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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 >>
Maxim Institute - Real Issues - No. 355
Thursday, 18 February 2010, 9:17 am | Maxim Institute
Maxim Institute - Real Issues - No. 355 17 February 2010 www.maxim.org.nz A watershed moment slips by for education GST unpopular among Kiwis Untangling Aid More >>
Principles Must Continue to Guide Electoral Reform
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 3:28 pm | Maxim Institute
“The way the Government defines ‘election advertising’ will have a significant impact on political participation—a central aspect of New Zealand’s democracy,” says Alex Penk, Policy and Research Manager at Maxim Institute. “This means the ... More >>
“Step Change” Treading on Eggshells
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 1:08 pm | Maxim Institute
“The report ‘Step Change’ contains some good ideas, but ultimately it isn’t deep or broad enough. Our education system needs holistic improvements that can benefit all students. Instead, the report focuses on one quarter of students and one main ... More >>
GST Incerease Unpopular Among Kiwis
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 11:35 am | Maxim Institute
“Most New Zealanders don’t want a GST increase, despite the fact that evidence continually shows it would be good for the country in the long-term,” says Maxim Institute Researcher, Steve Thomas. More >>
Government Should Design A Tax For The Future
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 11:03 am | Maxim Institute
“The Government should seriously consider the option presented in the final report of the Government Tax Working Group to drop and align personal, corporate and trustee tax rates to 27 percent,” says Steve Thomas, Researcher at Maxim Institute. More >>
Government Should Pay Attention, Not Stifle Debate
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 9:15 am | Maxim Institute
“The Government should heed the message to lower taxes, coming from the 2025 Taskforce and the Tax Working Group,” says Steve Thomas, Researcher at Maxim Institute. More >>
Cardinal Pell Visits Auckland
Friday, 6 November 2009, 9:28 am | Maxim Institute
Cardinal George Pell is in Auckland today, and this evening will deliver Maxim Institute’s Annual John Graham Lecture, on the topic “Free for All: Negotiating freedom in a world of individuals.” Cardinal Pell will argue that the way we understand freedom ... More >>
Policy -Makers Must Heed Research Evidenc e
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 10:31 am | Maxim Institute
“In the region of five to ten percent of New Zealand children will develop significant conduct problems involving aggressive, antisocial, difficult or oppositional behaviours,” says Professor David Fergusson. “These children are at increased risk of a wide ... More >>
Invest Properly in Early Intervention for Youths
Friday, 9 October 2009, 3:03 pm | Maxim Institute
“The Government is currently spending around $37.448 million on home visitation and parent management training programmes that have never been shown to be effective,”according to Alex Penk, co-author of a new research report titled “Broken Boughs: The role ... More >>
Maxim Institute - Real Issues No. 350
Friday, 9 October 2009, 10:40 am | Maxim Institute
Government shouldn't change the law just because of a referendum. The Government's response to the so-called smacking referendum seems on its face to be undemocratic. After all, it seems obvious that we voters elect MPs to act on our behalf, to execute ... More >>
Real Issues - No 349
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 11:52 am | Maxim Institute
EQUALITY ISN'T A MAGIC SOLUTION What's the solution to our societal problems? According to recent social commentators it lies in making sure we all have roughly the same amount of stuff. Tapu Misa, writing in 7 September's New Zealand Herald, joined the ... More >>
Maxim Institute - Real Issues - No. 347
Friday, 28 August 2009, 3:14 pm | Maxim Institute
Real Issues No. 347 - Minor parties, Raise GST, Book review Maxim Institute - Real Issues - No. 347 28 August 2009 www.maxim.org.nz We beg to differ Focus more on GST The straight-shooting Cardinal WE BEG TO DIFFER It's important for minor parties ... More >>
Law Makers Need To Act In Our Best Interests
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 1:37 pm | Maxim Institute
“In cases like the recent referendum on smacking, the Government is not obliged to do whatever the majority says,” according to Richard Ekins, lecturer at Auckland University. “While it is common to think that MPs act wrongly just because they ... More >>
Raising GST a good way to patch up NZ’s tax base
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 10:26 am | Maxim Institute
“The Government should bite the bullet and use GST more for collecting tax, as the Tax Working Group has recommended,” says Steve Thomas, Researcher at the Maxim Institute. “That way we could lower personal income and corporate taxes.” “Research ... More >>
