• Global warming of more than 3°C this century may wipe 40% off the world’s economy, new analysis reveals
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    wilted crops on dry soil To date, projections of how climate change will affect global GDP have been massively underestimated.
  • A child killer, parenting struggles and ‘innies’ running wild: what to stream in April
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation With so many options across multiple streaming platforms, choosing your next show can feel overwhelming. Let our experts help you decide.
  • Tesla sales slump - but shares spike on report Musk leaving Doge
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from nzherald.co.nz - World
    Analyst calls the sales figures 'a disaster on every metric'.
  • Pink slime and ‘truthpapers’: why more local news publications is not necessarily better
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    While small publications are springing up to fill “news deserts” there are concerns around quality and transparency.
  • Baby formula standards: How multinational dairy companies convinced ministers to back away from new rules
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from nzherald.co.nz - National
    New formula standards aimed to prioritise infant nutrition over profits.
  • Fijian man recalls harrowing experience during Myanmar's deadly earthquake
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Radio New Zealand Pacific Headlines
    "I was thinking...what if this building collapsed? What if this ceiling falls on me?"
  • Who decides what Australian students are taught in schools?
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation Peter Dutton wants to ensure schools are not ‘guided into some sort of an agenda that’s come out of universities’. Who creates the ‘map’ of what kids learn?
  • Val Kilmer’s macho action figures held a melancholy just below the surface
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Leading man of 1990s Hollywood, Val Kilmer, has died at 65.
  • ‘Signalgate’ was damaging to the Trump administration. It could be deadly for Yemeni civilians
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation The ‘Signalgate’ breach could embolden the Houthis to forcibly disappear even more people on fake allegations of espionage.
  • Traditional West Papua craft on display in Auckland
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from Radio New Zealand Pacific Headlines
    A PhD candidate from West Papua has launched an exhibition at the University of Auckland based into her research on 'noken', or finely woven string bags.
  • Rising dog attacks in New Zealand spark calls for safety education
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from nzherald.co.nz - National
    There were nearly 3000 dog-related injuries involved children under 15 last year.
  • Defence is shaping up to be a key election issue, whether politicians like it or not
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation While politicians would rather talk about the cost of living, global events are forcing them to discuss an issue that rarely wins them votes.
  • Astronomers listened to the ‘music’ of flickering stars – and discovered an unexpected feature
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Stars are constantly vibrating because of ‘starquakes’. Listening to their sound can reveal a surprising amount of information.
  • Media leaders in PNG and Tonga discuss mutual concerns
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from Radio New Zealand Pacific Headlines
    There are hopes that a formal meeting of journalists from Tonga and Papua New Guinea last week will lead to the development of a collective media voice in the Pacific.
  • Ukraine, Russia complain to US about strikes on energy sites
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from nzherald.co.nz - World
    Zelenskyy and Putin both discussed alleged violations with US officials.
  • TV features to be added to Xbox LIVE
    Saturday, October 14, 2023 from Voxy: Most popular today feed
    By Jonathan Doran, Ovum Principal Analyst It's not only the breadth but also the nature of some of its partnerships, including pay-TV operators that puts Xbox LIVE in a strong position to establish itself firmly in the next-generation TV...
  • Celebrating diversity at Polyfest in pictures
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Radio New Zealand Pacific Headlines
    Some of the images captured at the ASB Polyfest as the diversity stages drew in a record number of spectators and supporters.
  • New NZ TV series Happiness gives us an engaging musical peak behind the amateur theatre curtain
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    With their new show Happiness, Kip Chapman and Luke Di Somma have created a welcome New Zealand answer to the backstage musical TV show.
  • ‘Shame, disgust, horror’: Kate Grenville faces her family history of stolen land in Australia – and asks us to feel it with her
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Kate Grenville’s book successfully intertwines national and personal history to evoke Australia’s past – but multiculturalism challenges her idea of collective memory.
  • Reserve Bank holds rates steady, cautious about the economic outlook
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation The inflation picture is improving, but the central bank is worried about the global economic backdrop.
  • Labor wants to give the minimum wage a real boost. The benefits would likely outweigh any downsides
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation A real boost to award wages is unlikely to drive up inflation, nor adversely impact productivity. But it would provide cost-of-living relief to Australia’s lowest-paid workers.
  • Trump highlights Australian beef in ‘Liberation Day’ trade crackdown
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation The US president has imposed a baseline 10% “reciprocal” tariff on all imports, with some countries facing a much higher rate.
  • No deal for New Caledonia, talks to continue later this month
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Radio New Zealand Pacific Headlines
    French Minister for Overseas Manuel Valls has returned to Paris Tuesday, without any deal as yet regarding the French Pacific territory's political future.
  • Bangkok: Hero father leaps across collapsing walkway 50 storeys high during earthquake
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from nzherald.co.nz - World
    'I just moved instinctively – ran, reacted, focused only on moving forward.'
  • Election diary: Dutton tries to shake off Trump dust and avoid being trapped on wages
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation As we prepare for Trump’s “Liberation Day”, both sides of the campaign are bracing to see how Trump will affect the campaign.
