Future society

Social cohesion & resilience | Democratic innovation
Society is changing rapidly, challenged by huge demographic change such as ageing populations and growing ethnic diversity, climate change and new technologies. Democracy is under threat by increasingly pervasive disinformation. Our work aims to address social cohesion and societal resilience and we're developing new democratic tools to encourage better public decision making.


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26.05.2026  
Webinar: The case for a population strategy
This webinar considers two recently-released papers on New Zealand’s population future.

12.05.2026  
NZ’s migration story “more complex” than brain drain narrative
New Zealand’s migration story is more complex than the current “brain drain” narrative suggests, according to a new paper from Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures, which warns that gaps in data and simplistic analysis...

11.05.2026  
Brain drain or business as usual? Looking past the headlines

01.05.2026  
New Zealand’s prosperity depends on how we respond to population change
New Zealand has reached a number of tipping points in terms of population change. How we respond will determine our future prosperity.

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