This week’s YouTube pick is Kurzgesagt’s Loneliness explainer. It is not new, and that is part of the point: some videos remain useful because they give la
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Emergency alerts should be treated as a trust system, not just a phone feature
New Zealanders will hear Emergency Mobile Alert tests from time to time, and the official advice from Get Ready explains how the system works. The technolo
Europe’s defence surge will be judged by whether it buys capability, not just bigger budgets
European defence spending is rising sharply. SIPRI’s latest military expenditure data says global military spending reached $2.887 trillion in 2025, with E
Hormuz is where energy markets remember that geography still rules
Markets can price futures contracts in milliseconds, but oil still has to move through water. That is why every escalation around the Strait of Hormuz beco
China’s JUNO result is a science story, but also an infrastructure story
China’s Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory has released its first physics result, with Xinhua reporting that the JUNO team has measured key neutrino
New Zealand’s privacy rules are getting sharper. Public agencies should read that as a warning
New Zealand’s privacy regime is becoming more explicit about how organisations collect personal information, including information gathered indirectly. The
New Zealand’s Disability Support Services Bill is a test of trust, not only funding
Public submissions on New Zealand’s Disability Support Services Bill close at 1pm on Friday, 12 June 2026. The official description says the bill proposes
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