Is China heading into the ‘treason trap’?
The world of ancient Greece and Rome is regularly referenced when considering modern events. Julius…
News and commentary
Read a selection of news and commentary on economic, business, and policy issues from Victoria University of Wellington.
Six storeys high a step too far
The proposed blueprint for how Wellington will develop over the next 30 years puts its…
The ideology and psychology behind tax promises
The conservative tax policies proposed by Labour and National ahead of next month’s election are…
Sign languages are real languages
This week is New Zealand Sign Language Week, to coincide with the International Week of…
A ‘third referendum’ on Jacinda Ardern’s leadership
The delay to the New Zealand election date—to which not every country’s citizenry would have…
Wiping out ‘dark patterns’ in digital design
A digital 'building code' is needed to help designers better protect the privacy of people…
A radical fix for our broken justice system
New Zealanders have long grappled with an obsession with criminal justice expansions, even though crime…
Labour and National 'lock in existing tax unfairness'
Ability to pay is the basic principle of tax fairness: people in a similar financial…
NZ leg of global research into election social media
Focusing on the final four weeks of the 2020 New Zealand general election campaign, Dr…
Breaking out of neoliberalism’s ‘iron cage’
The body of ideas known as neoliberalism dominated New Zealand policymaking for two decades following…