Bodies of knowledge
This week the New Zealand academic world has seen a flurry of debate about the intersection between mātauranga Māori – the knowledge […]
Tag: coronavirus
Scales of change
I had a minor light bulb moment yesterday when talking with Chris’s sister, Lindie. I have offered pondered the problem of drivers […]
Inflation & interest rates
It was time to pull out my crystal ball to contemplate the future of interest rates and inflation in New Zealand. I […]
Productivity
I found myself fuming today when I read about the Ministry for Business, Innovation Employment (MBIE) being a ‘telly offy’, in regard […]
Third waves
It’s the 7th wave that is supposed to be the big one if you are at sea, or surfing. Let’s hope its […]
Reactions and over-reactions
This week saw me variably succeeding and failing in some of those difficult personal conversations that happen all the time in close […]
Perverse incentives
Perverse incentives are incentives that have unintended, negative effects that are contrary to the intention of their designers. The ‘cobra effect’ is […]
Living the divide
I find myself continually saddened by the effects of the cost of housing in Queenstown and Wanaka, and the resultant people who […]
Variations on a theme
In music, variations are commonly used to create new musical pieces – a set of notes are played and then repeated with […]
End Day
I don’t know when I first heard about the day the world would end. There certainly was no government announcement; in future […]