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NZ Herald feature Alex’s column on rage and civility
Alex’s article was printed as guest editorial in the Bay of Plenty Times and the Rotorua Daily post on the…
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Recommendations | Defining and measuring what it means to be poor in New Zealand
DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT Defining Poverty: A definition of poverty cannot capture “everything in the world we don’t like,” as one…
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Defining and measuring what it means to be poor in New Zealand
INTRODUCTION Who is poor? How did they get there, and how has poverty damaged their lives? The first paper in…
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Drawing the Line | Measuring Poverty
Just as there is no one accepted definition of poverty, there is also no one measure of poverty. Measures of…
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The Looking Glass | Defining Poverty
DEFINITIONS Defining poverty is about distinguishing between those who are poor and those who aren’t, and is an exercise in…
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Digging Deeper | Understanding Poverty
Most of us are swimming in ideological waters without even knowing it, and this immersion shapes to some extent how…
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Setting the Scene | The Problem of Poverty
INTRODUCTION How we understand, define, and measure poverty matters. Poverty, especially in developed countries like New Zealand, is complex and…
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Removing rage from our public debates
Rage against the machine. Stick it to the man. If you’re not for us, you’re against us. They’re familiar sayings,…
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The Art of Disagreeing Agreeably
Illustrations by Anieszka Banks When engaging with someone you disagree with, own the fact that it could get awkward. New Zealanders…
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Preparing for economic downturn
There’s been a lot of recent chat about a possible economic downturn, and many seem to be living under the…
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“Adulting” is only hard without community
Growing up can be tough. But last month the British Government took cushioning the blow to new extremes when they…
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Beyond the “Growth Mindset” hype
In just over a decade, “Growth Mindset” has graduated from an exciting theory to accepted wisdom in classrooms across the world. But when it comes to actually changing mindsets in the classroom, the hype is way ahead of the evidence.
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Black Caps offer leadership lessons even in loss
Big moments reveal who we really are, and they don’t come much bigger than a World Cup final, especially when you’ve lost in controversial circumstances.
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Don’t turn away
“Our noses were almost touching…we were breathing the same air.” These are the words of Marcia Khoza, whose mother was…
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The pitfalls and priorities of Public Private Partnerships
New Zealand has a long and contentious history of private public partnerships (or PPPs). The biggest argument in favour of…
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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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