Oh good. Rent control
It is now clear the government’s housing package was not a joke. The government released the policy shortly before April Fools’ Day. Read more
30 April, 2021
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Podcast: Oliver Hartwich on becoming a New Zealander
A few days after attending his New Zealand citizenship ceremony, Oliver Hartwich sits down for a chat about his journey to becoming a Kiwi and what he's learnt so far after nine years here.
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Dr Oliver Hartwich
30 April, 2021
The futile call for an effective Govt innovation policy
Too many New Zealanders demand and expect too much from Government. One result is a never-ending cycle of disappointment and fruitless exhortation. Read more
Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM
27 April, 2021
Podcast: Oliver Hartwich and Eric Crampton on policy uncertainty
In our latest podcast, Dr Oliver Hartwich and Dr Eric Crampton discuss what's been on their minds this week - including the Regulatory Responsibility Act and how policy regimes are becoming uncertain and unpredictable.
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16 April, 2021
Doing business in NZ getting riskier
New Zealand is not among the world’s most geologically stable places. The Christchurch earthquake was just over a decade ago. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
13 April, 2021
Time to tackle tourism infrastructures funding problem
This month events at either end of the country highlighted a fundamental failure afflicting New Zealand’s biggest pre-Covid export earner: tourism. On 10 March, Auckland Council heard submissions on when it should reintroduce its Accommodation Provider Targeted Rate (APTR), which is uses to fund Auckland events and destination marketing. Read more
Roger Partridge
30 March, 2021
Podcast: Bryce Wilkinson on the Government's Pharmac review
In this short podcast, Senior Fellow Dr Bryce Wilkinson outlines the Government's review into Pharmac. He says the review will focus on how Pharmac performs against its current objectives (and if there could be any improvements), and whether Pharmac's objectives maximise its potential to help improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders. Read more
Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM
30 March, 2021
Media release: Doing business in New Zealand has just become riskier
Tuesday’s announcement of new housing policies from the Government has just made New Zealand a far riskier place to do business, warns a policy paper released today by The New Zealand Initiative. A risky place to do business, written by Dr Eric Crampton and Dr Bryce Wilkinson does not assess the effects of these policies, rather it warns of the consequences of this approach to policy-making. Read more
26 March, 2021
Eric Crampton presents at the 2021 New Zealand Economics Forum
Watch Dr Eric Crampton, Cameron Bagrie, Professor Paul Dalziel's panel session, Getting the mix right: Monetary policy, fiscal policy and the wellbeing of the nation, from the New Zealand Economics Forum 2021 held at the University of Waikato.
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Dr Eric Crampton
3 March, 2021
Podcast: Leonard Hong discusses demographic changes in NZ and what this means for our housing crisis
If New Zealand politicians thought the housing crisis in 2020 was bad, the worst is yet to come, warns the Initiative's latest report, The Need to Build: The demographic drivers of housing demand. In this podcast, Oliver Hartwich speaks with report author, Research Assistant Leonard Hong, who explains the implications of these demographic changes (e.g. Read more
23 February, 2021