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| 08 Annual Report | The Institute of Public Policy's 2008 Annual Report is now available to be downloaded here. (pdf 4.6mb) | ||
1 Dec 2008 Local Government brief for incoming Minister |
AUT University's Local Government Centre has provided the incoming Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, with an independent perspective on the principal issues confronting the local government sector. The document focuses on the role an effective local government sector can play in addressing the current economic crisis. Areas covered in the briefing document include: Governance of Metropolitan Auckland - the Royal Commission, Resource management, Infrastructure development, Funding Compliance, The ageing population, The leaky homes crisis. Download the brief here. |
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| Pacific Gender and Effectiveness Case Studies | Marilyn Waring and Nic Mason from AUT University, with Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop from Victoria University, Wellington, and Elizabeth Reid from Australian National University, Canberra, have been researching a sample of NZ and Australian-funded aid projects in the Pacific - in the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Samoa. They have been assessing the aid projects through gender equality and aid effectiveness lens. The aim of the research is to provide recommendations for practical ways in which NZAID and AusAID can strategically advance gender equality in the future through existing aid effectiveness principles. | ||
| Restorative Justice Centre One Day Symposium Wed 17 Sept |
AUT's Restorative Justice Centre: A Bridge Between Practice and Research Key Speakers: Dr. Tom Cavanagh (Restorative Practices in Schools), Dr Shirley Julich (RJ and Gendered Violence), Judge Fred McElrea (RJ and Criminal Law), Inspector Chris Graveson (RJ and Police Youth Aid), Fiona Landon (Critical Issues from a Practitioner’s Perspective), PROF. HOWARD ZEHR AS RAPPORTEUR Go to the Restorative Justice Past Seminar's page to download the presentations. |
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