Are New Zealand’s electoral finance laws failing? 🔊
The New Zealand First party has been in the news recently following reports the New Zealand First Foundation allegedly channeled donations through to the political party. Party leader Winston Peters has maintained the legality of the process; however Andrew Geddis, a...
Should prisoners be allowed to vote? 🔊
A few days ago, Justice Minister Andrew Little announced plans to change the current law on prisoner voting rights in time for the 2020 election to allow prisoners serving sentences of three years or under to vote. This change comes after a landmark decision by the...
How bad is poverty in New Zealand? 🔊
Poverty is a prevalent issue in Aotearoa, with the narrative often around inequality amongst our most vulnerable communities. New research conducted by AUT’s New Zealand Work Research Institute has found that more than 50,000 working households live in poverty across...
What institutional reform befits the era of the long climate crisis?
On October 22, former MP and Green Party co-leader Russel Norman, who now leads Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand, delivered the 2019 Bruce Jesson Memorial Lecture at the University of Auckland, looking at institutional reform options for dealing with climate change, in...
The ethics of assisted dying: What could a law change mean for New Zealanders?
By Phillipa Malpas A new bill intends for terminally ill New Zealanders who have less than six months left of life the option of requesting and receiving an assisted death from a qualified medical practitioner if they fulfil certain eligibility criteria. The End of...
Why is housing so unaffordable?
By Michael Rehm New Zealand is the second most overvalued housing market in the world, with Auckland its most unaffordable city, writes Michael Rehm. Auckland was not always unaffordable. At the 1966 Census the $9,900 average Auckland home price was just under three...
Q+A: Why does the government remove Māori babies from their family?
In recent months, Oranga Tamariki (the Ministry for Children) has faced widespread criticism for its often-traumatising practice of ‘uplifts’, whereby newborn babies are taken from their mothers into state care. These uplifts by Oranga Tamariki are used against Māori...
Q+A: Boom or bust: What is the state of housing in New Zealand?
New Zealand is enduring a housing crisis. The chance of buying a home is out of reach for many, while at the same time, rents remain high. Gautami Sithambaram spoke with Campbell Jones about the state of housing in New Zealand and what initiatives young people can...
Debate: Should New Zealand be smokefree?
In March 2011, the Government set a goal that by 2025 less than 5 percent of New Zealanders will be smokers. Chris Bullen, Dr Ilaisaane Fifita, and Martin Wilkinson debate the issue of a smokefree New Zealand. Bold action from politicians Our national...Subscribe by Email
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