Democracy

May 27, 2017 by Jan Rivers

Housing mindmap

Research Mapping with Research Resources for Scoop’s Hivemind debate The HiveMind debate is online on the Scoop Website at this address. If you would like to help this by editing the document please email info@publicgood.org.nz

April 21, 2017 by Jan Rivers

Human Flourishing Conference

Registration are open for the 2017 St Andrews Trust for the Study of Religion and Society (SATRS) / Public Good Conference, at St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand Friday 5 May: 7.00–8.30pm (tea and coffee from 6.30pm) Saturday 6 May: 9.30am– 3.30pm (Registration from 9.00) HELP ALL HUMANS FLOURISH Join a creative mob […]

March 13, 2017 by Jan Rivers

Human Flourishing: A series of events at St Andrew’s on the Terrace

Thursday 27 April 12.30 – 2.00 Winton Higgins and the Politics of Decency The tide of xenophobia, misogyny, prejudice and callousness towards ‘the Other’ is rising. This is the politics of indecency, so how do we create a sea wall that will turn it back? Winton is a secular Buddhist, academic and novelist based in […]

March 13, 2017 by Jan Rivers

Supercharging Scoop’s Election Journalism

Scoop is opening its election year coverage with an exciting initiative and would appreciate your support. The Open News Project is Scoop’s attempt to ensure political news coverage this election year leads to better outcomes for our society and all New Zealanders. We believe political coverage should focus less on the political game and more […]

March 8, 2017 by Jan Rivers

Tony Alexander’s free reign at the BNZ

I read in the news recently that the BNZ’s chief economist Tony Alexander has made some demeaning remarks about young people wanting to buy houses and has been stretching the boundaries of his reporting by providing investment advice in the BNZ newsletter. I am afraid to report that his ability to insult and […]

October 2, 2016 by Jan Rivers

Open the algorithms

Whose responsibility is to to make sure that workers are paid their holiday pay? Not government it would seem, nor employers, nor payroll providers. Since a 2010 law change estimates indicate that more than 700,000 New Zealanders who work shifts or irregular hours may have been underpaid by more than $2bn. Sometimes the hours and […]

September 22, 2016 by Jan Rivers

Universal Basic Income: A debate worth having

In March 2016 the Labour Party held its Future of Work Conference. Notable speakers were Guy Standing, author of The Precariat and former Clinton-era Secretary of Labour Robert Reich. The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) was raised in a discussion paper as being potentially the single most popular idea being discussed internationally to […]

August 30, 2016 by Jan Rivers

A new ethics for the public realm? Lessons from the Second World War.

I’ve recently read A Faith to fight for” which was Left Book Club founder John Strachey’s lengthy letter to his daughter, written during The Blitz for her to read in 1951 (should she survive – luckily she did). Under this situation of duress Strachey felt compelled to look at the ultimate values by which to […]

August 30, 2016 by Jan Rivers

Rally for Democracy 10 September 2016

Press release reposted from It’s Our Future New Zealanders from all walks of life will come together on 10th September in a Day of Action that will affirm our democratic rights and support initiatives to build a fairer and more sustainable society. There will be rallies, marches, music and speeches, in family-friendly events that bring […]

July 11, 2016 by Jan Rivers

Walking for peace

20160619 Author Charmaine Pountney and Tanya Cumberland Republished from Earthalk.co.nz http://earthtalk.co.nz/2016/06/walking-for-peace-andrew-judd-taranaki/ We’ve just been to Taranaki to join the Pakeha Hikoi for Peace– a walk from New Plymouth to Parihaka in support of Mayor Andrew Judd’s campaign for Maori representation on New Plymouth District Council. The council’s proposal to include one Māori ward for the […]

July 5, 2016 by Jan Rivers

ECO’s open government survey open to 26 July

What do you think is important about OPEN GOVERNMENT? ECO invites you to participate in a survey of people and organisations from civil society on what we want the government actions should be in the NZ Open Government Action Plan 2016-18. Please feel free to circulate the survey widely. The survey provides an option to […]

June 27, 2016 by Jan Rivers

Whistling While They Work:

Improving managerial responses to whistle-blowing in public and private sector organisations Public Good is pleased to work with a number of civil society organisations: HuiE!, Volunteering NZ, Community Networks Aotearoa to draw attention to and promote involvement in research by Victoria University into workplace whistle blowing policies. It is the biggest piece of research into […]