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Growth needed to fix NZ’s wicked problems
Friday, 13 March 2015, 11:58 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington (13 March 2015): If you have recently been told that economic growth makes us unhappy, that it spoils the environment and that it increases inequality in society, think again. That is the key message of a new report from public policy think tank ... More >>
Chatham Rise decision a blow to economic growth
Thursday, 12 February 2015, 11:37 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington (12 February 2015): The New Zealand Initiative says Chatham Rise Phosphate’s failure to secure a mining consent underscores the flaws in marine resource legislation, which if left unchanged, could permanently stunt economic growth in New Zealand. More >>
NZ Initiative welcomes Productivity Commission report
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 11:00 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington (5 February 2015): The New Zealand Initiative welcomed today’s Productivity Commission report highlighting the importance of productivity growth. The report, “Who benefits from productivity growth? The labour income share in New Zealand”, ... More >>
Think tank welcomes LGNZ funding report
Monday, 2 February 2015, 10:59 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington (2 February 2015): The New Zealand Initiative has welcomed the launch of LGNZ’s latest discussion paper on local government funding as an important step towards improving how councils deliver services to communities. More >>
RMA changes welcome, but problem bigger than housing
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 11:47 am | The New Zealand Initiative
The New Zealand Initiative has welcomed the overhaul of the Resource Management Act, in particular the focus on housing affordability and the restoration of property rights, but is still concerned about the ambiguity surrounding Section 5. More >>
Alcohol advertising bans need stronger evidence
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 12:49 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington (18 December 2014): The New Zealand Initiative’s Head of Research, Dr Eric Crampton, today urged Cabinet to look to the evidence before banning alcohol advertising and sponsorship. The Ministerial Forum on Advertising and Sponsorship ... More >>
New Zealand outpacing Australia in economic reform
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 12:55 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative, Dr Oliver Hartwich, is today publishing his new monograph Quiet Achievers: The New Zealand Path to Reform. It will be presented by Australia’s Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon. Mathias Cormann, at an event ... More >>
Mining can help revive struggling rural economies
Monday, 1 December 2014, 7:43 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington (28 November 2014): The minerals sector can help revive New Zealand’s struggling rural economies, but only if the government reduces the complexity of the Resource Management Act and creates financial incentives for local government. More >>
Insights 43/2014: Poverty: efficiency versus compassion?
Friday, 14 November 2014, 1:19 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
(Child) poverty: efficiency versus self-professed compassion? Dr Bryce Wilkinson | Senior Fellow | bryce.wilkinson@nzinitiative.org.nz More >>
NZ businesses want Merkel to talk Euro Crisis
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 10:22 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington (13 November 2014): Angela Merkel’s talk at the University of Auckland on Germany’s innovation policy will be interesting; but what the New Zealand business community want to know is how she plans to address Europe’s economic crisis, says ... More >>
Event Alert: Fall of the Wall: The 25th Anniversary
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 12:20 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Where were you for the fall of the Berlin Wall? Twenty-five years after the collapse of the Iron Curtain, The New Zealand Initiative will hold a commemorative seminar to mark this seminal event in world history. More >>
Land for housing review welcomed
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 9:54 am | The New Zealand Initiative
The New Zealand Initiative has welcomed the launch of the Productivity Commission’s issues paper on land supply for housing, saying it was well past time for a review of the effect of local government rules on house prices. More >>
‘Investing in education’ must show returns
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 10:50 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington (21 October) – The government must incorporate a rigorous evaluation framework into Investing in Education Success (IES) programme, to ensure that the $359 million is indeed a good investment, says The New Zealand Initiative. That is ... More >>
Insights Issue 38 - 10 October 2014
Friday, 10 October 2014, 12:26 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
________________________________________ The right don’t want to eat the poor Rose Patterson | Research Fellow | rose.patterson@nzinitiative.org.nz More >>
Insights Issue 35/2014 - 19 September 2014
Friday, 19 September 2014, 12:04 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Insights Issue 35/2014 - 19 September 2014 In This Issue • RMA reform the golden unicorn of policy | Jenesa Jeram More >>
NZ climbs to 17th on Global Competitiveness Index
Friday, 5 September 2014, 1:33 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
New Zealand has improved its rank on the Global Competitiveness Index and extended the lead over Australia, according to an annual survey compiled by the World Economic Forum. More >>
NZ Initiative to host Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 3:54 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The New Zealand Initative is set to host Australia’s new Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson for two lectures in Auckland and Wellington next week. More >>
Compact cities not cure for house prices
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 9:53 am | The New Zealand Initiative
Local councils looking to tackle housing affordability and congestion by limiting land supply will only make the problem worse, according to the latest research report from The New Zealand Initiative. More >>
Freedom, the fundamental human right
Monday, 9 June 2014, 3:11 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
The Australian government recently appointed Tim Wilson, an outspoken classical liberal, to its Human Rights Commission. Commissioner Wilson's agenda is ambitious: He seeks to promote a culture of rights and responsibilities so that every citizen ... More >>
RBNZ should leave mortgage decisions to banks
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 12:18 pm | The New Zealand Initiative
Wellington (4 June 2014) – The New Zealand Initiative has expressed concern about a Fairfax Media report today that the RBNZ is not ruling out restricting mortgage lending according to household income multiples. Such a policy is currently being ... More >>
