Baz Macdonald
New Zealand contributes an extra $5 million to support Ukraine
The money will go towards fuel, rations, communications and military first-aid kits.
NZ is leading the charge against online hate. But have we done enough?
When does free speech becomes hate speech? And can we ‘nip it in the bud’ before it's too late?
A ‘disturbing proportion’ of NZers think they can land a plane after watching one video: new study
A retired Air New Zealand pilot said the video was “100 percent useless” for training purposes.
Covid update March 21: 14,463 new cases, 1000 people in hospital
9 people have died with Covid-19. The total number of publicly reported Covid-related deaths is 184.
Government announces cheaper fuel and half price public transport for three months
Some New Zealanders will save between $11.50 and $17.23 per tank of fuel.
Covid update March 14: 15,540 new cases, two deaths
952 people in hospital with the virus and two people with Covid-19 have died.
First fuel, then food: How the invasion of Ukraine will impact New Zealand
The economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is starting to be felt around the globe.
Covid update March 10: 21,015 cases, record high of 845 hospitalisations
There are now more people in hospital with Covid-19 than at any other point over the last two years.
Answering your Covid-19 booster questions
You had questions about the booster, so we got answers.
Made my day: Humpback whales have been removed from the threatened species list
Australia has removed them from its threatened species list.
Self-isolation rules for vaccinated travellers to end, border dates changed
From Wednesday evening, vaccinated travellers coming to NZ don't need to self-isolate.
Covid update Feb 28: Unvaccinated people more commonly being hospitalised for Covid-19
Unvaccinated people are four-times overrepresented in Covid-19 hospitalisations.
How buying coffee and Uber rides can stop you from getting a mortgage
Now I know how Anna Delvey felt.
When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? The question on everyone’s mind
Experts say there's two way this can go.
Turns out Tonga’s internet outage can be fixed by Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites
An update on the island's ongoing efforts to restore stable communications.
Nitrogen fertiliser makes us money, but survey shows NZ’ers don’t think it's worth it
Over the past 30 years, synthetic nitrogen fertiliser use has increased 630 percent in New Zealand
Anti-vaxxers say vaccines breach the Nuremberg Code. Here’s why that’s wrong
“It is completely dishonest and should be ignored.”
Tonga’s underwater volcano is part of a chain of 50 extending to NZ: explainer
It's time to cast your mind back to year 10 science classes.
Covid vaccines are available for children aged 5 to 11 from today
From today, the Pfizer vaccine is available for children aged 5 to 11 years old in New Zealand.
More than 120,000 doses of the child-sized vaccine have…
Why our summer Covid numbers are so low
Despite lockdown lifting and New Zealanders travelling across the country over Christmas and New Year’s Day, our Covid community cases have been surprisingly low.
Re: spoke to…
How health and wellness influencers became misinformation superspreaders
Influencers have played a significant role in the spread of Covid misinformation and members of the health and wellness community have been among the biggest superspreaders.…
‘It’s a fucking goat’: NZ’s top ten quotes of the year
Massey University has released the ten finalists for Quote of the Year, an annual competition ranking the funniest, most powerful, and memorable quotes of the year…
Why changing sex on your birth certificate matters
How trans and gender diverse communities feel about the passing of the BDMRR bill
Covid update: 135 new cases, Government purchases new antiviral Pfizer pill
Monday December 6: 4pm
The Government has purchased a new medicine from Pfizer which early research has shown could dramatically reduce the hospitalisation and death of people…
75% of young people in detention facilities have not yet been sentenced
“The talk is crime, crime, crime” - the deep problems with our youth detention centres.