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NZ-Pacific bubble should come first
Dr Collin Tukuitonga Dr Collin Tukuitonga is the inaugural Associate Dean Pacific at the University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. *Originally published in Newsroom. Republished with permission. Quarantine-free travel between NZ and Pacific...
What the Budget means for women
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...
Watch: Gender Impact Analysis Policy Forum: Women workers and COVID-19 in Aotearoa
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...
Gender Impact Analysis Policy Forum: Women workers and COVID-19 in Aotearoa
This is the first of a number of Gender Impact Analysis Policy Forums we are hosting over the coming six months. Register here for the event About this Event Speakers: • Saunoamaali’i Kararina Sumeo (Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Human Rights...
Public Lecture Online: Bigging up society? Politics, policy and evidence in the British voluntary sector
Professor John Mohan Director of the Third Sector Research Centre Professor of Social Policy University of Birmingham Seelye Visiting Fellow https://youtu.be/zNBMapZYHkg Advocates of the third sector and voluntary action make extensive claims about the distinctive...
Simple data visualisations have become key to communicating about the COVID-19 pandemic, but we know little about their impact
If you had mentioned ‘flattening the curve’ in 2019, chances are you would have been met with a blank stare. However, almost halfway through 2020, the language of data visualisation has become commonplace, and data visualisations are widely used to communicate...
The relevance of te Tiriti o Waitangi in the Covid-19 era
By Dr Claire Charters - Where does our rock, New Zealand’s constitutional foundation, te Tiriti o Waitangi, fit in all the emergency powers, regulations and obligations on the Government in this time of pandemic? The Covid-19 era is like a fast-moving picture...
Covid-19: Vital that tikanga adapts again
By Charlotte Muru-Lanning - The voice of kaumātua is key to Māori wellbeing beyond the Covid-19 crisis - and a new study seeks their understanding and advice on how tikanga might have to change. As we near the end of the fourth week of a nationwide lockdown in...
Conflict, climate and contagion: refugees suffer
By Jay Marlowe - As the world, and New Zealand, shuts its borders, the millions of refugees globally are forgotten in high density camps. Jay Marlowe argues we can't only look inward in fighting Covid-19. The “cautious optimism,” expressed recently by Prime...
Women, social media and political participation in New Zealand
By Sarah Hendrica Bickerton - This blog post outlines the key findings of my PhD research, which is located in the context of contemporary constructions of political participation, with a particular aspect looking at how this manifests online. Below I will outline...
One thing we can’t afford to lose
By John Mohan - As the ripple effects of Covid-19 continue to put livelihoods on the line and a recession seems inevitable, the fate of organisations that largely survive on donations and volunteers is precarious. Current severe restrictions on movement mean the...
Let’s get the policies right this time
By Susan St John - When we rethink our economy and how we support citizens, we must end the 19th Century bias against those in relationships, writes the University of Auckland's Susan St John It is vital that all new welfare policies to cushion the Covid-19...
View Covid-19 through a different policy lens
By Jess Berentson Shaw - The economy will be okay if we focus on what matters in our decision making: caring for each other, writes Jess Berentson-Shaw It doesn't make too much difference whether it is an economic recession, climate change or a pandemic, the...
The politics of the Covid-19 relief package
The University of Auckland's Jennifer Curtin takes a look at what the political implications of Tuesday's Covid-19 relief package might be The Government’s $12.1 billion package to alleviate the far-reaching effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is aimed at spreading...
Video – Kindness versus Shame: Why emotions matter in politics and policy
Featuring: Professor Michael Orsini (University of Ottawa), Chlöe Swarbrick (Green Party MP), Helen Robinson (Auckland City Mission), Mark Powell (University of Auckland) Chaired by Professor Jennifer Curtin (Director of The Public Policy Institute) Monday 9 March...
The NZ Super Fund’s ‘magical’ thinking
By Susan St John - By underfunding investment in the young we've been able to create budget surpluses to be siphoned into the NZ Super Fund at the current rate of nearly $2.5b a year. This has some serious impacts for a lot of families, writes Susan St John. ...
Public Lecture: Bigging up society? Politics, policy and evidence in the British voluntary sector
Professor John Mohan Director of the Third Sector Research Centre Professor of Social Policy University of Birmingham Seelye Visiting Fellow https://youtu.be/zNBMapZYHkg Advocates of the third sector and voluntary action make extensive claims about the distinctive...
Panel Discussion – Kindness versus Shame: Why emotions matter in politics and policy
Featuring: Professor Michael Orsini (University of Ottawa), Chlöe Swarbrick (Green Party MP), Helen Robinson (Auckland City Mission), Mark Powell (University of Auckland) Chaired by Professor Jennifer Curtin (Director of The Public Policy Institute) Monday 9 March...
Designing Policy and Regulation for New and Emerging Technologies: Risks and Responsibilities
Professor Karen Hussey (Director of the Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland) Tuesday 3 March, 5pm Pat Hanan Room (207-501), University of Auckland Trained as a political scientist and economist, Karen undertakes research in the field of public...
Expose Working for Families myths to end child poverty
By Susan St John - Critics continue to view the Working for Families package through a distorted and incorrect lens, writes Susan St John In one of the 2019 stories picked out for Newsroom’s Best of the Year, Beware corporate welfare in disguise, the writer Thomas...
