General Education

Fraught TPP process has lessons for the future

Press Release – Public Health Association The Public Health Association (PHA) has told the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select Committee that the lack of information, deliberate secrecy and poor recognition of the importance of health have made the TPP process fraught with problems, and …

Government working for Pacific people

Press Release – New Zealand Government Government working for Pacific people The number of Pacific people not in employment, education or training decreased last year, Pacific Peoples Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga says. Latest labour market figures show that for the year to December 2015, the rate …

Little: Backing The Kiwi Dream

Speech – New Zealand Labour Party The reason I wanted to open with that is our economy is a bit like that story the machines started, theres nothing we can do to stop it, its coming towards us and weve got to decide what to do about it.

Sobering address on state of the environment

Press Release – Lincoln University New Zealand and the world are failing to fulfil many of the basic principles of sustainability and we must face up to our situation in order to avert serious risks, warns renowned conservationist Emetrius Professor Sir Alan Mark.

Knowledge Ecology Leaks TPP Text on Intellectual Property

Press Release – Knowledge Ecology International Washington, DC Today, August 4, 2015, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) released text from three sections of the 95page secret negotiating text on the Intellectual Property Chapter being used in the TransPacific Partnership Agreement (TPP, sometimes …

[NZCPR-Weekly] Being Passionate About Education

Press Release – NZCPR This week, we look at educational success – and the insights provided by the impassioned speech of 15 year old high school student Anela Pritchard, our NZCPR Guest Commentator Dr Kevin Donnelly outlines the benefits of greater school autonomy, and our poll …