Tahu Kukutai, University of Waikato; Helen Moewaka Barnes, Massey University; Tim McCreanor, Massey University, and Tracey Mcintosh As schools and …
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Are NZ new COVID-19 laws & powers really a step towards a police state?
Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Reaction to the New Zealand government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown has …
Read More »NZ’s COVID Tracer app won’t help open ‘travel bubble’ with Australia anytime soon
Mahmoud Elkhodr, CQUniversity Australia New Zealanders finally have access to the Government’s new tracing app to help people monitor their …
Read More »Google & Facebook pay way less tax in NZ than in Australia – and we’re paying the price
Victoria Plekhanova, Massey University The New Zealand government’s recently announced NZ$50 million subsidy package to support local media was necessary …
Read More »Was NZ’s lockdown legal? One week might make all the difference
Kris Gledhill, Auckland University of Technology As New Zealand approaches the end of its strictest lockdown period, a debate has …
Read More »Coronavirus may be eliminated, but probably never eradicated: here’s the difference
Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia Compared to many other countries around the world, Australia and New Zealand have done …
Read More »Suse Reynolds: Startups key to NZ’s revival
New Zealand’s startups and their founders are our untapped powerhouse of problem solvers, says Suse Reynolds. Startups are not SMEs. We …
Read More »Graham Adams: The Perils of Premature Congratulation
In ancient Rome, a victorious general would parade through the city to the temple of Jupiter in a gilded chariot …
Read More »Fiona Cooper: Making trans-Tasman travel safe again
The Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted the tourism sectors in New Zealand and Australia and worldwide. Travel underpins the highly …
Read More »Alex Duncan: Government needs a wide net to promote recovery
Government should take short-term equity stakes in Covid-19 afflicted companies – rather than free money, says Alex Duncan. Before the …
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