MEDIA

While our tobacco policy is flawed, the Government needs to make the most of new technology like vaping, argues Jenesa Jeram argues on Newstalk ZB. Read more

Eric Crampton comments on the new taxi service to rival Uber. Zoomy now has more than 80,000 app downloads and more than 2000 drivers, but can it become profitable? Read more

The head of the country's largest Māori public health organisation wants the Government to develop a strategy to end tobacco sales in New Zealand. Hāpai Te Hauora chief executive Lance Norman made the call at a briefing of the health and Māori affairs select committees on the country's Smokefree 2025 target. Read more

Wellington (17 May 2018): The New Zealand Initiative applauds today’s Budget 2018 announcement of an independent fiscal institution. Associate Finance Minister James Shaw announced a new independent body to assess government forecasts and cost political party election promises. Read more

Eric Crampton discusses Budget 2018 with Andrew Dickens. He says there are not many surprises, but he does find a few risks. Read more

Wellington (10 May 2018): Youth uptake of smoking is declining, but more support is needed to help current smokers quit. A new report Smoke and Vapour: the changing world of tobacco harm reduction released by think tank The New Zealand Initiative describes the way e-cigarettes and other nicotine delivery products can contribute to tobacco harm reduction. Read more

Research Fellow Jenesa Jeram introduces on TVNZ Breakfast her new report Smoke and Vapour in which she looks into the changing world of tobacco harm reduction. Read more

Wellington (9 May 2018): Are we teaching our children the best way possible? And if not, how does New Zealand’s teaching profession need to change? Read more

On his regular Radio New Zealand Nights chat, Eric Crampton is taking a look at what we've learned from American Marijuana legalisation. Read more

Eric Crampton says anchor projects for the Christchurch rebuild were a terrible idea. He talks to Jim Mora on The Panel about that and the government's announcement about the Metro Sports Facility project in the city. Read more

Wellington (13 April 2018): Many of New Zealand’s most important regulatory agencies are performing poorly, research by think tank The New Zealand Initiative reveals. The Commerce Commission and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) showed poor results in the Initiative’s new study Who Guards the Guards? Read more

Sam Warburton talks to The Panel about what he thinks of previous road safety campaigns and whether the change in transport policy will really save 160 lives. Read more

The government's 10-year transport plan proposes a fuel tax increase of between nine and 12 cents per litre. Aucklanders face fuel tax hikes of about 20 cents a litre if the Government's increases and a regional fuel tax are brought in. Read more

The Auckland venue for New Zealand's America's Cup defence was agreed this week and will go to Auckland Council for sign off. Sam Warburton responds in Morning Report to Economic Development Minister David Parker’s claim the America's Cup could generate up to $1 billion in gains for New Zealand. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich is interviewed by Tom Switzer on the new New Zealand government and the policy challenges they face. Read more