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On Thursday 14 July, the Initiative hosted Stephen Jennings for a dinner lecture. Jennings, the Taranaki-born economist and investor, has spent the past 24 years outside New Zealand. Read more
The New Zealand Initiative welcomes you to a panel discussion on the rise of ‘lifestyle regulations’. While we may be used to policies that address the negative outcomes of smoking, we now see policies aimed at what you eat and drink too. Read more
Canadian and New Zealand responses to last October’s refugee crisis could not have been more different. Kiwis who wanted to help Syrian refugees did admirable work in preparing for those refugees that New Zealand did accept. Read more
The European Union has been in crisis for many years. Simultaneous sovereign debt, banking and monetary crises have tested the European institutions to the limit. Read more
Changing national laws can be cumbersome. Finding central government solutions to local problems can be impossible. Read more
The papers are full of quantitative easing and exchange rate volatility. But there are much bigger changes underway in the Asia-Pacific economies. Read more
Have we spent too much for too long? Are the clever financial instruments that were supposed to prop up the system starting to buckle? Read more
Watch the University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington battle it out with the moot: This house believes that we need higher taxes on the rich. Read more
Shaping the Policy Agenda Lessons from a Kiwi think tanker working in Europe. Shane Frith is a New Zealand politician and political activist. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich hosts our first Initiative@home on Wednesday 16 May. Initiative@home are invitation-only after-fives events held roughly every six weeks for our members and a small group of senior colleagues in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Read more