Has Tomorrow’s Schools review gone far enough?
Earlier this month, Minister of Education Chris Hipkins released the Government’s response to the Tomorrow’s…
News and commentary
Read a selection of news and commentary on economic, business, and policy issues from Victoria University of Wellington.
A living, breathing building future
Staying in the late architect Ian Athfield’s house up on the hills overlooking Wellington harbour,…
Time to reset the balance on white-collar crime privilege
A Court of Appeal decision in New Zealand set a precedent last month, allowing offenders…
US-China trade war impacts on other countries
Despite disruptions to global value chains, the 18-month trade tensions between the US and China…
A largely unnoticed power grab
Since the passing of the 1988 State Sector Act, slated for change in 2020, our…
What Government needs to think about if it's borrowing to invest
“[UK Finance Minister] Sajid Javid unveiled a £300 billion (NZ$604b) investment spree as he tore…
‘Plural policing’ should come at a cost
The popular 2003–2015 British crime show New Tricks, repeats of which appear regularly on New…
A new model for public media - but have the old lessons been learned?
The leaked news that the Government is considering restructuring TVNZ and RNZ into a new…
Education ministry’s 'poor call' on sex case
Over the weekend, it was reported the Ministry of Education has ruled out any further…
Is NZ looking at a fusion future?
Production of power by nuclear fusion has been an alluring dream since the process was…