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Identify and challenge blackface

Social sciences and public policy
18 Oct, 2024
This Halloween is a good time to identify and challenge instances of blackface and cultural appropriation, Senior Lecturer Elba Ramirez says.
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'Nature markets' exploitation risk

Social sciences and public policy
18 Oct, 2024
As the latest global biodiversity summit gets underway in Colombia, nature markets pose risks as well as opportunities for Indigenous peoples.
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Jack and Jill can teach us about the CGT

Social sciences and public policy
30 Sep, 2024
In NZ, capital gains tax debates are like zombies, constantly getting killed off and coming back to life. The debate needs a broader definition of “fair”.
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What do we mean by wellbeing?

Social sciences and public policy
17 Sep, 2024
The measurement of wellbeing worldwide should be extended to include concepts of collective wellbeing.
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Big Oil could help the green transition

30 Aug, 2024
What if Big Oil championed – and profited from – the green transition? Here’s how it could work.
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Take a look inside AUT's Living Labs

27 Aug, 2024
A new video looks at how AUT's Living Labs project is connecting people to nature by interweaving ecological science and mātauranga Māori.
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Unemployment looks to be getting worse

Social sciences and public policy
20 Aug, 2024
A model designed to give an early warning of a downturn in the economy is suggesting continued weakening in the labour market.
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Why anti-gang patch policies backfire

Social sciences and public policy
01 Aug, 2024
Despite the connection between institutional harm and gang membership, the government seems unlikely to soften its “get tough on crime” policies.
NZ workplace rules will change again

NZ workplace rules will change again

Social sciences and public policy
31 Oct, 2023
Whether you are a worker or an employer, the office or factory floor is likely to move under your feet over the next three years.
Reframing the crime debate

Reframing the crime debate

Social sciences and public policy
14 Aug, 2023
Criminology Lecturer Grace Gordon provides an expert opinion on crime ahead of the election.

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