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Over the past 18 months, much has been made of New Zealand’s decisive and effective response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But while strict border measures, periodic lockdowns and rigorous public health measures have by and large insulated our population from the virus itself, it’s also been plainly apparent that the potential impacts of such an event stretch well beyond the risk of infection.
Though far from the only example, one of the most immediately apparent and broadly felt of these impacts was our access to quality food – a 2020 report from the Child Poverty Action Group suggesting that the number of New Zealanders experiencing food insecurity in the wake of the pandemic topped one million. With this figure representing a 100% increase on an already reasonably high baseline – 2019 research by the Auckland City Mission estimated that 10% of the population was food insecure – it begs the question: how did Aotearoa, a nation fete
Making sense of money
Few topics have such universal relevance in the modern world as money.
In this month’s episode of Conversations That Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take, we take a good look at what we really know about money.
No matter how much of it we have, how we make it or how we feel about its role in our lives and societies, few topics have such universal relevance in the modern world as money. In the latest episode of Conversations That Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take, we find out how deep our collective knowledge of our financial system actually goes – from its origins to its current state to its still somewhat unpredictable future.
Opinion: How the team of five million can mobilise against climate change
Our oceans have become more acidic, they’ve warmed, their usual patterns of circulation have changed, and sea levels have risen.
Produced in partnership with The Spinoff, the new episode of Conversations That Count - Ngā Kōrero Whai Take looks at how our oceans are being affected by climate change - and whose voices we should be prioritising in our response. We asked Dr Libby Liggins to share her thoughts.
As the Covid pandemic slowly loosens its grip on our way of life in Aotearoa, we can reflect on how we have changed and what we may have gained during our response to this confronting global issue. In the latest episode of the Conversations That Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take podcast series, I spoke with host Stacey Morrison and Kera Sherwood-O’Regan about the urgency we must now take in turning our attention to tackling climate change, and the important role that each and every member of our tea