Auckland Policy Commons
New Zealand can lead the world on net zero emissions
New Zealand's decisions in 2019 could help frame the global climate agenda for many decades to come, believes an eminent British climate change scientist. As part of the Institute's 2019 Global Issues Speaker Series, Professor Allen gave a free public lecture:...
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Telling Better Stories for the Sake of Civil Society
By Simon Wilson - **This speech was given at the welcome reception for the Public Policy Network Conference, 29 January 2019, at the University of Auckland** It used to be local body politics was the essence of boring. Council meetings were the politics no one...
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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...
Policy strategies for inclusive renewable energy in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
By Anna Berka, Julie MacArthur, Steve Matthewman, Stephen Poletti, and Maria Bargh -...
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...
Latest Events
Hamid Mamdouh- UNFAVOURABLE TRADE WINDS: Challenges to the Multilateral Trading System
PUBLIC LECTURE: Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh FRIDAY 29 MARCH, 12-1pm University of Auckland Conference Centre, 22 Symonds Street Design Theatre (423-348) RSVP Essential: ppi@auckland.ac.nz International trade has always played a critical role in promoting growth and...
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Latest Policy POD
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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