Flight of the Kiwi: Addressing the Brain Drain
In early 2009, the NZ government established the 2025 Taskforce to provide recommendations on closing the income gap with Australia, …
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The Decade-long Binge: How Government Squandered Ten Years of Economic Prosperity
Politicians in New Zealand are wedded to the idea of the activist state, but despite huge spending increases life is …
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Alcohol Policy and the Politics of Moral Panic
Liquor reform has become a political hot potato in New Zealand. Social problems caused by alcohol have meant successive governments …
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Superseding MMP: Real Electoral Reform for New Zealand
After 13 years of Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) representation, Prime Minister John Key has said it is time to ‘kick …
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KiwiRail: Doomed to Fail?
Government ownership cannot and will not ‘fix’ rail in New Zealand. Luke Malpass argues that one year after the renationalisation, …
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Supersize New Zealand : A Collection of Essays on How to Improve New Zealand’s Public Policy
This collection of essays from the Centre for Independent Studies show that increased regulation and expenditure have put a handbrake …
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Emissions Tax: The Least Worst Option
Following warnings from mainstream scientists, politicians around the world have rushed to implement a range of taxes, regulations, subsidies and …
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Ending No. 8 Wire Welfare: Why New Zealand is Lagging Behind
In the lead up to the last election, the National Party released its new welfare policy. The work-first policy received …
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Submission to the NZ Business Tax Review 2008
The priorities for the NZ government should be: Reduce the corporate rate to 30% Reduce the top personal rate to …
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KiwiSaver or KiwiSucker? A Critical View
The promised benefits of KiwiSaver do not match the high cost of the taxpayer subsidies. KiwiSaver is a pointless and …
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Proclaiming the good news on capitalism
It is clear that capitalism is having a moral crisis, when even Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of a prosperous …
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The tragedy across the Tasman
The tragedy of New Zealand’s election outcome is not just that a stable and successful nine-year government has lost power, …
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How green is the grass on the other side
The change of prime minister has put New Zealand in the news on this side of the ditch, and we …
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A Kiwi approach on emissions
This week’s climate fiasco in Durban should serve as a reminder of the flaws inherent in international climate policy. Hailed …
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Kiwis put ETS on the shelf
New Zealand has had an emissions trading scheme since 2008, a parting gift of the Clark Labour government. Europe likes …
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Kiwis facing a critical choice
New Zealand’s political economy must be compared with Australia’s to be properly understood. In Australia Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and …
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Land of the long white cloud faces bad weather
SINCE 2008, New Zealand has been led by former investment banker John Key's National Party. The party campaigned on growing …
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New Zealand’s spending binge
Most of New Zealand’s general election campaign is being dominated by squabbling over the Crown selling a minority stake in …
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Spending Spree wasted decade of prosperity
To gain wisdom for the future, one must learn lessons from the past. One of the problems with both politics …
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A scrappy state of affairs
One of the great fiscal institutions in New Zealand is the Pre-election fiscal update (PREFU). It compels governments to throw …