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Why Māori is like Latin

A falling out of love letter to the university (….we need to talk)

Letter to the Prime Minister: What’s Wrong with the Curriculum Refresh

As an educator, what is my responsibility?

Holding common ground. Or, why do we pay tax anyway?

As an educator, what is my responsibility?
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As an educator, what is my responsibility?

  • Anthony Poole
  • April 18, 2023
Japan’s path to becoming leaders in ‘Western’ science: an Asian perspective on science and other forms of knowledge (long version)
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Japan’s path to becoming leaders in ‘Western’ science: an Asian perspective on science and other forms of knowledge (long version)

  • Anthony Poole
  • March 26, 2022
Why Māori is like Latin
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Why Māori is like Latin

  • James Kierstead
  • May 23, 2023
A falling out of love letter to the university (….we need to talk)
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A falling out of love letter to the university (….we need to talk)

  • Grant Schofield
  • April 27, 2023
Letter to the Prime Minister: What’s Wrong with the Curriculum Refresh
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Letter to the Prime Minister: What’s Wrong with the Curriculum Refresh

  • Elizabeth Rata
  • April 20, 2023
Holding common ground. Or, why do we pay tax anyway?
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Holding common ground. Or, why do we pay tax anyway?

  • Natasha Hamilton-Hart
  • April 16, 2023
The Doctrine of Discovery in New Zealand: A Case of Historical Disinformation
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The Doctrine of Discovery in New Zealand: A Case of Historical Disinformation

  • Paul Moon
  • April 12, 2023
Sex, lies and the census
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Sex, lies and the census

  • Natasha Hamilton-Hart
  • January 15, 2023
Another Comment on the Media, Education and Co-Governance
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Another Comment on the Media, Education and Co-Governance

  • David Lillis
  • December 22, 2022
The Limits of Toleration
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The Limits of Toleration

  • James Kierstead and Brian Boyd
  • August 20, 2022
Was Captain Cook Afraid of Red Bananas?
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Was Captain Cook Afraid of Red Bananas?

  • James Kierstead
  • August 17, 2022

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Anthony PooleAnthony Poole

Anthony is a scientist interested in the evolution of molecules, genomes and cells. He holds a PhD in molecular bioscience and has worked and studied in New Zealand, Japan and Sweden.

Brian BoydBrian Boyd

Brian Boyd, Distinguished Professor of English, University of Auckland, has long worked at the intersection of the arts, the humanities, and the sciences. He has written much on novelist and scientist Vladimir Nabokov, taught a Literature and Science course, pioneered the study of literature and art in the light of evolution, and is working on a biography of philosopher of science Karl Popper. He has written on language, storytelling, religion, reason and science, and on art around the world and literature in many languages.

Elizabeth RataElizabeth Rata

Professor Elizabeth Rata is a sociologist of education at the University of Auckland. Her research interests include education and democracy, curriculum knowledge, and ethnic politics with a focus on the emergence of neotribal capitalist elites. She was a founding member of kura kaupapa Māori.

Garth CooperGarth Cooper

Professor Garth Cooper is one of New Zealand’s foremost biological scientists and biotechnology entrepreneurs.

James KiersteadJames Kierstead

James Kierstead is Senior Lecurer in Classics at Victoria University and a Research Fellow at the New Zealand Initiative. Together with Michael Johnston he co-hosts Free Kiwis!, a podcast dedicated to issues to do with freedom and free speech in a New Zealand context. He tweets @Kleisthenes2

Melissa DerbyMelissa Derby

Dr Melissa Derby is a Senior Lecturer whose research focuses primarily on early literacy development. She also has an interest in Maori education.

Natasha Hamilton-HartNatasha Hamilton-Hart

Natasha Hamilton-Hart has a PhD in Government from Cornell University and a BA (Hons) from the University of Otago. She publishes in the field of political economy, with a focus on state and private sector institutions, property rights and business-government relations.

Paul MoonPaul Moon

Paul Moon is Professor of History at Auckland University of Technology, and specialises in the colonial period of New Zealand history.

Robert NolaRobert Nola

Emeritus Professor Robert Nola's work has focussed on the philosophy and history of science, on epistemology and on metaphysics.

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