Does the death penalty have a future in the United States? 🔊
Amnesty International recorded over one thousand death sentences in fifty-four countries in 2020. This is a decrease of 36% from 2019. Over 28,000 people are believed to be under the sentence of death globally. In the United States, state executions have declined with...
What could a post-COVID workplace look like?
By Christina Candido, Samin Marzban & Iva Durakovic The collective experiences of workers pre and post-pandemic offer five lessons for organisations to reimagine workplaces and practices. When pandemic restrictions banished workers from offices into their homes,...
Could space junk prevent future space exploration?
By Laura Pirovano There’s too much junk in space and a real need to know where it is moving, to protect important spacecraft and satellites, writes Laura Pirovano. Space – vast and almost empty. This has always been our view and it has hardly changed even with...
How can Aotearoa apply what we have learnt from COVID to other challenges?
By Jim Metson New Zealand’s Covid response has been praised for being led by research, expertise and evidence. Let’s use the same approach for all the big challenges we face, writes Jim Metson. While the arrival of the Delta variant into New Zealand was not...
Is it the end of the American century?
By Stephen Hoadley This ‘evidence’ of US unreliability, weakness and failure is partial, out of context, and lacking in historical perspective. Fifty years ago, as I began my teaching career at the University of Auckland, the United States began withdrawing its forces...
My body, my choice? Not this time
By Mike Lee Mike Lee argues that the rights of other people to remain free from harm overrides freedom of choice. Over the last 18 months, most businesses have had a passive role in New Zealand’s Covid-19 recovery plan. The Government has been calling all the shots...
What challenges do disabled people face in the 21st century? 🔊
In 1990, the US Congress passed a landmark piece of legislation called the American’s with Disabilities Act. This recognised persons with disabilities as what is legally referred to as a protected class deserving of equal treatment under the law without...
How can New Zealand reach 100% renewable energy?
By Ralph Sims Renewable energy sources currently supply around 40% of total energy demand in New Zealand. Increasing this share is critical to reducing the current level of greenhouse gas emissions to meet our international obligations and the 2050 net zero target...
What next for Aotearoa’s COVID strategy?
By Michael Plank The COVID-zero strategy may be past its use-by date, but New Zealand still has a vaccination advantage. The announcement today that New Zealand will introduce a vaccination certificate by November is welcome news. Whether by “carrot” or “stick”,...Subscribe by Email
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