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href="/science/30-10-2024/the-impact-of-long-covid-will-be-huge-so-why-is-new-zealand-doing-nothing-about-it"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Image: Getty Images; additional design The Spinoff " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Image: Getty Images; additional design The Spinoff " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/longcovid.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/longcovid.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/longcovid.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/longcovid.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/longcovid.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/30-10-2024/the-impact-of-long-covid-will-be-huge-so-why-is-new-zealand-doing-nothing-about-it"><div class="label">Opinion</div><h4 aria-label="The impact of long Covid will be huge. So why is New Zealand doing nothing about it?," class="title">The impact of long Covid will be huge. So why is New Zealand doing nothing about it?</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: 'You think it won’t be you, then after your next inevitable Covid-19 reinfection, it is, and you’re left to wonder why nobody stepped up.',">'You think it won’t be you, then after your next inevitable Covid-19 reinfection, it is, and you’re left to wonder why nobody stepped up.'</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/rohan-botica-headshot.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/rohan-botica-headshot.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/rohan-botica-headshot.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/rohan-botica-headshot.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/rohan-botica-headshot.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/rohan-botica-headshot.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/rohan-botica-headshot.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Rohan Botica" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Rohan Botica<time class="date" dateTime="2024-10-30T09:00:47"> | 30th October, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></section><section class="row1 false"><div class="miniblock"><article class="card post"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Design: Liam Rātana ," href="/atea/23-10-2024/theres-a-silent-killer-threatening-the-mauri-of-our-moana"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Design: Liam Rātana " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Design: Liam Rātana " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/Liams-images-14.png?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/Liams-images-14.png?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/Liams-images-14.png?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/Liams-images-14.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/Liams-images-14.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/atea/23-10-2024/theres-a-silent-killer-threatening-the-mauri-of-our-moana"><h4 aria-label="There’s a silent killer threatening the mauri of our moana," class="title">There’s a silent killer threatening the mauri of our moana</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: A new documentary explores the devastating impact of caulerpa, an invasive algae choking New Zealand's coastal ecosystems.,">A new documentary explores the devastating impact of caulerpa, an invasive algae choking New Zealand's coastal ecosystems.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/liamhs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Liam Rātana" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Liam Rātana<time class="date" dateTime="2024-10-23T12:00:41"> | 23rd October, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Ātea editor" class="position">Ātea editor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></div><div class="miniblock"><article class="card post"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : The two camps are bitterly divided. ," href="/science/18-10-2024/white-tailed-spiders-innocent-scapegoat-or-dangerous-super-pest"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="The two camps are bitterly divided. " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="The two camps are bitterly divided. " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-5.png?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-5.png?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-5.png?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-5.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-5.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/18-10-2024/white-tailed-spiders-innocent-scapegoat-or-dangerous-super-pest"><h4 aria-label="White-tailed spiders: Innocent scapegoat or dangerous super-pest?," class="title">White-tailed spiders: Innocent scapegoat or dangerous super-pest?</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: Once and for all: are white-tailed spiders dangerous or not?,">Once and for all: are white-tailed spiders dangerous or not?</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Hera Lindsay Bird" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Hera Lindsay Bird<time class="date" dateTime="2024-10-18T10:30:26"> | 18th October, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Contributing writer" class="position">Contributing writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></div></section><section class="row2 false"><div class="miniblock"><article class="card post"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Two cities stand before me, but only one of them is telling the truth on GeoNet. ," href="/science/11-10-2024/whos-the-aucklander-who-claims-to-feel-every-earthquake-in-new-zealand"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Two cities stand before me, but only one of them is telling the truth on GeoNet. " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Two cities stand before me, but only one of them is telling the truth on GeoNet. " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/wclM4Bni-15.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/wclM4Bni-15.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/wclM4Bni-15.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/wclM4Bni-15.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/wclM4Bni-15.