Are Labour and National Party Transport Policies Incompatible with NZ’s Emission Reduction Goals?
Philip Laird, University of Wollongong Photo by Eddie Bugajewski on Unsplash Both the Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport polices that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads. The cost and priority...
Are Commercial Lobbyists Gaining the Upper Hand in New Zealand’s Public Health Discourse?
Words by Boyd Swinburn Photo by amirali mirhashemian on Unsplash Calls for public health action have historically been swamped by industry opposition and now this imbalance is even worse. Whatever happens in this year’s election, the Labour Government...
Is Targeted Protection the Key to Managing Endemic COVID?
Words by Michael Plank, University of Canterbury; Freya Shearer, The University of Melbourne; James McCaw, The University of Melbourne, and James Wood, UNSW Sydney Photo by Ashkan Forouzani on Unsplash Interventions designed to limit the spread of COVID have...
What Impact Could Smaller Parties Have on New Zealand’s Policy Reforms?
Words by Dr. Luke Oldfield Photo by Koon Chakhatrakan on Unsplash Some elections have a little more on the line than usual. October 14 could be one of those elections. Polling has suggested that no single party is likely to win a majority of seats and it is a coin...
Can ‘Degrowth’ Economics Save our Ecosystems?
Mike Joy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Photo by Christian on Unsplash You may not have noticed, but earlier this month we passed Earth overshoot day, when humanity’s demands for ecological resources and services exceeded what our planet...
Can We Create ‘Sponge Cities’ Without Spending Billions?
Timothy Welch, University of Auckland Photo by Phillip Flores on Unsplash Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include...
Is New Zealand Facing a Revival of Espionage and Cyber-Security Threats?
Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash Today’s release of the threat assessment by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) is the final piece in a defence and security puzzle that marks a genuine shift...
Can New Zealand’s Public-Private Partnerships Lead Climate Innovation?
Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland Photo by American Public Power The announcement of a partnership between the government and the world’s biggest investment manager BlackRock in a NZ$2 billion climate infrastructure fund suggests the company is expecting...
How can K-Pop Fans Navigate the Complexities of Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation?
How are fans of Korean pop culture managing tensions between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation apparent within the K-pop empire? A recent study investigates. In an era of heightened sensitivity to critiques of cultural appropriation,...Subscribe by Email
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