It was a great privilege for my generation to grow up admiring and being inspired by these remarkable people. It is clear that there are many role models for 10-year-old NZers today to be as inspired by as I was at Cooks Gardens in the 1970s.
Estimates suggest climate-related disasters killed around 50 times more people a century ago, and in the 1870s the death toll was almost 10 times higher again, underscoring the long-term decline in climate disaster mortality.
So where, in just 22 years, did these extra 35,000 Ngāi Tahu come from?
In a democracy, names matter. So does how we choose them.
His impact on the economy would last, along with his impact on the world of science, even as he downplayed his own genius.
Until the vibes change and motherhood again is presented as a deeply pleasurable and meaningful experience, young women and men will continue to choose the gym and lie-ins over the deep joy of creating new life. Shame.
This could stand as the most significant geopolitical event since 9/11.
Iran on the brink: economic collapse, protest, and international reaction.
The highest per capita consumption in the world is in New Zealand, followed by the US and Australia. The next four countries are famous for being cold: Finland, Sweden, Canada and Denmark.
The sometimes dark – but often amusing – origins of nicknames for jobs.
At 1,500 feet, the ground proximity warning sounded only seconds before impact, and the DC-10 struck the lower slopes of Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
An argument for historical proportion, global context and intellectual honesty.