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/11-10-2024/whos-the-aucklander-who-claims-to-feel-every-earthquake-in-new-zealand"><h4 aria-label="Who’s the Aucklander who claims to feel every earthquake in New Zealand?," class="title">Who’s the Aucklander who claims to feel every earthquake in New Zealand?</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: Sometimes, those false 'felt' reports on GeoNet are just someone trying to make an image of a 'certain appendage'.,">Sometimes, those false 'felt' reports on GeoNet are just someone trying to make an image of a 'certain appendage'.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/lyrichs-august2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Lyric Waiwiri-Smith" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Lyric Waiwiri-Smith<time class="date" dateTime="2024-10-11T05:00:42"> | 11th October, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Staff writer" class="position">Staff writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></div><div class="miniblock"><article class="card post"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="-1" aria-label="Feature image description : ," href="/society/09-10-2024/i-hate-and-repudiate-our-new-ersatz-pretender-moon"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="I hate and repudiate our new ersatz, pretender moon" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="I hate and repudiate our new ersatz, pretender moon" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-1.png?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-1.png?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-1.png?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-1.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/10/HMH_FeatureImage-1.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/society/09-10-2024/i-hate-and-repudiate-our-new-ersatz-pretender-moon"><h4 aria-label="I hate and repudiate our new ersatz, pretender moon," class="title">I hate and repudiate our new ersatz, pretender moon</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: Is there such a thing as too many moons? This Spinoff writer says yes.,">Is there such a thing as too many moons? This Spinoff writer says yes.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/GiJ-Hera-Linsay-Bird-035-modified.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Hera Lindsay Bird" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Hera Lindsay Bird<time class="date" dateTime="2024-10-09T10:30:05"> | 9th October, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Contributing writer" class="position">Contributing writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></div></section></section></div><section class="block newsletter-alternate"><div class="container newsletter-alternate"><div class="layout-newsletter-alternate"><article class="brightblue card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-1"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Matuku hūrepo pretending to be reeds (Photos: Imogen Warren) ," href="/science/27-09-2024/these-boomers-are-not-ok"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Matuku hūrepo pretending to be reeds (Photos: Imogen Warren) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Matuku hūrepo pretending to be reeds (Photos: Imogen Warren) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/54706538-51fe-448f-ba37-346f0d5b6e84_850x510.jpeg?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/54706538-51fe-448f-ba37-346f0d5b6e84_850x510.jpeg?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/54706538-51fe-448f-ba37-346f0d5b6e84_850x510.jpeg?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/54706538-51fe-448f-ba37-346f0d5b6e84_850x510.jpeg?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/54706538-51fe-448f-ba37-346f0d5b6e84_850x510.jpeg?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/27-09-2024/these-boomers-are-not-ok"><h4 aria-label="These boomers are not OK," class="title">These boomers are not OK</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: A project wants more people to get ‘bittern’ by the matuku hūrepo bug.,">A project wants more people to get ‘bittern’ by the matuku hūrepo bug.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Ellen Rykers" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Ellen Rykers<time class="date" dateTime="2024-09-27T14:05:24"> | 27th September, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Climate writer" class="position">Climate writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="white card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-2"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Left: climate scientist Joëlle Gergis. Right: the view from my flat in Canberra as a cloud of bushfire smoke descended on the city in late 2019. ," href="/science/13-09-2024/what-one-climate-scientist-wants-everyone-to-know"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Left: climate scientist Joëlle Gergis. Right: the view from my flat in Canberra as a cloud of bushfire smoke descended on the city in late 2019. " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Left: climate scientist Joëlle Gergis. Right: the view from my flat in Canberra as a cloud of bushfire smoke descended on the city in late 2019. " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-71.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-71.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-71.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-71.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-71.jpg?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/13-09-2024/what-one-climate-scientist-wants-everyone-to-know"><h4 aria-label="What one climate scientist wants everyone to know," class="title">What one climate scientist wants everyone to know</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: ‘The fight for a habitable planet is on right now, and we need everyone to show up.’,">‘The fight for a habitable planet is on right now, and we need everyone to show up.’</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Ellen Rykers" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Ellen Rykers<time class="date" dateTime="2024-09-13T13:00:50"> | 13th September, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Climate writer" class="position">Climate writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="red card post" data-tags="opinion" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-3"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : Image: The Spinoff ," href="/science/09-09-2024/some-home-truths-about-gene-technologies"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Image: The Spinoff " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Image: The Spinoff " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Untitled-design-32.png?undefined&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Untitled-design-32.png?undefined&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Untitled-design-32.png?undefined&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Untitled-design-32.