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Budget fails to recognise top teachers
Friday, 20 May 2005, 9:51 am | Maxim Institute
“Dr Cullen’s education budget does nothing to ensure good teachers are rewarded for their excellent work as claimed. We need to acknowledge that local schools and communities can be trusted to pay teachers themselves,” says Maxim Institute’s Policy Manager ... More >>
Maxim Real News No. 157
Friday, 20 May 2005, 8:56 am | Maxim Institute
The budget in election year is significant. The temptation for any government to buy votes, either through tax cuts or increased spending, is huge. Labour indulged in both. Opposition finance spokesman John Key summed this budget up well - a lost ... More >>
Government can only give what it has first taken
Wednesday, 18 May 2005, 3:25 pm | Maxim Institute
The government can only give what it has first taken away; and a government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you’ve got. More >>
Maxim Institute real issues No. 156, 12 May 2005
Thursday, 12 May 2005, 2:52 pm | Maxim Institute
The recent re-election of Tony Blair's Labour Party has sparked debate over whether the UK electoral system is fair. Labour won a comfortable majority of seats, with only 37 percent of the national vote. More >>
Maxim Institute: Real Issues
Friday, 29 April 2005, 10:11 am | Maxim Institute
• What kind of identity did Gallipoli shape? • The future of civil unions • Families Commission seeks public input • Correction and clarification More >>
Maxim Institute wins international award
Thursday, 28 April 2005, 1:32 pm | Maxim Institute
The Maxim Institute, a New Zealand think-tank has won two international awards from the United Stated based Atlas Foundation. “Maxim is delighted to be recognised by the two awards, one for Social Entrepreneurship and the other for Institute Excellence,” ... More >>
Maxim Institute - real issues this week: No. 153
Friday, 22 April 2005, 10:06 am | Maxim Institute
Contents: --------- * Liberals in crisis in Canada * Parenthood isn`t getting any easier * Prostitution Law Review Committee releases report * The neutral myth of education * Liberals in crisis in Canada More >>
Rise in prostitution must force re-think of law
Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 9:40 am | Maxim Institute
“A recent survey showing a rise in prostitution must force our law-makers to reconsider the flawed Prostitution Reform Act 2003,” says Maxim Institute Managing Director, Greg Fleming. More >>
Maxim Real Issues: No. 152, 14 APRIL 2005
Friday, 15 April 2005, 9:23 am | Maxim Institute
On Wednesday, National Party leader Dr Don Brash outlined National's education policy, suggesting multiple reforms that would have far-reaching consequences for New Zealand if National took office. More >>
PPTA fails to support NZ's outstanding teachers
Thursday, 14 April 2005, 3:15 pm | Maxim Institute
“It is surprising that the PPTA have come out against a policy package that would reward New Zealand’s outstanding teachers with increased pay and recognise teaching as a valuable profession”, says Nicki Taylor, Policy Manager of the Maxim Institute. More >>
Parents, teachers and principals can be trusted
Wednesday, 13 April 2005, 5:06 pm | Maxim Institute
National leader Dr Don Brash today highlighted a number of important issues; the most crucial being that parents, teachers and principals can be trusted with our children's education. More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 151, 7 APRIL 2005
Friday, 8 April 2005, 8:11 am | Maxim Institute
On Friday billions of people around the world will mourn and honour the passing of one of the 21st century's most significant leaders. In an age of transience and moral uncertainty, Pope John Paul II exhibited a trust and confidence in the permanence ... More >>
Maxim Institute - Real Issues - No 150
Friday, 1 April 2005, 9:50 am | Maxim Institute
Contents: --------- * Employers and employees not trusted to work it out * Benson-Pope accepts lesson from teachers * SKIP Smacking Report * Autumn Evidence out now * Upper Hutt Change Agent Workshop More >>
MAXIM Real Issues - No. 149, 24 MARCH 2005
Monday, 28 March 2005, 12:26 am | Maxim Institute
TV battle style over substance Jobs at risk for many disabled people TV cameras in Parliament okay for now Upper Hutt Change Agent workshop More >>
Building Act Problems: The death of DIY?
Friday, 18 March 2005, 9:00 am | Maxim Institute
Kiwis have been 'do-it-yourselfers' from the year dot. Since the founding of New Zealand, countless Kiwis have built their own homes, put in new kitchens, added on rooms, built garages, and so on. But on 31 March, the new Building Act comes into ... More >>
Real Issues: No. 148, 17 MARCH 2005
Friday, 18 March 2005, 8:37 am | Maxim Institute
The Government Administration select committee began its hearings on the 'hate speech' inquiry in Auckland today. Maxim Institute submitted that introducing further legislation to prohibit 'hate speech' is totally unnecessary and would be an unjustified limitation ... More >>
‘Hate speech’ laws threaten freedom and democracy
Thursday, 17 March 2005, 11:37 am | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute today warned the Government Administration committee inquiry that so called ‘hate speech’ laws are totally unnecessary and threaten freedom of expression and the democratic process. More >>
Relationships Act based on flawed ideas
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 2:38 pm | Maxim Institute
“The Relationships Act passed by Parliament last night is based on the flawed idea that Civil Unions and Marriage are equivalent and should be treated the same in law,” says Maxim Institute Communications Director, Scott McMurray. More >>
Taking a lesson from British education
Friday, 11 March 2005, 10:42 am | Maxim Institute
Last week the British government released a White Paper on educational reform, entitled 14-19 Education and Skills. The White Paper is pertinent for New Zealand in the light of the reform of our qualifications system introduced by the NCEA. More >>
Maxim Real Issues No. 146, 3 MARCH 2005
Friday, 4 March 2005, 8:22 am | Maxim Institute
Proposed changes by the Justice and Electoral select committee to the Relationships Bill highlight the primary goal of making civil unions legally equivalent to marriage. 180 laws will be changed so that 'civil union' and 'civil union partner' will be ... More >>
