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The Oil and Gas Bill - we deserve better
16 October 2018
Opinion: The Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Bill violates all guiding principles on passing legislation - and that’s a problem, writes Dr Edward Willis (Law).
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Govt should fast-track loan shark clampdown
15 October 2018
Opinion: New moves against predatory loan sharks are welcome, but there is deep disappointment at the 2020 date for change, writes Dr Claire Dale (Economics).
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Lecture tackles housing crisis head-on
15 October 2018
Frontline social housing worker Bernie Smith will look at how to restore secure housing for all New Zealanders in the Bruce Jesson Memorial Lecture hosted by Faculty of Arts on Tuesday 23 October 2018.
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Nothing artificial about the intelligence of kiwi students
11 October 2018
Three University of Auckland students have had their advice for the New Zealand Government on artificial intelligence (AI) published in The New York Times international edition.
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StuffMe ruling asks new questions
5 October 2018
Opinion:The StuffMe decision will affect future mergers as ultimately it expands Commerce Commission’s powers, writes Dr An Hertogen (Law).
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NZ needs to jump on blockchain train
28 September 2018
New report says New Zealand needs to embrace cryptocurrencies and aim to become a fintech hub.
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Otago Proctor’s conduct a naked abuse of power
26 September 2018
Opinion: The Proctor of Otago University violated long established legal principles when he seized student property, explains Dr Edward Willis (Law).
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Te Arawhiti can’t just tick boxes
25 September 2018
Opinion: Coalition disagreement forced delays but now we have a new Crown agency - the Office of Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti, writes Professor David V Williams (Law).
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Refugee quota a win-win investment
24 September 2018
Opinion: While other countries are blocking borders, New Zealand is doubling its refugee quota, write Associate Professor Jay Marlowe (CHSSW).
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$5.4 billion in 'excess profits' for generators
14 September 2018
A new report has found that in the seven years from 2010 to 2016, power generators pocketed an extra $5.4 billion in profits over and above what they would have if the wholesale electricity market was truly competitive.
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Election lessons to future-proof 2020
14 September 2018
Opinion: It’s nearly a year since the Labour Coalition swept into power. It must now prove it can run a competent government, writes Associate Professor Jennifer Lees-Marshment (Politics and International Relations).
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Sir Geoffrey Palmer calls for bold overhaul of ‘unjust and discriminatory’ ACC
11 September 2018
Former Prime Minister the Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC is using the 2018 Sir Owen Woodhouse Memorial Lectures to call for a bold and visionary overhaul of New Zealand’s accident compensation system.
