
NZ’s fastest growing town was once the future of urban planning. What happened?
Rolleston near Christchurch is rapidly expanding, with more fast-tracked development coming. It’s a far cry from the ‘town of the future’ planned in the 1970s.
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Rolleston near Christchurch is rapidly expanding, with more fast-tracked development coming. It’s a far cry from the ‘town of the future’ planned in the 1970s.

As many kids and teachers go to school today in purple clothes, we know too many young people still feel isolated and unsupported.

This is a crucial moment for international law in the face of concerted efforts by the Trump administration to undermine and discredit it.

What responsibilities do governments, researchers, humanitarian organizations, and corporations have for the conditions that repeatedly turn hazards into human catastrophes?

Stream daylighting can help manage stormwater, restore habitats and create greener, more walkable public spaces.

Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.

A group of 50 Himalayan hazard experts is providing rapid analysis of the event. Here’s what they’ve found so far.

One disaster can create the conditions for the next.

When Parton first signed to Monument records in 1965 at the age of 19, her high-pitched voice was considered incompatible with country.

Trump’s use of a trade tool created during the Great Depression helped trigger a trade war between the two border countries, with few signs of de-escalation in sight.

In poetry, speculation might help us make sense of what it means to live with an uncertain climate future.

Technological dominance is won by carving out protected space in which a domestic alternative can grow.