Oct 6, 2020 | Policy Commons Blog
Transformative Housing Policy for Aotearoa New Zealand: A Briefing Note on Addressing the Housing Crisis Jacqueline Paul, Jenny McArthur, Jordan King, Max Harris, and Scott Figenshow *We would like to thank Dr Diane Menzies, Vanessa Cole, Professor Jonathan Boston,...
Jun 30, 2020 | Policy Commons Blog
After the lockdown, it is now clear to many that “work” has been conceptualised and operationalised in a way that excludes many people and causes avoidable stress. So how do we deconstruct those ideas? asks Jess Berentson-Shaw This week public servants in...
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...
May 11, 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. Register here for the event About this Event Speakers: • Saunoamaali’i Kararina Sumeo (Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Human Rights...
Apr 21, 2020 | COVID-19, News, Policy Commons Blog
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...
Apr 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
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...
Mar 23, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
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,...
Mar 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
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...
Feb 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
Professor John Mohan Director of the Third Sector Research Centre Professor of Social Policy University of Birmingham Seelye Visiting Fellow Advocates of the third sector and voluntary action make extensive claims about the distinctive virtues of voluntary...
