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Two reports on racism in New Zealand released by the Human Rights Commission land at a time when political rhetoric around racism is escalating again. 

The heated (and often confused) debate about “co-governance” in Aotearoa New Zealand inevitably leads back to its source, Te Tiriti o Waitangi. But, as its long-contested meanings demonstrate, very little in the Treaty of Waitangi is straightforward.

After almost two decades of championing native birds in an annual competition, Aotearoa is going to begin celebrating its spineless creatures this year.

More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the proportion of people who live in towns or cities exceeds 86%. With our lives increasingly lived in urban environments, it’s vital for our personal wellbeing – and the planet’s – that city planners find ways…

Fifty years ago this month, Aotearoa New Zealand established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Some stories are too often drowned out by diplomacy, geopolitics, and trade.

As Aotearoa’s technology industry grapples with a digital skills shortage, our biggest telco and digital services company is using Artificial Intelligence to create opportunities for its employees. Diana Dobson reports | Content partnership

Greater electrification of the economy is an essential part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate policy, as set out in the emissions reduction plan.

Racism in Aotearoa New Zealand has been increasingly under the spotlight in recent years. The 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks amplified conversations about racial equality that continued in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.

The pioneering example of Māori and Pacific Islanders, with service models such as Whānau Ora, shows a way forward to improve the health system for Asian communities in NZ, writes Denzel Chung