Today I did a response to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). It’s the United Nations (UN) process where a government presents a snapshot of its human rights situation to the UN and other UN countries are provided with the opportunity to make suggestions on how progess could be made. Following this the final report with […]
Invitation: Mindful People Build the Future
If you live in Wellington you are invited to this course which is taking place on four Sundays from March 24 – April 14 5.30-7.00 The course is part of the 2019 programme for the ST Andrews Trust for the Study of Religion and Society and it’s theme of stepping lightly with each other and […]
Can our Rangatahi be hopeful again?
These were the principles and the proposed elements of a vision for the future as determined by the work of NZ’s young people during 1987 as part of the consultation and work for the Royal Commission on Social Policy’s engagement work. They were developed by National Youth Council’s consultation on Rangatahi: Youth Perspectives by three […]
Revealing the Royal Commission on Social Policy
The Royal Commission on Social Policy (1986-88) was an initiative of the Fourth Labour government. The Royal Commission was in some ways an attempt to counter the measures the Government were taking to cut and privatise public services, remove worker protection and subsidies, and to demonstrate that there was good social policy and humane economic […]
Invitation to Education and Political Literacy in New Zealand: Civics and Citizenship Summit
This one day conference is presented by the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) / Te Kāhui Tātai Tōrangapū o Aotearoa Civics and Citizenship Working Group, to discuss Civics and Citizenship. It is being held the same week as the NZPSA annual conference. Canterbury University’s Bronwyn Hayward has extended an invitation to Public Good newsletter […]
Submission to the consultation on the State Sector Act legislation.
Introduction My name is Jan Rivers. I am a librarian and information management specialist and I have an interest in the public good – meaning issues pertaining to good quality public services and good quality democracy. I live in Wellington. I attended the Institution of Public Administration of NZ (IPANZ) seminar at which Minister Hipkins […]
Alert: Women’s rights are being endangered
Changes to the NZ Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill will undermine women’s rights. Read about the issue below and then if you support the retention of women’s sex-based rights you can countersign the letter to support the supplementary order paper There is an almighty battle going on about the nature of what it […]
Why no S-Factor in Politics?
In 1988 as part of the report of the Royal Commission on Social Policy Values Party member Catherine Benland wrote about the S-Factor. Why she wondered would happen if our spiritual values, which I take to understand as our deepest values and best selves were to be part of the consideration in the development of […]
Paradise Lost; Paradise Restored?
The St Andrew’s Trust Winter Seminar, “Paradise Lost, Paradise Restored?’ is happening on Friday June 22nd and Saturday June 23rd 2018 at St Andrews on the Terrace. The Trust is the St Andrew’s Trust for the Study of Religion and Society (SATRS) Registration form and information or see below The theme is loosely structured around […]
Presentation to the Foreign Affairs and Trade Select Committee on the CPTPA
Notes related to presentation made on 9 May Thank you for the opportunity to present my submission on the CPTPA. My comments today support my submission. I think that the National Interest Analysis (NIA) is inadequate. The CPTPA NIA does not examine the impacts of risk to a government that decides to take democratic action. […]
The Royal Commission on Social Policy’s April Report 30 years on
Introduction. The scale of the consultation. The push for early publication. The long term impact. Explanation of the layout of the report. Volume I Volume II Volume 3 parts 1 & 2 Volume IV Appendix 1 Equating Māori and Pākehā values. The full text of the Royal Commission on Social Policy and link to the […]
Paradise Lost – Paradise regained
Hold the date: Friday June 22nd and Saturday June 23rd 2018 at St Andrews on the Terrace. In developing the topic for this weekend we have visited the themes around the Winter Soltice, Matariki and the lecture series and subsequent publication of “The Greening of Christianity” by the Rev. Professor Sir Lloyd Geering. In these […]
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