Independent Analysis and Reportage
RNZ Thousands of people have marched in central Auckland to protest against the government’s proposed Conservation Amendment Bill. The bill is intended to modernise the management of conservation land, enabling more development, but Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman said it would allow the government to sell off conservation land, weaken environmental protections and put
For Annie Dillard, the sonic intensity of poetry was critical to every form of writing she published throughout her life.
Vanbrugh’s houses deliver on sensory impact and stirred emotions – the wow factor.
From Eliza Haywood to Anne Radcliffe, there are other great 18-century writers whose work would be great on screen.
Trying to understand how the brain is so good at focusing on one conversation has kept auditory neuroscientists occupied since the 1950s.
The problem wasn’t the volume of emergency information – it was who it came from, and how it was delivered.
Once again the quiet Canadian has staked out an ethical high ground above his noisy southern neighbour.
One Google response asked for my medical history. Another answered a personal health question without asking who I was. Both replies came across as authoritative advice.
Any additional emissions from a UK gasfield are incompatible with climate targets.
It might be embarrassing, but unintentionally soiling one’s self during competition is not all that uncommon in elite athletes.
Making Canada the EU’s first ‘associate member’ may be a solution in search of a problem.
Learning another language is not a miracle cure for aging, and it cannot guarantee protection against Alzheimer’s disease. But it does have various other benefits.