Why is New Zealand trailing Australia in cyber security?
By Hannah Brown Hannah Brown investigates why New Zealand is trailing Australia when it comes to cyber security. As New Zealand’s allies, including neighbouring Australia, seek extra opportunities to collaborate on cyber security, New Zealand remains relatively...
Has the New Zealand-Mexico relationship been neglected?
By Dr Yadira Ixchel Martínez Pantoja Yadira Ixchel Martínez Pantoja investigates whether New Zealand’s relationship with Mexico has been neglected. Mexico and New Zealand’s bilateral relationship is relatively young with only 45 years of diplomatic relations....
New Zealand Defence Force prepares for cyber threats
By Hannah Brown Hannah Brown investigates how the New Zealand Defence Force is looking to combat cyber security threats. Cyber threats are the new front line for our defence forces, according to the government’s new Strategic Defence Policy statement, released in...
Q+A: Are our indigenous communities really free?
Last week saw the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, on August 9. Indigenous communities still struggle to maintain their autonomy in modern society. In various parts of the world, including Southeast Asia and the Americas, they are subjected to...
Was it worth it? Pita Sharples reflects on the UN Declaration of Indigenous Rights
By Pita Sharples Former Māori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples reflects on New Zealand’s decision to support the UN Declaration of Indigenous Rights after initially opposing it for three years. In April 2010, the New Zealand government officially supported the UN...
Do ‘three strikes’ laws work?
By James Oleson Criminologist James Oleson looks into the controversial three strikes law in New Zealand and whether it works as a policy in keeping communities safe. After announcing in 2017 that New Zealand’s controversial three-strikes law would be repealed,[1]...
Q+A: Can we end homelessness in New Zealand?
New Zealand has some of the worst housing deprivation rates in the developed world per capita, and they appear to be getting worse. An article citing OECD statistics by Yale Global Online states that New Zealand has the worst homeless rate in the OECD adding that...
What would the world be like without prisons?
What would the world be like without prisons? Julianne Evans speaks with Tracey McIntosh Co-Head of the School of Te Wananga o Waipapa, Māori Studies and Pacific Studies, in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland about the state of prisons in New Zealand....
What should a New Zealand constitution look like?
By Geoffrey Palmer & Andrew Butler Geoffrey Palmer and Andrew Butler outline their vision for a Constitution for New Zealand. This Constitution aims to describe in a single, easy-to-read document the bedrock principles by which public power should be exercised,...Subscribe by Email
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