How will NZ Keep its Promises Made at COP28?

The action at COP 28 offers the new government a chance to prove to its detractors that it’s not such a “fossil” after all.   Although the new coalition government in New Zealand has already begun reversing key environmental and health protections...

Human rights scholar wins top Royal Society award

Human rights and sustainability researcher Dr Maria Armoudian from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland has won the Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Award for Social Sciences. Dr Maria Armoudian has won the Career Research Excellence...

Can planting more trees slow climate change?

Our experts say it won’t be enough, and in some cases, it can make matters worse. With us are three experts from the University of Auckland. If you prefer to read than listen, enjoy Ngā Ara Whetū’s latest podcast episode transcript below. Maria Armoudian:...