Can Labour’s Kiwibuild policy fix the housing crisis?
By Vanessa Cole Economic and Social Research Aotearoa’s Vanessa Cole critiques Labour’s Kiwibuild policy and whether it can help solve the housing crisis in New Zealand. The Labour-led coalition that came into power in 2017 have vowed to address New...
How is New Zealand tourism making money off the land?
By Harvey C. Perkins & Christopher Rosin In 2015 tourism overtook dairying to become New Zealand’s largest export earner. Harvey Perkins and Christopher Rosin discuss how the tourism industry has made money off the land. In 2015 tourism overtook dairying to become...
Could New Zealand suffer an act of cyberwar?
By Hannah Brown Could New Zealand suffer an act of cyberwar? Hannah Brown explores. As multilateral institutions like the United Nations and NATO move to define cyberwar and develop legal frameworks to regulate it, the word cyberwar has still never been uttered in New...
New Zealand dairying in question?
By Richard Le Heron In an extract from the new book “The New Biological Economy: How New Zealanders are Creating Value from the Land,” Richard Le Heron brings into question the future of dairying in New Zealand. Dairying is, alongside tourism, New...
Nauru: Why was NZ’s refugee offer left dangling?
By Tracey Barnett Tracey Barnett analyses why Australia refused New Zealand’s offer to take in 150 refugees detained on the Pacific island of Nauru. Physically healthy children lay limp, catatonic, eyes closed, unresponsive, their bodies floppy when moved. It’s...
125 years of women’s suffrage: A small country leading the world?
By Raewyn Dalziel Raewyn Dalziel, Emeritus Professor of History, celebrates a moment when New Zealand was at the forefront of world-leading reform. Camellias flowering in September are an annual reminder of the passage of The Electoral Act, 1893, the culmination of...
Why is New Zealand trailing Australia in cyber security?
By Hannah Brown Hannah Brown investigates why New Zealand is trailing Australia when it comes to cyber security. As New Zealand’s allies, including neighbouring Australia, seek extra opportunities to collaborate on cyber security, New Zealand remains relatively...
Has the New Zealand-Mexico relationship been neglected?
By Dr Yadira Ixchel Martínez Pantoja Yadira Ixchel Martínez Pantoja investigates whether New Zealand’s relationship with Mexico has been neglected. Mexico and New Zealand’s bilateral relationship is relatively young with only 45 years of diplomatic relations....
New Zealand Defence Force prepares for cyber threats
By Hannah Brown Hannah Brown investigates how the New Zealand Defence Force is looking to combat cyber security threats. Cyber threats are the new front line for our defence forces, according to the government’s new Strategic Defence Policy statement, released in...Subscribe by Email
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