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Peter Davis NZ

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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.
December 11, 2022January 31, 2023 Peter Davis NZ

What kind of country do we want to be?

November 19, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

Is New Zealand’s health sector really in crisis?

October 22, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

Crime and media – perception and reality

September 18, 2022September 23, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

KiwiSaver, GST, and Fees. A system that works for the industry.

August 27, 2022September 7, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

Auckland Council elections – looking back, looking ahead

April 27, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

Should encouraging “good” behaviour become the new normal?

April 16, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

PHARMAC decision-making on new medicines. A case study.

March 26, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

Health and Taxes

February 10, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

Thousands of at-risk lives saved

February 4, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

New Zealand deserves more respect for keeping deaths so low

January 12, 2022January 13, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

There’s no time to waste if we’re to keep Omicron out of NZ

January 7, 2022 Peter Davis NZ

We are dealing with the Covid crisis. But what about the long term?

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