Oliver is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative. Before joining the Initiative, he was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, the Chief Economist at the Policy Exchange in London, and an advisor in the UK House of Lords.
Oliver holds a master's degree in economics and business administration and a PhD in Law from Bochum University in Germany.
Oliver is available to comment on all of the Initiative’s research areas.
Phone: +64 4 499 0790
Dr Oliver Hartwich explains what he took away from the Australia and New Zealand School of Government's annual conference in Melbourne, August 2015. Read more
Our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich, joins ABC Radio to provide some insights about the state of democracy across Europe, and why democracy is under threat in Eastern Europe. Read more
Our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich, joins Paul Henry to discuss whether Reserve Bank Governor, Graeme Wheeler, will cut the Official Cash Rate. Read more
When businesses make investment decisions, they should make them on their own. Taking risks and reaping the rewards: that is what entrepreneurship is all about. Read more
Last week, I wrote about the political implications of the UK’s forthcoming referendum on EU membership (Cameron’s gamble could destroy his premiership — and the EU, 25 February 2016). Today, let’s take a closer look at what the British are voting on … and why your columnist is not sure what to wish for. Read more
Roger Partridge, chairman of The New Zealand Initiative interviews the think tank's executive director Dr Oliver Hartwich about his Business Spectator column and views on Brexit. Read more
When David Cameron promised a referendum on his country’s membership of the EU, the British Prime Minister probably hoped he would never have to hold it. That was his first miscalculation. Read more
Our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses poverty on Newstalk ZB following the launch of our report, Poorly Understood: The State of Poverty in New Zealand. Read more
“Will capitalism and globalisation survive the next Global Financial Crisis?” That was the question I put to a panel of international investment strategists at a PortfolioConstruction Forum conference in Sydney this week. To be more accurate, I only passed it on. 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
Admittedly, Europe’s migration crisis is far more interesting and important, but we have to talk about Greece again. Amid all other crises plaguing Europe at the moment, the financial problems engulfing Athens had temporarily slipped off the front pages. Read more
The flagship policy in Labour’s ‘State of the Nation’ speech was the announcement to roll out three years of free tertiary education should Labour get in power at the next election. It is good politics since it will increase the party’s appeal to young people – and probably also to their parents. Read more
Last week, I wrote about the sorry state of Europe and the person most responsible for it: Angela Merkel (A mess of Merkel’s own making, January 28). This week, we will take a closer look at the German Chancellor, her record — and her prospects of staying in power. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich on SBS Radio: Is Europe finished? Read more
Since Angela Merkel invited all refugees to Germany, deep divisions have appeared among the European Unions 28 members. Our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich, joins Wolfgang Müller on SBS Radio to discuss this in German. Read more