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Government's Planned Pharmac Review A Sideshow
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 3:34 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The Government’s announcement of a review into Pharmac declares that its budget, and the total amount allocated to pharmaceuticals, will be out of scope. This ignores the most serious weakness with current arrangements: that no one really knows whether ... More >>
Are Kiwi Kids Getting The Education They Deserve?
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 6:15 am | The New Zealand Initiative
A well-functioning education system is vital to equip our children for life. However, a new report from The New Zealand Initiative says it is not clear whether the education system is serving our children as well as it should. Educational Performance and ... More >>
New Report Highlights How Our Housing Crisis Could Worsen If We Don’t Act Now
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 5:58 am | The New Zealand Initiative
If New Zealand politicians thought the housing crisis in 2020 was bad, the worst is yet to come, warns a new report by The New Zealand Initiative. In The Need to Build: The demographic drivers of housing demand , Research Assistant Leonard Hong ... More >>
New Zealand Initiative Welcomes Quarantine-free Travel To NZ From The Cook Islands
Friday, 15 January 2021, 4:52 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The New Zealand Initiative welcomes today’s announcement of quarantine-free travel to New Zealand from the Cook Islands. Initiative Chief Economist Dr Eric Crampton said, “About 80,000 Cook Islanders live in New Zealand. Allowing quarantine-free ... More >>
Why The ETS Is Sufficient To Deal With The Climate Emergency
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 1:36 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Thanks to the work of successive climate change ministers from David Parker to James Shaw, New Zealand has a world-leading Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). We should rely on it to drive down our carbon emissions, argues the Initiative’s executive director ... More >>
Is Climate Change A Key Risk To Global Financial Stability?
Monday, 2 November 2020, 4:26 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
By Bryce Wilkinson, The New Zealand Initiative senior fellow Introduction At the end of October, governor of the Reserve Bank Adrian Orr baldly asserted in a speech that climate change is “a key risk to global financial stability.” He made the ... More >>
‘The Only Briefing A Minister Needs,’ Report Presents Key Solutions For Next Government
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 8:30 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Over the next few years, New Zealand will face an immense challenge to keep Kiwi’s employed, get the economy growing again and rein in debt. According to a report by The New Zealand Initiative, there is also an important opportunity to fix the worst ... More >>
No Need For Wasteful Emissions Politics
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 5:15 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
If the major political parties were taking climate change seriously, they would rely on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) not add wasteful targets, says The New Zealand Initiative chief economist Dr Eric Crampton. Today, the Labour party unveiled ... More >>
NZ Schooling Must Reverse Alarming Decline, New Report Says
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 6:15 am | The New Zealand Initiative
New Zealand’s education system is a mess, riddled with unscientific ideas and seduced by child-centred orthodoxy, according to a new report by The New Zealand Initiative. Falling from its height as the envy of the world just twenty years ago, ... More >>
The State Of Schooling
Monday, 10 August 2020, 5:28 am | The New Zealand Initiative
State-integrated schools are the best value for money compared with private and state schools, according to a new report by The New Zealand Initiative. Many parents want their kids to go to private schools. But new data crunched by policy analyst ... More >>
Vaping Legislation And Snus Bans
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 3:07 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The Government’s proposed vaping legislation includes an unnecessary and harmful ban on Swedish Snus. The New Zealand Initiative urged Parliament to consider Nicky Wagner’s Supplementary Order Paper that would strengthen the Bill’s ability to ... More >>
New Research Project Shows What Is Really Happening With Cannabis Legalisation In The US
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 3:56 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington, 25 June 2020 - The US experience with cannabis legalisation is as diverse as its many models – each state runs things differently, according to a new research project by the New Zealand Initiative. The Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill ... More >>
New Report Suggests NZ’s ‘rainy Day Fund’ Could Help Solve Economic Pain Of Covid-19
Friday, 19 June 2020, 12:17 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington, 19 June 2020 - To plug the fiscal gap created by Covid-19, the Government must rethink its retirement income policies, according to a new report by The New Zealand Initiative. So far, the Government’s primary responses to the challenges ... More >>
Blocking MFAT Advice On New Forestry Bill ‘concerning,’ Says NZ Initiative
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 5:20 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington, 16 June 2020 - The Government’s refusal to let its skilled public servants advise a Select Committee about new legislation is “deeply concerning,” said The New Zealand Initiative. Today, the Environment Select Committee published ... More >>
NZ On Dangerous Path To Higher Public Debt And Unprecedented Money Printing, New Report Warns
Friday, 12 June 2020, 11:47 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington, 12 June 2020 - New Zealand is now on a dangerous path to higher public debt and unprecedented money printing with no credible plan for unwinding the situation before the next crisis, warns a new report by The New Zealand Initiative. Covid-19 ... More >>
NZ Can Look To East Asia To Prepare For Next Pandemic
Monday, 25 May 2020, 2:23 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington, 25 May 2020 - To prepare for the next virus pandemic, New Zealand has plenty to learn from the successes of three East Asian states, according to a summary report from The New Zealand Initiative. Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan all successfully ... More >>
Kiwis Should Be Concerned If Lockdown Broke The Law, NZ Initiative Report Shows
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 3:05 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Even in emergencies, democratic governments must comply with the law, according to a new report The rule of law or the law of rulers by the New Zealand Initiative. As legal challenges emerge to question the lawfulness of the Government’s restrictions, ... More >>
No Reason For Rushing ‘urgent’ OIA Changes Through Parliament
Monday, 18 May 2020, 1:35 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Changes to the Overseas Investment Act deserve more time for scrutiny, particularly when thousands of Kiwi business teeter on the edge of bankruptcy, according to the New Zealand Initiative. The Government tabled the Overseas Investment (Urgent Measures) ... More >>
Government Grabs The Wheel For Post-Covid Recovery
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 3:20 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington, 14 May 2020 - Budget 2020 puts the Government firmly in the driver’s seat to get New Zealand through the Covid-19 financial crisis, but it will need more than good intentions to succeed, according to The New Zealand Initiative. The Coalition ... More >>
‘Farcical’ OIA Change Won’t Help Kiwi Companies, Says NZ Initiative
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 12:20 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington, 14 May 2020 - The Government’s proposed changes to the Overseas Investment Act will only make it harder for struggling Kiwi businesses to recover after Covid-19 lockdowns, said The New Zealand Initiative. Yesterday, associate finance minister ... More >>
