E-cigarettes a ground-up policy
What do you think is more harmful: Smoking a cigarette and inhaling the hundreds of toxic chemical by-products? Or inhaling a nicotine vapour without them? Read more
7 April, 2017
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Media release: Compensating live organ donors bill a win for New Zealand
Wellington (1 December 2016): The New Zealand Initiative is delighted that Chris Bishop’s bill compensating live organ donors passed its third reading yesterday. Dr Eric Crampton, Head of Research with the Initiative, said “This bill will help overcome substantial financial barriers that prevent a lot of people from donating organs. Read more
1 December, 2016
E-cigarettes could save lives
With the domestic sale of electronic cigarettes set for legalisation, the Ministry of Health is deciding on regulations to govern where, how and to whom they’re sold. The NZ Initiative’s Jenesa Jeram makes the argument for a light hand. Read more
7 October, 2016
Media release: Doing well while doing good: compensating live organ donors will save lives and money
Wellington (21 September 2016): The New Zealand Initiative has offered its enthusiastic support for Chris Bishop’s member’s bill that will improve the compensation provided to live organ donors. The Initiative’s Head of Research, Dr Eric Crampton, said, “Every live kidney transplant saves the government over $120,000 compared to leaving someone on dialysis. Read more
21 September, 2016
Is sugar the new tobacco?
If sugar is the new tobacco, then soda drinkers must be the new smokers. So what can we expect next in the war against sugar? Read more
9 September, 2016
Opposition to sugar tax not just ideology
The obesity experts in favour of a sugar tax are right about one thing: some of the opposition to such a tax is ideological. But they're kidding themselves if they think that is the only reason. Read more
2 September, 2016
The science of sifting fact from fiction
Have you ever read a headline claiming some scientific finding that doesn’t sound quite right? Like that cheese is as addictive as cocaine, vegetarianism gives you cancer, or that having a glass of red wine is equivalent to spending one hour at the gym. Read more
20 May, 2016
Effectiveness questioned
This was one of the main messages in The New Zealand Initiative's latest report on public health regulations. Shocking as it is. Read more
3 May, 2016
The Health of the State
Lifestyle regulations assume people do not always act in their best interests. The Health of the State warns against policies designed to protect people from themselves. Read more
21 April, 2016
The health of the state
Chef and television personality Jamie Oliver was a major proponent of a sugar tax in the UK. You would think, then, that a sugar tax would be a real triumph for the chef turned lobbyist. Read more
8 April, 2016