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AI an existential threat to documentary?

AI has revolutionised documentary production techniques but raises critical questions about ethics, authenticity and the nature of truth in storytelling.

Should Fiji reinstate the death penalty?

Fiji is facing a drug crisis but calls to bring back the death penalty for offenders are based on moral panic and fail to address the underlying issues.

Improving cardiac arrest survival rates

More lives could be saved if community responders were equipped with portable automated external defibrillators (AEDs), a new study shows.

Can Wegovy help NZ's obesity crisis?

Wegovy has drawn much media attention - but its popularity raises questions about next-generation drugs and what they mean for a worsening obesity crisis.

Financial literacy a pathway to wealth

Does financial literacy help people get better financial outcomes, or do people become more financially literate as they manage their own finances?

Move on orders revive Victorian era

A proposed law rejects homelessness as a social issue, instead deeming homeless people a public nuisance who must be managed through the justice system.

Insights on sustainability experts

2026 Insights on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Sustainability Professionals report.

Third year running for AUT NASA interns

Laura Franssen is about to head to NASA, the third AUT student to have been awarded a 3-month internship at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Q&A: Nutrition Matters

Emerita Prof Elaine Rush answers common questions about food, from BMI and fats to fasting and ultra-processed foods, with practical, evidence-based advice

 'No significant improvement': new study

Double Sequential Defibrillation research across Aotearoa has found the cardiac arrest technique did not show significant improvement in survival rates.