Jul 11, 2023 | Liveability, Ecology and Infrastructure, Policy Commons Blog
By Tom Baker The ink was barely dry on the Green Party’s recently unveiled “Pledge to Renters” – which included annual rent increase limits, a rental warrant of fitness and a national register of landlords – before others were consigning it to the policy dustbin. By...
Jun 26, 2023 | Liveability, Ecology and Infrastructure, Policy Commons Blog
By Lokesh Padhye New Zealand’s freshwater and drinking water is in a state of desperation. Lokesh Padhye makes the case for rigorous source water quality monitoring. Comment: The town of Kawerau has been in the headlines recently as its once-clear water has been...
Nov 22, 2022 | Liveability, Ecology and Infrastructure, Policy Commons Blog
An analytical case study by Benjamin Haller. New Zealand has the second highest rate of investment in housing as a percentage of total national investment in the OECD, behind only Canada.[1] On the surface, high housing investment could indicate spending on the...
Nov 4, 2022 | Liveability, Ecology and Infrastructure, Policy Briefing
Danial Jahanshahi, Seósamh Costello, Kim Dirks, Subeh Chowdhury – University of Auckland Bert van Wee – Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Cycling is a mode of transport that provides various health, environmental, and societal benefits. However,...
Sep 27, 2022 | Events, Liveability, Ecology and Infrastructure, Policy Commons Blog
This seminar, part of a PPI monthly series, includes presentations from Simon Wilson, senior writer at the New Zealand Herald, and transport researchers Professor Kim Dirks from Engineering and Professor Alistair Woodward from Population Health, the University of...
Jul 21, 2022 | Liveability, Ecology and Infrastructure, Policy Commons Blog
We have to bridge the gulf between suburban front doors and cheap public transport if we want more people on buses and trains. Timothy Welch looks at how. The Government has extended half-price public transport fares until 2023 – excellent news for many who use...
Jul 4, 2022 | Liveability, Ecology and Infrastructure, News, Policy Commons Blog
Dr Jen McArthur, Associate Professor in Urban Infrastructure and Policy at University College London Transport funding is a famously dry subject. Regardless, mayoral candidate Efeso Collins’ promise to introduce fare-free public transport has sparked much debate over...
