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What I really love about the rest of the world is that as it gets crazier, we stay the same sane. Or at least mostly so. Read more
This week brought furore over the thirteen thousand (or so) youths neither in education, employment or training. Employers complained of difficulty finding suitable candidates who can pass a drug test. Read more
Resistance to the social bonds pilot has essentially boxed Labour and the Greens into a corner. Social bonds (or Social Impact Bonds as they are known internationally), after all, have traditionally been introduced by left-wing governments. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich speaks to Duncan Garner on The AM Show about immigration numbers in New Zealand, what effect these new arrivals are having on the housing market and discusses the impact on the New Zealand economy.
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Wellington (21 February 2017): Responding to today’s announcement by the Beehive that the Government’s first social bond will focus on mental health: The New Zealand Initiative welcomes the Government’s commitment to social bonds, and believes the mental health sector is a good area to test the potential for the model. In fact, The Initiative said as much when the government first announced a similar social bond nearly two years ago. Read more
As a German living in New Zealand, I have the rare privilege of following not one but two election campaigns this year. Both of them are fought under the obscure MMP electoral system, and both of them are culminating on the same weekend. Read more
It is more likely for a dog to compile an inventory of sausages than for a politician to build up financial reserves. At least that is how one former German finance minister, the late Franz Josef Strauss, once described the constant temptations for fiscal policy. Read more
As we head towards a series of budget surpluses, Executive Director Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses his thoughts on how these surpluses could be spent. To find out more read his column in The National Business Review from 10 February 2017. Read more
I am married to an immigrant. It is not something I often need to confront. Read more
National’s 2010 budget provided substantial tax cuts. But it also implemented an important tax switch at the same time. Read more