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Ministers attack Waitangi Tribunal’s “increasingly activist” approach

The Waitangi Tribunal, key to New Zealand’s treaty settlement process, is facing renewed criticism from senior ministers, including ACT leader David Seymour and NZ First’s Shane Jones. According to ACT MP Todd Stephenson, the “increasingly activist” Tribunal “appears to regard itself as a parallel government that can intervene in the elected Government’s policy making process.”However, Treaty and legal experts within Māoridom argue that the Tribunal is currently fulfilling its 1975 mandate.

14 May 2024

“You don’t say?!”: Study shows school cellphone bans have huge benefits

A Norwegian research paper has found only positive impacts from implementing school phone bans – from improved academic results to better mental health. Is anyone really surprised?

14 May 2024

AI has multiple uses in surgery, Auckland Uni research finds

New research from the University of Auckland highlights several advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) such as “computer vision”. This allows AI to learn and recognise surgical instruments, organs, and abnormal anatomy, which can help surgeons plan and execute complex operations, like cancer removal, more effectively.

15 May 2024

Peru’s government has classified LGBTQ+ people as mentally ill, for controversial reasons

Peru’s government has officially classified transgender, nonbinary and intersex people as “mentally ill.” The country’s Ministry of Health says the move is so that public health services could “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health” for LGBTQ+ people who need it.

16 May 2024

Pfizer says yes to paying up to $250m USD for lawsuits over its heartburn drug Zantac

In the US, Pfizer has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit and will pay out on more than 10,000 claims around its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac and its alleged links to cancer. Other Zantac makers like GSK and Sanofi have also reached agreements to settle similar lawsuits.

15 May 2024

Science just ain’t what it used to be: Multiple research journals closing because of fake news deluge

The closure of several scientific journals at New Jersey publisher Wiley is the result of a growing wave of fraud in the scientific research publication industry. The retractions and lost revenue due to the growing scandal is a major blow to the multi-billion dollar business of academic publishing.

15 May 2024

Gary Judd KC on why the Court of Appeal should have ruled against Waitangi Tribunal’s summons of Minister Karen Chhour

According to Gary Judd KC, the Court of Appeal erred in allowing the Waitangi Tribunal’s attempt to summon Minister for Children, Karen Chhour, to proceed. He argues that the Tribunal is an advisor, not an adversary, to the Minister.