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Make PGF "a risk worth taking" - new research
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 9:39 am | Maxim Institute
One year into the $3B Provincial Growth Fund, Maxim Institute’s new analysis shows that it needs a significant course correction in order to make sure the money is well spent and can actually make a lasting positive difference. Maxim CEO Alex Penk ... More >>
Child Poverty Reduction Bill a Significant, Positive Move
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 8:42 am | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute CEO Alex Penk welcomes the announcement of Labour’s Child Poverty Reduction Bill by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. “It’s a significant, positive move for the Government to clearly state how it is measuring poverty, and we’re ... More >>
Acknowledging the Abilities of those with Disabilities
Thursday, 16 November 2017, 9:22 am | Maxim Institute
74% of people living with disabilities who are not in work want to be working. More >>
$1B Regional Fund Needs Coherent Vision
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 10:02 am | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute welcomes investment in New Zealand’s regions, but CEO Alex Penk cautions that we urgently need more detail on how the new Government plans to spend this money. More >>
Honouring Sir John Graham
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 11:29 am | Maxim Institute
“We join many in New Zealand in remembering and honouring the life of Sir John Graham,” says Maxim Institute CEO, Alex Penk. “An exemplary New Zealander, Sir John leaves a rich legacy of service to others, through his friendship, mentoring, ... More >>
Vast Majority of Submitters Opposed to Euthanasia
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 3:21 pm | Maxim Institute
Vast Majority of Submitters Opposed to Euthanasia Today’s report examining euthanasia and assisted suicide is the most comprehensive look at the issue in New Zealand’s history, and, according to Maxim Institute CEO Alex Penk, “it gives an excellent ... More >>
Evidence shows euthanasia bill flawed
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 3:34 pm | Maxim Institute
“David Seymour’s private member’s bill is based on an illusion. It assumes that it’s possible to create safeguards around assisted suicide practices that can prevent wrongful deaths,” says Maxim Institute CEO, Alex Penk. “However, ... More >>
Growing Beyond Growth – Rethinking Regional Development
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 11:42 am | Maxim Institute
Today we’re calling on the Government to drastically rethink its sole focus on economic growth in the regions. Oncoming population decline in many of our regions over the next 30 years means we need to switch to a “smart growth and smart decline” ... More >>
Submission to Health Select Committee Inquiry
Friday, 23 September 2016, 12:26 pm | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute has today given an oral submission to the Health Select Committee’s inquiry into suicide in New Zealand, stating: “Legalisation of assisted suicide or euthanasia in New Zealand would be bad public policy, and it would be bad law." ... More >>
Tax Tracker Web App
Friday, 27 May 2016, 10:25 am | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute’s Income Tax Tracker app is a great way to make talk of the Budget more interesting for the average New Zealander. Over the last few years, we’ve developed and refined the app as a great, shareable bit of interactive web content. More >>
Uncovering the Pathways to Poverty in New Zealand
Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 9:42 am | Maxim Institute
Around 10 to 15 percent of New Zealand families are stuck in persistent poverty that will keep them trapped there for years. Maxim Institute’s third report in its Heart of Poverty series focuses on the pathways leading those families into poverty, and ... More >>
What Are New Zealand’s "Bare Necessities?"
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 10:20 am | Maxim Institute
What is the bottom line standard of living we would expect any New Zealander to enjoy? Maxim Institute wants Kiwis to be given the chance to define a minimum “basket of goods,” establishing the bare necessities any of us would need to participate ... More >>
School Leadership Project Launch
Thursday, 24 July 2014, 1:45 pm | Maxim Institute
What is the “magic” of great school leaders, and how do we replicate it? What does it look like when popular leadership theory meets actual school life? Maxim Institute’s latest education project explores these questions. More >>
Great Result: School Leadership Gets Attention It Deserves
Monday, 7 July 2014, 10:56 am | Maxim Institute
Despite their ideological differences, the major similarity between Labour's and National’s education policies is investment into New Zealand’s school leaders – which is a promising development for anyone who cares about the education of ... More >>
Getting To the Heart of Poverty
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 12:03 pm | Maxim Institute
Poverty is unacceptable. Yet we still have a persistent poverty problem in New Zealand today, and not for a lack of debate, dollars, or desire to turn it around. Poverty is New Zealand’s ongoing national illness, and before trying to fix it, we need ... More >>
Tax Tracker App – Now with 2014 Budget Figures
Friday, 16 May 2014, 2:09 pm | Maxim Institute
We’ve been crunching the numbers all afternoon, and you can now see how this year’s Budget figures compare to what your tax dollars purchased last year. More >>
Tax Tracker App - Live with 2014 Budget Figures By 6PM
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 1:24 pm | Maxim Institute
Did you know that your tax pays more towards subsidising tertiary education than for the Police and foreign aid combined? Today the Government announces the new Budget, giving us spending figures in the millions and even billions – and unless you’re ... More >>
What Is Child Poverty?
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 12:52 pm | Maxim Institute
“If we don’t know what child poverty is, or agree on how to understand it, it’s hard to do anything about it,” says Kieran Madden, Poverty Issues researcher at Maxim Institute. More >>
Don’t Waste Money On My Family
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 4:21 pm | Maxim Institute
Dr. Jane Silloway Smith, Research Manager at independent think tank Maxim Institute and soon to be mother of two, questions how helpful Labour’s Best Start for Children package—and an extension of paid parental leave as indicated by National today—are, ... More >>
Appetite For a Longer Parliamentary Term Recognised
Friday, 6 December 2013, 8:45 am | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute welcomes the release of the Constitutional Advisory Panel’s Report on New Zealand’s Constitution Conversation, particularly as it addresses the issue of New Zealand's parliamentary term length. More >>
