Social cohesion & resilience

Social cohesion is under increasing threat from rapid technological, social, environmental and economic change. Our work explores how we can maintain and enhance trust both in institutions and society and have honest discussion on difficult issues.
11.12.2024  

Covid helped polarise us: we need to fix the divisions

The New Zealand Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Covid-19 pandemic report highlights that the pandemic’s consequences are prolonged and multidimensional.

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08.11.2024  
Academic Freedom
Sir Peter Gluckman's speech to the Tertiary Education Union.

18.10.2024  
Trust in the police: Mark Evans to lead key research
We're excited to welcome Mark Evans to Koi Tū as he leads a new research project on 'Trust in the Police,' building on our work around institutional trust and its connection to social cohesion.

View of the New Zealand flags flying in front of the parliament building, the Beehive, in Wellington.
19.08.2024  
Political transparency underpins public trust
Koi Tū welcomes the new Helen Clark Foundation report released this week which calls for stronger laws and regulations to improve trust and confidence in political decision-making.

21.03.2024  
Public lecture: Cultivating social cohesion – insights from studying gangs, cults and terrorists

New Zealand traditional flax weaving handcraft
24.01.2024  
Reflections on ‘Te Tiriti o Waitangi’ hui
Koi Tū strategic advisor Māori, Dr Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, shares some of his reflections from the recent 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' hui.

The Beehive Building, New Zealand's Parliament Building, against the Sun in Wellington.
29.10.2023  
Giving voice to our future
In an op-ed for the NZHerald, Koi Tū director Sir Peter Gluckman and Koi Tū chair Bridget Coates encourage more meaningful conversations and a more future-oriented mindset to tackle the complex, multi-generational challenges that we face as a nation.

New Zealand traditional flax weaving handcraft
07.09.2023  
Webinar recording with Q&A: Addressing the challenges to social cohesion
Koi Tū hosted a webinar on Addressing the challenges to social cohesion on Thursday 31 August with our director Sir Peter Gluckman and distinguished professor emeritus Paul Spoonley.

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