Research reports
#localismNZ: Bringing power to the people
#localismNZ: Bringing power to the people explains the rationale behind localism and responds to commonly heard objections.
Month: February 2019
Insights
No time is money
New Zealanders like the ability to kick out bad governments after only three years. But our short terms reduce the quality of any government no matter who happens to be in office.
Newsroom
Europe’s old-fashioned new industrial policy
If success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm, then German economics minister Peter Altmaier is on a winning streak.
Newsroom
Brexit in a nutshell
In a world where we can hardly buy anything without a disclaimer stamped on it, it is surprising that articles about Brexit still come without a health warning. No, Brexit coverage does not contain nuts. But it can make you go nuts.
Insights
Being kind to the Fourth Labour Government
Kindness is a virtue. Let us extend it to those brave political leaders of the 1980s and 1990s.