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The Conversation NZ
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Academic commentary; broadly centre-left by author pool.
last 26 weeks
20 Apr 2026
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5 Jun 2026
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Recent items
The last 20 items from this source, with their canonical topic tags. Click through to read the original.
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Auckland Aukus Cost Controversy · Aukus Submarine Conversation · Defence Infrastructure Funding · Nuclear Submarine Development Timeline · Submarine Life Expectancy Claims · Virus Class Submarine Capability
“realistic assessment of operational effectiveness”
5 Jun
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Commercial Surveillance Proliferation · Cross-Company Export Chain Failure · Digital Authoritarianism In Democracies · Indian Pegasus Surveillance · Israeli Spyware Exports · Pegasus Spyware Misuse
“democratic hypocrisy in surveillance technology”
4 Jun
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Council Decision-Making Power · Environmental Impact Assessment · Forest Microclimate Adaptation · Forestry Industry Certainty · Forestry Slash Fire · Streamlined Forestry Consent
“rules fail to account for increasing storm frequency”
4 Jun
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Australia-Nz Strategic Alignment · Cost Of Living And Economic Collapse · National Identity · Ontological Security In States · Russia's Identity Crisis · Us Retreat From Multilateralism
“a structural anxiety over identity and continuity in international relations”
4 Jun
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Clinical Trial Timelines For Ebola Candidates · Global Health Funding Shortfall · Mrna Vaccine Technology For Ebola · Vaccine Development And Risk Perception · Vaccine Development For Ebola · Vaccine Efficacy Against Ebola Strains
“critical distinction between virus types and immune response”
4 Jun
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Car Dependency · Child Road Safety In Residential Areas · Cycling And Walking Access · Electric Suv Emissions · Transport Equity · Transport Pollution
“walking and cycling become less feasible in car-dominated streets”
4 Jun
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Desert Paleontology Fieldwork · Fossil Moonfish Discovery · Pandemic-Driven Research Shift · Post-Dinosaur Extinction Marine Ecosystems · Qreiya 3 Desert Site
“a scientific breakthrough in marine fossil records”
4 Jun
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Anti-Counterfeiting In Paper Money · Colonial American Currency Design · Currency Trust · Franklin's Materials Experimentation · Material Science In Historical Printing · Paper Fiber And Pigment Innovation
“historical ingenuity and material experimentation”
4 Jun
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Ai And Patience · Ai In Education · Cognitive Adaptation · Cognitive Erosion · Virtue Of Patience
“repeated ai use shifts expectations for response speed”
4 Jun
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Ai Accountability · Ai Adoption In Nz Businesses · Ai Data Centre Energy Demand · Ai Water Consumption · Digital Divide · Jevons Paradox In Ai
“need for environmental accountability in design”
4 Jun
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20-Point Peace Plan Implementation · Conquest And Occupation Of Gaza · Forced Displacement Of Palestinians · Icj Illegal Settlements Advisory Opinion · International Legal Obligations Of Occupiers · Israelian Military Expansion In Gaza
“a violation of human rights and international law”
3 Jun
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Ai In Military Operations · Aukus Pillar 2 · Defence Budget Prioritisation · Nuclear Escalation Fears · Nuclear Free Zone · Nuclear Propulsion Debate · Us Defence Spending Norms
“strategic military alignment with high costs”
3 Jun
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Police Accountability · Police Ethnicity Guidelines Review · Race And Diversity Training Effectiveness · Racist Attack Claims In Policing · Survivor Trust In Police · Two-Tier Policing
“eroded by inconsistent and misaligned policies”
3 Jun
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Bonobo Underrepresentation · Captive Research Limitations · Ecologically Relevant Studies · Great Ape Cooperation · Long-Term Ape Personality · Social Tolerance
“pair-based studies fail to capture wild social complexity”
3 Jun
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Artist Auteur Status · Emotional Connection To Figures · George Michael Music Analysis · Media Portrayal Of Actors · Music Vs Biography Balance · Racial Stereotypes In Media
“biographical obsession overshadows musical merit”
3 Jun
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Cosmic Magnetic Fields · Polarisation Of Light · Radio Telescope Observations · Skap Precursor Telescopes
“revolutionary tools revealing cosmic structure”
3 Jun
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Ai Emotional Attachment · Children's Emotional Impact · Children's Online Safety Policy · Generative Ai In Toys · Infinite Chat Risks · Parental Control Of Ai
“toys powered by chatgpt-like models raise safety and ethics concerns”
3 Jun
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Atmospheric Updraught Changes · Economic Modelling Limitations · Moisture And Buoyancy Dynamics · Regional Water Vulnerability · Storm Frequency · Temperature-Driven Storms
“south island and southeastern australia face rising hail risks”
3 Jun
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Birth-Order Vaccination Gap · Infant Health Risk · Influenza Maternal Immunisation · Maternal Antibody Protection · Mmr Vaccine Access Barriers · Parental Health Behaviour Shift
“lower uptake among second and later pregnancies”
3 Jun
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Coalition Preference · Cost Of Living · Federal Budget Impact · Labour Leadership Support · One Nation Electoral Expansion · Us Federal Immigration Policy
“right-side coalition gains on voter preferences”
2 Jun