Hassan Vally, La Trobe University To understand the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic is more usefully viewed as a series …
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Central-local urban growth partnerships needed for Covid-19 response
Infrastructure NZ’s Paul Blair tells Tim McCready that infrastructure investment and construction will play a major role in New Zealand’s …
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Urban geographer and spatial planner Ben Ross looks at whether a department of public works has merit in the 21st …
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University Australia’s relationship with China is fractured. Arguably, this is the worst moment in Sino-Australian relations …
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As the human and economic cost of the COVID-19 epidemic continues to reveal itself across the globe, in some quarters …
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Chris Tyler, UCL and Peter Gluckman Most people think or at least hope their government is doing a good job …
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Stefan Volk, University of Sydney As governments look to ease general social-distancing measures and instead use more targeted strategies to …
Read More »Pandemic pivots: resilience in the face of adversity
Tim McCready looks at some of the innovation emerging from New Zealand businesses in the face of adversity. Let us …
Read More »Can Coronavirus spread 4 metres?
Meru Sheel, Australian National University; Charlee J Law, Australian National University, and Danielle Ingle, Australian National University Recent headlines have …
Read More »New Zealand’s Marketing Challenge in Asia
New Zealand has a challenge to broaden its Asia markets and agricultural consultant Keith Woodford asks: will New Zealand broaden …
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