Webinar: Exploring inequality in New Zealand

What policy choices could we make to meaningfully address inequality in Aotearoa New Zealand?

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Webinar: Key global economic & geopolitical trends

Helen Clark and David Skilling discuss what these trends mean for New Zealand.

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New Report: Sponge Cities

Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?

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Welcome to the Helen Clark Foundation. We are an independent, non-partisan public policy think tank based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

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Our latest publications

The Helen Clark Foundation gathers and interprets evidence to propose new solutions for sustainable cities, perinatal maternal mental health, health equity, and more.

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Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?

13/08/2023
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Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?
13/08/2023
Urban design measures can help manage more intense rainfall events.
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Āhurutia Te Rito | It takes a village: project outcomes

24/11/2022
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Āhurutia Te Rito | It takes a village: project outcomes
24/11/2022
We share some of the outcomes from a rountable of 50+ experts.
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Safer Cities By Design

09/11/2022
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Safer Cities By Design
09/11/2022
Coordinated urban design interventions can help make us feel safer.
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Lawful but Awful: What to do about Harmful Online Content?

22/10/2022
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Lawful but Awful: What to do about Harmful Online Content?
22/10/2022
Everyone agrees that social media platforms got too big, too fast, and accepted too little
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Our upcoming events

We host a range of events online and in-person about issues of importance to Aotearoa New Zealand and the world.

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Webinar: Key Global Economic and Geopolitical Trends

02/11/2023
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Webinar: Key Global Economic and Geopolitical Trends
02/11/2023
David Skilling and Helen Clark will discuss key questions around global trends.
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