J.R. Boston

A Sea Change is Needed For Adapting to Sea-Level Rise in Aotearoa New Zealand

T. Naish, Judy Lawrence, Richard Levy, Robert G. Bell et autres

Sea-level rise is accelerating globally and will continue for centuries under all shared socioeconomic pathways. Although sea-level rise is a global issue, its impacts manifest heterogeneously at the local scale, with some coastal communities and infrastructure considerably more vulnerable than others. Aotearoa …

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Assessing Aotearoa's latest 'war on nature' or 'Goodbye Freddy'

J.R. Boston

Since taking office in late November 2023, the National/ACT/New Zealand First coalition government in Aotearoa New Zealand has made rapid, comprehensive and far-reaching changes to environmental laws, regulations and policies. Further significant policy reforms are pending. This article outlines the main policy …

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An Experiment in Governmental Futures Thinking: long-term insights briefings

Malcolm Menzies, Andrew B. Jackson, J.R. Boston

New Zealand’s Public Service Act 2020 requires departmental chief executives to give a long-term insights briefing (LTIB) to their respective ministers at least once every three years. The LTIBs must provide ‘information about medium- and long-term trends, risks, and opportunities that affect …

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Superstates: empires of the twenty-first century

J.R. Boston

Alasdair Roberts is a rigorous, perceptive, and compelling writer. As with his previous books, most of which explore the challenges of governance and the art and craft of public management, Superst...

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Implementing Pre-Emptive Managed Retreat: Constraints and Novel Insights

Judith Lawrence, J.R. Boston, R Bell, S Olufson et autres

Purpose of Review: Managed retreat will be inevitable where other adaptation options, such as protective structures or building restrictions, provide only temporary respite or are otherwise uneconomic, technically impractical or both. Here, we focus on the implementation of pre-emptive managed retreat, providing …

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Implementing Pre-Emptive Managed Retreat: Constraints and Novel Insights

Judith Lawrence, J.R. Boston, R Bell, S Olufson et autres

Purpose of Review: Managed retreat will be inevitable where other adaptation options, such as protective structures or building restrictions, provide only temporary respite or are otherwise uneconomic, technically impractical or both. Here, we focus on the implementation of pre-emptive managed retreat, providing …

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Fine Mapping and Identification of BMI Loci in African Americans

Jian Ping Gong, Cora E. Lewis, Georg Ehret, Stephanie A. Rosse et autres

Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) primarily performed in European-ancestry (EA) populations have identified numerous loci associated with body mass index (BMI). However, it is still unclear whether these GWAS loci can be generalized to other ethnic groups, such as African Americans (AAs). Furthermore, …

Lack of associations of ten candidate coronary heart disease risk genetic variants and subclinical atherosclerosis in four U.S. populations: The Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) study

Kari E. North, J.R. Boston, Kristin D. Brown-Gentry, Marylyn DeRiggi Ritchie et autres

A number of genetic variants have been discovered by recent genome-wide association studies for their associations with clinical coronary heart disease (CHD). However, it is unclear whether these variants are also associated with the development of CHD as measured by subclinical atherosclerosis …

Enhancing long-term governance - Parliament's vital oversight role

J.R. Boston, David Bagnall, Anna M. Barry

This article explores how the New Zealand Parliament scrutinises the quality of long-term governance and considers how such scrutiny could be made more systematic, proactive and rigorous. The analysis is based, among other things, on extensive interviews with current and former MPs …

Science advice in New Zealand: Opportunities for development

J.R. Boston, Ben Jeffares, Juliet A. Gerrard, Shane Hendy et autres

What is the state of play for science advice to the government and Parliament? After almost ten years with a prime minister’s chief science advisor, are there lessons to be learnt? How can we continue to ensure that science advice is effective, …

New Zealand’s pandemic budget is all about saving and creating jobs. Now the hard work begins

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Science Advice in New Zealand

Ben Jeffares, J.R. Boston, Juliet A. Gerrard, Shaun C. Hendy et autres

What is the state of play for science advice to the government and Parliament? After almost ten years with a prime minister’s chief science advisor, are there lessons to be learnt? How can we continue to ensure that science advice is effective, …

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