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State Housing Costs Taxpayers Nearly Double The Private Sector Rate, Report Finds
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 10:32 am | The New Zealand Initiative
While the report welcomes and supports the current government’s initiatives to achieve greater financial stability, the enduring question of how best to help those in housing need remains open for public debate. More >>
Devolution Empowers Canadian First Nations, Provides Lessons For New Zealand, Says Report
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 3:22 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The Squamish Nation’s 6,000-apartment development in downtown Vancouver is helping to solve the city’s housing crisis on its own terms. More >>
Reserve Bank Needs Support, Not Scapegoating, In Inflation Fights
Tuesday, 23 September 2025, 10:36 am | The New Zealand Initiative
"The Reserve Bank has been put in a difficult position," said Dr Eric Crampton, Chief Economist at The New Zealand Initiative. "It has a clear mandate to get inflation back to its target. Criticising the Bank for doing the very job it was set up to ... More >>
Too Many Ministers, Too Little Accountability: New Report Calls For Cabinet Overhaul
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 7:44 am | The New Zealand Initiative
A new report from The New Zealand Initiative, Unscrambling Government: Less Confusion, More Efficiency, argues that this sprawling Cabinet structure makes accountability unclear, drives up costs, and slows solutions to challenges like housing, welfare ... More >>
Government FastTracks Supermarket Entry In Line With NZI Blueprint
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 4:33 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The Initiative previously proposed a grocery-competitionfocused fasttrack that bundles multisite rezoning and consents, integrates Overseas Investment decisions, and adds independent economic expertise to panels – all with targeted overrides ... More >>
Top Grades Soar At NZ Universities, New Report Finds
Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 8:47 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Amazing Grades: Grade Inflation at New Zealand Universities, published by The New Zealand Initiative, is the first analysis of grading patterns across all eight New Zealand universities. More >>
Government’s NCEA Reforms Vindicate Decade Of Education Research
Monday, 4 August 2025, 11:17 am | The New Zealand Initiative
The proposed reforms – including compulsory English and Mathematics at Year 11, structured subject requirements and clearer A-E grading – directly address the fundamental flaws The New Zealand Initiative has identified through years of research. More >>
The New Zealand Initiative Supports Resource Management Reform Package As Important Interim Step
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 8:31 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The reforms include proposed amendments to a suite of existing national direction instruments and several new instruments across three key areas: infrastructure and development, primary sector regulation, and freshwater management. More >>
A Fast-Track To Stronger Grocery Competition
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 8:04 am | The New Zealand Initiative
The Initiative’s Chief Economist Dr Eric Crampton added, “The underlying problem has always been regulatory structures that make new entry practically impossible. Fixing that real problem makes far more sense than break-ups that risk increasing ... More >>
The New Zealand Initiative Supports Industry-Led Training Reforms, Calls For School Pathway Changes
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 10:29 am | The New Zealand Initiative
The Government's industry-led reforms set a strong foundation. Complementing them with improved school-level pathways would create a comprehensive solution to New Zealand's skills challenges. More >>
GP Investment Crucial To Easing Healthcare Pressure
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 12:46 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The Heart of Healthcare: Renewing New Zealand's Primary Care Systemexamines the economic case for strengthening GP services, as Health Minister Simeon Brown recently announced initiatives to address GP shortages. More >>
Overhauling New Zealand’s Apprenticeship System Could Engage Youth And Boost Our Economy
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 2:33 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Schools are primarily geared toward university-track education, even though only about one-third of school leavers enrol in degree programmes," said report author Michael Johnston. More >>
Overhauling New Zealand’s Apprenticeship System Could Engage Youth And Boost Our Economy
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 10:59 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Schools are primarily geared toward university-track education, even though only about one-third of school leavers enrol in degree programmes. More >>
Why Does The Government Own $571 Billion In Assets?
Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 1:52 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The report shows that when assets are sold to private owners and opened to competition, services typically improve and costs fall. It points to the successful sale of Telecom in 1990, which led to dramatically better service and lower prices for consumers. More >>
New Zealand Initiative Welcomes Focus On Grocery Market Competition, But Cautions Against Changes To KiwiSaver
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 4:38 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The Initiative urges the government to consider a simultaneous fast-track consenting process for any entrant’s full suite of stores and logistics centres, along with mixed-use residential zoning for apartment complexes above these new grocery sites. More >>
New Research Shows How To Fix New Zealand’s Local Government
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 6:35 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The report presents five approaches to reform, from adopting this proven international model to other substantial improvements in democratic oversight. These include giving communities direct votes on major projects and extending Auckland’s successful ... More >>
New Research Shows How To Fix New Zealand’s Local Government
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 5:55 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
“We have identified the root cause of council dysfunction: mayors and councillors lack the power to deliver what they promise voters. The real authority lies with unelected officials,” says Nick Clark, Senior Fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. More >>
The New Zealand Initiative Welcomes Employment Law Reform For High-Income Earners
Friday, 29 November 2024, 9:18 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
"This is good news for New Zealand workers and businesses," says Roger Partridge, chair and senior fellow of The New Zealand Initiative. "When a senior manager is not performing well, the whole business suffers – and that puts everyone's jobs ... More >>
Who Makes The Law? New Report Challenges Supreme Court’s Expanding Role
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 7:42 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The report examines recent Supreme Court decisions that have sparked widespread concern among legal scholars, practitioners, and politicians. More >>
Who Makes The Law? New Report Challenges Supreme Court’s Expanding Role
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 3:09 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The report, "Who Makes the Law? Reining in the Supreme Court," authored by Roger Partridge, Chair and Senior Fellow at The New Zealand Initiative, examines recent Supreme Court decisions that have sparked widespread concern among legal scholars, ... More >>
