In a major new research report, the Helen Clark Foundation and WSP in New Zealand are recommending a series of actions to respond to the escalating impacts of climate change-induced extreme rainfall events. These include excluding vulnerable flood-prone areas from development and incorporating mātauraunga Māori knowledge to minimise urban flood risk. You can read the […]
Paul Henry in an interview with Paula Bennett asks “what have we got be proud of in this country now?”. The leader of the opposition feels we have lost our mojo, and there are stories of business owners relocating to Australia. Yet, it was not all that long ago that we excelled ourselves in how […]
It is interesting to contrast New Zealand and the United States as the two countries advance into the territory of annual budget setting. As Grant Robertson prepares the way for the budget, he has carefully outlined the cuts needed in government expenditure (government departments being required to find savings), the re-prioritisation of current patterns, the […]
The Helen Clark Foundation is pleased to announce that Murray Bruges has been appointed as its new Executive Director. Murray comes to the Foundation from his role as Manager, NZ Government Affairs at Fonterra Co-operative Group in Auckland, where he specialised in resource management and environmental policy. From 2011 to 2020, Murray worked for the […]
Barely a day goes by without some worrying story about shortcomings in our health system appearing in the media. In a career of working with and observing the health system, I have come to expect a regular diet of stories of this kind. But, over the last year or so, the sheer volume and intensity […]
Aside from the dominance of media and political attention, what the issues of Three Waters and Cyclone Gabrielle underline is that we have a problem in New Zealand in dealing with long-standing issues that grow over time, that have been clearly signalled, and that require timely intervention and the earmarking of resources. Let’s take Three […]
WSP in New Zealand and The Helen Clark Foundation are pleased to announce that Kali Mercier has been appointed as the new WSP research fellow at The Helen Clark Foundation | Mahi a Rongo, taking over from Acting WSP Fellow Anne Cunningham. Wellington-based Kali will spend her tenure as Fellow producing high-quality research reports with […]
The Helen Clark Foundation and WSP in New Zealand are recommending that a national forum be convened on how urban design can contribute to creating safer urban areas. You can read the discussion paper here. While a review of crime data paints a complex picture, there are challenges to respond to with rising concern about […]
