title: Convergence of public participation, participatory design and NLP to co-develop circular economy

authors: Dyer, Mark

abstract: The concept of a circular economy is at a crossroads. To date, it has been largely driven by top-down national or trans-national legislation such as EU Circular Economy Package or Chinese Circular Economy Promotion. Bottom-up or grassroots engagement has been minimal and innovation has been largely restricted to use of 3R or 4R frameworks to reduce, reuse, recycle materials and products or recover waste as energy. Greater implementation of a circular economy needs a paradigm shift in public attitudes coupled with greater innovation that moves from 3R to 9R framework. Building on the insights gained from the successful transition of two Scandinavian cities of Växjö and Sønderborg to becoming fossil fuel-free economies, the article explores use of natural language processing tools to create shared narratives and stories from large format public engagement that expresses common interests, values and priorities that in turn can contribute to a participatory design of a circular economy. The article uses published data from Christchurch ‘Share an Idea’ as a case study.

text: Convergence of public participation, participatory design and NLP to co-develop circular economy The concept of a circular economy is at a crossroads. To date, it has been largely driven by top-down national or trans-national legislation such as EU Circular Economy Package or Chinese Circular Economy Promotion. Bottom-up or grassroots engagement has been minimal and innovation has been largely restricted to use of 3R or 4R frameworks to reduce, reuse, recycle materials and products or recover waste as energy. Greater implementation of a circular economy needs a paradigm shift in public attitudes coupled with greater innovation that moves from 3R to 9R framework. Building on the insights gained from the successful transition of two Scandinavian cities of Växjö and Sønderborg to becoming fossil fuel-free economies, the article explores use of natural language processing tools to create shared narratives and stories from large format public engagement that expresses common interests, values and priorities that in turn can contribute to a participatory design of a circular economy. The article uses published data from Christchurch ‘Share an Idea’ as a case study.

year: 2021

title: Options to reduce New Zealand's process heat emissions

authors: Atkins, Martin John

abstract: The New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NZEECS) 2017-2022 committed MBIE and EECA to prepare an action plan for mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions impact of process heat in New Zealand. To meet this commitment the Process Heat in New Zealand (PHiNZ) project was initiated and this work will contribute to PHiNZ. The purpose of this work was to identify, quantify and cost mitigation options to reduce the GHG emissions associated with the use of process heat in New Zealand. The information supplied by the work will inform:
- analysis and policy development, both by MBIE and EECA as part of PHiNZ but also by the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) as part of its wider climate change work;
- priority areas for action by government;
- process heat users about their emissions profile;
- process heat users of possible options to mitigate their emissions.

text: Options to reduce New Zealand's process heat emissions The New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NZEECS) 2017-2022 committed MBIE and EECA to prepare an action plan for mitigating the greenhouse gas emissions impact of process heat in New Zealand. To meet this commitment the Process Heat in New Zealand (PHiNZ) project was initiated and this work will contribute to PHiNZ. The purpose of this work was to identify, quantify and cost mitigation options to reduce the GHG emissions associated with the use of process heat in New Zealand. The information supplied by the work will inform:
- analysis and policy development, both by MBIE and EECA as part of PHiNZ but also by the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) as part of its wider climate change work;
- priority areas for action by government;
- process heat users about their emissions profile;
- process heat users of possible options to mitigate their emissions.

year: 2019-03-01

title: Important lessons for trust governance from trusts that benefit New Zealand's Indigenous Maori – Recent developments

authors: Manyam, Joel

abstract: The landmark New Zealand Court of Appeal decision in New Zealand Maori Council v AttorneyGeneral [1987] 1 NZLR 641[SOE Case] marked a watershed in New Zealand's jurisprudence concerning the relationship between the Government of New Zealand('the Crown') and the indigenous Maori peoples of New Zealand. Very recently , New Zealand's highest Court, the Supreme Court in its decision in New Zealand Maori Council v Attorney-General[2013] 3 NZLR 31 referred to the SOE case as follows:
'The SOE case by the Court of Appeal is a judgment of great authority and importance to the law concerning the relationship between the Crown and Maori" (emphasis added)[S3].

text: Important lessons for trust governance from trusts that benefit New Zealand's Indigenous Maori – Recent developments The landmark New Zealand Court of Appeal decision in New Zealand Maori Council v AttorneyGeneral [1987] 1 NZLR 641[SOE Case] marked a watershed in New Zealand's jurisprudence concerning the relationship between the Government of New Zealand('the Crown') and the indigenous Maori peoples of New Zealand. Very recently , New Zealand's highest Court, the Supreme Court in its decision in New Zealand Maori Council v Attorney-General[2013] 3 NZLR 31 referred to the SOE case as follows:
'The SOE case by the Court of Appeal is a judgment of great authority and importance to the law concerning the relationship between the Crown and Maori" (emphasis added)[S3].

year: 2015