Auckland Policy Commons
A little compassion in an age of bullying
By Mike Webster - The University of Auckland's Dr Mike Webster takes a look at a slightly different approach to school and workplace bullying In the days that followed World Compassion Day last week, I couldn’t help but think about the increasing problem of...
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Policy strategies for inclusive renewable energy in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
By Anna Berka, Julie MacArthur, Steve Matthewman, Stephen Poletti, and Maria Bargh - Introduction New Zealand faces a range of interconnected challenges in reorienting its energy infrastructure to address both climate mitigation and adaptation goals. These include...
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Get real on transport – and improve all our lives
By Jess Berentson-Shaw - With the return of our evidence-driven Associate Minister for...
Expanding End-of-Life Choice in New Zealand
By Justin Alsleben - Many people who are terminally ill, or otherwise suffer from serious and...
Some myths about NZ superannuation
By Susan St John - 'Let’s not mindlessly raise the age, argues Susan St John, but try to...
How to Create a Youth-quake Fostering political engagement amongst young people in Aotearoa New Zealand
By Esme Hall - In this blog post I draw on insights from scholarship on political participation...
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PUBLIC LECTURE: Accessibility Legislation: Legal and Policy Insights for New Zealand
DAVID LEPOFSKY **You can now access the recording of this talk** When: Monday 12 November, 11am Where: Pat Hanan Room (2017-501) University of Auckland 18 Symonds Street Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Toronto Visiting Professor of Legal Ethics and...
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Professor Paul Cairney: Why don’t policymakers listen to my evidence, and how should I respond?
* Recorded with the University of Auckland Public Policy Institute, 11 October 2018 Since 2016, my most common academic presentation to interdisciplinary scientist/researcher audiences is a variant of the question, ‘why don’t policymakers listen to your evidence?’...
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Accessibility Legislation: Legal and Policy Insights for New Zealand
By DAVID LEPOFSKY Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Toronto Visiting Professor of Legal Ethics and Public Interest Advocacy, Osgoode Hall Law School Canadian experience with accessibility legislation - what has Ontario done right or wrong on accessibility?...
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