Breadcrumbs List.
Politics and law
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Lessons from Ukraine the West should learn
7 December 2022
Stephen Hoadley says the new defence think-tank report about the war against Ukraine is a valuable insight into what has worked best against Russia in combat, and what didn't.
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Farzaneh Haghighi: 'Iranian women aren’t strangers to struggle'
30 November 2022
Opinion: Dr Farzaneh Haghighi is an Iranian-Kiwi. She reflects on the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' movement and how it is built on the courage of women who have gone before.
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Jodi Gardner: family, fate and a bit of fear
29 November 2022
From the hallowed halls of Oxford and Cambridge, Dr Jodi Gardner is embarking on an exhilarating and, in the short term, likely exhausting move with her family of seven to take up a position with Auckland Law School.
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Aotearoa's evolving sense of nationhood
25 November 2022
Associate Minister for Māori Development the Hon Nanaia Mahuta opened day two of the Law School's Constitutional Kōrero with a speech that discussed Indigenous futures and some of the steps needed to create change.
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Abuse in state care: the rough road to financial redress
23 November 2022
Survivors of abuse in state care are often unnecessarily retraumatised by programmes set up to offer them redress, according to a new book by Associate Professor Stephen Winter from the University of Auckland.
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Three events explore concepts of te ao Māori
23 November 2022
Three major events this week signalled the public role of Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, in bringing expertise and perspective to respond to major questions faced by contemporary society and investigate concepts of te ao Māori.
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Five summits reaffirm global cooperation
23 November 2022
Opinion: Recent international meetings and elections show some international order still prevails over global chaos, says Stephen Hoadley.
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What could a te Tiriti-based constitution look like?
22 November 2022
Leading minds on constitutional law and politics from across the country and around the world are collectively exploring how New Zealand’s constitution might be transformed.
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Family Court failings laid bare in research series
22 November 2022
Poor systemic responses to children’s disclosures of abuse are detailed in a series of forthcoming articles by Associate Professor Carrie Leonetti.
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Survey finds inconsistent compliance with OIA
14 November 2022
Research exploring ministerial compliance with the Official Information Act (OIA) has revealed some concerning practices.
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Regulation investigation: law academic scores Marsden grant
4 November 2022
Marsden Fast-Start grant winner Dr Edward Willis is diving into a research project that will examine regulation from a public law standpoint.
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How companies can play the longer game
2 November 2022
Opinion: Once we separate the focus of boards from the interests of current shareholders, companies can better employ environmental, social and governance values to all our benefit, says Susan Watson.