Articles by Scottie Andrew, CNN
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World
A plant that’s everywhere is fuelling a growing risk of wildfire disaster
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 3:54PMCNN- A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving and destructive wildfires...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: We need to put perspective on the current state of our economy
Monday, 22 April 2024, 1:27PMIt is fair to say the country is not in a good place right now. Job cuts dominate the headlines. A double-dip recession came...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: The media model is broken because of fear
Monday, 15 April 2024, 1:45PMSince we were last together, the collapse of television news and current affairs has continued. And with it, we have been...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: New Zealand knows the price of everything and the value of nothing
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:55PMI vividly remember the first time I saw Christchurch Cathedral. I was 10 so it was 1973. I was on tour with the Auckland...
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Science
Dogs can match some words with objects, study suggests
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 1:55PMCNN- Dogs can understand that certain words refer to specific objects, according to a recent study, suggesting that they...
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World
Dachshunds under threat as Germany proposes ban on breeding
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 4:28PMCNN- Germany’s beloved sausage dog, the dachshund, could be under threat in the country, its national kennel club said Wednesday,...
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World
'Everyone was screaming, everyone was running' - Death toll above 60 as gunmen attack concert
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 2:33PMCamouflage-clad gunmen opened fire at concertgoers near Moscow with automatic weapons on Saturday, killing at least 60 people...
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World
Cuba sees rare protests amid power cuts and food shortages
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 1:36PMCNN- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that his government is willing to engage with protesters after hundreds of...
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Audio
Former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is interested in buying TikTok
Friday, 15 March 2024, 4:46PMFormer Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he’s assembling a team of investors to make a bid to buy TikTok. This...
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Science
Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 3:20PMCNN- Marine researchers on a mission to record life hidden in the world’s oceans have reported they found about 100 potential...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Did the Government know that their pre-election promises were unaffordable?
Monday, 11 March 2024, 2:25PMSo if you've listened to me for any length of time, you'll know I respect Liam Dann very much indeed. Liam is the Herald's...
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Science
Oldest ‘dead’ galaxy spied by Webb may cause astronomers to revise their understanding of the early universe
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 2:10PMCNN- Astronomers have spotted the oldest “dead” galaxy ever observed while studying the cosmos with the James Webb Space...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Newshub has been broke for ages
Monday, 4 March 2024, 2:16PMSo the culture wars that erupted after the closing of Newshub continued over the weekend. The go woke-go broke crowd have...
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World
French Senate votes to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 2:50PMCNN- France is one step closer to enshrining abortion rights in its constitution after French senators overwhelmingly endorsed...
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Science
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is rapidly melting. Scientists now have evidence for when it started and why
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 1:38PMCNN- Scientists have looked back in time to reconstruct the past life of Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” — nicknamed because...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: National's state of the nation address was blame game politics
Monday, 19 February 2024, 1:18PMWhen National formed it's new government there was a snappy little phrase that supporters were fond of using. Thank God the...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: This weekend showed the Greens are fast becoming unelectable
Monday, 12 February 2024, 2:14PMSo two big video interviews over the weekend. Firstly, Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin. Tucker said it was because...
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World
Turkey Syria earthquake one year on: People struggle to survive in tents as rubble remains
Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 3:34PMA year ago, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, causing widespread destruction...
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Science
Great white sighting may reveal a ‘holy grail’ of shark science
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 3:54PMCNN- Drone footage shot off the coast of Southern California may have revealed the first ever glimpse of a newborn great...
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Science
The moon has entered a new epoch, scientists say
Monday, 15 January 2024, 3:33PMCNN- For thousands of years, the moon inspired humans from afar, but the bright beacon in Earth’s night sky — located more...
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Entertainment
Cher asks court to give her conservatorship over her adult son
Friday, 29 December 2023, 1:55PMCher has filed a petition to become a temporary conservator overseeing her son’s money, saying the 47-year-old’s struggles...
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Science
Life may have everything it needs to exist on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 3:25PMCNN— Scientists have long viewed Saturn’s moon Enceladus, which harbors an ocean beneath its thick, icy shell, as one of...
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World
Climate summit host UAE planned to use the event to make oil deals, leaked notes suggest
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 1:40PMCNN— The United Arab Emirates’ team organizing the COP28 climate talks that begin this week was planning to use its position...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Is this what we can expect for the next three years?
Monday, 27 November 2023, 1:22PMCongratulations to the new coalition Government, which was sworn in today by Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro. And as our...