Exploring equity and equality in Aotearoa New Zealand

Join experts from Royal Society Te Apārangi Te Tapeke Fair Futures panel as they highlight some of the important choices New Zealanders face in determining fair futures in this country. Our renowned panellists will share their unique expertise and inspire new ideas about a fair, just, and equitable future in conversation with journalist and writer Rebecca Macfie.

Dr Alan Bollard CNZM FRSNZ:

We have just suffered a generational shock called the Covid crisis, and it has affected many parts of the community in complicated and sometimes quite unexpected ways.

Professor Jonathan Boston ONZM:

Just as humanity has failed to mitigate climate change by curbing greenhouse gas emissions, so too it runs the risk of failing to adapt efficiently and fairly to the impacts of climate change.

Associate Professor Andrew Erueti:

How can we address historical injustices and intergenerational inequities? The right to equality can both promote and undermine indigenous rights.

Distinguished Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman CNZM QSO FRSNZ:

To adequately house all New Zealanders, we all need to accept that just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a country to care that everyone has a secure, warm, dry house to live in.

About the moderator: Rebecca Macfie

Rebecca Macfie is an experienced journalist who has written for many New Zealand titles including The Press, North & South and the New Zealand Herald. In 2007 she joined the New Zealand Listener as the South Island writer. She is currently the JD Stout Fellow at the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. During her time as a JD Stout Fellow, her research will focus on the capacity of grassroots and community organisations to disrupt the harms of poverty.

After the panel discussion, please stay on to continue this important debate over light refreshments.

Places are limited and registration is essential.