace Women’s World Cup

International visitors are greeted at the arrivals hall in Auckland’s airport with a display of Women’s World Cup branding, including carpeting like a soccer pitch

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A Chinese tourism revolution heading for NZ

Chinese visitor numbers are bouncing back after the Covid shutdown. But don’t expect things to be like they used to be. Think Chinese tourists going camping, for example.

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National plans to let students dig into KiwiSaver for flat bonds

National is promising students a way through the price shocks of flat life, but they’ll have to dig into their own savings to do so.

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Women aren’t exactly from Venus, but they are different

We still need to #EmbraceEquity in healthcare and health research, writes the University of Auckland's Kelly Burrowes

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Zholia Alemi: How the bogus psychiatrist who stole over a MILLION from the NHS went undetected for so long

She has now been jailed for seven years

Manchester Evening News

'Calculated' fake psychiatrist of 20 YEARS who pocketed £1m in NHS wages is jailed

Accomplished scammer Zholia Alemi posed under a fake degree certificate from the University of Auckland in New Zealand and worked for the NHS for 20 years as an imposter psychiatrist

Daily Mirror

Woman who posed as doctor for over twenty YEARS jailed as judge blasts 'abject failure of scrutiny'

Zholia Alemi has now been jailed for over seven years

Manchester Evening News

Cawthron boss told he should have expressed himself better

Academic leaders and environmental groups say the independence and scientific credibility of New Zealand's world-renowned Cawthron Institute has been undermined by chief executive's claims about the sustainability of the seafood industry. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Fake doctor duped NHS £1.3million using forged qualifications to pursue 22-YEAR career

Zholia Alemi claimed she graduated from the University of Auckland before working for more than two decades as a practising shrink in the NHS

Daily Record

Bogus NHS shrink convicted after lying about being psychiatrist and treating Scots patients

Zholia Alemi worked as a psychiatrist across the UK, including in Scotland, after claiming to have qualified at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

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Review of powers to help prevent blackouts MIA

The electricity industry wants greater powers to deal with trees threatening power infrastructure, but should our lines be going underground instead?

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Stormwater thinking outside the box

The recent flooding has led to calls for adaptation to extreme rainfall by installing larger drains and pipes to build a more resilient stormwater system. This would be a major undertaking, so who should pay?

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Post-Ardern, could a capital gains tax be back on the table?

Jacinda Ardern ruled out a capital gains tax on her watch. With her watch now over, some are speculating about whether her successor could revive a policy still popular in some quarters,

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Hauraki Gulf conservation’s ship comes in

A multi-million-dollar marine research vessel was launched this week by the University of Auckland to be a sentry to the changing seas

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Smart eco-solution to reduce phosphorus in waterways

Wastewater, whether urban or from farms, may not look or smell good. But to University of Auckland researchers, it can be the source of agricultural gold.

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A year on, we know why the Tongan eruption was so violent. It's a wake-up call to watch other submarine volcanoes

The Kingdom of Tonga exploded into global news on January 15 last year with one of the most spectacular and violent volcanic eruptions ever seen.

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Beef and lamb producers cook up dodgy data for Christmas dinner

New research finds up to one in five New Zealanders now prefers a plant-based diet – eliciting a bloody-minded response from the meat industry. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Fast, brutal and a sense of joy: how women’s rugby is winning over New Zealand

With sellout crowds and a spot in the World Cup final, New Zealand’s Black Ferns are bringing new fans to the sport

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What's the deal with nuclear power?

New Zealanders have been proudly nuclear free for decades, but do we really know what nuclear power involves?

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