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In a recent interview on Newstalk ZB, prime minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealanders coming home after Covid-19 was a major factor in record levels of home lending. Oliver Hartwich explains to Mike Hosking why it is not correct to draw a straight line from high house prices to net migration. Read more

On Newstalk ZB, Mike Hosking talks about excellence and appraises Oliver Hartwich's latest NZ Herald article "In search of kiwi excellence". The full NZ Herald article can be read here. Read more

Mike Hosking comments on the high cost of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme and the government's reaction. He refers to our previous work in this area. Read more

This episode of the Freely Speaking podcast features executive director Oliver Hartwich, chief economist Eric Crampton, senior economist Matt Burgess and senior fellow Bryce Wilkinson. The team unpicks the strange lack of deep conversation in New Zealand and why Kiwis seem so reluctant to talk about the big issues. Read more

Wellington, 12 November 2020 - The prime minister is wrong to just blame returning Kiwis for rising house prices, according to a research note by the New Zealand Initiative. During an interview with Mike Hosking last week, prime minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealanders coming home after Covid-19 was a major factor in record levels of home lending. Read more