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NZ policy from a wellbeing perspective
Arthur Grimes examines three New Zealand policy initiatives through a wellbeing lens. The policies examined are the social investment approach, NZ's international airlines policy, and monetary policy. Here's the article at NewsroomNZ.
Does Moving Make You Happier?
Australia's popular ABC Life Matters radio programme interviewed Arthur Grimes about his working on migration and wellbeing. Listen or download here.
Coverage of 'An Effective ETS' Plan
The following is media coverage of the document that synthesized the opinions of a diverse group of ETS experts from a wide variety of background into an integrated proposal for managing unit supply and prices in…
The long-term pain of losing a job
Losing your job can be a blow, but new research shows the negative effects may drag on for years. Shane Cowlishaw of Newsroom reports. NZ Herald article here. Patrick O'Meara of RNZ reports. Rachel Clayton of Fairfax reports. Online version…
NZ pollution keeps growing despite Paris agreement
New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions keep on growing and are at a level that is a far cry from what the country has committed to under the Paris Agreement. Kate Gudsell from RNZ reports (includes…
Why does New Zealand keep building such massive houses?
New Zealand has some of the largest and most overpriced houses anywhere in the world. In the Spinoff Motu Research affiliate Andrew Coleman looks at little-discussed tax change in 1989 which sowed the seeds for…
Is tax distortion responsible for our housing crisis?
New research is claiming that New Zealand has one of the most distorted tax environments for housing of any country in the OECD. Dr. Andrew Coleman, an Affiliate of Motu Economic and Public Policy Research,…
In Africa, the change is palpable. In NZ it’s starting to hurt, too. So enough with the Smart Alec approach to climate
The excuses are feeble and unacceptable. We need to take sincere, authentic, practical and innovative action to reduce climate gas emissions at home, writes Bronwyn Hayward in The Spinoff. An Associate Professor of Political Science at…
Freshwater reforms' emissions impact 'minimal'
Jamie Morton writes in the NZ Herald that "The effect of the Government's freshwater reforms on slashing greenhouse gas emissions will be "minimal" unless they result in a large amount of trees being planted." More...
Insurance, Housing and Climate Adaptation Coverage
As New Zealand counts the cost of widespread flooding this month, a new report from Motu and Deep South Science Challenge researchers identifies key questions we need to answer to better prepare our coastal communities…
