Media release: Festival of Education comes to New Zealand
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
9 May, 2018
What have we learned from American Marijuana legalisation?
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
Dr Eric Crampton
9 May, 2018
Caution needed on value capture
Last week, the National Business Review reported that the New Zealand Government is considering introducing so-called land value uplift charges to finance new infrastructure projects. Papers obtained by the NBR under the Official Information Act show that the New Zealand Transport Agency and the Ministry of Transport are weighing the pros and cons of making property owners bear the costs of projects that increase the value of their land. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
4 May, 2018
Dual education lesson one: Early beginnings
When my colleague Oliver Hartwich first tried explaining the German school system to me, he might as well have been speaking German. It seemed entirely foreign. Read more
4 May, 2018
What's in a name?
We New Zealanders are a funny bunch. People make fun of Canadians for being too apologetic. Read more
4 May, 2018
Budgeting for aspirations and wellbeing
The Coalition government’s first budget is just over two weeks away. Its core is always fiscal policy – how much it is planning to spend and how it is planning to fund that spending. Read more
Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM
4 May, 2018
A credible alternative for youth
Many of you must remember that ‘oh, shoot, now what?’ feeling you had with your graduation cap in one hand, and a hefty bill in the other. I do. Read more
30 April, 2018
Submission: Future of Tax
Read The New Zealand Initiative's submission to the Tax Working Group on the Future of Tax. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
30 April, 2018
Freedom to teach and freedom of speech
Tracey Martin wants to regulate the meaning of a commonly used word. It is a breath-taking ambition, even for a politician. Read more
Roger Partridge
27 April, 2018
A Nicotine League to combat smoking
In the late 70s, an American public health council teamed up with DC Comics to create the villain Nick O’Teen. Nick O’Teen was an enemy of Superman. Read more
27 April, 2018
Monkey business
I have never been the greatest fan of PETA, the radical animal rights organisation (“People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals”). Don’t get me wrong, I love animals, usually medium-rare. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
27 April, 2018
Eric Crampton on the Christchurch rebuild anchor projects
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
Dr Eric Crampton
27 April, 2018
Learning nothing in education
The best thing about the National government was its focus on evaluation. Finance Minister English often reminded us a large portion of government spending was probably wasted. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
27 April, 2018
Foreign advice on foreign buyers
The International Monetary Fund has concluded its 2018 visit to New Zealand, checking with a broad range of stakeholders on how things are going here. Executive Director Oliver Hartwich and I were happy to share our views with them last week. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
20 April, 2018
A festival of education
As recently as in the 1920s, cyclists in the Tour de France would take ‘smoking breaks’, assisting team-mates to light-up while still cycling. Since then, scientific research and evidence has well and truly debunked the myth that smoking is good for athletic performance. Read more
Briar Lipson
20 April, 2018