May 25, 2022 | News, Policy Commons Blog
University of Auckland Public Policy Institute director Jennifer Curtin provided comments on the outcome of the Australian Federal election outcomes as the final ballots were counted. Speaking on Newshub’s AM show, Professor Curtin discussed the impact of the...
May 23, 2022 | Policy Briefing
Caitlin Davies & Prasanna Gai, University of Auckland The global financial crisis has renewed interest in understanding financial cycles and their implications for the real economy. The resulting international debate has had important consequences for policy...
May 23, 2022 | Policy Briefing
Rhys Jones, Bruce Kidd, Kirsty Wild, and Alistair Woodward University of Auckland Investment in cycling infrastructure and promotion may be a potentially beneficial intervention for Māori. Previous research on Māori transport priorities has identified increasing...
May 19, 2022 | Policy Commons Blog
By Tim Fadgen –Part II— In my last post, I summarised the Victoria Casey QC’s assessment of the New Zealand government’s practice of detaining asylum seekers and MBIE’s recent choice to (largely) accept this criticism and to enact changes to improve New...
May 18, 2022 | Policy Commons Blog
By Tim Fadgen –Part I– On 3 May 2022, the Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) accepted recommendations made in review of its practice of detaining asylum seekers. The review, conducted by Victoria Casey QC, was initiated at the request...
