The Latest Breaking News from Aotearoa

Most people today are coping with the rising cost of living individually: cost cutting, looking for a better paid job, taking on “side hustles”, and so on. But not so long ago, many workers globally and in Aotearoa New Zealand approached the same problem in far more collective ways.

Rates of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand remain stubbornly high, despite the issue being the focus of considerable political attention while Jacinda Ardern was prime minister.

Doing something serious about intergenerational inequalities and poverty requires a far greater focus on wealth as a source of government revenue, writes Louise Delany

A historian tries to tell us we live in a wonderful, tolerant, open society, but another truth emerges

Aotearoa Art Fair 2023 opens today in a city on a post Te Matatini high, but still reeling from the cyclone blues. Hamish Coney recommends a restorative trip to the Cloud on Tāmaki’s waterfront to catch the mahi toi of more than 180 artists from Aotearoa, Australia and beyond.

Teenagers don’t strike because they fancy time off school, they do it because it’s the most effective tool they have to make their voices heard. But they need adult support, not condemnation, writes Aurora Garner-Randolph

During Cyclones Hale and Gabrielle the poor management of exotic plantations – primarily pine – has again led to extensive damage in Tairāwhiti. Critical public infrastructure destroyed; highly productive agricultural and horticultural land washed away or buried; houses, fences and sheds knocked over; people’s lives and dreams upended; people dead.

In times of crisis, arts, culture and creative experiences play an essential role. Whether through a music gig, a performing arts festival, a visual art exhibit or a well-thumbed book – these bring joy, comfort and relief in troubled times.

Newton Central School has honed its co-governance model for a quarter of a century. Its board co-chairs talk to Nikki Mandow about why shared leadership is a critical part of Aotearoa's future.