Reports & Media

Dr Eric Crampton is interviewed by Ali Jones and Ian Powell on RNZ's The Panel about Wellington Water issues and talk about a volumetric user pays model. Listen here (Eric's interview starts at the 11:30 mark). Read more

Dr Michael Johnston about the new NCEA certificate requirements and NZ students' low pass rates on RNZ. Listen below. Read more

Minister of Education Hon Erica Stanford talks about Dr Michael Johnston and the newly formed Ministerial Advisory Group to review education curriculum and the common practice model during Question Time in Parliament. Watch below. Read more

Mike Hosking talks to Dr Oliver Hartwich about the recent fall in GDP, as the economy shrank 0.3 per cent compared to the June 2023 quarter. Listen below. Read more

In our final episode of the year, Oliver and Michael discuss how things are sitting now in NZ with a new government, the challenges they're facing, some of the early decisions they've made and what the prospects are for the new year. To listen to our latest podcasts, please subscribe to The New Zealand Initiative podcast on iTunes, Spotify or The Podcast App. Read more

Mike Hosking talks about Roger Partridge's latest column in NZ Herald "Why Fair Pay Agreements were never going to work" on Newstalk ZB. Listen below. Read more

Dr Michael Johnston talks to Tim Dower on Newstalk ZB's Early Edition about the Government delaying plan to make online numeracy and literacy tests a prerequisite for NCEA from 2026. Listen below. Read more