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Will New Zealand’s post-COVID ‘transformation’ solve its environmental challenges?
It was certain to me that the New Zealand Labour party would win the elections. What is not certain is that Jacinda Ardern’s new government will be green enough to face the country’s massive environmental challenges. But with the return of the Green Party’s James Shaw as climate minister and a new dedicated ministry for …
Why it was essential to declare the Easter Bunny an essential service
The ultimate consolatory message combines a touch of emotion with humour, according to Dr. Madelijn Strick, Senior lecturer social psychology at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. “However, these stories are hard to come by and it is difficult to track them down. But the search is worthwhile because they make us laugh and …
Iceland’s magnificent Laugavegur Trek
Iceland’s magnificent great walk from Landmannalaugar to Skógar via Þorsmörk, the Laugavegur Trek, is one of the most spectacular long-distance hikes in the world. The remote trail crosses lava, moss and escaping steam, hills of rhyolite and rivers without bridges. Twenty years ago, Lonely Planet predicted that the trip would become as popular as the …