Policy Pod
The Policy Pod is a series of thought-provoking informal conversations about policy design, advocacy, and critical analysis that explore key policy issues affecting New Zealand, the Asia Pacific, and the global community.
We talk to expert policy researchers and practitioners from a wide range of fields about the ways in which their work can contribute to evidence-informed policy-making.
Watch Helen Clark on The Sustainable Development Goals and their Relevance to New Zealand
'The Sustainable Development Goals and their Relevance to New Zealand’ Where did we get to with the Millennium Development Goals? Why should we care about the SDGs? What is their significance, globally, and for NZ? How much impact could they have on policy...
Policy Pod: Enough of experts: does Brexit spell the slow death of British science and evidence-informed decision-making?
Professor James Wilsdon (Professor of Research Policy, University of Sheffield) Recorded: Tuesday 12 November at the University of Auckland Enough of experts: does Brexit spell the slow death of British science and evidence-informed decision-making? The UK is...
Cannabis Decision 2020: Panel Discussion Recordings and Resources
The 2020 referendum on cannabis legalisation is a historical decision that will lock in New Zealand’s approach to cannabis for years to come. Many people have told us they are looking for balanced information on the different cannabis law reform options, including...
Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School (ATEPS2019) Videos
In September 2019, the University of Auckland’s Public Policy Institute hosted its inaugural Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School (ATEPS). The School launched with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Disruptions and Disruptors: 6-7...
Global Speaker Series: Sheryl Lightfoot Recording
Implementing Indigenous Rights: How the “Subtle Revolution” Benefits Communities Recorded Wednesday 18 September 2019 at the University of Auckland The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a potential tool of revolutionary transformation in both...
Richard Baldwin Recording: The Globotics Upheaval: Globalisation, Robotics and the Future of Work
*PLEASE NOTE: Due to a technical malfunction, the first section of Richard's talk is missing. Professor Richard Baldwin (Professor of Economics, Graduate Institute of Geneva, Seelye Visiting Fellow) TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER, 5pm While globalization and robotics,...
Watch: ‘Wicked problems? How New Zealand makes a difference at the UN and globally’
Recorded on Friday 2 August at the University of Auckland Listen to New Zealand’s Representatives to the United Nations and key international organisations talking about how New Zealand is addressing the “wicked problems”* we face at the UN and globally; seizing...
Retirement Policy Summit Proceedings: Kris Faafoi and Len Cook
Co-hosted by the Retirement Policy Research Centre, the Public Policy Institute and TOR 26 April 2019, University of Auckland Outline: The Retirement Income Policy Review terms of reference have been released by the Government, and a project manager for the review...
Retirement Policy Summit Proceedings: Susan St John (2)
Co-hosted by the Retirement Policy Research Centre, the Public Policy Institute and TOR 26 April 2019, University of Auckland Outline: The Retirement Income Policy Review terms of reference have been released by the Government, and a project manager for the review...
Retirement Policy Summit Proceedings: John Cliffe
Co-hosted by the Retirement Policy Research Centre, the Public Policy Institute and TOR 26 April 2019, University of Auckland Outline: The Retirement Income Policy Review terms of reference have been released by the Government, and a project manager for the review...
