Subtle Pressure: How Psychological Framing Boosted Vaccine Uptake in 2022
Explore how New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine messaging evolved in 2022, shifting from certainty to complexity amid Omicron and booster campaigns, impacting public perception.
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Youth Offending Reducing in New Zealand?: An Analytical Review (2010–2023)
Discover the latest trends in youth offending in New Zealand, highlighting declines by gender, ethnicity, and crime type from 2010 to 2023, based on new official data.
How Many Died, and When? Revisiting New Zealand’s COVID Data from 2022–2023
Discover the full story behind New Zealand’s COVID-19 data, revealing how framing and timing influenced public perception and vaccine safety narratives.
Analyzing New Zealand’s Crime Trends: 2015-2024
Explore New Zealand’s evolving crime trends from 2015 to 2024, highlighting key patterns, demographic insights, and law enforcement shifts shaping the landscape.
Drug Crime in New Zealand: From Cannabis to Meth
Discover how drug crime trends in New Zealand have evolved over a decade, with a rise in methamphetamine charges, shifting demographics, and changing policing patterns.
Dunedin’s Rainbow Crossing: A Symbolic Idea That Didn’t Make It
Dunedin’s envisioned rainbow-themed street crossing was shelved due to costs and legal standards, highlighting challenges in balancing symbolism, safety, and budget.
When 94% Isn’t 94%: How Vaccination Stats Shaped Public Perception in New Zealand
In early 2021, New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout began with a sense of pragmatic precision. Far from the chaos unfolding in other parts of the world, our small country had the advantage of time — and we used it. Daily updates from the Ministry of Health were a picture of logistical order: doses received, doses…
Counting Confidence: Did NZ’s Vaccine Stats Tell the Whole Story?
Discover how using the Health Service User population instead of the total population influenced COVID-19 vaccination data, shaping public perception and health messaging.
Drug Crime in New Zealand, Trend Analysis: 2015 – 2024
Analyzing drug crime trends in New Zealand from 2015 to 2024 reveals rising methamphetamine cases, changing legal outcomes, and persistent demographic disparities.
Interactive NZ Covid Stats by Vaccination Status – Cases / Hospital Admissions / Deaths
Explore COVID-19 trends in New Zealand from April 2022 to December 2023, including cases, deaths, and vaccination insights, now visualized with interactive Flourish charts.
UK’s PM Says Transwomen are not Women – Latest Domino to fall in Gender Woowoo
UK’s legal shift prioritizing biological sex over gender self-identification signals New Zealand should adopt clear, biology-based definitions to protect women’s rights.
How Is “Woman” Defined in New Zealand Law?
Discover how New Zealand law defines “woman,” combining biological and gender identity considerations amid evolving legal interpretations and protections.