Insights
My Christmas wishlist
We had a fantastic year at the Initiative but there is much more work for us to do next year. At the top of my Christmas wish list are better debates and better ideas for a better New Zealand.
Month: December 2016
National Business Review
An incentives approach for the new PM
A legacy of housing affordability would be a historic achievement and it would transform the lives of millions of New Zealanders. Good luck, Mr Prime Minister.
Uncategorised
New housing strategy needed
Unaffordable housing does not have to be the price we have to pay for living in a globally connected city. And telling people on average incomes to just put up with it is the modern equivalent of Marie Antoinette’s ‘Let them eat cake’.
The Australian
Quiet Kiwi achiever John Key closes the door on politics
Rather than trying to define his time in office by some eye-catching policy reforms or projects, John Key’s measure of success was that New Zealand was doing well under his management.
Insights
Does Castro trump Trump?
Those who do not condemn the evil tyranny of Castro, should spare us their moral judgements on others.