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Articles by Fiona Barker
New Zealand: Political Developments and Data in 2024
Introduction The year 2024 was the first full year in office of the three-party coalition government led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, comprising the National Party, ACT and New Zealand First (NZF). As the coalition established itself on the government benches, it began the new year as it had finished the previous one, with a focus on unwinding or outright cancelling a range of policy initiatives and institutional reforms undertaken by the previous Labour government.
Ik hou echt niet van het donker
Tim en Tijn zijn de beste vriendjes – ze doen ALLES samen. Maar ze vinden niet altijd dezelfde dingen leuk. Tim houdt niet van de winter... Tijn wel. En Tim houdt ook niet van het donker... Tijn wel. Kunnen de twee vriendjes leren accepteren dat ze verschillend zijn en dat lief zijn voor elkaar het allerbelangrijkst is? Een hartverwarmend verhaal over vriendschap en moed van de makers van Ik hou echt niet van de winter.
New Zealand: Political Developments and Data in 2023
Sources (2023). Racism, threats and home invasions: Candidates face abuse on New Zealand's campaign trail. The Guardian, 3 October. Available online at: www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/03/racism-threats-and-home-invasions-candidates-face-abuse-on-new-zealands-campaign-trail & (2024). Revealed: The impact of New Zealand's changes to policies affecting Māori. The Guardian, 29 July.
Cyber in M & A series
For more than 25 years, Marsh’s Private Equity and M&A Practice has been a global leader and trusted risk advisor with access to proprietary analytics and capabilities across the Marsh McLennan Group of companies; helping clients navigate new and emerging deal risk to successfully conclude transactions and create value. Cyber risk is a critical consideration in both a value creation and risk management context in M&A transactions.
Why cyber risk and insurance due diligence should be part of your M&A process | Marsh
Conducting a thorough due diligence investigation is a key part of any successful merger or acquisition (M&A). Most deal teams recognize the importance of robust due diligence to uncover any issues as early as possible. But they may be unaware that cyber vulnerabilities can be inherited through transactions, potentially putting their new venture at risk. Traditional due diligence may not uncover or adequately quantify these risks.
New Zealand: Political Developments and Data in 2022
Introduction After the elimination policy, which previously shielded Aotearoa New Zealand from the worst consequences of the pandemic, 2022 was a more unsettled year. COVID-19 spread rapidly in the community, citizens’ acceptance of pandemic measures waned and the government faced the difficult task of unwinding border protections. A three-week occupation of the parliamentary precinct set the scene for growing polarisation, misinformation and conflict.
Ik hou echt niet van de winter
Tim en Tijn zijn de beste vriendjes – ze doen alles samen. Totdat er op een dag een droog, bruin blaadje op de grond valt... Tim is boos! Als de blaadjes van de bomen vallen, wordt het winter. En Tim houdt echt niet van de winter. Brrrrr! Maar Tijn is dolblij! Tijn is gek op de winter – de sneeuw, de kou, alles! Heerlijk! Kunnen vriendjes die zo verschillend zijn wel vriendjes blijven? Echt! Ze houden niet allebei van de winter, maar er is iets waar ze wel allebei van houden: elkaar.
Does social isolation, social support or loneliness influence health or well‐being after a cardiovascular disease event? A narrative thematic systematic review
Abstract Identification of factors which influence health after a cardiovascular disease (CVD) event will assist with reducing the high health and economic burden of CVD. We undertook a systematic review to investigate the association between social health (lower social isolation, higher social support and lower loneliness) and health and well-being after a CVD event among people living in Australia and New Zealand. Four electronic databases were systematically searched until June 2020.
Storytelling for a greener tomorrow
Hi, I’m Fiona Barker. I'm a children's book author who studies behaviour change especially as it relates to healthcare and the environmental. I also work as a healthcare scientist helping people who struggle with dizziness. Picture books can have a profound impact on people. They help to seed lifelong memories.
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