Newstalk ZB: Dr Oliver Hartwich on where New Zealand is winning and where it is falling behind
Dr Oliver Hartwich
8 July, 2026
Dr Oliver Hartwich talked to Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB about the New Zealand Initiative's new report tracking the country's progress across more than 100 measures.
Dr Hartwich explained that gains like fewer road deaths and longer life expectancy have happened almost automatically through better technology and medicine, while the areas that need bold reform, such as housing affordability and productivity, keep lagging, with Erica Stanford's education changes a rare exception. Listen below.