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Weaving together: Aroha as capacity and work
Susan Wardell is the winner of the 2019 Maxim Essay Competition. On the 15th March 2019, fifty lives were violently…
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2019 Sir John Graham Lecture | Across Our Fault Lines
Repairing the brokenness of the past DELIVERED BY: Professor Pumla Gobodo-MadikizelaStellenbosch University 6pm, Friday, 5 July | Pullman HotelAuckland with…
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Future of End of Life Choice Bill more murky than ever
The End of Life Choice Bill passed its Second Reading in Parliament last week with 70 votes in favour and…
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Alex on Checkpoint RNZ speaking on the End Of Life Choice Bill
On June 27, Alex talked to Alex Perrottet on Checkpoint, RNZ about the results of the End of Life Choice Bill’s…
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We can’t afford to sleep on climate risks any longer
The story of Rip Van Winkle, first published 200 years ago, resonates deeply with me. I too feel like I…
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Alex on the Newshub Nation panel talking End of Life Choice Bill
On Saturday, 22 June, Alex appeared on the Newshub Nation panel to respond to the visit of Dr Stefanie Green,…
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Referendums are not the pinnacle of democracy
If the most recent polls are right, the cannabis referendum won’t pass. Some will be pleased with this, others frustrated,…
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Work = wellbeing
“Choose a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” This cliché was printed on a…
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Alex’s op-ed on the End of Life Choice Bill featured on the Spinoff
Alex Penk’s op-ed highlighting flaws of David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill featured on the Spinoff. Read the article: …
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Budget reveals wellbeing will cost more than Rules allow
The figures announced in last week’s Wellbeing Budget stretches the Government’s self-imposed Budget Responsibility Rules (keeping the level of net…
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Government needs to give answers on “wellbeing”
This week the Government will unveil the first-ever Wellbeing Budget, somewhat breathlessly described by the New York Times as “New…
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Creating poverty-busting opportunites that work for people with disabilities
by Alex Penk and Danielle van Dalen This week there’s been a lot of coverage about employment opportunities for people…
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Media coverage of the launch of “Creating Opportunity” Policy Paper
On the morning of the release of our latest Disability Policy Paper, our research was featured on the news across…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Creating work opportunities for people with disabilities to get out of poverty
Thursday, 23 May In New Zealand people with disabilities earn just half of the average income of people without disabilities….
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Creating better opportunities for work
New Zealand is in the middle of a national conversation on poverty, and yet, despite being over-represented in the poverty…
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Policy Paper: Creating Opportunity
People with disabilities are overlooked in the national conversation on poverty and overrepresented in New Zealand’s poverty statistics. They face…
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The “yeah, nah” government
That gutting feeling of unfulfilled expectations is hard to shake, and the bigger the promise, the bigger the disappointment. The…
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Making New Zealand “sexy”
In contrast with our apparently “sexy” accent, New Zealand is struggling when it comes to being attractive as a long-term…
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Raising resilient children through healthy relationships
When we hear of the overwhelming, and often heart-breaking challenges that some families face it can be easy to feel…
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RNZ interview Alex in response to the PGF audit release
In response to the Provincial Growth Fund Audit Office stating payments need to be reviewed and managed better, Alex Penk talks to…
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