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The New Zealand Initiative

Friday, 2 August 2013, 12:49 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

Ban the foreigners! | Luke Malpass Consititutional change for New Zealand | Peter Shirtcliffe Tough but fair debates | Oliver Hartwich All things considered ... On the record More >>

The new elitist temperance movement

Friday, 12 July 2013, 12:36 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

Nick Cater | Visiting Lecturer | insights@nzinitiative.org.nz The wowsers are back on a futile mission to enforce public morality through statute. More >>

Nick Cater and the Lucky Culture Come to New Zealand

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 2:29 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

Nick Cater, Chief Opinion Editor at The Australian newspaper, thinks that a new ruling class is threatening New Zealand’s tradition of egalitarianism. More >>

Insights

Friday, 5 July 2013, 12:30 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

Last week, the OECD published Education at a Glance 2013 , comparing education indicators across 42 countries. Ministers Steven Joyce and Hekia Parata highlighted a few points of interest. Strangely, these highlights concentrated on New Zealand’s spending ... More >>

Radical sell off or half-baked privatisation?

Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:29 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

The New Zealand Initiative will be hosting top economist, Professor Sinclair Davidson, on June 17 in Wellington. More >>

Insights: Issue 21/2013

Friday, 14 June 2013, 12:35 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

In this issue: • Are we running out of land? | Luke Malpass • Great expectations | Rose Patterson • Why does the public oppose privatisation? | Sinclair Davidson • All things considered ... • On the record Are we running out of land? More >>

Report On How Housing Became Unaffordable

Monday, 10 June 2013, 10:48 am | The New Zealand Initiative

Priced Out – How New Zealand Lost Its Housing Affordability looks at long-term trends in housing regulation and social circumstances as well as the changing roles of local and central governments. More >>

Priced Out - How New Zealand lost its housing affordability

Monday, 10 June 2013, 10:23 am | The New Zealand Initiative

New Zealand’s housing affordability problems are well documented. Barely a week passes when housing in New Zealand is not in the news: either because prices are rising, or as in 2008–09 when prices briefly fell and many people were upset about ... More >>

The New Zealand Initiative

Friday, 31 May 2013, 12:16 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

In this issue: • No need to be afraid of Chinese migration | Oliver Hartwich • Social democrats | Luke Malpass • Why householders can't win | Bryce Wilkinson • All things considered ... • On the record No need to be afraid of Chinese migration More >>

Priced Out: How New Zealand Lost Its Housing Affordability

Friday, 17 May 2013, 3:51 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

Barely a week passes when housing in New Zealand is not in the news. Either because house prices are too high or impressive gains are being made.   The New Zealand Initiative’s latest report, Priced Out: How New Zealand lost its housing affordability ... More >>

Priced Out: How New Zealand Lost Its Housing Affordability

Friday, 17 May 2013, 3:45 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

Barely a week passes when housing in New Zealand is not in the news. Either because house prices are too high or impressive gains are being made.   The New Zealand Initiative’s latest report, Priced Out: How New Zealand lost its housing affordability ... More >>

New Think Tank Report Clears Up FDI Myths

Monday, 29 April 2013, 3:22 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

Public policy think tank, The New Zealand Initiative, launches its first report on New Zealand’s international debt position and foreign direct investment regimes. More >>

Insights Issue 11/2013 - 5 April 2013

Friday, 5 April 2013, 12:19 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

In this issue: • Infrastructure quality more important than speed | Oliver Hartwich • Aussie super panic shows drawbacks of compulsion | Luke Malpass • Improving teacher education | Rose Patterson • All things considered ... • On the record More >>

Former Australian PM John Howard to speak to NZ Initiative

Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 10:26 am | The New Zealand Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 February 2013 MEDIA RELEASE Former Australian PM John Howard to speak to The New Zealand Initiative Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard will be the keynote speaker at the The New Zealand Initiative’s annual retreat ... More >>

Tales From Absurdistan

Monday, 11 February 2013, 12:17 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

Tales From Absurdistan The New Zealand Initiative will be hosting one of Germany’s top economists on 13 February who will talk about the lessons from bad policy making. Germany is Europe’s model economy. It is a prosperous, well-governed, and efficient ... More >>

Affordable Housing

Friday, 16 November 2012, 3:53 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

With the affordability of housing currently circulating the walls of parliament, it seems timely to ask, why are houses in New Zealand so expensive? More >>

What is 'affordable housing'?

Friday, 16 November 2012, 12:30 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

In this issue: • What is 'affordable housing'? | Luke Malpass • Gender diversity week - a timely reminder | Catherine Harland • The National Standards anti-climax | Rachael Thurston • All things considered ... • On the record More >>

Insights Issue 23: US Election | NZ Internet | MMP

Friday, 9 November 2012, 12:25 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

Insights 9 November 2012, Issue 23 In this issue: • America's real choice | Oliver Hartwich • Will we ever have a second internet cable? | Nick Phillips • The MMP review | Luke Malpass • All things considered ... • On the record More >>

Improving Housing Affordability - More than Planning Reform

Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 4:16 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

The New Zealand Initiative welcome the government’s response to the Productivity Commission’s recommendations on housing and planning but believe they are not going far enough. More >>

NZ Initiative - Insights Oct 26

Friday, 26 October 2012, 12:54 pm | The New Zealand Initiative

In this issue: • New Zealand and Canada: Economic fellow travellers | Luke Malpass • Are the Finns worth following on education? | Rachael Thurston • Measuring intrusive regulation | Bryce Wilkinson • All things considered ... • On the record More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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