
What really drove NZ’s election overhang and what can be done about it
Current overhang provisions skew proportional representation and provide incentives to distort the electoral system. But finding a fair solution is proving difficult.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

Current overhang provisions skew proportional representation and provide incentives to distort the electoral system. But finding a fair solution is proving difficult.

Unis must engage deeply with the discussion about how to adapt to artificial intelligence. Otherwise they risk becoming redundant.

We asked more than 10,000 students about how they use artificial intelligence for study and how they feel about the technology. This is what we found.

A potentially record-shattering El Niño is currently forming in the Pacific. Having more time to prepare could save lives.

For communities encountering silencing in the wake of forced famine or mass atrocity, the ongoing battles over Holodomor recognition and remembrance offer insight.

Canada’s manufacturing revival depends on skilled immigrant workers, yet tariff-related layoffs and policy gaps are pushing many out of the sector.

People were hooked on bite-sized life hacks as far back as the 1500s.

Research suggests movements organised around concrete grievances may find it easier to form electoral coalitions than those built around broad ideological visions.

The food pyramid began in 1970s Sweden as a budget eating guide. Its redesigns since show how food advice is shaped by more than nutrition science.

One of the most persistent misconceptions is that mathematics anxiety only affects weaker students.

The methods can be subtle but effective at slowing progress, particularly when fossil fuels are involved. Here’s what to watch for as the latest global climate talks get underway.

The collapse raises troubling questions about who benefits from financial modernization, who controls it and who bears the risks when it fails.