Dec 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Events, Policy Commons Blog
Speech to Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School HON DAMIEN O’CONNOR Trade and Export Growth Delivered at the University of Auckland, 4 December 2020 Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I want to recognise the hard work of the University of...
Sep 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Events, Policy Pod
Europe Institute Webinar, co-hosted by the Public Policy Institute Recorded Thursday 23 July 2020 Speakers: Prof. Laura Bear (LSE) Assoc. Prof. Nick Long (LSE) Assoc. Prof. Susanna Trnka (Auckland) Assoc. Prof. Sharyn Davies (Monash) Chaired by: Prof. Alan France...
Jul 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Pod
Centre for Supply Chain Management, April 2020 The Macroeconomics of Pandemics — This Time is Different* PRASANNA GAI UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND *The views herein draw on the collective wisdom of many scholars. Prasanna Gai is Professor of Macroeconomics at the University...
Jul 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Events
Europe Institute Webinar, co-hosted by the Public Policy Institute Thursday 23 July 2020, 19:00 NZST ZOOM ADDRESS: https://auckland.zoom.us/j/91623288449 Speakers: Prof. Laura Bear (LSE) Assoc. Prof. Nick Long (LSE) Assoc. Prof. Susanna Trnka (Auckland) Assoc. Prof....
Jul 13, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
By Collin Tukitonga – Dr Collin Tukuitonga draws on New Zealand’s response to Covid-19 to argue for a designated population health agency An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed major shortcomings in the funding...
Jul 13, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
By Anne Salmond – Michael Woodhouse still can’t provide evidence of his apocryphal ‘homeless man’ staying for free in quarantine. Dame Anne Salmond argues the Opposition and media need to be better in throwing around such claims. It is now 12...
Jun 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Events
Date and Time Wed, 1 July 2020 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM NZST Register for this event As Aotearoa New Zealand began to control its COVID-19 cases, calls began to grow for the creation of a Pacific—and Trans-Tasman—travel bubble. The general concept would see tourism and other...
Jun 18, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
Diane Brand asks what the post-pandemic city will look like and how do we adjust our concept of urbanism to accommodate it? *Originally published in Newsroom. Republished with permission Public spaces where people are able congregate, streets, squares, parks and...
May 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
The Budget’s investment in physical infrastructure is necessary for economic recovery, but it must be recognised that the number of women in those jobs is much lower than in social infrastructure like heath services and education. The Government should consider...
May 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Events, Policy Commons Blog
This is the first of a number of Gender Impact Analysis Policy Forums we are hosting over the coming six months. Subscribe for updates. Speakers: • Saunoamaali’i Kararina Sumeo (Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Human Rights Commission) • Traci Houpapa...