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Untitled-design-32.png?undefined&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/09-09-2024/some-home-truths-about-gene-technologies"><div class="label">Opinion</div><h4 aria-label="Some home truths about gene technologies," class="title">Some home truths about gene technologies</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: We should discuss the issue of regulatory change from a position of educated debate, not fear-mongering.,">We should discuss the issue of regulatory change from a position of educated debate, not fear-mongering.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Revel-Drummond_PFR4290-edit2.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Revel-Drummond_PFR4290-edit2.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Revel-Drummond_PFR4290-edit2.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Revel-Drummond_PFR4290-edit2.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Revel-Drummond_PFR4290-edit2.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Revel-Drummond_PFR4290-edit2.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/Revel-Drummond_PFR4290-edit2.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Revel Drummond" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Revel Drummond<time class="date" dateTime="2024-09-09T10:30:55"> | 9th September, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><article class="acidgreen card post" data-parsely-slot="newsletter-alternate-4"><div class="image" aria-hidden="true"><a tabindex="0" aria-label="Feature image description : A rammed earth home in Piha. (Photo: Terra Firma Earth Building Company) ," href="/science/06-09-2024/put-down-the-hammer-and-pick-up-the-rammer"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="A rammed earth home in Piha. (Photo: Terra Firma Earth Building Company) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="A rammed earth home in Piha. (Photo: Terra Firma Earth Building Company) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-70.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=600&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-70.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=600&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-70.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=600&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-70.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=600&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/09/unnamed-70.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=600&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/06-09-2024/put-down-the-hammer-and-pick-up-the-rammer"><h4 aria-label="‘Put down the hammer and pick up the rammer’," class="title">‘Put down the hammer and pick up the rammer’</h4><div class="summary" aria-label="summary: One builder’s quest to find a culture of sustainability in construction.,">One builder’s quest to find a culture of sustainability in construction.</div><div style="position:relative" class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Ellen Rykers" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Ellen Rykers<time class="date" dateTime="2024-09-06T14:01:47"> | 6th September, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Climate writer" class="position">Climate writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article></div></div></section></div><section class="block category-homepage-posts-list"><div class="container category-homepage-posts-list"><div class="layout-column-two"><div><div class="layout-flow posts"><div tabindex="0" class="control prev"></div><div class="items"><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post" data-tags="opinion"><div class="image"><a href="/science/29-08-2024/lets-cut-the-crap-on-gene-technology"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Photo: Getty Images; additional design The Spinoff " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Photo: Getty Images; additional design The Spinoff " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/geneticmodification.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/geneticmodification.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/geneticmodification.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/geneticmodification.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/geneticmodification.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/29-08-2024/lets-cut-the-crap-on-gene-technology"><div class="label">Opinion</div><h3 class="title">Let’s cut the crap on gene technology</h3><div class="summary">Society should be asking itself why it needs to trade the security of its regulations for unsecured promises.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2022/01/1634251169997_Jack-Heinemann-low-e1642130912582.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2022/01/1634251169997_Jack-Heinemann-low-e1642130912582.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2022/01/1634251169997_Jack-Heinemann-low-e1642130912582.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2022/01/1634251169997_Jack-Heinemann-low-e1642130912582.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2022/01/1634251169997_Jack-Heinemann-low-e1642130912582.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2022/01/1634251169997_Jack-Heinemann-low-e1642130912582.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2022/01/1634251169997_Jack-Heinemann-low-e1642130912582.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Jack Heinemann" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Jack Heinemann<time class="date" dateTime="2024-08-29T10:30:27"> | 29th August, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/science/16-08-2024/its-time-to-put-the-taking-sides-gm-debates-of-the-90s-behind-us"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Getty Images; additional design The Spinoff " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Getty Images; additional design The Spinoff " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/gmdebate.