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Focusing on accidents that involve bodily injury, the authors recommend far-reaching reform of New Zealand's accident insurance arrangements. The report deals with insurance market issues, including compensation of the injured and rehabilitation, and puts the case for abandoning state monopoly provision. Read more
This report looks at the theoretical framework of antitrust law and the situation in foreign jurisdictions, it analyses the status quo in New Zealand and makes suggestions for reform of the Commerce Act. Read more
This report was written by Credit Suisse First Boston at the request of the New Zealand Business Roundtable and the New Zealand Food & Beverage Exporters’ Council Inc. These organisations were motivated to commission the report because of the high costs imposed on industry by health, safety and environmental regulations. Read more
This paper discusses the regulation of telecommunications in New Zealand in the context of New Zealand's economic reforms in general and its antitrust regulation in particular. Chapter two comments briefly on New Zealand's economy-wide reforms to date and looks in a little more detail at the broad reform issues ahead. Read more
The discussion document highlights certain disquieting aspects of New Zealand society, including a high and growing rate of dependency on welfare benefits among working-age people, a high level of families at risk, high levels of sole parenthood, disturbing rates of child abuse and neglect, and low levels of educational achievement of many children. Read more
Waitangi, Morality and Reality aims to set the work of the Waitangi Tribunal, along with wider issues of ethnic relations in New Zealand, in a broader perspective than the viewpoint of the actual participants, who are, of course, the entire population of the country. My argument will not appeal to all; indeed, it may not appeal to anyone, but I have tried to open up some of its less obvious dimensions for examination and discussion. Read more
The NZBR agrees that heritage management is in need of review. Current policies appear to lack a sound rationale. Read more
This submission comments on the Discussion Document. The NZBR does not believe that the Discussion Document makes a convincing case for increasing penalties for breaches of the Commerce Act. Read more
It is accepted by policy makers and commentators in New Zealand that the trend towards increased reliance on income support by persons of working age is an undesirable one. There is less agreement about why the problem has arisen and what should be done to remedy the situation. Read more
Efficient capital markets lie at the heart of the private enterprise system. Their regulation, including the role and effectiveness of regulatory agencies, is a significant public policy issue. Read more