28 Feb 2017

Top 10 stories of the month - February 2017

12:46 pm on 28 February 2017

In case you missed out the first time ...

 

1 - FOUR PHOTOS THAT SHOW HOW NEW ZEALAND IS CHANGING

Bulldozed Farmland in Albany

Bulldozed Farmland in Albany Photo: Chris Corson-Scott

Photographer Chris Corson-Scott shares what these locations say about our environment.

 

2 - SEVEN THINGS WE LEARNED FROM MAX KEY’S WOMAN’S DAY INTERVIEW

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He’s a slippery fish but someone finally caught him. Here's what we now know.

 

3 - THE PENCILSWORD: MORE PRISONS, MORE PROBLEMS

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Don't snooze on politicians' promises of more cops and prison beds. The cost is higher than you realise, says Toby Morris.

 

4 - WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU’VE GOT NO HOME

A street in Mt Victoria, Wellington.

Rents are rising faster than wages in Auckland in Wellington, putting the squeeze on anyone looking for a new flat. Photo: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Jared Kelly / Flickr

With rents rising and incomes not keeping up, it’s getting desperate out there.

 

5 - WAITANGI DAY: PROTEST IS BETTER THAN A PROPAGANDA HOLIDAY

On February 6, 1840, two documents were signed at Waitangi.

On February 6, 1840, two documents were signed at Waitangi. Photo: Unknown

We asked writers who walk between the Māori and Pākehā worlds to give us their views on the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand.

 

6 - VALENTINE’S DAY GUIDE TO WHAT NOT TO BUY

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With a relationship comes great responsibilities and one of these responsibilities is always buying the perfect gift.  You can’t get it right every time and no one wants to be another “it’s-the-thought-that-counts” statistic.

 

7 - CHRISTCHURCH’S PORT HILLS FIRE IN PICTURES

John Campbell speaks to the the McKenzie family whose house survived the fire, but property was destroyed

John Campbell speaks to the the McKenzie family whose house survived the fire, but property was destroyed Photo: RNZ / Brad White

 

8 - THIS CANNABIS PRODUCT WON’T EVEN GET YOU HIGH, SO WHY IS IT ILLEGAL?

The mother of a girl suffering from severe seizures wants her daughter to have access to a cannabis derived medicine.

The mother of a girl suffering from severe seizures wants her daughter to have access to a cannabis derived medicine. Photo: AFP

In Australia, CBD has recently been scheduled as a prescription-only medicine, as long as it contains a total cannabinoid content of 2 percent or less. But in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health considers CBD to be covered by the Misuse of Drugs Act.

 

9 - OUR PICKS FROM THE FRINGE FESTIVALS

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Seven shows from near and far.

 

10 - PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE POLITICS OF TRUMP

A diverse crowd gathered to protest Trump's presidency.

A diverse crowd gathered to protest Trump's presidency. Photo: Luke McPake / The Wireless

We asked people at the No Ban, No Wall rally in Auckland why they protest.