Jun 27, 2023 | Policy Commons Blog
By Susan St John The Green Party made waves recently when it proposed to tax net wealth over NZ$2 million for individuals and $4 million for couples. As part of a broad range of actions, the policy aims to “end poverty”. Reactions ranged from endorsement to...
Jun 26, 2023 | Liveability, Ecology and Infrastructure, Policy Commons Blog
By Lokesh Padhye New Zealand’s freshwater and drinking water is in a state of desperation. Lokesh Padhye makes the case for rigorous source water quality monitoring. Comment: The town of Kawerau has been in the headlines recently as its once-clear water has been...
May 21, 2023 | Policy Commons Blog
By Jennifer Curtin, Komathi Kolandai, Oluwakemi Igiebor, Suzy Morrissey, and Victoria Woodman All the pre-budget talk of “bread and butter”, “no frills”, targeting and reprioritisation came with a sense of foreboding. History and research tell us that budgets in...
Apr 18, 2023 | Policy Commons Blog
Jennifer Curtin Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland This week marks the beginning of Jacinda Ardern’s life outside parliament, since she officially ceased to be an electorate MP at midnight last Saturday. Her legacy as prime minister will be...
Mar 9, 2023 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
Road to Nowhere: What technological solutions get wrong about the future of transport – an event with Paris Marx and Simon Wilson Date: Friday 17/03/2023 Time: 1 2pm Room: Biology Building (106) University of Auckland Room #100 Register here Silicon Valley wants us to...
Feb 20, 2023 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
When: Thursday 23 Feb, 12-1pm Where: OGGB Case Room 4 (260-009), Business School, 12 Grafton Road While many individuals report being concerned with climate change, they tend to perceive the problem as being spatially and temporally distant, affecting others in...
Feb 8, 2023 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
Presenter: Dr Daniel Masterson (University of California, Santa Barbara) When: Thurs 16 Feb, 3pm Where: Public Policy Institute Seminar Room (220-G01), 10 Grafton Road When do refugees’ return intentions predict behaviour? What are the implications of this alignment...
Sep 22, 2022 | Policy Commons Blog
By Michael Walsh Over the last few months, a great deal of ink has been spilt over the strengthening of relations between the Solomon Islands and the People’s Republic of China. Unfortunately, very few of the commentators and reporters have ever been on the ground in...
Sep 5, 2022 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
PPI Seminar Series Friday 30 Sept 1-2pm OGGB Case Room 2 (260-057) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://auckland.zoom.us/j/91753300727 Dr Alice Mills (Social Sciences) AP Barry Milne (COMPASS) Every year around 7,500 people...
Sep 5, 2022 | Events, Policy Commons Blog
Public Policy Institute Seminar Series Friday 16 Sept 1-2pm OGGB Case Room 2 (260-057) Join Zoom Meeting https://auckland.zoom.us/j/97738367300 Professor Alistair Woodward (Population Health) Professor Kim...
