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- Marilyn Waring honoured by human rights award
14 May 2013
Tireless human rights work has seen AUT's Professor Marilyn Waring receive the Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ Human Rights Defender Award for 2013. - Sistema Aotearoa making a difference in the lives of children
27 Nov 2012
A trial programme has involved primary school children in Otara, learning an orchestral instrument for one year, immersing them in a collective teaching process. - NZ universities must make room for 'Pasifika models', says Tagaloatele
23 Nov 2012
Universities have been challenged to "change their ways" if Pasifika and other minority cultures are going to achieve their potential, says New Zealand's first professor of Pacific Studies. - IPP submission expresses concerns over proposed changes to local government bill
03 Aug 2012
The Local Government Centre at IPP expressed concerns by way of a submission about the proposed legislation that would reduce dramatically the power of councils to act for the benefit of their communities.
- MPs get advice on budgeting issues
27 Jun 2012When Marilyn Waring visited Myanmar she was able to speak to about 30 hluttaw members from throughout the country whom she met in Yango on May 17.
- Marilyn Waring makes Wired magazine 'Smart List'
23 Mar 2012
British magazine Wired has named IPP’s Professor Marilyn Waring in its first ever Wired Smart List, a list of 50 people who will ‘change the world’. - IPP staff member awarded PhD scholarship
03 Feb 2012
AUT's Institute of Public Policy (IPP) staff member, Salainola Wilson, was recently awarded a PhD scholarship by AUT University. - Professor awarded with Honorary Degree from Scotland
01 Feb 2012
Professor Marilyn Waring of AUT's Institute of Public Policy has been awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. - Marilyn Waring recognised for feminism research
30 Nov 2011Professor Marilyn Waring, a professor in the Institute of Public Policy, accepted an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from Glasgow Caledonian University - HIV and AIDS stigma defies traditional care in the Pacific
07 Oct 2011
“When your labour is not available for sale, what does social protection mean to your unpaid caring work and the lives of all in your household” - Thesis Survivor Stories
06 Oct 2011A new book giving practical advice on getting through your PhD or Masters thesis: by Professors Kate Kearins and Marilyn Waring.
- Pacific tide
14 Apr 2011
Pacific people feature prominently as artists and writers, and Pacific speed and flair has made our sportspeople household names. Why, then, are they doing less well in education? - Problems with "Auckland Unleashed"
01 Apr 2011David Wilson discusses the Auckland Council's new plan "Auckland Unleashed", with National Radio's Kathryn Ryan.
- Changing Young Lives with free bus travel
25 Feb 2011What can we learn from the London experience? Free seminar featuring Dr Alasdair Jones, University of London. Thurs 17th Mar 12-1.30pm, at IPP. Rsvp: rhannah@aut.ac.nz by 11 March.
- Seminar: The Impact of Privatisation
10 Feb 2011
International expert, David Hall will talk through the pros and cons of privatisation in the wake of the Prime Minister's comments around selling off some of the countrys' assets. - Feminomics: calculating the value of 'women's work'
02 Nov 2010
According to the old maxim, a woman's work is never done. Marilyn Waring gives keynote address at The Economics of Mothering Conference, Toronto, October 2010. - New Auckland Mayor's power
08 Oct 2010
David Wilson speaks on the new Auckland Mayor's power on Radio NZ programme Insight. Sun Oct 3, 2010. - David Wilson sleeps rough on Auckland's streets
08 Oct 2010
Sleeping rough is a reality for more than 100 Aucklanders each night, and David Wilson along with others from Auckland’s business and community will experience what it’s like first hand.
- BERL (Business and Economic Research Ltd) Second Report
07 Oct 2010
Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) and the AUT Institute of Public Policy’s (IPP) latest economic forecast for Auckland.
- AUT / RNZ Mayoral Debate
16 Sep 2010
AUT's Institute of Publicy Policy and Radio New Zealand hosted a debate between Auckland's mayoral candidates on September 13. - Globalisation and Public Policy Conference
15 Sep 2010
An International Cross-Cultural Research Exchange Conference was held August 10 - 12, 2010, Institute of Public Policy, AUT University - Professor slams supercity structure
02 Sep 2010
Professor Ian Shirley, who has been intimately involved in Auckland's development over the past decade, launched a broadside at what he describes as the demolition of local government in Auckland. - Marilyn Waring - the Chris Laidlaw interview
29 Jul 2010Ideas: Radio NZ National: Marilyn Waring – the people, writers and philosophers who influenced her. On Sunday Morning with Chris Laidlaw July 18, 2010
- Positive connections through Poly Clubs
22 Jul 2010
Professor Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop researched the role of the Polynesian Club in supporting male youth. Findings showed Poly club membership had a positive correlation with school attendance, NCEA credits, and literacy and numeracy levels. - NZ failure to ratify ILO domestic workers convention "shameful"
23 Jun 2010
Professor Marilyn Waring for New Zealand's failure to ratify a proposed International Labour Organisation Convention protecting the rights of domestic workers. - Being the First: Storis Blong Oloketa Mere Lo Solomon Aelan
26 May 2010
Being the First: Storis Blong Oloketa Mere Lo Solomon Aelan was published by AUT’s Pacific Media Centre for RAMSI and the Institute of Public Policy.
The book is the first ever to document the lives of leading Solomon Island women from their own point of view, and the first published historical account of achievements by local women over the past 50 years.
- Child Witnesses in NZ Criminal Courts
26 Apr 2010A two year study by IPP into NZ's efforts to improve child witnesses' interactions with the criminal court was launched at Child Law Conference. - News - Economic development in the institute
14 Apr 2010
Economic development in the institute is focussed on increasing the evidence base, practice and professionalism of economic development in New Zealand. - Auckland economy yet to bounce back
14 Apr 2010
Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) and the AUT Institute of Public Policy’s (IPP) give the latest economic forecast for Auckland.
Last updated: 09 Mar 2011 2:30pm
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May 14th, 2013
Marilyn Waring honoured by human rights award
Tireless human rights work has seen AUT's Professor Marilyn Waring receive the Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ Human Rights Defender Award for 2013.
IPP submission expresses concerns over proposed changes to local government bill
The Local Government Centre within IPP has expressed concerns over proposed changes to the the Local Government Amendment Bill.