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A couple of weeks ago, I moved to Dunedin, New Zealand, or Aotearoa, as it is beloved in Māori, to pursue a Master’s degree in Geographic Information Systems. I had to transfer at the Auckland International Airport, where I went through a few rounds of biosecurity checks. Before you
When we decided on “silver lining” as the theme of our latest newsletter, I thought it apt to highlight positive stories about the environment to counter the deluge of bleak, and at times terrifying climate news. Yet, while I was keen to find data or visual stories on positive climate
We conducted a workshop for our writers recently, and below are some of the highlights.
Inspired by the Dear Data project where two designers sent each other visualisations describing their week, our team decided to try…
Our writer, Kathy, shares her thoughts on the thriving phenomenon in Japan
In our new series, we sat down with Joceline, our UI/UX designer, and Griselda, our multimedia designer, to nerd out about maps and games!
In this edition of Humans of Kontinentalist, we catch up with Naomi, our resident writer and Myth Buster!
We all know the rules of rock paper scissors (RPS). Paper wins rock, rock wins scissors, and scissors wins paper. There’s even an…
Today we caught up with Vinita, our resident editor and writer, and the only actual mother on the team (soft toys, fur babies, and other…
In this edition of Humans of Kontinentalist, we sat down with Peiying, the company head and wearer of many hats here at Kontinentalist…
As the competition for quality content and organic reach continues to get stiffer by the day, things can feel overwhelming, especially…