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Submission on the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill cover

Submission: The Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill

This submission in response to the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill is made by The New Zealand Initiative (the Initiative), a Wellington-based think tank supported primarily by major New Zealand businesses. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich

Dr Eric Crampton

Roger Partridge

Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM

Submission

29 March, 2023

Public servants jumping roles may have melted the Govt's pay freeze

Public servants jumping roles may have melted the Government's pay freeze. The policy that was introduced for high-paid public servants during the Covid-19 pandemic has now ended. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton

Newstalk ZB

29 March, 2023

Shameful legacy: NZ’s ‘open society’ takes well-deserved beating

In September 1969, hippies thronged to Auckland’s Albert Park to stand up for free speech, protest the Vietnam War, and enjoy the grass. It was part of a movement for free love and free minds that was sweeping the English-speaking world at the time. Read more

Dr Michael Johnston

Dr James Kierstead

The Australian

28 March, 2023

Localism: The initiative that has won over the nation

No matter how good an idea, it takes time for the entire country to hear about it. But that time has now come for localism. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich

Insights Newsletter

17 March, 2023

Made by Government: New Zealand’s Monetary Policy Mess

Central banks, above all, are responsible for overseeing financial stability and controlling inflation. Many central banks, including the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), have inadvertently fueled excessive inflation through their responses to Covid-19, resulting in massive losses on taxpayers. Read more

Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM

Research Note

16 March, 2023

Media release: Government to blame for Reserve Bank’s monetary blunder

Wellington (Thursday, 16 March 2023) – A new report by The New Zealand Initiative examines the mess the Government/Minister of Finance and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) have made of monetary policy. Inflation is once more a real problem, property prices have whiplashed and taxpayers have lost $9 billion. Read more

Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM

Media Release

16 March, 2023

Mike Hosking discusses Roger Partridge's NZ Herald column (part 1)

Mike Hosking discusses Roger Partridge's NZ Herald column about why a public service rethink is needed. Read more

Roger Partridge

NewstalkZB

16 March, 2023

Mike Hosking discusses Roger Partridge's NZ Herald column (part 2)

Mike Hosking again discusses Roger Partridge's NZ Herald column about why a public service rethink is needed. Read more

Roger Partridge

NewstalkZB

16 March, 2023

Bryce Wilkinson on New Zealand's monetary policy mess

In his new report, Made by Government: New Zealand's Monetary Policy Mess, Dr Bryce Wilkinson highlights the mess the Government/Minister of Finance and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) have made of monetary policy. Inflation is once more a real problem, property prices have whiplashed and taxpayers have lost $9 billion. Read more

Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM

Radio NZ - Morning Report

16 March, 2023

Nathan Rarere and Anan Zaki discuss Bryce Wilkinson's new report

Nathan Rarere and Anan Zaki report on Bryce Wilkinson's new report Made by Government: New Zealand's Monetary Policy Mess. Read more

Dr Bryce Wilkinson ONZM

Radio NZ

16 March, 2023

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