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/gmdebate.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/gmdebate.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/gmdebate.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/gmdebate.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/16-08-2024/its-time-to-put-the-taking-sides-gm-debates-of-the-90s-behind-us"><h3 class="title">It’s time to put the ‘taking sides’ GM debates of the 90s behind us</h3><div class="summary">Reform is coming. Is New Zealand ready to have a mature discussion about the role gene technologies can play in our society?</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/mikebunce.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/mikebunce.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/mikebunce.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/mikebunce.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/mikebunce.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/mikebunce.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/mikebunce.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Michael Bunce" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Michael Bunce<time class="date" dateTime="2024-08-16T05:01:54"> | 16th August, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Guest writer" class="position">Guest writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/science/09-08-2024/the-small-grubs-solving-big-problems"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Photo: Good Grub/Supplied " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Photo: Good Grub/Supplied " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/unnamed-69.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/unnamed-69.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/unnamed-69.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/unnamed-69.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/08/unnamed-69.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/09-08-2024/the-small-grubs-solving-big-problems"><h3 class="title">Small grubs solving big problems</h3><div class="summary">These ‘good grubs’ can deliver a climate-solutions double-whammy.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Ellen Rykers" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Ellen Rykers<time class="date" dateTime="2024-08-09T12:00:46"> | 9th August, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Climate writer" class="position">Climate writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/pop-culture/26-07-2024/the-local-science-that-just-made-a-huge-cameo-in-the-kardashians"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="The local science that just made a huge cameo in The Kardashians" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="The local science that just made a huge cameo in The Kardashians" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/Alex-feature-images-25.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/Alex-feature-images-25.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/Alex-feature-images-25.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/Alex-feature-images-25.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/Alex-feature-images-25.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/pop-culture/26-07-2024/the-local-science-that-just-made-a-huge-cameo-in-the-kardashians"><h3 class="title">The local science that just made a huge cameo in The Kardashians</h3><div class="summary">The Dunedin Study just showed up on the most watched reality show on Disney+.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/11/lxkc.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/11/lxkc.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/11/lxkc.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/11/lxkc.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/11/lxkc.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/11/lxkc.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2023/11/lxkc.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Alex Casey" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Alex Casey<time class="date" dateTime="2024-07-26T12:45:03"> | 26th July, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Senior writer" class="position">Senior writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/science/25-07-2024/kokako-and-co-governance-in-kaimai-mamaku"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project kaimahi with Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. (Photo: Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Kaimai Mamaku Restoration Project kaimahi with Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. (Photo: Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/unnamed-67.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/unnamed-67.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/unnamed-67.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/unnamed-67.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/unnamed-67.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/25-07-2024/kokako-and-co-governance-in-kaimai-mamaku"><h3 class="title">Kōkako and co-governance in Kaimai Mamaku</h3><div class="summary">Conservation projects in Kaimai Mamaku are connecting people to the land – and to each other.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Ellen Rykers" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Ellen Rykers<time class="date" dateTime="2024-07-25T16:00:42"> | 25th July, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Climate writer" class="position">Climate writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/science/22-07-2024/climate-change-will-make-it-easier-to-grow-certain-foods-in-nz-but-dont-rejoice-just-yet"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Tropical Northland, 2040. (Image by Tina Tiller) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Tropical Northland, 2040. (Image by Tina Tiller) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_CoffeeBeansBananas_Northlandpng.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_CoffeeBeansBananas_Northlandpng.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_CoffeeBeansBananas_Northlandpng.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_CoffeeBeansBananas_Northlandpng.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_CoffeeBeansBananas_Northlandpng.