Are you a visionary academic leader ready to shape the future of arts and humanities in Aotearoa New Zealand? The University of Waikato is looking for an exceptional Head of School to join our Te Kura Toi | School of Arts. This is a unique opportunity to provide leadership for a dynamic school that embraces […]
The RSA is pleased to support the 44th Annual Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International. The conference will be held hybrid 6th-7th December 2021 in Melbourne and focus on ‘Risk! The Challenge of Managing Risks to Regional Futures’. The RSA is sponsoring a plenary by Professor Robert Hassink, (Kiel University, […]
Etienne Nel is a Professor and Head of the School of Geography at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. His research interests lie at the interface between urban and economic geography and development studies. To date his research and writing have focussed in particular on issues of regional and local economic development, the […]
By Paul Dalziel, Professor of Economics and Deputy Director Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, Lincoln University On 24 September 2017, New Zealand held its three-yearly general election under its mixed member proportional representation system. There were 64 general electorates and 7 Māori electorates, each decided by the candidate with the most votes from voters in […]
Welcome message from the RSA Ambassador to New Zealand, Etienne Nel. I am very pleased to accept the position of RSA ambassador for New Zealand. I have had a career long interest in regional issues, regional inequality and the degree to which external interventions and local initiatives can address development challenges and enhance the quality […]