Open Government: Getting It Right
How can New Zealand meet its open government goals? Keitha Booth takes a hard look at the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan.
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Apocalypse Cow: audio & powerpoint
Audio recording of Peter Fraser's IGPS lunchtime talk on the crash and burn reality of Fonterra's business model.
Treasury Secretary pick disheartening
Appointing a second non-New Zealander in succession to our top public sector job reveals deep problems in the NZ public service, writes Dr Simon Chapple.
Cancer in the water?
Mike Joy spoke to Radio New Zealand's Corin Dann about the need for a study into nitrate levels in New Zealand's water supply.
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Silver bullets won't kill NZ's cow problem
Silver bullet "solutions" to methane emissions are about protecting the business-as-usual farming model, not about ecological sustainability or economic gains, write Peter Fraser and Mike Joy.
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Christchurch terrorist failed to sow distrust
Kate Prickett and Simon Chapple wanted to check if the terror attacks in Christchurch achieved the aim of sowing distrust and suspicion in society - and their findings are bad news for the perpetrator.
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Apocalypse Cow: audio & powerpoint
Audio recording of Peter Fraser's IGPS lunchtime talk on the crash and burn reality of Fonterra's business model.