Opinion pieces

Views, reflections and commentary from our academic staff.

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  How antiquated legal language undermines complainants in cases of sexual assault

  12 February 2019
  Dr Brenda Midson examines one of New Zealand’s most notorious sexual misconduct cases.

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  The significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

  7 February 2019
  Sandy Morrison and Ingrid Huygens look at role of the Treaty, 179 years after its signing.

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  How a default union membership could help reduce income inequality

  23 January 2019
  Researchers argue that making union membership the default option would help reduce inequality while protecting workers’ rights to opt out

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  Mental Health Inquiry a wasted opportunity

  5 December 2018
  Dr Waikaremoana Waitoki looks at whether the report from the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction hits the mark.

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  How to survive disruption

  26 October 2018
  Dr Heather Connolly looks at the benefits of fostering a sense of experimentation in business.

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  Seven problems worth one million dollars

  9 October 2018
  Professor Geoff Holmes looks at magnitudes of scholarship, and the Millennium Prize Problems.

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  Women’s surfing riding wave towards gender equity

  1 October 2018
  The World Surfing League recently became the first US-based global sporting league to offer equal pay to male and female competitors, so what are the implications?

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  What the best leaders have in common

  24 September 2018
  Dr Heather Connolly reflects on a key leadership skill that is essential to business growth but is too often undervalued.

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  Science and 1080

  18 September 2018
  In her latest blog post, Dr Alison Campbell urges scientists and conservation workers to continue to talk about the use of 1080 in a constructive way.

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  Dead as the Moa

  7 September 2018
  Oral traditions show that early Māori recognised extinction.

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  Why Trump’s liberal demolition job and authoritarian outreach is about China

  9 July 2018
  Dr Reuben Steff looks at Trump's challenge to the liberal order.

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  Hacking your holiday

  28 June 2018
  Dr Joe Burton looks at how cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the tourism market.

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  Children's picture books disrupting language hierarchies

  31 May 2018
  Dr Nicola Daly explores how te reo Māori is represented and argues that the way languages are displayed in bilingual picturebooks can disrupt the status quo.