May 21, 2025 Caroline Shaw, _University of Otago_; Karen Witten, _Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University_, and Simon Kingham, _University of Canterbury_ These pilot schemes suggest

e-bikes can be popular even in non-riding communities. But easy access, infrastructure and local organisation are all vital. May 15, 2025 Nic Rawlence, _University of Otago_ and Phillip

Wilcox, _University of Otago_ There is nothing to stop de-extinction companies using specimens from museum collections, despite little Māori support for reviving lost native species. April

29, 2025 Robert G. Patman, _University of Otago_ Forcing Ukraine to give up stolen territory in return for peace would set a terrible precedent – and potentially put New Zealand’s future

contribute to the design and delivery of health care and research, it means services are used more and fairer outcomes achieved. April 7, 2025 Janet Hoek, _University of Otago_ New Zealand

seems unlikely to reach its stated goal of cutting smoking prevalence to 5% or less across all population groups. April 6, 2025 Nic Rawlence, _University of Otago_ Fosil memberi tahu kita

bahwa titanosaurus adalah dinosaurus terbesar – tetapi penemuan terkini dapat mengungkap raksasa baru. April 3, 2025 Dennis Wesselbaum, _University of Otago_ and Ronald Peeters, _University

of Otago_ The pandemic – and the emergency responses to it – laid bare fissures in New Zealand society, while permanently shifting the way many live, work and shop. March 26, 2025 Matthew

Hobbs, _Sheffield Hallam University_; Joseph Boden, _University of Otago_; Lianne Jane Woodward, _University of Canterbury_, and Susie (Bingyu) Deng, _University of Liverpool_ The effects of

childhood exposure to poor air quality may be small for the individual, but at a population level, they could have major consequences on the workforce. March 19, 2025 Nic Rawlence,

_University of Otago_; Mark de Bruyn, _Griffith University_, and Michael Knapp, _University of Otago_ Protecting remaining strongholds and minimising human impacts on food sources will be

crucial to avoiding further population decline of this remarkable creature. March 12, 2025 Nic Rawlence, _University of Otago_ Fossils tell us the titanosaurs were the biggest dinosaurs –

but new discoveries could reveal new giants! March 10, 2025 David Hutchinson, _University of Otago_ New Zealand has a strong legacy in quantum physics. But to turn this into a thriving

commercial sector will require investment in training and retaining top talent. March 4, 2025 Alexander Gillespie, _University of Waikato_ and Robert G. Patman, _University of Otago_ New

Zealand foreign policy has long sought to balance various alliances with a commitment to the rules-based international order. It now faces its greatest test in decades. February 25, 2025

Michael Baker, _University of Otago_; Amanda Kvalsvig, _University of Otago_; John Donne Potter, _Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University_; Matire Harwood, _University of Auckland,

Waipapa Taumata Rau_, and Nick Wilson, _University of Otago_ Hospitalisations and deaths attributed to COVID have dropped significantly since a peak in 2022. But a new variant could still

reverse the trend quickly. February 25, 2025 Dennis Wesselbaum, _University of Otago_ Our energies would be better spent tackling the tangible effects of global heating than debating the

future dollar value of failing to act. February 18, 2025 Pascale Lubbe, _University of Otago_; Michael Knapp, _University of Otago_, and Nic Rawlence, _University of Otago_ When landscapes

change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice Age some 2.6 million years ago. February 16, 2025 Janet Hoek, _University of

Otago_; Anna DeMello, _University of Otago_, and Lani Teddy, _University of Otago_ Young New Zealanders, some who have never previously smoked, are now vaping at high rates. A new survey

suggests many would back tighter nicotine-free policies. February 3, 2025 Angela Wanhalla, _University of Otago_ and Jacinta Ruru, _University of Otago_ Māori have been writing about their

experiences for two centuries. Here, the authors of a new book about that literary legacy pick ten of their must-read titles. February 2, 2025 Archana Koirala, _University of Sydney_; Bianca

Middleton, _Menzies School of Health Research_; Margie Danchin, _Murdoch Children's Research Institute_; Peter McIntyre, _University of Otago_, and Rebecca Doyle, _The University of

Queensland_ The RSV vaccine is one of three vaccines covered under the National Immunisation Program for pregnant women. January 21, 2025 Nicholas Khoo, _University of Otago_ Donald Trump

wants US allies to spend more on defence and has threatened NATO members with coercion. But allies have agency too, and are already planning their responses.