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Maxim Institute - real issues - No 194
Friday, 3 March 2006, 10:04 am | Maxim Institute
GET REAL ABOUT YOUTH CRIME; A HYBRID DEMOCRACY; HOW FREE IS FREE SPEECH? IN THE NEWS: A NOTABLE INNINGS FOR JOHN HOWARD More >>
Maxim Institute - real issues - No 193
Friday, 24 February 2006, 9:08 am | Maxim Institute
The significant rise in public spending by the United States government seems to suggest that the party supposedly in favour of limited government, the Republican Party, now believes that big government is good government; as long as they are the ... More >>
Minister comments on report baseless, ignore issue
Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 2:12 pm | Maxim Institute
“Maxim Institute is disappointed that the Minister of Education has not engaged with the issues raised by its latest education report, Access to Education, and has instead resorted to baseless criticism of the research without backing up his claims—all ... More >>
Maxim Institute - real issues - No 192
Friday, 17 February 2006, 2:12 pm | Maxim Institute
This week Avondale College announced plans to launch a new website that will enable parents to access information on how their child is doing at school. The new project will allow parents to log on and view information about their child's progress including ... More >>
Parents need access to govt website on schools
Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 4:01 pm | Maxim Institute
“In light of support for Avondale College’s new website to inform parents, it is time the Minister of Education opened up the existing SchoolSMART database to parents. The web-accessed database features much of the information parents want about schools, ... More >>
Avondale College's website initiative is great
Monday, 13 February 2006, 1:55 pm | Maxim Institute
"Avondale College's initiative to provide a website where parents can access information on their child's academic performance, attendance and behaviour will help improve accountability between schools and parents", says Maxim Institute Policy Manager, ... More >>
Maxim Institute - real issues - No 191
Friday, 10 February 2006, 12:56 am | Maxim Institute
Added to the noise created this week by New Zealand's children returning to school for a new year was the voice of many desperate parents determined to get their child into the school which is right for them. More >>
Improving access to schools could benefit all
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 9:52 am | Maxim Institute
A new report released today, The Parent Factor: Access to Education, examines the impact of an education system where more parents are able to select their child’s school and concludes that New Zealand is missing out on many potential benefits, ... More >>
Low income families miss out on choosing schools
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 9:51 am | Maxim Institute
As thousands of children head back to school today, a new report reveals that most New Zealand parents want to choose their child’s school, but under the current system, the ability of parents to select their child’s school (particularly in urban areas), ... More >>
Maxim Institute - real issues - No 190
Friday, 3 February 2006, 9:44 am | Maxim Institute
On the Far Shores of Lake Pacific - the Era We're Now in - Familiar Oddities - British Re-Think Abortion - New Report by the Early Childhood Council - on the Far Shores of Lake Pacific More >>
Maxim Institute - real issues - No 189
Friday, 27 January 2006, 9:52 am | Maxim Institute
It is our hope that Real Issues will provide a unique perspective on some contemporary local and international news and views this year. More >>
Maxim Institute - real issues - No 188
Friday, 23 December 2005, 8:12 am | Maxim Institute
To all our Real Issues readers, thank you for your interest in the work of Maxim Institute this year. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to bring Real Issues to your inbox each week, and we trust that you have found the articles and updates ... More >>
Maxim Institute - real issues - No 187
Friday, 16 December 2005, 8:59 am | Maxim Institute
A new report on the cost of suicide has raised important questions about the effect of suicide on wider culture. Titled, 'The Cost of Suicide to Society', the Ministry of Health report estimates the cost of suicides and attempted suicides in New Zealand ... More >>
Maxim Institute - real issues - No 186
Friday, 9 December 2005, 8:39 am | Maxim Institute
Risky business The government could be accused of blindness to the inherent incompatibility of its economic and social policies, with what it says it wants. A report released by the New Zealand Institute this week, Dancing with the stars?, points out that ... More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 185
Friday, 2 December 2005, 9:49 am | Maxim Institute
Under recent amendments to the 1993 Human Rights Act, the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has won the right to take legal action against the Government for child welfare policies it considers discriminatory. The landmark case centres on complex aspects ... More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 184, 24 NOVEMBER 2005
Friday, 25 November 2005, 8:45 am | Maxim Institute
Typing in the familiar "dub dub dub dot" is such a part of daily life (like flicking on a light switch or turning on a tap), we hardly think about how the information gets to our screen. For most people the existence of ICANN, the organisation that ... More >>
Maxim Institute wins international prize
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 4:48 pm | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute is delighted to receive its third international prize of 2005. On 9 November, the US-based Atlas Economic Research Foundation announced that Maxim Institute had won second place in the Templeton Freedom Prize for Initiative in Public ... More >>
Real Issues No. 183
Friday, 18 November 2005, 11:49 am | Maxim Institute
* Confidence in the NCEA still questionable * The role of Foreign Minister * No school is an island More >>
Maxim Institute: Real issues.this week: No. 182,
Friday, 11 November 2005, 10:38 am | Maxim Institute
The first week of a new term of Parliament is always eventful, and this week was no exception. The 48th New Zealand Parliament began on a sad note, with returning and new MPs displaying a rare but sombre unity. More >>
Maxim Real Issues: No. 181, 3 NOVEMBER 2005
Friday, 4 November 2005, 9:21 am | Maxim Institute
British Prime Minister Tony Blair last week unveiled a landmark White Paper on schooling, called Higher Standards, Better Schools for All. The proposals in the White Paper would offer British parents choice among a more diverse range of schools. They build ... More >>
