Envisioning a Fairer Future – AUCKLAND

Our renowned panellists will each share their unique expertise and inspire new ideas about equity, equality, and justice.

Andrew Erueti:
How can we address historical injustices and intergenerational inequities?

Krushil Watene: 
How could changing our worldview from individualistic to collective help us achieve fairness?

Barry Milne:
How might Census data help or hinder our understanding of ourselves?

Jay Marlowe: 
How do we celebrate diversity and empower all citizens? 

This discussion will be facilitated by Dr Sereana Naepi, a Pacific scholar whose own work challenges systemic inequalities in education.

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After the discussion, join us for light refreshments in the Museum Café.

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More from the Panel Members

Associate Professor Andrew Erueti, Member of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care, and Auckland Law School, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland

Andrew Erueti – expert in indigenous rights, criminal justice and child welfare

"Most kiwis share common values of fairness and equality. Although, it doesn’t always play out in real life and present in ways we might expect it to. As a country, we’ve subscribed to and ratified human rights treaties – but we have to ask ourselves whether we’re meeting those aspirations? It pays to look a little closer to see whether what we’re doing in practice measures up to our shared values and expectations."

Associate Professor Krushil Watene, Peter Kraus Associate Professor in Philosophy, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland

Krushil Watene - scholar in moral philosophies of well-being, development, and justice

"Many of our concepts are grounded in individual rights and property ownership, and treat the natural environment as a resource without limit. We also tend to hold the view that society is a collection of individuals working together for mutual advantage. On this view, the value of individuals is largely determined by how useful they are. These views ignore the full range of ways in which we (individually and collectively) enrich each other’s lives."

Associate Professor Barry Milne, Director of the Centre of Methods and Policy Application (COMPASS), Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland

Barry Milne – expert in longitudinal studies, socio-economic inequalities and child development

"What is happening more and more is a silo-ing of people. People hang out both in the real world and their online worlds with people with similar views to themselves. Their perceptions of what people are like is based very much on them, their friends, and the people they interact with. This isn’t all of New Zealand and I believe people have a distorted view of what New Zealand is. Our society isn’t as equal as people think it is. It’s not about telling people the type of society that is best, but to challenge their beliefs about what New Zealand society is like."

Professor Jay Marlowe, Co-director - Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland

Jay Marlowe – researcher on disaster risk reduction, refugee resettlement, and inclusion

"As the saying goes, the best way to predict the future is to create it. In order to create it, you have to start off with the right questions. It’s not just about asking a particular group of people, ‘what do you want?’ it’s about asking the whole of society across a range of diverse backgrounds and experiences ‘what future do you want?’ These can be uncomfortable questions, but the more we have these conversations, the more they can help us make positive decisions for a shared future."

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