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Archives for May 2014

30 May 2014 by Rosemary Neave

New website Up and Going

Never underestimate the power of networking My name is Rosemary Neave, I came across public good when a friend of mine in Waipu, a small town in Northland, invited me to like the Facebook Page.  I had been working with another friend Lyn Scott on the idea of setting up a WordPress website with similar […]

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30 May 2014 by Jan Rivers

The Social Contract

The Social Contract is an old philosophical idea that people consent to be governed.
Effectively this means that people give up some freedoms but benefit from the fairness and order provided by the government. Implicit in the idea is that people have the maximum freedoms consistent with the Social Contract. However there are limits to the powers of government. This is the case especially for democratic governments which are made up of our elected representatives who make decisions on our behalf.

Filed Under: Democracy, Government Tagged With: Social Contract

30 May 2014 by Rosemary Neave

Review a Pro Public Good Book, Paper or film…

Public Good has started a portfolio of book reviews Read it HERE But we are always looking for more – here are some we have thought would be great to review on the site: These books examine the ideas behind neo-liberal revolution and begin to define a public good future Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas […]

Filed Under: Democracy

30 May 2014 by Jan Rivers

Valuing the Commons – What we don’t own but need

Often it’s hard to acknowledge the value of the things that we do not pay for directly like clean air, water,public spaces and public assets like libraries and recreation opportunities. The Idea of the Commons… This comes historically comes from small farmers sharing grazing land with rules to ensure it is not over-exploited. Valuing the […]

Filed Under: About Public Good, Democracy Tagged With: Commons, natural capital

15 May 2014 by Jan Rivers

National’s proposed public spending to GDP ratio – the election’s clear blue line

Parliament - beehive

The real story of the coming election in neither corruption nor perceptions of corruption but rather what was revealed in Bill English’s reported pre-budget speech to the National Party’s Southern Region conference at the weekend. He signalled an intention to reduce the proportion of government spending to 26% of GDP over the next 6 to […]

Filed Under: Democracy

8 May 2014 by Rosemary Neave

Ecology vs Primary Industry instead of Ecology AND Primary Industry

Dr Cynthia Roberts, Ecologist Writes: Lincoln University is proposing to cut the number of ecology staff by at least four. One of the arguments supporting the cuts and reorganization of courses is for Lincoln University to better position itself to focus on primary industry needs.   When I decided as a mature-aged student to return […]

Filed Under: Sustainable Business, Tertiary Education, The Environment Tagged With: natural capital

4 May 2014 by Jan Rivers

Democracy, Ethics and the Public Good

    CONFERENCE Friday 1 August 2014 6.30 registration for 7,00–9pm Saturday 2 August 8.30 registration for 9:00am–4.30pm St Andrew’s on The Terrace, Wellington

Filed Under: 2014 Conference, Democracy Tagged With: 2014 Conference

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Invitation: Next Friday 26 July Family Violence: Working our way through a complex problem. at St ANdrew's on the Terrace Professor Dawn Elder & Dr Ben Gray from Otago Medical School Wgtn publicgood.org.nz/20…

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Glad I've been reading @caitoz who from Australia & with no insider knowledge has been outlining the farce of Russiagate, She and others have some well earned praise. caitlinjohnstone.com…

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A few last minute spaces if this sounds like you. Mindful people build the future. Starts Sunday 5.30 - 7.00 at St Andrew's on the Terrace in Wellington. Could there be societal impacts of widely adopted meditation? Could those impacts include you? scoop.co.nz/stories/…

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@AnneliseJoy @radionz a) its a news website - publicly funded addressing an issue about a bill that has been withdrawn b) to the right of the article there are more stories written from an uncritical pro trans view c) You are claiming fear,ignorance & hate? I don't see that. What are you seeing?

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