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New Zealand needs a public register of government algorithms

New Zealand’s Algorithm Charter recognises that automated systems can affect people’s lives and that agencies should explain their use. That principle is s

Satellite mega-constellations are turning the night sky into shared infrastructure

Low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations can connect remote homes, ships, disaster zones and communities poorly served by fibre. Their value is real. So is

Deep-sea mining rules must protect what science has barely described

The abyssal plain looks empty until lights reach it. Then the seafloor reveals tracks, sediments, sponges, corals and small organisms adapted to darkness,

China’s space data-centre plan moves the AI energy debate into orbit

Artificial intelligence has turned data-centre electricity, land and water use into a strategic constraint. China’s reported plan to explore space-based da

New Zealand’s supermarket problem is about bargaining power, not only shelf prices

Every supermarket debate returns to the checkout total, and rightly so. Food is unavoidable, lower-income households spend a larger share of income on it,

New Zealand’s car-crushing law is a test of deterrence, evidence and restraint

Illegal street racing and intimidating vehicle gatherings impose real costs on communities. Residents lose sleep, roads become unsafe, businesses face disr

Auckland should not price peak travel until it can explain the bargain

My objection to Auckland time-of-use charging is not that roads must always be free at the busiest hour. Scarce road space is already rationed; we currentl

Harvesting water from air is promising, but it must pass the litres-and-energy test

The atmosphere contains an enormous amount of water, including above places where rivers and groundwater are scarce. New atmospheric water-harvesting mater

Solar geoengineering governance cannot wait for a climate emergency

Solar geoengineering has moved from speculative debate toward field research and private-sector interest. The core idea is to reflect a small portion of in