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Maxim Board accepts Bruce Logan’s retirement
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 4:59 pm | Maxim Institute
The Maxim Institute Board of Trustees, at their last meeting on Wednesday 2 November, accepted Director Bruce Logan’s decision to retire. More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 180, 27 OCTOBER 2005
Friday, 28 October 2005, 8:38 am | Maxim Institute
Because of a Maxim Institute staff event, this week's Real Issues differs from the usual format. More >>
Real Issues No. 179, 20 OCTOBER 2005
Friday, 21 October 2005, 8:50 am | Maxim Institute
September 17th seems like a long while ago-it's been just over a month since the election, and now finally, the result is clear. More >>
Maxim Institute real issues - 13 October 2005
Thursday, 13 October 2005, 5:41 pm | Maxim Institute
The contrast between big government and small government was highlighted this week in Australia, when Prime Minister John Howard announced the Federal Government's plans to reform Australia's workplace relations system. Called "WorkChoices – A ... More >>
real issues 6 October 2005
Friday, 7 October 2005, 9:15 am | Maxim Institute
Anton Oliver claims in his new book that a drinking culture is prevalent among the All Blacks. That should concern all New Zealanders. Rugby is central to the lives of a greater proportion of young men in New Zealand than probably any other country ... More >>
Major drop in 'discarded votes'
Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 10:46 am | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute is encouraged to see that the final number of votes cast for parties which didn't make it into Parliament (discarded votes) has dropped dramatically; from 4.9 percent in 2002 to 1.3 percent in 2005. It is likely this shows a better ... More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 176
Friday, 30 September 2005, 8:32 am | Maxim Institute
On Monday the IRA announced it has completed its final disarmament; a bittersweet victory for the people of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland as faced significant conflict, especially since the 1960s. At times its terror has reached as far as London. ... More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 175
Friday, 23 September 2005, 9:01 am | Maxim Institute
Germany also went to the polls on the weekend. The results generated some striking similarities with New Zealand. This is not surprising as New Zealand's Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system is modelled on the MMP system used in Germany. More >>
No excuse not to cast an informed vote
Monday, 19 September 2005, 12:58 am | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute expects a strong voter turnout tomorrow and a decrease in discarded votes following an extensive nationwide campaign to inform voters, involving; organising 29 first-rate Political Forums, developing an informative and exciting website (www.nzvotes.org) ... More >>
Maxim Real Issues: No. 174,
Friday, 16 September 2005, 10:12 am | Maxim Institute
The Ombudsman's insistence that Labour must release the Treasury costings of its student loan policy should cause the electorate to rest a little easier. Whatever the economic or political implications of the policy turn out to be, at least we ... More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 173, 8 SEPTEMBER 2005
Friday, 9 September 2005, 9:42 am | Maxim Institute
A new report released this week shows that a significant majority of parents would like information on their children's schooling that is currently not available to them. The Parent Factor: Information for parents reveals key findings from Colmar ... More >>
Ministry failing to give parents info on schools
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 11:30 am | Maxim Institute
A new report released this week, shows that a significant majority of parents would like information on their children’s schooling that is currently not available to them. The report finds that: More >>
Epsom voters to question rivals at election debate
Monday, 5 September 2005, 3:14 pm | Maxim Institute
The Epsom electorate will decide the fate of the ACT party this election. We can expect Epsom candidates Richard Worth, Rodney Hide and Keith Locke to aggressively campaign for the candidate vote at the Maxim Institute Political Forum tomorrow night, ... More >>
Maxim: Real Issues No. 172, 1 September 2005
Friday, 2 September 2005, 9:28 am | Maxim Institute
This week the Every Child Counts coalition released its ratings of party policies according to how they would affect children. The Greens won the loudest praise for their goal of eliminating 'child poverty' by 2010, with National and Labour lagging ... More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 171
Friday, 26 August 2005, 10:25 am | Maxim Institute
Confused by all the figures and promises of the parties on tax and benefits? Let's go back to first principles. The social contract is simple. The citizen gives up some freedoms to gain the State's protection. He or she is protected from harm within ... More >>
MPs and community value the Maxim Political Forums
Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 3:52 pm | Maxim Institute
Over 38 MPs and 29 candidates from the eight parties represented in Parliament have taken part in the first 17 Political Forums in the Maxim Institute road show which is touring the country. A further 12 Political Forums have been scheduled to take ... More >>
Maxim Real Issues: No. 170, 18 AUGUST 2005
Friday, 19 August 2005, 9:40 am | Maxim Institute
Since 1993 the Ministry of Education has said the school curriculum, through its practices and procedures, will reinforce the commonly held values of individual and collective responsibility which underpin New Zealand's democratic society. These ... More >>
Character development a parent's responsibility
Friday, 19 August 2005, 12:36 am | Maxim Institute
"The Ministry of Education's announcement of a new values curriculum in response to a perceived failure on the part of parents to instil values in their children is likely to further erode parental responsibility, whilst increasing the influence ... More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 169
Friday, 12 August 2005, 9:34 am | Maxim Institute
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) has announced significant changes to the NCEA, following the second report by the State Services Commission into the implementation of the national assessment system. More >>
Maxim chair 30 Political Forums around New Zealand
Tuesday, 9 August 2005, 10:12 am | Maxim Institute
Tonight will see the Maxim Institute Political Forum road show visit East Auckland, the tenth election debate in a series of over 30 events scheduled to take place across the country. More >>
