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YEAH, RIGHTS

Human “rights” are often riddled with ambiguity – which is why they can be such a worry.
Listener: 29 May, 2010.
Keywords: History of Ideas, Methodology & Philosophy; Maori;
How is it possible to say New Zealand’s signing of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is of no great consequence (the Prime Minister’s interpretation) yet [...]

THE BIG WAVE

Recent devastation in the Pacific has a parallel in the great New Zealand tsunami.
Listener: 7 November, 2009.
Keywords: Maori; Political Economy & History;
The sea grew dark and troubled and angry, and presently a great wave, which gathered strength as it came, swept towards the shore. It advanced over the beach, sweeping Titipa and all his fish [...]

THE COMMERCIAL VALUE OF TANIWHA SPRINGS

Report prepared for Te Maru o Ngati Rangiwewehi (June 2009)
Keywords: Environment & Resources;� Maori;
Introduction
My name is Brian Henry Easton. I am an independent scholar with particular expertise in economics, social statistics and public policy analysis. I hold a D.Sc. from the University of Canterbury and am an adjunct professor at the Institute of Public Policy [...]

RACE RELATIONS AND THE ECONOMY

The 2008 Michael King Memorial Lecture, University of Otago, 9 October 2008. [1]
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Keywords: Maori; Political Economy & History;
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Michael King and I were students together. It would not be true to say we were close friends afterwards � for we lived in different parts of New Zealand and worked in different areas. But it was [...]

WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE GOVERNMENT?

Speech to the Tribal Economies Forum of the First Nations Futures Program, Christchurch: 23 February 2008 (Revised)
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Keywords: Governance; Maori;
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Tena kotou, katoa.
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Thankyou for the invitation to speak to you on tribal economies. It would not, however, be appropriate for me to tell this audience how to run their tribes. What I thought is I could [...]

TANIWHA SPRINGS

This was a draft an affidavit I prepared for the Environment Court. in November 2007. It was rules out as not relevant to the proceedings. It is included here because it shows an ingenious method for valuing physical resources in some instances.
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Keywords: Environment & Resources;� Maori;
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Introduction
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My name is Brian Henry Easton. I am an [...]

A GAP FOR CLOSING

Maori incomes are catching up, but there�s a long way to go.
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Listener: 7 April, 2007.
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Keywords: Distributional Economics; Maori;
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Sometimes I am proud of New Zealand�s achievements in race relations. Not that they are perfect; far from it. But we try, we acknowledge our past failures (sometimes reluctantly) and we can be willing to incorporate ethnic diversity [...]

CENSUS INCOME STATISTICS

Keywords: Distributional Economics; Maori; Statistics;

�The following summarises the income statistics used in the Listener economics columns of the March 11 & 25, and April 7.

�The data is derived directly from the official Population Census for the relevant years. As the column details, it is reported income including social security benefits, before tax and is on [...]

ETHNICITY AND THE CENSUS: Statistics New Zealand asks ”’Whaddarya?”

Listener: 25 February, 2006

Keywords: Literature and Culture; Statistics;

March 7 is Census Day, the day on which Statistics New Zealand (like Foreskin) asks “Whaddarya?” The Census may not cover all the questions you think important, but a good quality Census response makes the surveys that ask such questions cheaper and you are surveyed less often.

Brian Easton