In this section I list the items that I have written – mostly – for publication in the popular media. In each case I have sorted them according to the predominant “hat I wear”. Where my role on the Auckland District Health Board is leading, the item is listed under “Health Commentary”. Where I adopt a more academic approach informed by my association with the University of Auckland, the item is listed under “Policy Analysis”. And, finally, where the work is strongly related to my role as Chair of The Helen Clark Foundation, the item is listed under “Think-tank Perspective”. Articles in this section are displayed chronologically or can be viewed by category.
- Health Commentary (14)
- Other (3)
- Policy Analysis (23)
- Think-tank Perspective (13)
- Uncategorized (5)
Articles in a chronological order

Our long-term problems keep catching up on us
Published in the New Zealand Herald, 7 March 2023 Aside from the dominance of media and political attention, what the issues of Three Waters and Cyclone Gabrielle underline is that we…
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Fifteen years on, is it time for a review of KiwiSaver?
Published (and amended) in The New Zealand Herald, 5th. January 2023
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Sombre mood among world’s elite at annual Davos conference
Published in Stuff, 28th. January 2023
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What it means when Jacinda Ardern calls time
Published in Social Europe, 23rd. January 2023
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TVNZ/RNZ merger: rebalancing our media eco-system, or an “ideological project”?
Published in Newsroom, 16th. December 2022
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What kind of country do we want to be?
Published in The New Zealand Herald, 25th. November 2022
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Is New Zealand’s health sector really in crisis?
Published (and amended) in The New Zealand Herald, 11th. November 2022
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Crime and media – perception and reality
Published in The New Zealand Herald, 28th September 2022
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KiwiSaver, GST, and Fees. A system that works for the industry.
Published in (and amended from) The New Zealand Herald, 10th September 2022
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Auckland Council elections – looking back, looking ahead
Published in Stuff, 24 August 2022
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Should encouraging “good” behaviour become the new normal?
Published in Stuff, 19th. April 2022
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PHARMAC decision-making on new medicines. A case study.
Published in Journal of Primary Health Care 13 April 2022.
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Thousands of at-risk lives saved
Published in The New Zealand Herald, 9th. February 2022
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New Zealand deserves more respect for keeping deaths so low
Published in Stuff, 3rd. February 2022
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