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1. Global environmental trends and New Zealand's futur
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Global environmental trends will affect New Zealand's future. In his forthcoming lecture to the Fabian Society, Rick Boven of the New Zealand Institute will summarise the high-level trends, identify implications ...
Created on 24 February 2012
2. Robert Howell on whether our investment funds are really caring for people and the Earth
(Blog)
In this recent presentation, Robert highlights the variety of terms used by these institutions to highlight their 'ethical' credentials. These include 'sustainable', 'ESG' (Environment, Social and Governance) ...
Created on 07 September 2022
3. Colin James - "After Jacinda
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... buried. Otherwise I would not be standing here. Winston Peters, born in 1945, is Deputy Prime Minister. David Parker, born in 1960, is a key figure in the cabinet: Attorney-General, Minister for the Environment ...
Created on 14 April 2020
4. Fabian Society Events Postponement
(Blog)
... new normal – greater equity, social justice and better outcomes for the environment and climate.  For example;    From a Next Systems Project: blog on: Learning from the crisis   Social Europe: How governments ...
Created on 22 March 2020
5. Inequality and the Climate Crisis
(Blog)
Reflections on Gough’s Heat, Greed and Human Need  Stern dismissed any significant relationship between environmental and social policy, by saying that there is little point in equitable access to a ...
Created on 09 November 2019
6. Bill Rosenberg on Tax Fairness
(Blog)
... covered not only taxing the income from capital gains but many other matters some of which the commentary describes briefly: Environmental taxes, business taxes, savings, personal income tax, understanding ...
Created on 08 March 2019
7. Leroy Beckett - A New Kiwi Dream? A Generation Zero perspective
(Fabian Events)
... for Generation Zero, with interests in politics, the media, media theory, public transport, cycling, and the environment. Generation Zero is a youth-led organisation, and was founded with the central ...
Created on 19 May 2015
8. Towards a left wing think tank? A response to Sue Bradford by Geoff Fischer
(Blog)
... wing and centrist think tanks exist in an environment where there are large, well organised right-wing and centrist political parties. These think tanks have grown out of the political success of the right-wing, ...
Created on 29 August 2014
9. Open Letter to NZMA Journal - Signatories Required
(Newsflash)
... Environmental Medicine (AFOEM), which is running a campaign on this theme. Those G.Ps who have been inducted by MSD as 'designated doctors are meanwhile being exposed to the scientifically more dubious ...
Created on 08 March 2014
10. TPPA Presentations Draw a Large Audience
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... material referred to at: www.citizen.org/tradewatch and www.itsourfuture.org.nz/resources/ You can download fact sheets on the TPPA's impact on medicines, environment, finance, GM, investment and tobacco ...
Created on 08 December 2012
11. TPP Out of the Shadows
(News)
... countries — including the United States — and it being negotiated in secret with no possibility of public oversight. If it goes ahead, we risk major damage to our economy, our environment, our health, ...
Created on 16 November 2012
12. Navigating an Uncertain Future - the Movie!
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Rick Boven's recent presentation to Auckland Fabians gave an impression of NZ as strategically akin to a possum frozen in the headlights – through lack of vision, perspective and leadership. In this hour-long ...
Created on 31 March 2012
13. Crunch Point!
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Rick Boven of the New Zealand Institute recently gave a riveting presentation to Auckland Fabians on the high-level environmental trends impacting on NZ and global prospects. Rick was summarising a major ...
Created on 15 March 2012
14. Rural Land Use & Land Tenure in NZ
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  Timar, Levente. 2011. "Rural Land Use and Land Tenure in New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 11-13. Abstract: Private land-use decisions are critical for a broad spectrum of environmental and social outcomes, ...
Created on 31 January 2012
15. Why do New Zealanders care about agricultual emissions?
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... New Zealand and the world; two, pressure from others based on their concern about climate change; and three, environmental or social goals that are complementary to reducing emissions. This framework is ...
Created on 31 January 2012
16. Rick Boven
(Speakers)
... He has a Ph.D. in Environment Management from the University of Auckland, a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management, and a Master of Arts (Psychology) from Victoria ...
Created on 24 June 2011
17. Geoff Bertram
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Geoff Bertram is an economist and senior associate at the Institute of Policy Studies at Victoria University. He was until June 2009 a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Victoria. He is Director and Research ...
Created on 24 June 2011
18. Issues in Privatisation – Costs & Benefits
(Fabian Events)
... revisited.   I suggest that a critical issue is therefore that of control, and our ability to take action in the public interest to address problems and make improvements in our economy, environment ...
Created on 01 November 2010
19. Reminder - Christchurch Fabian Seminar, Sun 18 April
(Fabian Events)
... organisations capitalise on seismic shifts in global economic, environmental and social trends. He was named the Landcorp 2009 Agricultural Communicator of the Year and he is a finalist in the 2010 Vero ...
Created on 12 April 2010
20. Reminder - Wellington Fabian Seminar, Sun 28 March
(Fabian Events)
... agencies and other organisations capitalise on seismic shifts in global economic, environmental and social trends. He was named the Landcorp 2009 Agricultural Communicator of the Year and he is a finalist ...
Created on 26 March 2010
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