Talking commons, enclosure, denaturing – and drawing on ancestral wisdom to build a better future

This week I talked to Ben and Emma on the Planet Pulse Pacific. The conversation was diverse and wide-ranging, including:

  • What inspired me to write ‘An Uncommon Land’
  • The vulnerability of writing a deeply personal book
  • The notion of commons – its historical significance and near-erasure in New Zealand
  • Debunking the myth of the ‘tragedy of the commons’
  • How the process of enclosure continues to shape society today
  • Auckland’s lost tram network and the role of transport-integrated urban design
  • Our complicity in an economy built on exploitation and environmental degradation
  • Envisioning alternative futures: post-growth economic models, food security, and land as a shared inheritance
  • Why we must redirect public investment toward collective wellbeing

Listen to the podcast episode here.

A reminder too that for more regular posts, you may wish to check out my posts at my Substack An Uncommon Land.