Newer approaches provide grounds for optimism
Victoria University of Wellington
Posted inInfrastructure
The data drought affecting water reforms
As incoming government draws up next blueprint for urban water management reform, there needs to be more transparency
Posted inEducation
How the traffic in Saigon is a lesson universities should learn
Trusting others’ motivations and respecting their intentions can compensate for the need for rules
Posted inClimate Change, Comment, Newsroom Pro, Sustainable Future, Victoria University of Wellington
Shelly Bay primed for coastal flooding
A 100-year coastal flooding event at Shelly Bay could occur every year by 2040, so why is the development proceeding?
Posted inEducation
There are no easy fixes for NZ’s growing truancy problem
We need to recognise truancy as a complex problem that requires complex policy solutions
Posted inForeign Affairs
Jacinda Ardern's outsized foreign policy legacy
When Ardern exits, she leaves behind a slate of foreign policy achievements for which she will be remembered.
Posted inForeign Affairs
What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for NZ
Tokyo’s dramatic turn towards defence is likely to have ramifications for NZ.
Posted inEducation
Climate change education needed to better engage pupils
An effective learning programme is ready, but yet to be prioritised by government
Posted inEducation
NZ schools move away from 'goodies and baddies' history
New history curriculum will bring clarity to what will be taught and to think critically about past
Posted inNewsroom Pro, Tech and Media, Victoria University of Wellington
Merging TVNZ and RNZ: some history
Critics of the TVNZ/RNZ merger might ponder what might have been had wiser reorganisational choices been made in NZ decades ago.
Posted inClimate Change, Comment, Newsroom Pro, Opinion, Primary Industries, Sustainable Future, Victoria University of Wellington
NZ can’t lecture other countries on being ‘climate smart’
We are trying to look like global leaders but taking no real steps ourselves
Posted inComment, Environment, Housing, Infrastructure, Newsroom Pro, Opinion, Victoria University of Wellington
Nature sidelined in new environment bill
Repackaging red tape as green tape won't deliver positive outcomes
