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Maxim Institute To Host Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith in NZ
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 2:36 pm | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute is pleased to be hosting the UK’s Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, on Friday 22 July, to deliver the Annual Sir John Graham Lecture. The purpose of the SirJohn Graham Lecture is to provide an opportunity for ... More >>
Help the Pacific Instead Of the Whole World
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 2:55 pm | Maxim Institute
22 June 2011 - “New Zealand’s aid programme should stop scattering tiny bits of aid across the world and should more tightly focus its money on the Pacific,” says Dr Jane Silloway Smith, author of Maxim Institute’s new policy paper on foreign ... More >>
Aid Doesn't Always Work
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 12:01 pm | Maxim Institute
“Not all the aid that goes to the developing world works,” says Jane Silloway Smith, author of a new policy paper being released by Maxim Institute. “Sometimes we waste our money, or even do damage through the aid that we send.” More >>
Aid Doesn't Always Work
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 9:22 am | Maxim Institute
“Not all the aid that goes to the developing world works,” says Jane Silloway Smith, author of a new policy paper being released by Maxim Institute. “Sometimes we waste our money, or even do damage through the aid that we send.” More >>
Sir John Graham Is Right – Performance Pay Has Merit
Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 10:49 am | Maxim Institute
“Sir John Graham is right to say that performance pay could help New Zealand’s schools,” says Steve Thomas, Researcher at Maxim Institute. More >>
2011 Budget Is Solid But Unimaginative
Friday, 20 May 2011, 3:36 pm | Maxim Institute
“There isn’t much to argue with in the 2011 Budget’s focus,” says Steve Thomas, a researcher at Maxim Institute. “It makes sensible steps to help increase New Zealand’s savings and investment, and to start reining in government spending and ... More >>
Regulatory Standards Bill a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 2:42 pm | Maxim Institute
"The Regulatory Standards Bill introduced to Parliament yesterday is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Despite its bland title, the Bill could significantly change the relationship between Parliament and the courts. It would give unelected judges the sorts of powers ... More >>
Lower Income Taxes Is The Key For Savings
Friday, 12 November 2010, 3:16 pm | Maxim Institute
“The Savings Working Group’s has suggested raising GST to 20 percent and lowering personal income taxes, to help encourage saving. Moving the tax tax burden is a good idea, but the salient point is not so much to raise GST as to lower income taxes,” ... More >>
Maxim Institute Support Critique Of Earthquake Act
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 1:37 pm | Maxim Institute
“Christchurch needs our support in the wake of the earthquake, but the law that was passed a fortnight ago goes too far and is open to an abuse of power” says Alex Penk, Policy and Research Manager at Maxim Institute. More >>
Support For Critique of Earthquake Response Act
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 12:46 pm | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute Supports Constitutional Experts’ Critique of the Canterbury Earthquake Response Act 2010. More >>
GST Change Would Be a Backwards Step
Monday, 27 September 2010, 3:31 pm | Maxim Institute
“Labour’s new policy of exempting fresh fruit and vegetables from GST would make our tax system more complex and less efficient, and would cost us $250 million that we do not have,” says Steve Thomas, Researcher at Maxim Institute. More >>
Quality Not Just Quantity Matters In Foreign aid
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 9:32 am | Maxim Institute
“Foreign aid can do more damage than good, if it is directed to the wrong places or delivered in the wrong way,” says Maxim Institute Researcher Jane Silloway-Smith. “We need to not just talk about reaching motivational targets, but we need to concentrate ... More >>
Education Expert Argues For A Paradigm Shift
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 9:30 am | Maxim Institute
“Some of the poorest people on Earth are not waiting for their governments or aid agencies to provide them with an education. They’re doing it for themselves – successfully and in vast numbers. It’s most definitely ‘community self-help,’” ... More >>
Helping the World’s Poor is Not Just About GDP
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 10:32 am | Maxim Institute
“We need to move away from seeing aid as purely a government to government exercise,” says Dr Jane Silloway Smith, Researcher at Maxim institute. More >>
Little Appetite for Major Changes to NZ Tax System
Monday, 10 May 2010, 9:40 am | Maxim Institute
“Most New Zealanders do not want to see spending cut from Working for Families, KiwiSaver, interest free student loans, “20 Hours Free” early childhood education and New Zealand Superannuation, despite predictions showing that programmes like ... More >>
Time for a Positive Future Direction for Tax
Monday, 10 May 2010, 9:25 am | Maxim Institute
A new report by Maxim Institute, released today, recommends a series of changes to the New Zealand tax system, which would see productivity and economic growth rates improved. More >>
"Three Strikes” Policy Needs to Be Changed
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 2:33 pm | Maxim Institute
Parliament will be considering the “three strikes” policy again today, when the Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill undergoes its second reading in the House. More >>
Legal Experts Show Why “Three Strikes” is Unjust
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 10:09 am | Maxim Institute
“New Zealand is in danger of seeing a criminal justice policy implemented that is simply unjust, because of a poor process and a lack of sound discussion,” says Professor Warren Brookbanks. More >>
Problems Remain With Three Strikes Bill
Friday, 26 March 2010, 5:19 pm | Maxim Institute
“The proposed three strikes law will create very real injustice and distort some of the most important elements of sentencing practice in New Zealand,” says Dr Richard Ekins, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, the University of Auckland. More >>
We Need to Untangle Foreign Aid
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 9:31 am | Maxim Institute
“We have a moral imperative to help the world’s poorest people. Working out how we best do that is the tricky part,” says Dr Jane Silloway Smith, author of a new discussion paper titled A Heart and Mind for the Poor: Learning from the past and ... More >>
