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1 week ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Kate Newton
An Auckland bird hospital wants public light displays like the Harbour Bridge and Sky Tower to be dimmed on cloudy nights, to help prevent native seabirds being injured or grounded. BirdCare Aotearoa cares for hundreds of seabirds each autumn, and believed that light pollution from Auckland was disorientating juvenile birds. Although light pollution came from across the city, large, bright LED displays were a particular problem, the charity said.
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1 week ago | 
radionz.co.nz | Kate Newton
An Auckland bird hospital wants public light displays like the Harbour Bridge and Sky Tower to be dimmed on cloudy nights, to help prevent native seabirds being injured or grounded. BirdCare Aotearoa cares for hundreds of seabirds each autumn, and believed that light pollution from Auckland was disorientating juvenile birds. Although light pollution came from across the city, large, bright LED displays were a particular problem, the charity said.
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4 weeks ago | 
unsw.edu.au | Kate Newton |Daniel Ghezelbash
If you are facing an injustice and don't know where to turn, a new AI assistant trained by lawyers on NSW legal protections empowers you to take action. An innovative partnership between UNSW Kaldor Centre Director Professor Daniel Ghezelbash and the National Justice Project has created a simple way to exercise your rights: Hear Me Out, a free online platform that helps you to understand and lodge a formal complaint.
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1 month ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Kate Newton
RNZ launched a political poll in April 2025 in partnership with the longstanding and reputable polling company Reid Research. The poll builds on the former Newshub-Reid Research Poll, which ran successfully from 2009 to 2023. The polls, which will run about four times a year, involve 1000 online interviews nationwide.
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2 months ago | 
odt.co.nz | Eloise Gibson |Kate Newton
You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. BusinessBy Eloise Gibson and Kate Newton of RNZAs insurers move towards individual risk ratings for properties, industry leaders have warned that a growing number of homes could be left without insurance. If a growing number of homes became difficult or impossible to insure, that could cause their value to plummet - creating a problem for the whole economy, industry members were told.
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2 months ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Eloise Gibson |Kate Newton
As insurers move towards individual risk ratings for properties, industry leaders have warned that a growing number of homes could be left without insurance. If a growing number of homes became difficult or impossible to insure, that could cause their value to plummet - creating a problem for the whole economy, industry members were told. ANZ chief risk officer Ben Kelleher told the recent Insurance Council conference that New Zealanders had short memories when it came to major flood events.
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2 months ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Kate Newton |Phil Pennington
Victimisation rates for violent offences have stayed mostly steady according to new official data, released two days after the government said violent crime had dropped. Ministry of Justice data out on Thursday counted violence differently than the police and Justice Ministers did on Tuesday, when ministers Mark Mitchell and Paul Goldsmith said violent crime had dropped by 2 percent in 2024, for the first time since 2018. "It is encouraging to see a reversal of this rise," Mitchell said.
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2 months ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Kate Newton
The black petrel, a tākoketai - a seagull-sized bird that only nests in New Zealand. Photo / RNZ / Kate NewtonBy Kate Newton of RNZFor nearly 30 years, researchers have been banding black petrel fledglings before they make their maiden migration to Ecuador. Only a handful of birds have ever come back. Crouched on a steep slope in the forest, leaf litter sticking to my knees, my arm is stretched into a dark burrow and I am waiting for something to bite me.
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2 months ago | 
business.scoop.co.nz | Kate Newton
Article – RNZThey start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ever been found again. Kate Newton , Senior Journalist, In DepthFor nearly 30 years, researchers have been banding black petrel fledglings before they make their maiden migration to Ecuador. Only a handful of birds have ever come back.
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2 months ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Kate Newton
For nearly 30 years, researchers have been banding black petrel fledglings before they make their maiden migration to Ecuador. Only a handful of birds have ever come back. Crouched on a steep slope in the forest, leaf litter sticking to my knees, my arm is stretched into a dark burrow and I am waiting for something to bite me. Even with a glove on, the bite is sharp when it comes, and I have to fight the instinct to yank my arm back.
