What lockdown could do for your business idea
You have a great idea for a business. You’ve been working to get it up…
News and commentary
Read a selection of news and commentary on economic, business, and policy issues from Victoria University of Wellington.
There’s no vaccine against distrust
On Sunday it was reported there is a high demand for New Zealand Police's online…
The post-Covid-19 world calls for imagination
It’s important to remind ourselves that we will eventually get through this coronavirus nightmare. Here’s…
Time to change the ‘carceral state’
New Zealand is often heralded as a world leader in holistic, innovative justice practices. Restorative…
NZ’s frenzied approach to public sector restructure
One public sector restructuring in New Zealand tends to feed the next, but why are…
The vanity of promising a regulation bonfire
National Party leader Simon Bridges promises a ‘regulation bonfire’ and to axe 100 regulations in…
The cannabis vote must not go up in a puff of misinformation
I was recently invited to Whanganui by the organisers of the Science Forum there—they wanted…
Who can you trust the most in an age of fake news?
In the global crisis of fake news, who are you going to trust? Who else…
A disorder falling through the cracks
The case of Teina Pora and his 2015 acquittal for murder highlighted the difficulties those…
Keeping the reformed public service in check
The big picture of State Services Minister Chris Hipkins’ public sector reform package, promoted by…