Despite the claims of landlords and politicians, there is no economic consensus against rent controls. A more nuanced debate would help, given the scale of New Zealand’s housing affordability problem.
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Previous changes to Australian citizenship rules for Kiwis went against the history and the spirit of intertwined trans-Tasman connections. The new rules put things back on track at last.
The $128 million funding boost for the tertiary sector is only a stop-gap measure. But it can buy time for a genuine rethink of the entire system.
With the pandemic-fuelled shift to online learning, many tertiary students now miss out on the social skills critical to real-world success. That could have implications for their degrees.
Currently, most hydrogen is produced using fossil fuels but the falling cost of renewables and growing demand for energy have added momentum for clean hydrogen.
Forget wealth or capital gains taxes, a straight tax on housing equity – exempting most homeowners – would be a simple and efficient way to break the circuit of inequality.
The crisis in New Zealand universities is directly traceable to years of sustained underfunding and means they now lack vital research and development capacity.
The concept of pūtaiao envisions a way of conducting science led by Māori and firmly embedded in the values of a Māori worldview. It offers a way towards decolonising the research system in general.
2016 was the world’s warmest year on record, due in part to a very strong El Niño event. But 2023 (and 2024) could beat that record – what should we expect?
Marine governance in New Zealand is fragmented, with several agencies operating under various statutes. But a more collaborative, ecosystem-based approach to better protect the ocean is emerging.
New Zealand’s Medium Density Residential Standards already didn’t go far enough. But by abandoning bipartisan support for them, National risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Referees would need to be superhuman to be immune to the risk of bias – maybe that’s something all sports fans could agree on.
Budget 2023 included a ‘gender snapshot’ to account for the ways investment priorities affect women differently from men. More effective, efficient and equitable, it also makes good economic sense.
Incremental and pragmatic, New Zealand’s fifth Wellbeing Budget tries to balance cost-of-living support with huge long-term investment challenges – all without frightening the inflation horses.
Belief in climate change seems to be linked to willingness to cooperate for the common good. This suggests there may be ways to bridge ideological divides to combat complex problems.
New Zealand’s ‘one percent’ pay lower tax rates than ordinary earners – just don’t expect any big changes to tax policy in the near future.
The collapse of Rana Plaza on March 24, 2013, put the focus on fast fashion. But research shows that stressed and struggling consumers don’t have the luxury of making ethical choices.
A new, extensive database of language grammars from around the world indicates an alarming trend of global language loss.
Jacinda Ardern is officially no longer an MP. But her novel leadership style probably saved the Labour Party from much longer in the political wilderness.
So-called ‘limbic capitalism’ uses social media to target the brain’s reward centres. In the process it escalates health threats to the most vulnerable consumers.
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Professor of Experimental Economics, University of Auckland
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Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland
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Associate Professor, University of Auckland
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Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland
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Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute and COMPASS Research Centre, University of Auckland
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Co-Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Auckland
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Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland
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Professor Emeritus in Advanced Materials, University of Auckland
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Honorary Associate Professor, Economic Policy Centre, Auckland Business School, University of Auckland
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Research Associate, Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland
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Co-Director – Centre for Pūtaiao, University of Auckland
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland
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Doctoral Candidate, Social Sciences, University of Auckland
