Social sciences and public policy news

Avoid an Auckland business bonfire

Deep into a delta lockdown, businesses in New Zealand’s biggest city urgently need a new form of support, writes Richard Meade.

Government reports on NZ’s happiness

Thanks to AUT research, Statistics NZ now recognises that “happiness” is a key indicator of how COVID-19 is impacting our country.

Choosing to avoid the terrorists' trap

The point of terrorism is provocation.If I hit you, you’ll hit back. If you hit back, I’ll be justified to hit again, writes David Hall.

AUT climbs up the global rankings

AUT continues to climb up the global university rankings joining the University of Otago in second place in NZ and the top 250 universities in the world.

Support for iwi checkpoints

New research supports the use of community checkpoints, as implemented by Māori during the pandemic.

Consider the costs of long COVID

Governments easing pandemic restrictions need to consider the cost of long COVID, writes Richard Meade.

CSDA screening tool in the spotlight

The work of AUT's Centre for Social Data Analytics in using computer algorithms for social good has been getting a lot of international news attention.

Homeschooling with limited English

Parents scrambled to homeschool their children during the Covid-19 lockdowns, but those who speak English as a second language found it particularly tough.

AUT: How we managed to kill the ‘bill’

Despite 2020 being peppered with COVID lockdowns, they were not the only contributor to impressive savings for AUT’s energy bill.

Dame Marilyn Waring on new WHO Council

The World Health Organisation has asked Dame Marilyn Waring to help come up with new strategies to build healthy societies.