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NZ's COVID-19 Budget Delivers On One Crisis, But Largely Leaves Climate Change For Another Day
Monday, 18 May 2020, 10:59 am | The Conversation
Many had hoped the COVID-19 crisis would be a critical juncture for climate change policy in New Zealand. More >>
Economists Back Social Distancing 34-9 In New Economic Society-Conversation Survey
Monday, 18 May 2020, 10:58 am | The Conversation
Australian economists overwhelmingly back social distancing measures that slow the spread of coronavirus over the alternative of easing restrictions and allowing the spread of the disease to pick up. More >>
New Zealand’s ‘catch Up, Patch Up’ Health Budget Misses The Chance For A National Overhaul
Friday, 15 May 2020, 1:36 pm | The Conversation
New Zealand’s budget brings a significant funding injection for health and disability services , amounting to around a 9% increase. It is the most substantial increase for the health sector in some time, and in this regard, aligns with the government’s ... More >>
New Zealand's Pandemic Budget Is All About Saving And Creating Jobs. Now The Hard Work Begins
Friday, 15 May 2020, 1:35 pm | The Conversation
COVID-19 poses the largest threat to paid employment since the Great Depression almost 90 years ago. The number of people receiving Job Seeker Support (Work Ready) – the main benefit available for the unemployed – rose almost 50% between February ... More >>
Will New Zealand's $50 Billion Budget Boost Jacinda Ardern's Chance Of Being Re-elected?
Friday, 15 May 2020, 1:34 pm | The Conversation
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won global admiration for her personal style. But how will Kiwis judge her government’s performance at the ballot-box in September? More >>
Was New Zealand's Coronavirus Lockdown Legal? One Week Might Make All The Difference
Monday, 11 May 2020, 9:25 am | The Conversation
As New Zealand approaches the end of its strictest lockdown period, a debate has begun about whether it was legal in the first place. This is important because people are being prosecuted for breaching the lockdown. Naturally, lawyers are getting involved, ... More >>
Past Pandemics Show How Coronavirus Budgets Can Drive Faster Economic Recovery
Friday, 8 May 2020, 5:46 pm | The Conversation
Previous shocks show that smart spending and building public confidence are crucial to the speed and shape of economic recovery. More >>
We May Well Be Able To Eliminate Coronavirus, But We’ll Probably Never Eradicate It.
Friday, 8 May 2020, 4:49 pm | The Conversation
We may well be able to eliminate coronavirus, but we’ll probably never eradicate it. Here’s the difference Adrian Esterman Professor of Biostatistics, University of South Australia Compared to many other countries around the world, Australia and More >>
Online Plagues, Protein Folding And Spotting Fake News: What Games Can Teach Us During The Pandemic
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 10:39 am | The Conversation
Most of us don’t take games too seriously. They are a way to unwind, or these days to maybe escape from the world of COVID-19 for a little while. More >>
3 Times Michael Moore's Planet Of The Humans Gets The Facts Wrong (and 3 Times It Gets Them Right)
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 10:35 am | The Conversation
Documentary maker Michael Moore’s latest offering, Planet of the Humans , rightly argues that infinite growth on a finite planet is “suicide”. But the film’s bogus claims threaten to overshadow that message. More >>
Pacific Governments Accused Of Using Coronavirus Crisis As Cover For Media Crackdown
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 4:21 pm | The Conversation
As fears grow over vulnerability to the coronavirus in parts of the Pacific, some governments stand accused of sheltering behind tough emergency or lockdown rules to silence criticism. More >>
Why A Trans-Tasman Travel Bubble Makes A Lot Of Sense For Australia And New Zealand
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 10:03 am | The Conversation
We are hearing increasing talk about a trans-Tasman “travel bubble” , which could see Australia and New Zealand open their borders to each other. More >>
My Ancestors Met Cook In Aotearoa 250 Years Ago. For Us, It's Time To Reinterpret A Painful History
Friday, 1 May 2020, 10:11 am | The Conversation
Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. We’re asking researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes us today. You can see other stories in the series here and an interactive ... More >>
6 Countries, 6 Curves: How Nations That Moved Fast Against COVID-19 Avoided Disaster
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 10:55 am | The Conversation
To understand the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic is more usefully viewed as a series of distinct local epidemics. The way the virus has spread in different countries, and even in particular states or regions within them, has been quite varied. More >>
Goodbye To The Crowded Office: How Coronavirus Will Change The Way We Work Together
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 10:51 am | The Conversation
As lockdowns are relaxed around the world and people return to their workplaces, the next challenge will be adapting open office spaces to the new normal of strict personal hygiene and physical distancing. More >>
Why Coronavirus Emerges In Clusters, And How New Zealand Plans To Eliminate Outbreaks After Lockdown
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 9:27 am | The Conversation
After four weeks of some of the world’s strictest lockdown conditions , New Zealand now records much higher numbers of people who have recovered from COVID-19 than new infections. More >>
Caring For Community To Beat Coronavirus Echoes Indigenous Ideas Of A Good Life
Friday, 24 April 2020, 11:37 am | The Conversation
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us our own well-being is intimately connected to other people and our natural environment. More >>
In 1919, Anzac Day Was Commemorated Despite Flu Pandemic. In 2020, We Will Remember Them Again
Friday, 24 April 2020, 11:13 am | The Conversation
Anzac Day 2020 will be a far cry from the Australian War Memorial’s dawn service of recent years. While dignified and solemn, the dawn service has also been spectacle. Sophisticated technology is used to project images from the memorial’s photographic ... More >>
Finlay MacDonald Joins The Conversation As NZ Editor: Politics, Business + Arts.
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 2:52 pm | The Conversation
The Conversation is expanding its New Zealand coverage by appointing Finlay Macdonald as the new NZ Editor: Politics, Business + Arts. Finlay is an award-winning journalist, editor, publisher and broadcaster with 30 years’ experience in the New Zealand ... More >>
No More Negotiating: New Rules Could Finally Force Google And Facebook To Pay For News
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 9:29 am | The Conversation
Digital platforms such as Google and Facebook will be forced to compensate news media companies for using their content, under a new mandatory code to be drawn up by Australia’s competition watchdog. More >>
