Mar 9, 2023 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
Road to Nowhere: What technological solutions get wrong about the future of transport – an event with Paris Marx and Simon Wilson Date: Friday 17/03/2023 Time: 1 2pm Room: Biology Building (106) University of Auckland Room #100 Register here Silicon Valley wants us to...
Feb 20, 2023 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
When: Thursday 23 Feb, 12-1pm Where: OGGB Case Room 4 (260-009), Business School, 12 Grafton Road While many individuals report being concerned with climate change, they tend to perceive the problem as being spatially and temporally distant, affecting others in...
Feb 8, 2023 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
Presenter: Dr Daniel Masterson (University of California, Santa Barbara) When: Thurs 16 Feb, 3pm Where: Public Policy Institute Seminar Room (220-G01), 10 Grafton Road When do refugees’ return intentions predict behaviour? What are the implications of this alignment...
Sep 22, 2022 | Policy Commons Blog
By Michael Walsh Over the last few months, a great deal of ink has been spilt over the strengthening of relations between the Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China. Unfortunately, very few of the commentators and reporters have ever been on the ground in...
Sep 5, 2022 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
PPI Seminar Series Friday 30 Sept 1-2pm OGGB Case Room 2 (260-057) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://auckland.zoom.us/j/91753300727 Dr Alice Mills (Social Sciences) AP Barry Milne (COMPASS) Every year around 7,500 people...
Sep 5, 2022 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
Public Policy Institute Seminar Series Friday 16 Sept 1-2pm OGGB Case Room 2 (260-057) Join Zoom Meeting https://auckland.zoom.us/j/97738367300 Professor Alistair Woodward (Population Health) Professor Kim...
Jul 11, 2022 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
Speakers: Associate Professor Tamasailau Suaalli-Sauni Naomi Fuamatu Dr Robert Webb Associate Professor Juan Tauri When: Friday 29 July, 1-2pm Where: OGGB Case Room 2 (260-057), University of Auckland Independent research on Samoan and Māori rangatahi experiences...
May 19, 2022 | Policy Commons Blog
By Tim Fadgen –Part II— In my last post, I summarised the Victoria Casey QC’s assessment of the New Zealand government’s practice of detaining asylum seekers and MBIE’s recent choice to (largely) accept this criticism and to enact changes to improve New...
May 18, 2022 | Policy Commons Blog
By Tim Fadgen –Part I– On 3 May 2022, the Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) accepted recommendations made in review of its practice of detaining asylum seekers. The review, conducted by Victoria Casey QC, was initiated at the request...
Apr 12, 2022 | News, Policy Commons Blog
A report commissioned by the Healthier Lives–He Oranga Hauora National Science Challenge Authors: Cameron Leaky, Jennifer Curtin, and Lara Greaves This report represents a ‘landscape’ of government health policy documents in Aotearoa New Zealand specific to the...
