Hannah Creary says her Summer Research Scholarship involved “ten amazing weeks working in one of New Zealand’s coolest museums with centuries old herbarium specimens and some pretty neat people”.
It's easy to overlook the contributions of older people given the way our economy is structured, but if we can identify these contributions we’ll be less likely to respond to the next crisis by telling them to get out of the way, writes Professor Nicholas Agar.
COVID-19 lockdowns have acted as a facilitator for digital work, but as people’s experience has occurred during exceptional circumstances it has also led them to draw false conclusions, writes Professor Alexander Richter.
Without global empathy and better global leadership, the poorest countries and poorest people will only be made poorer by the pandemic, writes Professor Ilan Noy.
Victoria University Press of Wellington took out three prizes at the Ockham NZ Book Awards on Tuesday night, including the top prize for general non-fiction for rock musician Shayne Carter’s autobiography Dead People I Have Known.
COVID-19 has forced millions of people to live under strict lockdown conditions, but the psychology of human behaviour predicts they will find it harder to stick to the rules the longer the situation continues, writes Dr Dougal Sutherland.
As COVID-19 restrictions affect people's ability to work, there's a growing segment of workers we must ensure aren't left out in the cold, writes Dr Stephen Blumenfeld.
When it comes to exercise during the COVID-19 lockdown, New Zealanders have taken "use your judgment' to mean being judgy about other people, writes Professor Annemarie Jutel.
Tuning in for news on COVID-19 has now become part of many people’s daily lives. Millions of people around the world who now find themselves in lockdown are frequently accessing numerous social and news media platforms to seek up-to-the-minute information.
The 2024 WLG Community and Environment Trust allocations were made in October. Yvonne Weeber Chair of GOTB became a casual Trustee to undertake the 2024 assessment as Stephanie Rakuraku had to retire early from her Trustee role. Leila Martley is the now the new community Trustee. She lives in Strathmore Park and is an activeContinue reading "2024 WLG Community and Environment Trust allocations"
Photo: Lyall Bay 22 April 2025 – https://www.facebook.com/lyallbaywgtn The East Side Area golf course land has been converted from a golf course green into two hectares of hard black asphalt for 800 cars. The proposal is for boundary treatments, to surround this area with a walking track, and planting. More information can be found inContinue reading "East Side Area Carpark and storage area"
Plane Sense the residents group, from Broadmeadows, Khandallah, Ōhāriu Valley, Ngaio and Crofton Downs, are fundraising to support their challenge of the process and implementation of the flight paths in and out of Wellington Airport. The May 2025 High Court hearing has been postponed due to late affidavits and lack of information from Wellington Airport,Continue reading "Plane Sense"
The Guardians of the Bays 2025 Annual General Meeting will be: You need to be member to attend the AGM. Please email email guardiansofthebays@gmail.com about becoming a member. We look forward to having new members.
