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Newman Weekly: Transforming Welfare
Monday, 13 February 2006, 9:13 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
This week Newman Weekly asks whether enough is being done to eliminate welfare dependency in New Zealand and the NZCPD guest, Professor Peter Saunders from the Centre for Independent Studies, outlines how welfare reform is working in Australia. More >>
Newman Weekly - Letter to the Prime Minister
Monday, 30 January 2006, 11:20 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
With the economy in trouble, Muriel writes to the Prime Minister to suggest a plan for growth, and Don Brash outlines his commitment to welfare reform. More >>
Newman Weekly - The Smacking Debate
Monday, 16 January 2006, 9:34 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
Should parents who smack their children be made into criminals in the eyes of the law, as those who support the repeal of section 59 of the Crimes Act are proposing? What is your view? More >>
Newman Weekly - The Feminist Agenda
Monday, 12 December 2005, 9:50 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
Three decades ago radical feminists set in place an agenda to replace the traditional family - this week's letter asks whether it has all gone too far? More >>
Newman Weekly: Tackling Crime
Monday, 5 December 2005, 12:41 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
One of the core roles of a government in a democracy is to protect its citizens from crime. In 1999, New Zealanders were given the opportunity to send the government a message on that issue: by voting overwhelmingly in favour of Norm Wither’s law ... More >>
Newman Weekly - Time for a Flat Tax
Monday, 28 November 2005, 9:44 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
This week's letter looks at Treasury's call for lower taxes and asks whether the time has come for New Zealand to adopt a wealth-creating flat tax system. More >>
Newman Weekly: The Referendum Option
Monday, 14 November 2005, 11:48 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
This week's letter investigates whether the time is right for a Citizens' Initiated Referendum on abolishing the Maori seats? More >>
Newman Weekly: The PC Agenda
Monday, 7 November 2005, 10:18 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
Political correctness is rarely out of the news these days. Whether it’s stories about Josie Bullock being sacked by the Department of Corrections for refusing to give up her front row seat during a graduation ceremony, the on-going debate over ... More >>
Newman Weekly: The Fatherless Generation
Monday, 31 October 2005, 10:17 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
This week, concerns over youth gangs and violence have hit the headlines. It is a problem that can be found to a greater or lesser degree in many towns and cities throughout the country. More >>
The Newman Letter: The March to Maori Sovereignty
Monday, 24 October 2005, 5:29 pm | NZ Centre For Political Debate
It has been disconcerting watching the political courtship rituals taking place in the corridors of power over the last few weeks, especially those made towards the Maori Party by National. More >>
Why Subsidise Dependency?
Monday, 17 October 2005, 11:06 am | NZ Centre For Political Debate
Incentives are a driving force of human behaviour. Because people respond to incentives in a relatively predictable manner, the study of incentives is at the heart of economic theory. Their manipulation is also at the heart of politics. More >>
