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update
05.08.2026

Andrew Poole appointed as CEO

perspective
29.07.2026

Shortsightedness has had a productivity cost

Navigating change
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speech
22.07.2026

Sustaining the trustworthiness of science

Trust in science

Future society

Perspectives
18.06.2026  

Contextualising cohesion for a resilient society

Social cohesion & resilience
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discussion paper
18.06.2026  
Societal resilience: Contextualising cohesion in an age of disruption
Social cohesion & resilience
perspective
27.05.2026  
The brain drain debate is missing the point
Future society
event
26.05.2026  
Webinar: People, place and prosperity: The case for a NZ population strategy
Future society

Human potential

Perspectives
29.06.2026  

Not all on mums: fathers shape child health even before conception

Wellbeing
update
17.06.2026  
Young people’s perspectives on online harm and young women in leadership
perspective
03.06.2026  
Social media age restrictions – the case for an evaluation framework
Youth mental health
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discussion paper
03.06.2026  
Social media age restrictions - the case for an evaluation framework
Youth mental health

Navigating change

Perspectives
29.07.2026  

Shortsightedness has had a productivity cost

Navigating change
perspective
19.06.2026  
In an unsettled world, boring might be brilliant
Navigating change
report
18.09.2025  
News deserts: Local journalism at risk
Information environment
media release
18.09.2025  
NZ communities at risk of ‘news deserts’
Information environment

Informing policy

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Speeches
22.07.2026  

Sustaining the trustworthiness of science

Trust in science
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update
01.05.2026  
Science diplomacy: From utopia to pragmatism
Science diplomacy
speech
20.04.2026  
Repositioning science within an uncertain and fractured world
Science diplomacy
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video
13.03.2026  
The New Science Diplomacy: Sir Peter Gluckman, Raisina Dialogue
Science diplomacy

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