Whānau up front

Concluding our series, REBECCA MACFIE is in South Auckland, where a community-led approach is bridging the gaps between struggling families and fragmented bureaucracy

Meet the superannuant helping over-65s give back

A lightbulb moment led Liz Greive to found an innovative charity that's helping older New Zealanders tackle generational inequity.

Charged up

Wellington-based Shalini Divya is developing lithium-free battery technology as a way to tackle energy poverty.

'Our girl' scalped

The demise of Kiri Allan draws sad and sadly predictable reactions from her political peers.

Banks for the memory

Aninterrogation of one’s affairs by the bank manager, while less painful than interrogation of one’s root canal by the dentist, has seldom been a relaxing appointment.

Things worth keeping

Duringa discussion at Goodenough College in London, a young American couple loudly held forth. They were due to fly home to Duluth, Minnesota, and were asked about the political situation.

Going backwards fast

Something quite strange happened in London last month - the Conservative Party won a by-election.

With good reason

We need to teach our kids to have good arguments, says educationalist Hugh Kemp.

Sibling security

Analysis of large populations indicates the more brothers and sisters you have, the less likely you are to go through divorce later in life

Original source

NICK DIGIOVANNI learnt grilled pizza-making at its birthplace and has one or two other gems in his repertoire

Muscling in

Healthy, active teenage boys should be able to get all their protein needs from food without having to resort to costly supplements

Breathe easier

An annual asthma review as part of their standard healthcare could make a world of difference to the lives of many sufferers

Reti, steady, go

If this year's election puts Shane Reti in charge of the health system, his famous DIY approach will be no match for a vast, dysfunctional bureaucracy

Cult radio

Three women with in-depth knowledge of cults have launched a homegrown podcast aiming to address issues here

Out on their own

New Zealand urgently needs a secular agency to provide specialised therapy and support to people coming out of cults

A place to call home

Loss of land is at the root of Māori poverty, health, education and imprisonment data. But fresh efforts are enabling whanau to build homes, security and hope on shared ancestral land

Sugar coating it

Could harnessing the placebo effect make existing drugs and therapies more effective in treating pain and chronic conditions?

'It's not about the pain'

Living with loss in her own life, Lucy Hone is dedicated to helping others cope with grief

Treat the rich

As policies wither on the vine - wealth tax? What wealth tax? - the party machines crank out the slogans

The weakest link

It was a Monday evening when Mum was taken from the rest home to the hospital, and one of only a handful of days this year on which I hadn't been to see her

Guns on the run

Alen Moradian died alone and fast in a black Audi when the gunmen waiting in the garage of his Bondi Junction hideout fired

Whenua at stake

The 180-year legal case you might never have heard of goes before the High Court next month

Life was a cabaret

Before becoming a distinguished documentary maker, ANNIE GOLDSON ran away to New York with Red Mole. Now, she's made a film about the avant-garde theatre troupe, tracing its genre-defying history

What we know now

The story of knowledge transmission leads from scratches on clay to the big question of what happens to wisdom in the age of AI

Ice box

A massive polar detector is being used to explore energy sources in the Milky Way

At home with Freud

A walk through Sigmund Freud's home makes him human in a way that reading about him doesn't

D for dementia

A vitamin D supplement might help, but a healthy diet and active lifestyle may be our best defence against cognitive decline in older age

Game on

In world rankings, the contest kicking off on July 20 is billed as our biggest

'Not in my name'

Israel has long hailed the pipeline between its defence forces and world-leading hightech export sector, writes PETER BALE, A new book joins the dots to its sustained occupation of Palestinian territories

Embrace & innovate

In the second in her series on community-led responses to poverty, REBECCA MACFIE visits Porirua East, where a kindergarten group has blossomed into an all-ages health and development hub.