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Submission: Consultation on a rates target model for New Zealand

Taking Liberties

On 5 February 2026, Donald Trump stood before the National Prayer Breakfast. The room was full of the faithful – pastors, politicians, and conservative leaders who had long believed that America’s renewal required a strong hand. Read more

Roger Partridge

Quadrant

26 February, 2026

EU is ignoring economics 101: those who spend must also pay

European integration has always been a tug of war. On one side stand the enthusiasts. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich

Newsroom

24 February, 2026

A question of priorities

It is more than two weeks since the catastrophic failure of Wellington’s sewage treatment plant at Moa Point. Massive quantities of raw sewage continue to flow into Cook Strait. Read more

Dr Michael Johnston

Insights Newsletter

20 February, 2026

Legislative fail-safes

No straight thing can be built of our crooked timber. We can and will err, even with best efforts and intentions. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton

Insights Newsletters

20 February, 2026

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Responsibility Before Ruin: A pre-emptive fix for NZ's phoenix problem

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Submission: Consultation on a rates target model for New Zealand

50 Shades of Grades: Grade Compression at New Zealand Universitites

Go Dutch: Learnings from The New Zealand Initiative's visit to the Netherlands

Submission: Fast-Track Approvals Amendment Bill

Better health through better data

MMP After 30 Years: Time for Electoral Reform?

Submission: Inquiry into Performance Reporting and Public Accountability

Owning less to achieve more

Submission: 2025 Review of Key Capital Settings

Submission: Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amendment Bill

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New Zealand's 14-day fuel problem and the Iran crisis

Different Matters: Dr Oliver Hartwich on Trump, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the unravelling of the rules-based order

Podcast: Hope is not a strategy: What a more dangerous world means for New Zealand

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