Year: 2016

The late Ronald Reagan once said “There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination and wonder”. At The New Zealand Initiative we share his optimism.

The rise of the Greens in Baden-Württemberg should provide food for thought to the Greens – and perhaps even more so to National.

If you are a born optimist, you may have concluded by now that the euro crisis is over. Indeed, we have not heard much about it lately. No bailouts, no bank runs, no Greek elections. It almost feels like financial stability. If you are a realist, however, you would be looking at two figures and know that we are right in the middle of the euro crisis.

It should not be difficult to decide on Wellington Airport’s runway extension. Just treat it like any other business decision.

Britain and Europe have always been an uneasy match, but without Britain the EU would be a very different organisation.

Eine Landwirtschaft ohne Subventionen ist
nicht nur möglich, sondern auch erfolgreich. Das zeigt das Beispiel Neuseeland.

The coming months until the June referendum will be a crucial time for Britain and Europe. Neither of which will be the same any more irrespective of the result.

Perhaps investment strategists are a more optimistic bunch than your average columnist or economist. Or maybe they are just so steeped in the present and the future that they have forgotten about history.