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
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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
China’s asteroid warning network will be judged by the data it shares
China’s plan for a space-ground asteroid early-warning network is easy to frame as another chapter in the space race. That frame is incomplete. Near-Earth
New Zealand’s farm transition needs to value skills, not only count emissions
New Zealand’s agricultural climate debate is often compressed into a target and a date. Targets matter, but farms do not transition on spreadsheets. They t
Auckland time-of-use charging will only be fair if people have real choices
Auckland’s traffic problem is visible every weekday, but visibility does not make the solution simple. Time-of-use charging can reduce peak demand by askin
New Zealand’s wage problem will not be fixed by productivity slogans
When wage growth is weak, households do not experience it as a macroeconomic trend. They experience it at the supermarket, the rent payment, the insurance
Mirror life is a science story about governance before the breakthrough
Some technologies are alarming not because they already exist at scale, but because the path toward them is becoming imaginable. Mirror life belongs in tha
PNG’s rugby league dream shows how sport became Pacific strategy
Rugby league is not a side issue in Papua New Guinea. It is a national language of pride, community and aspiration. That is why Australia’s support for PNG
Amap’s overseas ride-hailing push shows Chinese platforms are following travellers abroad
The most stressful moment of an international trip is often not the flight. It is the first ten minutes after arrival: unfamiliar pickup lanes, a language