Member-only events

We are hosting a members' lunch with ACT Leader David Seymour. David has led ACT to become not just more popular with voters, but also a creative source of policy ideas. Read more

Our annual members' retreat is a chance to cover the major aspects of New Zealand politics and economics, and will provide plenty of room for discussion, engagement and networking. Please contact Chelsy at chelsy.killick@nzinitiative.org.nz for further information. Read more

Sir Ian Taylor’s recent NZ Herald columns have documented his experience returning to New Zealand and taking part in the government's trial of self-isolation. In this members' Zoom meeting, Sir Ian will detail his experience with government bureaucracy. Read more

Adrian Littlewood, Auckland Airport and Don Braid, Mainfreight. We invite you to join us for a members' webinar with the CEOs of Auckland International Airport and Mainfreight. Read more

In the first phase of the pandemic, Australia and New Zealand have used simple solutions such as isolation and lockdown. The next phase of the pandemic will require better governance, management, and resources. Read more

We invite members of The New Zealand Initiative to join us for drinks and discussion at a reception with Rt Hon Sir Bill English, Forsyth Barr Managing Director Neil Paviour-Smith and the Initiative’s Director Oliver Hartwich. Now that the election dust has settled, it is time to reflect on the coming Parliamentary term. Read more

Hon. Judith Collins, Leader of the Opposition is one of National’s most experienced and best-known MPs. Read more

New Zealand is in crisis, but the country has been there before. In 1984, New Zealand experienced a simultaneous financial, economic and constitutional crisis which resulted in a decade of radical reform. Read more

Hon. Simon Bridges, Leader of the Opposition and chair of Parliament’s Epidemic Response Committee joins us for a webinar to answer your questions. Read more

Fiscal policy will be front and centre in this election year. With the Government’s infrastructure package announced earlier this month, the Government has begun laying out the platform on which it will campaign for re-election. Read more

The New Zealand Initiative is organising a dinner with Dr Bella d'Abrera in Auckland on Thursday 12 March 2020. About the speaker Dr Bella d’Abrera has a BA in History and Spanish from Monash University, an MA in Spanish from the University of St Andrews and a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge. Read more

Our Retreat is the chance to discuss social and economic issues with members and bring those issues to the attention of New Zealand’s leading politicians. Please contact Chelsy at chelsy.blair@nzinitiative.org.nz for further information. Read more

As a peak business advocacy group and a public policy think tank, BusinessNZ and The New Zealand Initiative are New Zealand’s pre-eminent business membership organisations that both follow and contribute to New Zealand’s debates. Join us for a lunchtime conversation with their leaders Kirk Hope and Oliver Hartwich on domestic and international challenges. Read more

Fiscal policy has been at the core of the Government’s agenda this year, not least through the recommendations of the Tax Working Group and the first Wellbeing Budget. We are delighted that Minister of Finance Hon. Read more

The New Zealand Initiative is proud to support Jonathan Haidt’s first visit to New Zealand. This will be a rare opportunity to meet one of the world’s most original thinkers in New Zealand. Read more