At the United Nations General Assembly, Winston Peters tore into Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling it a “grossly disproportionate response” that has left the world “shocked to our core by harrowing images of famine.”
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says the government is prepared to legislate over court rulings that weave tikanga Māori into the legal system. He warns that “unique” interpretations could undermine investor confidence.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual organisations from around the world have launched LGB International, formally declaring independence from the broader trans and queer movement.
Ani O’Brien, a well-known commentator in New Zealand’s gender-critical circles, said the new organisation is about reclaiming a movement “built by and for people who are same-sex attracted.”
A United Nations delegation has visited a dozen New Zealand prisons over the past two weeks, part of its mandate to prevent torture in countries signed up to the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture.
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) carried out unannounced inspections at facilities including Auckland Prison, Waikeria, Rimutaka and Invercargill.
Two leading AI safety researchers say the world is on the brink of creating machines that could wipe out humanity.
Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, who run the Machine Intelligence Research Institute in California, argue in their new book If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, that the risk is near-certain if superintelligence is developed with current methods.
A new peer-reviewed study has found that sugary drinks don’t just increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer, but they may also help the disease spread once it forms.
Published this month in Nature Metabolism and led by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the research mimicked the effects of consuming soda by exposing colorectal cancer cells to a glucose-fructose mix.
Cancer cells became more mobile, spreading faster to the liver, the most common site for metastasis.
Newly revealed company emails show that Johnson & Johnson, the original maker of Tylenol, privately admitted years ago that evidence was mounting of a link between the drug’s use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.
