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Jaimie Monk discusses the impact of long covid on NewstalkZB
Motu Fellow Jaimie Monk has suffered from long covid. She spoke with Kerre Woodham on NewstalkZB about the symptons and balancing work in the context of changes to Jobseeker benefit, announced by the Government worrying…
Troy Baisden in Science - Te Ara Paerangi Future Pathways ending
Motu affiliate Troy Baisden is featured in Science, speaking with Veronika Meduna about the end of Te Ara Paerangi - Future Pathways programme and it's implications. Read the story here.
Stuart Donovan on Wellington's District Plan: Does upzoning help to boost housing supply and improve affordability?
Senior Fellow Stuart Donovan has written an opinion piece for The Spinoff, published today: Opinion: Wellington’s housing panel is out of step with the economic evidence | The Spinoff. In it, he relates the economic evidence…
Fighting cold, damp housing – a big tick for Warmer Kiwi programme
Motu Research evaluated the Government’s Warmer Kiwi Homes programme and found using heat pumps reduces electricity use by 16 percent on average over winter months and is effective at creating warm, dry homes in Aotearoa. Our…
Silt: an explainer
Motu affiliate Troy Baisden appeared on RNZ’s The Panel to discuss silt problems after recent cyclones.
What’s So Special About 2% Inflation?, on CNBC
Arthur Grimes appeared on a CNBC documentary on the origins of a 2% inflation target.
The challenges of collecting data on water use in Aotearoa New Zealand and the policy implications of such challenges
Thomas Benison and Julia Talbot-Jones had an article published in The Conversation about the challenges of collecting data on water use in Aotearoa New Zealand and the policy implications of such challenges. It is based on…
Environmental Protection Spend in 2020
A new Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report says we need to know if Aotearoa New Zealand's environment protection is making a difference. The report says we needs more data to find this out and that Motu…
Motu's research estimating the size of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa New Zealand, in Stuff
Stuff covered Motu's research that estimates the size of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa New Zealand.
How women take a $116m hit every year from lack of access to childcare
Research done by Motu shows New Zealand women wanting to work are missing out on approximately $116m a year because of barriers to accessing childcare. The system doesn’t work for at least half of all women.…
