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Dealing To The Climate Crisis - Prof James Renwick
Friday, 1 November 2024, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Fabian Society
Climate scientist Prof James Renwick is a leading climate scientist, and a lead author on three Assessment Reports of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) that meets each year in what are known as COP summits. More >>
The Ukraine War – Lessons For Australia & The Asia/Pacific
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 9:08 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
We often look to history or contemporary events to help explain issues and to seek guidance. Thus Graham Allison went back millennia to explain America’s current drive to war with China in his Thucydides Trap. Recently Gregory Clark joined others ... More >>
Dr Judy Lawrence: Mind The Gap: From Emissions To Adaptation - Cautionary Tales
Saturday, 22 August 2020, 5:52 pm | New Zealand Fabian Society
The debate over Climate Change is easing. With more general acceptance of this it is time to move on to Adaptation and consider the implications of the first-ever National Climate Change Risk Assessment – and quickly. Dr Judy Lawrence is at the ... More >>
Lars Ivarsson - On Social Democracy
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 6:08 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
When you come from Sweden to Auckland to do a PhD in philosophy on the underlying thinking behind social democracy in the contemporary age you want to cause ripples. Indeed, more than ripples. You want to use the insight to clarify purpose and direction. ... More >>
Terry Boucher - How The Covid-19 Crisis Could Change Our Tax System
Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 11:48 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
Covid has challenged economic orthodoxy. It challenges prevailing theory, how the state supports economic wellbeing and argues evidentially for the way economic practice must be focused on a fair, stable, sustainable habitat for all. Any recovery requires ... More >>
Fabian Society Events Postponement
Monday, 23 March 2020, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Fabian Society
These are extraordinary times. COVID-19 is changing the world as we know it. In the light of the Ministry of Health guidelines, I write to advise that we have decided not to continue to hold public meetings for the time being. It’s great to have ... More >>
Max Harris: Reclaiming an Independent Foreign Policy 31 May
Monday, 21 May 2018, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Fabian Society
New Zealand has drifted from its commitment to independent foreign policy in recent years. This talk explains that recent history - and sets out the elements of an effective, independent foreign policy. It then makes some practical suggestions about new directions ... More >>
Basic Income: The Case for a Significant New Policy
Monday, 28 August 2017, 8:54 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
In conjunction with Basic Income New Zealand and Auckland Debating Society, we present Guy Standing, leading international speaker on Basic Income, author of The Precariat , with as a panel to respond to his presentation, Sue Bradford and Keith Rankin. More >>
Twyford & Genter 31 July - Peter O'Connor 27 July
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 5:17 pm | New Zealand Fabian Society
Remiinder - Prof. Peter O’Connor - Resetting the focus and values of New Zealand Education - 27 July - AKL More >>
Fabian Society - Resetting The Focus & Values of NZ Society
Monday, 24 July 2017, 9:12 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
Prof. Peter O’Connor - Resetting the core focus and values of New Zealand Education - 27 July - AKL More >>
Tax and Fairness - Deborah Russell & Terry Baucher
Monday, 3 July 2017, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Fabian Society
Restoring fairness to tax systems is a critical debate. While fairness and consistency has been a quest for many there are those who want will want to duck and dive … to avoid the system. Deborah Russell and Terry Baucher have written Tax and Fairness ... More >>
14/6/17 Rosenberg - What would a people's Budget look like?
Wednesday, 14 June 2017, 10:42 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
The election-year Budget is always a big part of a Government’s campaign for re-election. If it’s possible, there’s even more spin than usual. The bank economists and the business lobbyists take every opportunity to tell us "it’s good for us ... More >>
Social Investment: Promise, Pitfalls and Prospects
Monday, 12 June 2017, 9:53 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
I would like to invite you to hear Professor Jonathan Boston discuss this subject at 5:30pm on Thursday 22nd June at Connolly Hall, Guildford Terrace, Wellington. More >>
The looming election: a union perspective - Wed 17 May
Monday, 15 May 2017, 9:39 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
Working people in unions made a major advance recently with pay equity. Unions make the difference winning rights for workers, secure hours and being heard in the economy. There is still much to be done though, and many workers are missing out on decent ... More >>
Michael Cullen and Mike O’Brien: Menace of social investment
Monday, 24 April 2017, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Fabian Society
Sir Michael Cullen and Mike O’Brien - The menace of the social investment approach! - Thurs May 4th - Auckland More >>
Alan Johnson - ‘Off the Track’ - State of the Nation report
Friday, 21 April 2017, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Fabian Society
'Off the Track' is the 10th State of the Nation Report from The Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit. It draws on the picture of the tramping tracks so familiar to many Kiwis. Walking these tracks requires frequent checking of maps and track markers ... More >>
Alan Johnson - ‘Off the Track’ - 2017 State of the Nation
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 11:23 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
Alan Johnson - ‘Off the Track’ - 2017 State of the Nation report - Thurs March 2nd - Auckland More >>
Scoop Mayoral Forum September 13
Friday, 2 September 2016, 10:34 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
Scoop, New Zealand's leading independent news site, is organising a special one-off event, the Wellington Wannabe Mayors Forum , at 5:30 for 6pm on Tuesday, September 13th at the stylish Prefab Hall on Jessie Street. More >>
Roger Horrocks - Reinventing New Zealand
Monday, 4 July 2016, 11:47 am | New Zealand Fabian Society
Roger Horrocks, Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Auckland, is the author of ‘Re-inventing New Zealand’, a recently published collection of essays which looks at how New Zealand has ‘been invented and re-invented’ over the course ... More >>
Kiwi Values: is the political landscape shifting?
Thursday, 28 April 2016, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Fabian Society
When a rich body of data becomes accessible it is not just the academics who become interested. There is food for thought here for everyone. We now have a good deal of recent survey data and analysis on ‘Kiwi values’. It gives us the basis to ... More >>
