Reports & Media

The New Zealand Initiative's latest report, The Local Benchmark: When smaller is better asks the question, "What is the right size for local government?". The report looks at the cities of Manchester and Montreal and their respective approaches to devolved decision-making, and also analyses the Swiss and Dutch local governance systems. Read more

Our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich, talks to Newstalk ZB about where the New Zealand economy is headed, and whether high house prices are preventing us from developing the real economy. Read more

Wellington (21 July 2016): On Thursday 14 July, The New Zealand Initiative hosted Stephen Jennings for a dinner lecture. Jennings, the Taranaki-born economist and investor, has spent the past 24 years outside of New Zealand. Read more

Wellington (29 June 2016): ​New Zealand has a mostly well-functioning school system, but there is evidence of stubborn underperformance, a report by The New Zealand Initiative finds. “New Zealand’s economy depends on a literate and numerate workforce. Read more

The New Zealand Initiative hosted Stephen Jennings for a dinner lecture on Thursday 14 July 2016, in Auckland. Jennings, the Taranaki-born economist and investor, has spent the past 24 years outside New Zealand. Read more

Our Research Fellow, Jason Krupp, talks to Larry Williams on Newstalk ZB about restrictions on land and where people are allowed to build. Read more