Is Auckland Transport consulting itself into paralysis?
Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash Words by Timothy Welch Asking everyone what they think of every transport micro-decision is an enormous waste of time and resources. It’s time to stop asking and start doing, argues Timothy Welch. Your transport agency would...
How shall we reform our hump-shaped tax system?
We should be unapologetic about getting upper-income New Zealanders to pay their fair share of tax, writes Tim Hazledine. “Only the little people pay taxes!” That was the view of Leona Helmsley, the billionaire New York City hotelier, who was charged with tax...
Could NZ could become a republic… and still stay in the Commonwealth?
Feature Photo by Adrian Raudaschl on Unsplash James Mehigan, University of Canterbury The coronation of King Charles III is an ideal time for Australia and New Zealand to take stock of the British monarchy and its role in national life – including certain myths about...
Are tobacco companies’ warnings about a black market misleading?
Photo by Andres Siimon on Unsplash Janet Hoek, University of Otago and Anna DeMello, University of Otago Tobacco companies claim to be transforming their business by “reducing the health impact” of their products. Yet they often oppose the very policies that could...
Are we doing enough? Ngā Ara Whetū’s reaction to the 6th IPCC report
Photo by NOAA on Unsplash Climate change is the “bread and butter” issue of our times, as spelled out in the latest synthesis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s sixth assessment report. If we do not urgently address climate change, there will be much...
What do we forget when we remember the Anzacs?
Trenches From The First World War In Belgium. Craftnighter / Wikimedia Commons Jeffrey McNeill, Massey University It was observed […] that the English had slain wounded and captured German prisoners. So reads a disturbing war diary entry of the Bavarian 18th Regiment...
Can NZ step up and address Earth system decline?
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The Government of Aotearoa New Zealand has a unique opportunity to demonstrate leadership and action by changing its laws to conform with the laws of nature, writes Klaus Bosselmann. Rather than relying on International Panel...
Indigenous knowledge offers solutions but is there enough meaningful collaboration?
Photo by Sophie Turner on Unsplash Tara McAllister, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Cate Macinnis-Ng, University of Auckland, and Dan C H Hikuroa, University of Auckland As global environmental challenges grow, people and societies are...
We’re building harder, hotter cities: Should we instead protect and grow urban green spaces?
Housing intensification in Hamilton. PCE, CC BY-SA Timothy Welch, University of Auckland Recent extreme weather events have provided a foretaste of how supercharged storms might threaten our future. So the release today of a new report from the Parliamentary...Subscribe by Email
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