Global Insight: Call for NZ to boost surveillance
New Zealand resources are perhaps being exploited without our knowledge, Professor Robert Patman warns as fallout continues from the alleged Chinese spy balloon.
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Global Insight: Call for NZ to be bolder on world stage
Global Insight: Call for NZ to be bolder on world stage
NZ needs to find its public voice to avoid the impression it can be bullied, Otago University's foreign affairs specialist Robert Patman says.
Global Insight: NZ soldier's death 'not in vain'
Global Insight: NZ soldier's death in Ukraine 'not in vain'
Dominic Abelen, the Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine has not died in vain, Otago University's foreign affairs specialist Prof Robert Patman says.
Global Insight: NZ 'must send clear message' over Solomons pact
Global Insight: NZ 'must send clear message' over Solomons pact
China's security pact with the Solomon Islands lends urgency to the call for NZ to highlight the difference between a ‘‘rules-based’’ approach and a ‘‘might is right’’ approach to global politics, Otago University's Prof Robert Patman says.
The joy of flight like it used to be
The joy of flight like it used to be
This is as good as I remember it being.
Downtime a chance for making
Downtime a chance for making
Lockdown brought a Dunedin craftsman’s dream one step close, writes Bruce Munro.
Tracking and tracing
Tracking and tracing
Singapore’s quickly evolving contact-tracing system may well be a glimpse of the near future for New Zealand. Will these tech tools help? What are the risks? Bruce Munro takes a look.
What mum really wants
What mum really wants
What do mums really want this Mother’s Day? Bruce Munro puts that question to six Otago women.
Recovery for all
Long read: Recovery for all
Everyone has taken a big hit. Some were already reeling. How can we ensure the post-pandemic recovery is a "recovery for all?" Bruce Munro takes a look.
Have I told you philately that I love you?
Have I told you philately that I love you?
The international resurgence in young people collecting stamps appears to be slow reaching our shores. Bruce Munro goes hunting for young Kiwi philatelists.
Virus could be game-changer for climate politics: Prof
Virus could be game-changer for climate politics: Prof
Covid-19 could be a game-changer for climate change politics, Professor Robert Patman says.
Alone no longer
Alone no longer
Sue van Schreven is a Kiwi champion of defenceless children around the globe. Bruce Munro talks to the Queenstown founder of Orphans Aid International.
Much ado about nothing?
Much ado about nothing?
Tens of billions of dollars are being pumped in to the New Zealand economy to save lives, jobs, homes and businesses threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic. Will the country be left crippled by huge, long-term debt? Bruce Munro finds a surprising, heartening answer.
Global Insight: Covid-19 requires one world government
Global Insight: Covid-19 requires one world government
A call for a temporary one world government to tackle Covid-19 makes sense, Professor Robert Patman says.
Is DIY in your DNA?
Is DIY in your DNA?
Lockdown can too easily lead to hare-brained schemes. Bruce Munro talks to a range of experts about what you should NOT attempt at home during the next few weeks, plus a few better ideas for filling those free days.
'This is not the big one': Virologist says prepare for worse
'This is not the big one': Virologist says prepare for worse
Is Covid-19 the "big one" about which Dr Robert Webster has been warning the world? Bruce Munro asks seven key questions of the Balclutha-born, United States-based virologist.
Global Insight: 'Solidarity needed' to win Covid-19 war
Global Insight: 'Solidarity needed' to win Covid-19 war
Covid-19 has brought science and interdependence back centre-stage, but global solidarity needs to step up if the war is to be won, Professor Robert Patman says.
A duty of care
A duty of care
Peter Grimsey's always on the move; easy to miss, or dismiss. But get Otago Girls' High School's longest serving support staffer to slow down and you might discover an attitude and a freedom many struggle to attain.
Global Insight: Covid-19 complicates oil price war
Global Insight: Covid-19 complicates oil price war
See full interview belowWhoever blinks first in the global oil price war, it will not mean an immediate return to higher prices at the pump, Professor Robert Patman predicts.
A culture of control
A culture of control
Senior academics say University of Otago has developed a negative, top-down, management culture that is undermining trust, productivity and mental health. Bruce Munro reports.