MEDIA

Wellington (2 December 2015): New Zealand urgently needs to find ways to incentivise local authorities to be more open to economic growth if local government is to meet the looming infrastructure and aging population challenges. This is according to The Local Formula: Myths, Facts & Challenges, the latest report from public policy think tank The New Zealand Initiative, written by Research Fellow Jason Krupp and Senior Fellow Dr Bryce Wilkinson. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton on Radio NZ: Gender diversity in leadership positions Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich on ABC Radio: Financially distressed Greek Islands slugged with tax hike Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich talks about late German ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Read more

The rationales of individual freedom and personal responsibility with Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative... when we can't be quite sure what will work, what's our best approach, for instance, with special economic zones... Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich of The New Zealand Initiative talks with Paul Henry on a proposed plan to drill for oil just out of Auckland - but should the Auckland Council be in charge of this decision? Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich on Radio NZ: Queenstown's bid to become a Special Economic Zone Read more

Hon Bill English discusses The New Zealand Initiative's report In the Zone. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses Special Economic Zones with Larry Williams on Newstalk ZB. Read more

Wellington (19 October 2015): Central government needs to give regions their own regulatory toolbox if the country is to unleash the economic potential that remains underutilised with the current one-size-fits-all governance model. That is according to the latest report from The New Zealand Initiative, In the Zone: Creating a Toolbox for Regional Prosperity, which was released today. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses Special Economic Zones on TVNZ's Q+A show on Sunday 18 October 2015, ahead of the launch of The New Zealand Initiative's new report, In the Zone: Creating a toolbox for regional prosperity. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich on SBS Radio (in German) talks about the Volkswagen scandal. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton, Head of Research at The New Zealand Initiative, discusses compensation for live organ donors on The Paul Henry Show on Wednesday 7 October 2015. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton discusses the TPPA with Mark Sainsbury on RadioLIVE Read more

Dr Eric Crampton on Radio NZ Sunday Roundtable: The state of immigration in New Zealand Read more