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Auckland’s new birthing unit should make New Zealand ask a bigger question
A new birthing unit is easy to celebrate. It is also easy to misunderstand. The opening of a primary birthing unit in central Auckland should not be treate
Hormuz shows why reopening a chokepoint is not the same as restoring trust
A maritime chokepoint does not reopen the moment a deal is signed. It reopens when shipowners, insurers, crews, port operators and energy buyers believe th
Venezuela’s earthquakes are now a test of rescue capacity and trust
The first hours after a major earthquake are measured in sound: voices under rubble, concrete being cut, family members calling names, phones ringing unans
China’s private high-speed rail milestone is an infrastructure finance story
A high-speed railway milestone can look like a simple passenger number. In China, it is often more revealing than that. The Hangzhou-Taizhou railway, descr
New Zealand’s baby question is becoming a cost-of-living question
When a couple says they cannot afford children, they are not only making a private family decision. They are giving the country a quiet economic signal. 1N
Emergency housing numbers can fall while homelessness becomes harder to see
Public policy can fail quietly when the wrong number starts looking like success. That is the risk in New Zealand’s emergency housing debate: the headline
Lyttelton Arts Festival：基督城冬天最适合“钻进港口小镇”的17天
基督城的冬天，有时候最需要的不是再找一个室内商场，而是给自己一个穿过隧道、去港口小镇坐一晚的理由。7月3日至19日，Lyttelton Arts Festival 将在 Ōhinehou Lyttelton 举行，地点集中在 Lyttelton Arts Factory 一带，节目覆盖戏剧、舞蹈、喜…
中国电动两轮车出海：一辆小车背后的工厂、港口和城市通勤革命
在中国东部沿海的一间出口仓库里，一辆电动自行车看起来并不起眼：车架、轮胎、电池、控制器，被包进纸箱或木架，等待装上集装箱。可它离开工厂之后，去的地方可能是欧洲小城的通勤街道、东南亚的外卖路线、拉美家庭的短途代步，或者一个油价上涨后开始重新计算交通成本的家庭。 这就是中国电动两轮车出海值得细看的地方。
拉明顿蛋糕为什么有本地茶点气质：海绵蛋糕、巧克力和椰蓉的一口甜
拉明顿看起来很简单：方方正正的海绵蛋糕，裹上巧克力糖浆，再滚一层椰蓉。它不像精致法式甜点那样需要复杂装饰，也不像厚重奶油蛋糕那样抢戏。但正因为朴素，它很适合新西兰和澳洲的茶点场景：学校义卖、家庭聚会、办公室下午茶、周末咖啡桌。 Edmonds 的拉明顿食谱把它放在家庭烘焙传统里。真正做过就会发现，拉