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/22-07-2024/climate-change-will-make-it-easier-to-grow-certain-foods-in-nz-but-dont-rejoice-just-yet"><h3 class="title">Climate change will make it easier to grow some foods in NZ – but don’t rejoice just yet</h3><div class="summary">Bananas and coffee in Northland might sound like a plus, but there are plenty of downsides, too. </div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/01/28-AKL-TANG02.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/01/28-AKL-TANG02.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/01/28-AKL-TANG02.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/01/28-AKL-TANG02.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/01/28-AKL-TANG02.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/01/28-AKL-TANG02.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/01/28-AKL-TANG02.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Eda Tang" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Eda Tang<time class="date" dateTime="2024-07-22T10:30:55"> | 22nd July, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Contributor" class="position">Contributor</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/science/12-07-2024/what-will-happen-to-farmland-when-solar-power-expands"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="Photo: Our Land and Water / Supplied " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="Photo: Our Land and Water / Supplied " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/fcc8dd32-d9a7-4139-93bf-8b9466bab028_850x510.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/fcc8dd32-d9a7-4139-93bf-8b9466bab028_850x510.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/fcc8dd32-d9a7-4139-93bf-8b9466bab028_850x510.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/fcc8dd32-d9a7-4139-93bf-8b9466bab028_850x510.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/fcc8dd32-d9a7-4139-93bf-8b9466bab028_850x510.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/12-07-2024/what-will-happen-to-farmland-when-solar-power-expands"><h3 class="title">What will happen to farmland when solar power expands?</h3><div class="summary">Combining sheep with solar panels could be a recipe for renewable energy success.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Ellen Rykers" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Ellen Rykers<time class="date" dateTime="2024-07-12T14:06:33"> | 12th July, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Climate writer" class="position">Climate writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/politics/03-07-2024/soul-destroying-heartbreaking-and-horrible-nurses-describe-work-conditions-amid-staffing-debate"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="‘Horrible’: Nurses describe work conditions amid staffing debate" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="‘Horrible’: Nurses describe work conditions amid staffing debate" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_nurses.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_nurses.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_nurses.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_nurses.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/07/FeatureImage_nurses.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/politics/03-07-2024/soul-destroying-heartbreaking-and-horrible-nurses-describe-work-conditions-amid-staffing-debate"><h3 class="title">‘Horrible’: Nurses describe work conditions amid staffing debate</h3><div class="summary">Last July it was determined the country’s public health service was in need of 4,800 more nurses. In June, Te Whatu Ora said hospitals were 2,000 nurses 'ahead'. Nurses and their union disagree.</div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/02/gabi-feb2024.png?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Gabi Lardies" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Gabi Lardies<time class="date" dateTime="2024-07-03T09:00:26"> | 3rd July, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Staff writer" class="position">Staff writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/science/27-06-2024/kids-become-myrtle-rust-busters-with-new-game"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60%"></span><img alt="A new augmented reality app aims to empower rangatahi with knowledge about myrtle rust (Photo: Scion) " src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%"/><noscript><img alt="A new augmented reality app aims to empower rangatahi with knowledge about myrtle rust (Photo: Scion) " sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 850px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/06/unnamed-66.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/06/unnamed-66.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/06/unnamed-66.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/06/unnamed-66.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2024/06/unnamed-66.jpg?overlayframe=futureproof&w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="responsive" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></a></div><div class="body"><a href="/science/27-06-2024/kids-become-myrtle-rust-busters-with-new-game"><h3 class="title">Kids become myrtle rust busters with new game</h3><div class="summary"></div><div class="bylines-container"><div class="byline"><div class="avatar"><div class="avatar-mask"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0"><img alt="avatar" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="avatar" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover"/><noscript><img alt="avatar" sizes="110px" srcSet="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=70 70w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=250 250w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=640 640w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=768 768w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290 1290w" src="https://images.thespinoff.co.nz/1/2018/07/IMG_6008.jpg?w=1290" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="avatar" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span></div></div><div><div aria-label="written by Ellen Rykers" class="name "><span class="pre-text">By </span>Ellen Rykers<time class="date" dateTime="2024-06-27T10:30:26"> | 27th June, 2024</time></div><div aria-label="role Climate writer" class="position">Climate writer</div></div></div></div></a></div></article><b></b></div><div class="item"><b></b><article class="card post"><div class="image"><a href="/science/21-06-2024/a-generational-win-for-nzs-seabirds"><span 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