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11.05.2026  

Brain drain or business as usual? Looking past the headlines

The Beehive Building, New Zealand's Parliament Building, against the Sun in Wellington.
update
01.12.2025  
Wicked problems, policy and politics
Long-term thinking
Someone is holding a baby who has sandy feet
commentary
23.10.2025  
Flourishing through time
Human potential
Stack of hands of men and women outside in the sun
commentary
15.09.2025  
Social cohesion: New Zealand’s precious and fragile asset
Social cohesion & resilience

 

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Flooding inundates the highway in central North Island, New Zealand.
Commentaries
27.03.2023  
Risk listening: rethinking how we understand and manage risk
Risk assessment

Sustainability
Aotearoa New Zealand needs to set up a national risk assessment authority to better prepare the country for high-impact risks and disasters.
Commentaries
08.09.2021  
Transitions, transformations and tradeoffs
Social cohesion & resilience
Protecting and strengthening societal resilience and cohesion.
High angle on teenagers supporting each other during therapy
Commentaries
03.09.2020  
Youth mental health in Aotearoa New Zealand – Greater urgency required
Youth mental health

Evidence to policy
In light of worsening mental health among New Zealand youth over the past decade, a new Koi Tū commentary piece is calling for urgent action to better understand the underlying factors and effective strategies for...
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