Independent Analysis and Reportage
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific The High Court has declined New Zealand Rugby’s application for an interim injunction against the PNG Chiefs NRL rugby league franchise using its name in New Zealand. The NZR has been seeking to stop Papua New Guinea’s incoming franchise from using the Chiefs moniker also used by the Super
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Some Papua New Guinea parliamentarians are calling for tougher laws against violent criminals who they say should be categorised as “terrorists”. It comes as PNG police released details of a counter-terrorism operation in Southern Highlands province, in which they seized a cache of high-powered weapons and military-grade explosives. Various
Experts have raised legitimate concerns about the proposed changes.
These annoying and painful little sores tend to resolve on their own. But if they don’t – or you have any of these other symptoms – it could be time to seek help.
Children and teens often turn to artificial intelligence for advice on sensitive topics. But chatbots are not a substitute for human support.
New findings suggest the label ‘ultra-processed’ alone doesn’t tell the full story about bowel cancer risk. What’s in the food seems to matter.
Despite a fossil record that spans billions of years, microbialites are surprisingly fragile.
From business and government to sport and entire populations, research tends to show gender, ethnic and linguistic diversity improves performance.
The heritage listing of the former KMT headquarters in Sydney’s Chinatown invites us to reconsider the stories we tell about immigration, Australian identity and history
There are, without doubt, wrongfully convicted prisoners in Australian jails. We need a reliable system for finding them and referring them for appeal.
The Public Health Advisory Committee put forward five recommendations for improving NZ’s food system. We compared it with party policy ahead of the election.
The legal threat to Sally Rooney has drawn new attention to the controversial UK definition of a ‘terrorist organisation’.