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29.06.2026  

Not all on mums: fathers shape child health even before conception

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19.06.2026  
In an unsettled world, boring might be brilliant
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18.06.2026  
Contextualising cohesion for a resilient society
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Young people’s perspectives on online harm and young women in leadership

 

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09.06.2026  
Sir Peter Gluckman recognised among world’s leading medicine researchers
Sir Peter Gluckman has been named among the world’s leading medicine researchers in Research.com’s 2026 ranking of Best Scientists in Medicine.
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03.06.2026  
Social media age restrictions – the case for an evaluation framework
Youth mental health
A social media age restriction policy may help address some of the risks young people face online and cannot do the job on its own. To make a meaningful difference, the policy needs to be...
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27.05.2026  
The brain drain debate is missing the point
Future society
The debate about whether New Zealand is experiencing a brain drain is back in the headlines in 2026.
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26.05.2026  
Webinar: The case for a population strategy
Future society
This webinar considers two recently-released papers on New Zealand’s population future.
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12.05.2026  
NZ’s migration story “more complex” than brain drain narrative
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