Apr 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
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...
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...
Apr 9, 2020 | Policy Commons Blog
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...
Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
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...
Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
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...
