Partners Archive
Rave under Takaka stars: Remembering the trip that was The Gathering
Before Splore, there was a South Island music festival that celebrated 'unity through diversity' at the turn of the millennium.
Mince and cheese to pepper shroom: The evolution of the petrol station pie
In a time of changing tastes, diets, supply chains and ways of working, Goodtime Pies has been forced to constantly adapt.
Coming Home: A brand new podcast series on the New Zealanders who returned home during the pandemic
Thousands of highly-skilled New Zealanders are returning from overseas as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. But why did they leave in the first place? Listen to episode one of Coming Home now.
Beervana: a different kind of beer festival, viewed nine ways
After years watching it unfold on social media with a growing envy, Duncan Greive finally hit the road to Beervana 2019.
Girl group groundbreakers or popstar guinea pigs? Where TrueBliss went amiss
Twenty years ago, TV made TrueBliss into New Zealand's biggest girl band. In this piece, first published in 2019, Gabe McDonnell tracks the rise and fall of the country's first made-for-TV popstars.
The astonishing, life-saving power of immunisation
Siouxsie Wiles explains why she immunises, and the commitment you make to the community when you do.
The technology that’s saving businesses millions of dollars
The Internet of Things can create tiny efficiencies that amount to a lot of money. Ben Fahy reports on how the IoT is changing the way businesses work.
How theatre can change the conversation around depression and suicide
Every Brilliant Thing encourages thoughtful discussion of depression and suicide in a year when people's mental health has been put under heavy pressure.
Removing the stain of climate change from washing products
Unilever is on a mission to eliminate fossil-derived carbon from all of its cleaning products by 2030.
Announcing Coming Home, a podcast about New Zealand’s ‘brain gain’
In our new podcast series Coming Home, we talk to some of the many highly skilled New Zealanders who’ve returned in 2020 and explore what it means for us as a country.
How giving native trees helps tackle climate change – and Christmas waste
More than 500,000 native trees have been planted through the Trees That Count programme, funded by New Zealanders and the local business community.
Lessons from 2020: How the creative industries can move forward
New Zealand creatives share what 2020 has taught them in 200 words or fewer.
Recipe for resilience: Te ao Māori and the Covid-19 response
Across Aotearoa, Māori responded to the unique needs of their communities during the peak of Covid-19. Two Māori organisations share the lessons they want learned from their success.
A swamp full of fools: Who plays who on The Comey Rule
When you drain the swamp, these people and the actors playing them will be all that's left.
How rights keep our creators in the picture
Creative rights play a crucial role in enabling local authors, illustrators and publishers to make and share their work.
Contactless and queueless: How Covid-19 has accelerated the future of money
From shillings to smartphones, humans have always found new ways to pay and be paid. So what’s next and how has Covid-19 sped things up?
How sustainable is a six-green-star-rated building?
A look inside one of New Zealand's most eco-friendly new buildings
You don’t have to use the dark web to be exposed to its dangers
More than ever, we're at risk of being exposed to online scams, hacks and data leaks. But do we really understand what's at stake?
A year in Aotearoa: The photos that captured New Zealand
James Borrowdale learns the stories behind the images nominated for the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year.
Conscious consumers, beware: green energy isn’t as straightforward as you think
Think you know an energy provider who delivers 100% renewable power to its customers? Think again.
Debt to the future: The cost of recovery
Jonathan Cotton looks at where the government is getting all the money to pay for the Covid-19 recovery, and where that debt is taking us.
Prioritising Māori perspectives could make Aotearoa thrive
The fourth episode of Conversations That Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take takes a look at the role that mātauranga Māori could – or should – play in shaping the future of our country.
The doctor devoted to improving Māori breast cancer care
Emma Espiner talks to Dr Maxine Ronald, the only wahine Māori consultant breast cancer surgeon in the world, about inequities in breast cancer outcomes for Māori.
Covid-19 has changed New Zealand forever. The experts explain how: part two
Some of the smartest people in the country examine the effects of the pandemic on Aotearoa’s future in 400 words or fewer.
