Dr Oliver Hartwich on 2GB Radio on public broadcasting. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich on Newstalk ZB Larry Williams dicusses OECD's report on New Zealand. Read more
Wellington (10 June 2015): The OECD’s recent report on New Zealand has highlighted the urgent need to untangle the Resource Management Act (RMA), which has snared the housing marketing in a spiral of ever-rising prices, according to The New Zealand Initiative. The public policy think tank said the findings of the bi-annual report resonated with much of its own research, particularly where zoning regulations have constrained the supply of new houses and pushed up prices. Read more
A new report being launched by the Education Minister today has criticised the way maths is taught to primary students, saying there is a lack of emphasis on the basics which is holding children back. The report, written by researcher Rose Patterson, for the business thinktank The New Zealand Initiative, says since the Numeracy Project was launched 15 years ago, maths performance has declined. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich talks to 3 News following the release of The New Zealand Initiative's new report, 'Un(ac)countable: Why millions on maths returned little' on 4 June 2015. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich speaks to ONE News following the release of The New Zealand Initiative's report 'Un(ac)countable: Why millions on maths returned little' on 4 June 2015. Read more
The New Zealand Initiative has released a report showing how our education system is robbing children of basic numeracy skills. Report author Rose Patterson talks to Andrew Dickens on KPMG Early Edition about this. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses new Initiative report Un(ac)countable and taking maths teachings back to basics. Read more
Wellington (4 June 2015): If your child is falling behind in maths, it could be because they are learning too many methods for solving maths problems, and are not spending enough time on the vital basics. That is a key finding of Un(ac)countable: Why millions on maths returned little by Rose Patterson. Read more
Wellington (1 June 2015): The Government should be commended for the introduction of a social bond in the mental health sector, as announced today by Finance Minister Bill English and Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman. It is the first of four social bonds the government aims to introduce. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses social bonds on ONE News, preceding the government's announcement of four new social bonds. The New Zealand Initiative released their report 'Investing for Success: Social impact bonds and the future of public services' a few weeks prior. Read more
Jason Krupp on discusses charities legislation on Radio Live. Read more
Wellington (18 May 2015): Government needs to set clearer rules, provide greater transparency and remove the tax advantage enjoyed by for-profit arms of charity groups if it wants to promote the work of the charitable sector, according to The New Zealand Initiative. The public policy think tank’s latest report, Giving Charities a Helping Hand, analysed over a decade of regulatory change in the sector, and found that the current rules are stacked against smaller operators while allowing commercial arms of large charities to claim income tax exemptions with little oversight. Read more
Wellington (13 May 2015): Ahead of next week’s budget, The New Zealand Initiative is calling on government to adopt new ways of delivering social services that increase accountability on the billions spent on these programmes. That is one of the main findings of the public policy think tank’s latest report Investing for Success: Social Impact Bonds and the future of public services. Read more