This linked article here is a summary of the talks given at the 'Inequality: Causes and Consequences' conference organised by the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies on 19 June 2014. Click on each speaker to access a pdf copy of their presentation slides: Associate Professror Susan St John (0) (Child Poverty Action Group/Auckland University)...

From leaky buildings to financial crashes, from mining disasters to deep water oil spills and from poor patient care to financial misselling, regulation can fail to prevent disasters arising from the risks it is meant to manage. Although each disaster is unique in many respects, analysis of the regulatory failings that contributed to those disasters...

NZ Police has a large, and growing, online and social media presence. Social media is used for community engagement, prevention advice, recruitment and investigative purposes. Nationwide NZ Police and the public affairs team manage 36 live Facebook pages including regional, workgroup and neighbourhood policing team pages; 7 active twitter feeds including national and regional feeds...

While there is a lot of work around drink-driving, it generally focuses on young men and the risk they pose to themselves and to others. There is no doubt that young men are the most concerning demographic. However, with the on-going publicity around young women and binge drinking, this report analyses the available statistics on...

Employees' behavior of using personal cloud storage at the workplace might put corporates at risk. This trend has been happening globally and known as consumerization of personal cloud storage. This research reports on the state of this trend in New Zealand corporates. A mixed methods approach was employed with data collection through online anonymous surveys...