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If you are familiar with British popular history, you may recall this incident from the winter of 1991. A severe weather system had crippled British Rail’s services, despite the company’s claimed best preparations for snow and ice. 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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Mayors want devolved power to deal with issues facing their communities. If that power comes with responsibility, and accountability, central government should take the request seriously. Read more
Let’s engage in an absurd exercise. Do immigrants, just in coming to New Zealand, make apples more expensive? Read more
Research Fellow Jason Krupp talks to Larry Williams about our immigration report and whether migrants are responsible for pushing up house prices.
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Research Fellow Jason Krupp discusses the Initiative's new report on immigration, The New New Zealanders: Why migrants make good Kiwis, and suggests that it is Kiwis - not foreigners - who are pushing up house prices in Auckland and other fast growing areas.
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Running away from a problem will rarely solve it. No matter how fast you run, sooner or later the problem will catch up with you. Read more
This week, the Initiative scored plenty of media mentions – not just in New Zealand but worldwide. Under normal circumstances, this would be a reason to celebrate. Read more
Public art can be a powerful thing. It can inspire, uplift, and even get us to think introspectively. Read more
OPINION: This week, Demographia released their annual housing affordability survey. It has become a sad ritual at the beginning of each year to find out how unaffordable property has become across much of the English-speaking world. Read more