Rate runs on rental market
In recent years, the housing rental market has become New Zealand’s newest national sport. Complete with arm-chair critics and commentators. Read more
2 February, 2018
London’s Michaela School is an inspiration for all
The north London suburb of Wembley may be the home of English football. But until a few years ago, that was probably its only claim to fame. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
2 February, 2018
"Sugar tax would be burdensome and ineffective"
New research out of NZIER, and released under the Official Information Act, says the sugar tax won't work. The findings mirror what we concluded in our 2016 report, The Health of the State. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
2 February, 2018
Media release: Well-intentioned targets must be followed by well-targeted actions
Wellington (30 January 2018): “We welcome the government’s focus on tracking the number of children in persistent poverty and hardship. However, setting multiple arbitrary targets for reducing child hardship is easier than actually helping people extricate themselves from their predicaments,” said Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative. Read more
30 January, 2018
Nights' Pundit Dr. Eric Crampton
On his regular Radio New Zealand Nights chat, Eric Crampton talks through the findings of his latest report Recipe for Disaster. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
30 January, 2018
What's important isn't always what's urgent
On February 3, the timer counting down Labour’s first hundred days will pop. There’s been a lot of urgency about pushing through important parts of Labour’s election manifesto before that hundred-day timer runs out. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
29 January, 2018
New Zealand needs more than baby steps
I am delighted for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. There is surely no more enriching experience than parenthood. Read more
Roger Partridge
26 January, 2018
Governments still under-prepared for the next big one
Earthquake-prone New Zealand is still under-prepared for the next earthquake or major disaster. That is the central finding of The New Zealand Initiative’s research report, Recipe for disaster: Building policy on shaky ground. Read more
Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM
26 January, 2018
Desperately seeking someone
What’s the difference between Oxfam and the Tinder dating app? One concerns itself with issues of equality and fairness across swathes of the world’s population; the other is a charitable organisation set up in Oxford by the Quakers in 1942. Read more
26 January, 2018
Recipe for disaster: Building policy on shaky ground
Kiwis know a lot about earthquake preparedness. We know that we have to store enough water and supplies to last for an extended period. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM
25 January, 2018
Media release: New Zealand still under-prepared for the next big earthquake
Wellington (25 January 2018): New Zealand is still under-prepared for the next big earthquake or major disaster. That is a central finding of a research report, Recipe for disaster: Building policy on shaky ground, launched by The New Zealand Initiative. Read more
25 January, 2018
"New Zealand not ready for next big earthquake"
Our new report, Recipe for disaster: Building policy on shaky ground says New Zealand is still under-prepared for the next big earthquake. Authors Bryce Wilkinson and Eric Crampton have reviewed the policy response to the Canterbury earthquakes. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
25 January, 2018
Eric Crampton discusses new report on earthquake policy
On Newstalk ZB, Eric Crampton discusses our latest report, Recipe for disaster. He says New Zealand still hasn't fixed the policy problems that slowed Christchurch's rebuild and remains under-prepared for another big quake. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
25 January, 2018
Is there a correlation between the reduced numbers of Police and the rising road toll?
The last time I wrote for Interest about the road toll was in October. At the time, Police were predicting 60 further deaths for 2017. Read more
25 January, 2018
What can we learn from the Christchurch earthquakes?
Eric Crampton features on 1News discussing his new report, Recipe for Disaster, and the lessons that the government can learn from the response to the Christchurch earthquakes.
Read Recipe for Disaster here: http://bit.ly/2ncQJGz Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
25 January, 2018