Investigates whether engagement with urban nature influenced the wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour of residents of Wellington City, New Zealand. Abstract The challenges ahead for sustainability and biodiversity conservation require a better understanding of the relationship human beings have with the natural environment. The evidence that nature has a positive influence on human wellbeing is extensive...

This research analysed findings from global transport stakeholder organisations and modelled the energy consumption of electric vehicles under Samoan conditions. Abstract The identification of alternative transport modes is urgently required as fuel price inflation is adversely affecting Samoa’s energy security and increasingly its economic and social well-being. The Samoan government has recognised the society-wide implications...

There is reason to hope that long-term fiscal planning can still be effective in New Zealand. Introduction Many countries now require the regular publication of longterm fiscal projections, looking at the potential long-term costs of government spending programmes. In New Zealand, section 26N of the Public Finance Act 1989 (as amended in 2004) requires the...

This article explores how New Zealand's Treasury can further its commitment to engaging young people in a conversation surrounding the long-term health and viability of the economy.

New Zealand is ranked highly on the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), which assess performance on six dimensions of governance: voice and accountability, political stability performance on six dimensions of governance: voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption. However, these indicators should not...