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Cross-Party Collaboration on Climate Policy: the experience of GLOBE-NZ
Get PDFClimate change has been described as the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced (Ban Ki-moon, 2014). No surprise, then, that it is challenging human problem solving, to an unprecedented degree. The 2015 Paris Agreement was a breakthrough in climate diplomacy, but progress is confined so far to the political psychology of achieving universality for emission reductions, a quarter of a century after the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992) called for a return to baseline levels within a decade
Grease or Sand in the Wheels of Democracy? The market for lobbying in New Zealand
Get PDFWhat is the nature of the New Zealand market for political lobbying? Is lobbying grease in the wheels of a well-functioning democracy – adding to overall societal efficiency – as its supporters suggest? Or is lobbying sand, wasting resources in buying redistribution to the powerful and damaging the social fabric essential for a wellfunctioning democratic mixed economy, as opponents of lobbying believe? And, should we regulate lobbying in New Zealand, and why? This article concludes that the question is not whether lobbying should be made more transparent via regulation, but rather how this can best be achieved
Reversing the Degradation of New Zealand’s Environment through Greater Government Transparency and Accountability
Get PDFThis article proposes greater transparency in and accountability for environmental governance, addressing widespread concerns about the degradation of New Zealand’s natural environment. It assesses national environmental reporting in New Zealand against a recognised international framework and compares the wider governance framework for environmental management with other policy domains, particularly fiscal policy. It proposes significant changes to the Environmental Reporting Act 2015, together with mechanisms to integrate environmental stewardship more effectively into the formulation of government strategies, policymaking and the Budget cycle, including a new chapter in the annual Fiscal Strategy Report on fiscal policy and the environment
Delivering on Outcomes: the experience of Maori health service providers
Get PDFThis article explores the service delivery experience of Mäori health service providers within the context of contracting. It draws on selected findings from a three-year Health Research Councilfunded study and discusses how Mäori health service providers are evidencing that their service delivery is contributing to positive outcomes for whänau. Although generally outcomes contracting appears to be fraught for providers, the foundations of a policy platform for effective outcomes contracting ‘by Mäori for Mäori’ has been established through the Whänau Ora policy,\
Existential Risks: New Zealand needs a method to agree on a value framework and how to quantify future lives at risk
No full textHuman civilisation faces a range of existential risks, including nuclear war, runaway climate change and superintelligent artificial intelligence run amok. As we show here with calculations for the New Zealand setting, large numbers of currently living and, especially, future people are potentially threatened by existential risks. A just process for resource allocation demands that we consider future generations but also account for solidarity with the present. Here we consider the various ethical and policy issues involved and make a case for further engagement with the New Zealand public to determine societal values towards future lives and their protection
Paid parental leave for 26 weeks: great -- but what about the rate at which we pay?
Get PDFThis article examines the paid parental leave policy in New Zealand. It considers the various design elements of the policy and, in particular, the payment rate. Although the policy ostensibly provides wage replacement, paid parental leave is subject to a cap of approximately the minimum wage. This creates financial pressure for those previously earning a higher amount and may restrict its use by the higher earner in a two-parent family. The article highlights how the rate of payment compares poorly both internationally and against a local example of support for another temporary absence from employment (ACC)
Strategies for Building the Revolutionary Left: A Case Study of Prison Abolition in Aotearoa
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This paper outlines some potential strategies for growing revolutionary left organisations in Aotearoa, using the case study of People Against Prisons Aotearoa (PAPA), previously known as No Pride in Prisons. Lamusse provides a brief history of PAPA and outlines their experiences organising with the prison abolitionist organisation since its founding, sharing the lessons they learned about growing revolutionary left organisations in Aotearoa. They argue that to ensure democracy, transparency, and a fair division of labour, left organisations need clearly defined decision-making structures and roles. They demonstrate how, since PAPA transformed from a structureless organisation, it has not only become more democratic, but has also become a far more effective movement.
 
Frances Hodgkins goes to Market
Get PDFThe marketplace is a recurring subject in the work of artist Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947). Her handling of it over the years, and in different contexts, shows how she developed as a professional artist and with what trends she linked herself. The market can be seen in the work of British artists (e.g., Charles Worsley) of whom she will have been aware before she left her home country, as well as in the work of French ones (e.g., Camille Pissarro) whom she will have discovered once she went to Europe. A study of her use of this motif is essential to locating her as a New Zealand artist who became a European artist
Zero-fee policy: Making tertiary education and training accessible and affordable for all?
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The new Labour led government implemented a zero-fee tertiary policy as part of its first 100-day plan to improve tertiary level participation in New Zealand and to reduce financial barriers. With the first cohort of eligible students enrolling in 2018, the benefits and limitations of this scheme have yet to be determined. This paper discusses the key details and the underpinning rationale of the zero-fee initiative and considers the possible impacts on participation rates, including participation for groups such as those from low socio-economic backgrounds and Māori/Pasifika students. It is argued that the fees-free policy has the potential to enhance tertiary education participation in New Zealand. Yet, as a standalone policy it will not address all the existing barriers, especially for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Finally, key areas for further research are proposed to address gaps in the existing knowledge base and to indicate early trends between the new policy and changes in tertiary level participation
21st Century Learners: Changing Conceptions of Knowledge, Learning and the Child
Get PDFThe term ‘21st century learner’ emerged at the turn of the millennium and evoked a certain type of certain type of digitally‐agile and self‐driven learner. These ideas about 21st century learners have been widely and uncritically adopted in New Zealand policies and practices in recent years. This paper examines the origins and substance of this term against the backdrop of globalisation and Knowledge Economy discourses and emerging ideas of ‘digital natives’. It considers the implications of these ideas on conceptualisations of the child, the development of deep learning, the impact on relationships between adults/teachers and students and on social equity. It concludes by suggesting that the term 21st century learner needs onâ€going critique if we want critical, informed citizens in our democracy.
 
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