  • ‘Behind every claim is a grieving family’. Death benefits inquiry demands change but lacks penalties
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Excessive delays and hurdles are rife in Australia’s A$4 trillion superannuation industry’s death benefits system. There should be consequences for failure.
  • 'Plenty at stake': Tough Super Rugby weekend coming up for Drua teams
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from Radio New Zealand Pacific Headlines
    The Fijian Drua men's and women's teams know that they have to "put pressure" on their opponents this this week to get a result.
  • Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Australian authors are among those caught up in Meta’s use of LibGen, an illegal book repository, to train its AI. What are the legal implications?
  • Cancer patients from migrant backgrounds have a 1 in 3 chance of something going wrong in their care
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    This is unacceptably high and we need targeted solutions.
  • ‘I’m here! Can you hear me?‘: One family’s story of death in Gaza
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from nzherald.co.nz - World
    NYT: After the ceasefire they thought they could rebuild. Then came more airstrikes.
  • Govt's 2010 tax cuts 'costing $2 billion and counting'
    Saturday, October 14, 2023 from Voxy: Most popular today feed
    The Green Party has today revealed that the National Government has so far had to borrow an additional $2 billion dollars to fund their 2010 tax cut package for upper income earners.
  • A new COVID variant is on the rise. Here’s what to know about LP.8.1
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    LP.8.1, a descendant of Omicron, is driving a growing proportion of COVID infections in Australia and elsewhere.
  • Progress results of Kapiti Coast District Council election announced
    Saturday, October 14, 2023 from Voxy: Most popular today feed
    Over the last 24 hours, Kāpiti Coast District Council has received over 2000 hand-delivered voting papers. This volume of last-minute votes means we won’t know the preliminary results until tomorrow evening.
  • Supreme Court orders a recall of Papua New Guinea parliament
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from Radio New Zealand Pacific Headlines
    The Court has ruled that parliament must be recalled on 8 April to debate a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister James Marape.
  • Ovum Comment: Launch of Amazon tablet
    Sunday, October 1, 2023 from Voxy: Most popular today feed
    By Adam Leach, Ovum Practice Leader
  • From trading nutrients to storing carbon: 5 things you didn’t know about our underground fungi
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Most of Australia’s plants rely on a hidden underground network of fungi for water and minerals. They could be in trouble – but we don’t have the data to know.
  • ‘Sorry mate, I didn’t see you’: when drivers look but don’t see cyclists on the road
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Many drivers fail to notice bikes until it’s too late. Sometimes this phenomenon is referred to as SMIDSY (‘sorry mate, I didn’t see you’).
  • Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’: why the US is on a war footing over tariffs and mass deportations
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy is being cast as necessary for national security. This ensures he’ll encounter little pushback from Congress or the courts.
  • Can you tell the difference between real and fake news photos? Take the quiz to find out
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    As the tide of AI ‘slop’ rises, it’s more important than ever to hone your reality-checking skills.
  • Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kos Samaras on polls and the people who’ll decide this election
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation Kos Samaras, a director of the political consultancy firm Redbridge and a former Labor Party official, joins to talk about the polls and the parties prospects.
  • Headless fish and babies take centre stage during election season – but don’t let the theatre of politics distract you
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation On the political stage, image is everything. So politicians use props and theatrics to stir emotion and create memorable moments.
  • ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style images show its creative power – but raise new copyright problems
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation Studio Ghibli’s founder Hayao Miyazaki has been critical of AI previously. Now, ChatGPT is generating images in his world-famous animation style.
  • A ban on price gouging and new powers to break up supermarkets are on the table this election. Would either work?
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Neither course of action was recommended by the ACCC’s final report from its year-long inquiry into the supermarket sector.
  • Hotter and deeper: how NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Supercritical geothermal is worth exploring and drilling might soon be technically feasible. But its value will be limited if wind and solar energy costs continue to fall.
  • Why do I get headaches when I exercise, even when I drink lots of water?
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Do you get a throbbing pain on both sides of your head after strenuous exercise? Here’s what might be happening.
  • Election Diary: Dutton flags intervention in what he sees as ‘woke’ education, but how much could he actually do?
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    The Conversation Comparison with American politics has continued with Peter Dutton flagging intervention into school curriculum’s to combat ‘woke’ in a move Labor has called DOGE-Y.
  • Why do women get ‘reassurance scans’ during pregnancy? And how can you spot a dodgy provider?
    Thursday, April 3, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Reassurance scans are marketed as a way to ‘give you peace of mind’ about your baby’s development. But often those doing the scans aren’t actually sonographers.
  • The Great Gatsby at 100: the Jazz Age novel that helps explain Trump’s America
    Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from The Conversation – Articles (AU)
    Fitzgerald’s uncannily prescient masterpiece of wealth and ambition is an enduring classic. But though it’s sold over 250 million copies, it wasn’t an instant success.
  • OpenAI says it raised US$40b at valuation of US$300b
    Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from nzherald.co.nz - World
    Biggest ever capital raise for a start-up.
  • Comment: How the Family Court Review can act in the best interests of families
    Friday, October 13, 2023 from Voxy: Most popular today feed
    By Steve Taylor,
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