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 podcast.

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.