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Tackling socioeconomic inequalities in Aotearoa

24 August 2023

International and local academics are probing different issues that contribute to socioeconomic inequality as part of Substantive Equality Month 2023.
A way forward for managed retreat

24 August 2023

Opinion: Though a government report on managed retreat won’t directly help those affected by this year’s extreme-weather events, at least some principles are being developed for a future national response, says Chris Nicoll.
Entrepreneurship education should be on election agenda

23 August 2023

Opinion: Entrepreneurship is pivotal to addressing Aotearoa’s biggest challenges including lagging productivity, social inequality, healthcare and climate change.
Cultural reports provide context and compassion

22 August 2023

Opinion: We need to fund cultural reports if we want to work towards a safer and more humane society, writes Fuimaono Dylan Asafo.
Were Marokopa warning signs missed or ignored?

17 August 2023

How did fugitive father Tom Phillips manage to take his children away from their home and lives? Did Family Court practices facilitate the children’s abduction in any way? Carrie Leonetti wants answers.
Politicians debate the issues that matter to Auckland and its people

14 August 2023

Election debate features four MPs, all alumni, from across the political spectrum, on how to sort the big issues affecting Aotearoa’s largest city.
Tears and gratitude as financial burden lifted for scholarship awardee

12 August 2023

The first recipient of the Olive Malienafau Nelson Scholarship, law student Hope Parsons, was celebrated at the scholarship's official launch at the Fale Pasifika.
Why do some politicians cling to power after electoral defeat?

9 August 2023

As Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election are examined in court, a recent paper sheds light on why some political leaders fight back after losing an election.
New Zealand’s approach to women’s ‘insanity’ is archaic

3 August 2023

Opinion: Dr Carrie Leonetti and Kayley Smith argue NZ legislation that links childbirth to an ill-defined 'mental disturbance' enforces tropes that men who kill are 'bad' while women who kill are 'mad'
Be wary of the term ‘youth justice’

2 August 2023

Comment: Dr Ronald Kramer asks why we are letting the vague concept of 'youth justice' saturate the political agenda, when it is so poorly understood, what it is and what drives it.
Does National’s transport plan add up?

1 August 2023

Opinion: The National Party’s transport policy risks locking the country into a car-dependent, high-carbon future, writes Timothy Welch.
Until women’s lives matter

25 July 2023

Opinion: If the Auckland gunman's violence towards his partner had been taken as seriously as if it had been against a stranger, last week's victims would likely have gone home safely to their families. Carrie Leonetti asks why we treat 'domestics' differently.

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