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The Ebola alert is a reminder that global health security still depends on boring systems

Ebola makes headlines because it is frightening, but the real global-health lesson is about surveillance, logistics, trust and routine readiness.

El Nino in the Pacific is not only weather. It is a planning test for small islands

For Pacific islands, El Nino is not just a climate phrase. It can reshape rainfall, water security, food systems, health risks and government readiness.

China’s cross-border e-CNY push is payment plumbing, not a headline currency war

The latest e-CNY international move matters less as a dramatic currency challenge and more as a test of payment infrastructure, settlement efficiency and institutional trust.

Immigration New Zealand’s biometrics failure is a warning about invisible IT risk

The failed biometrics upgrade is not just another project blowout. It shows how public-sector technology risk can stay hidden until trust, money and accountability are already damaged.

New Zealand’s FENZ funding review is really a question about who pays for public safety

A review of how Fire and Emergency is funded may sound technical, but it goes to a basic public question: should emergency readiness sit on insurance bills?