Recent Posts

Recession hits Māori & Pasifika harder: they must be part of planning NZ’s recovery

Tahu Kukutai, University of Waikato; Helen Moewaka Barnes, Massey University; Tim McCreanor, Massey University, and Tracey Mcintosh As schools and businesses reopen and attention shifts to the longer-term repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical that Māori be involved in decision making more equitably than has so far happened. The failure to include Māori in strategy discussions throughout the …

Read More »

Liam Hehir: Rise of the blank slate political leader

Todd Muller has made a good start to his leadership, though it would obviously be pretty stupid to extrapolate too much from the first couple of days. Nevertheless, as a matter of speculation, it is interesting to think what success on his part might say about the preferences of the New Zealand electorate. The two most successful politicians of the …

Read More »

China Business Summit: 2018

Eyes Wide Open The China Business Summit was jointly presented by NZ INC. and Auckland Business Chamber. The Summit was held on Monday May 14, 2018 at The CORDIS Hotel, Auckland. The fourth iteration of this essential summit explored and tackled the big issues as the ties between New Zealand and China became deeper than ever before. The Summit attracted …

Read More »