How can we preserve our fisheries now and into the future? Our Research Fellow, Dr Randall Bess, talks to Breakfast's Jack Tame about his latest report, The Future Catch. Read more
In his new report 'The Future Catch', Dr Randall Bess is calling for a peak body to be set up to influence policy around recreational fishing to ensure future generations will be able to fish. Duncan Garner interviews Dr Randall Bess on The AM Show about his recommendations. Read more
On 4 December we launched the third report in our Fisheries Project series, The Future Catch. You can read our report and its recommendations here. Read more
Wellington (4 December 2017): New Zealand’s recreational fishing sector needs a representative peak body to bring all marine fishing interests together to engage with the Minister of Fisheries, the new Ministry of Fisheries and other fishing sectors. There are several options for funding such a peak body. Read more
Dr Randall Bess discusses on Newshub the recommendations in his latest report 'The Future Catch'. He is calling for a peak recreational fishing body to help make and influence policy. Read more
New Zealand has a great opportunity to improve the recreational fishing experience for current fishers and the next generation. Dr Andrew Rowland from Recfishwest in Western Australia outlines some of the key policy proposals from our latest report, The Future Catch. Read more
Wellington (28 November 2017): New Zealand’s welfare state must get much better at helping people to realise their potential to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives. That is the key message in the report Welfare, Work and Wellbeing: From Benefits to Better Lives released today by The New Zealand Initiative. Read more
Mike Hosking interviews Bryce Wilkinson about his new report 'Welfare, Work and Wellbeing: From Benefits to Better Lives.' The report shows 10 per cent of our working age population are on a main welfare benefit, compared with just two per cent in the 1970's. Bryce Wilkinson explains it is definitely associated with a big growth in sole parent families. Read more
A new survey shows New Zealanders are very optimistic about 2018. The Roy Morgan survey shows 53% of New Zealanders think it will be better than 2017 and that compares with Australia where just 31% think next year will be be an improvement on this one. Read more
Research Fellow Sam Warburton joins Guyon Espiner on Morning Report to discuss the dramatic increase in staff earning over $100,000 at the NZTA. In the 2015/16 financial year the number of people at NZTA earning more that figure increased from 418 to 555 people. Read more
Six-figure salaries at the New Zealand Transport Agency have increased by a third. Our Research Fellow, Sam Warburton, talks to John Campbell about why there needs to be greater transparency about these decisions. Read more
What is New Zealand's track record with regulation keeping up with technology and are we getting it right? Radio New Zealand's Nine To Noon profiles Dr Eric Crampton's latest report, Analog Regulation, Digital World. Read more
Wellington (14 November 2017): The New Zealand Initiative today announced that Barbara Chapman, Chief Executive and Managing Director of ASB Bank, has joined the think tank’s Board of Directors. “We are delighted Barbara has agreed to join our board,” said Roger Partridge, The New Zealand Initiative’s Chairman. Read more
Wellington (10 November 2017): “The TPP APEC talks in Vietnam today are reportedly 'down to the wire.' Yet while the TPP commentary focuses on trade, we should also learn about foreign direct investment from APEC host Vietnam,” says The New Zealand Initiative’s Senior Fellow Dr Bryce Wilkinson. “In 1997, Vietnam had the most restrictive FDI regime of all 45 countries measured by the OECD. Read more