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The Australian

Disaster: the truth behind New Zealand’s full employment

20 July 2022

New Zealand has crippled its labour market.

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An alternative briefing for the next incoming Minister of Finance

21 September 2020

This country can once again become prosperous and productive.

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Insights

Be worried (but about the right things)

12 October 2018

The world economy is undergoing fundamental shifts – and these transformations could dwarf the things we fret about.

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Insights

Drilling further into the Government’s hole

13 April 2018

When you are in a hole, stop drilling.

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Insights

The next crisis, sooner or later

29 April 2016

Have the responses to the Global Financial Crisis just shifted us towards another bubble economy?

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Insights

Delivering a future of work

1 April 2016

There is no doubt there will be jobs in the future.

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Speeches

The case for economic growth

19 May 2015

On the case for economic growth, at the PortfolioConstruction Forum Symposium in Auckland.

Business Spectator

When German order met Greek disorder

12 February 2015

For Varoufakis and Schäuble, there really is little hope of finding any common ground.

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Insights

KiwiAssure provides no assurance

8 November 2013

To ensure markets are competitive, the best option governments have is to keep markets contestable by new entrants.

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Speeches

Address to the Rotary Club of Wellington

15 October 2012

Speech to the Rotary Club of Wellington.

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Oliver Hartwich

I run The New Zealand Initiative, a Wellington think tank that argues for free markets, limited government and institutions that work. I grew up in Germany's Ruhrgebiet and worked in London and Sydney before moving to New Zealand in 2012. This site collects two decades of my columns, reports, speeches and interviews, with the occasional satire.

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The Martian Audit (2026)

Two Martian auditors land in the Wairarapa and are promptly fined for parking without consent. A satirical novella, free to download as PDF or EPUB.

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In the Meantime (2026)

Investing in a more tribal, less rational world. Written for the Da Vinci Lecture at the Portfolio Construction Forum. Free to read online.

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Leonardo's Legacy (2025)

Why investment professionals must become civilisational stewards. Written for the first Da Vinci Lecture at the Portfolio Construction Forum. Free to read online.

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