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Peter Davis NZ

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Author: Peter Davis NZ

I retired from the University of Auckland a few years ago. Since then I helped found - and now chair - The Helen Clark Foundation, an independent public policy think tank. I have also been elected to the Auckland District Health Board. While at the University I established and headed the COMPASS research group in the Faculty of Arts for ten years and before that taught and researched in health policy and health services in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (and for a time at the Christchurch Medical School) for 30 years. I remain an Honorary Professor in Statistics and an Emeritus Professor in Population Health and Social Science at the University of Auckland. The purpose of this site is to provide a platform for encouraging debate on public policy issues of the day, as well as keeping track of Street Art in my region and a log of the books I have published.
October 19, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

New Zealand is struggling on many fronts. Are we headed for failure?

October 5, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

Aotearoa New Zealand has come a long way

September 7, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

The case for a four-year term – as part of a wider reform process

August 30, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

I was given a masterclass by the world’s most secretive peacemakers.

August 10, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

Recent health decisions do not bode well for the future

August 7, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

80 years on, the realities of nuclear warfare can’t be forgotten

June 28, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

Free speech concern in universities is a manufactured crisis

May 18, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

Reshaping health requires new ways of thinking – and operating

April 6, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

Anatomy of a health system failure

March 22, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

Fonterra brands roadshow “bittersweet” for those who champion a move away from commodities

March 15, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

Is New Zealand venturing down the road of political upheaval?

February 23, 2025February 27, 2025 Peter Davis NZ

Don’t be afraid of what the social sciences can tell us about ourselves

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