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Liberalism

Albrecht Dürer: Erasmus von Rotterdam am Schreibpult, Kupferstich, 1526
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Neue Versuchungen der Unfreiheit

9 November 2026

Anfang 2004 schrieb ich einen Brief an einen Mann, den ich nicht kannte.

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Quadrant

Bildung and the Machine

25 June 2026

A sense of dread has settled over schools and universities.

Erasmus Rotterdam (1526) Albrecht Dürer
Quadrant

The Temptations of Unfreedom Revisited

27 February 2026

In early 2004, I wrote a letter to a man I had never met.

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Newsroom

To stop megaphone populists triumphing, we need unlikely left-right alliance

20 January 2026

To many on the political left, the Mont Pelerin Society represents something akin to a spectre.

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Insights

The invisible architecture of prosperity

12 September 2025

More than half of New Zealanders think the country is going in the wrong direction.

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Research reports

Leonardo’s Legacy

22 August 2025

The Western order that has long underpinned global prosperity is cracking.

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National Business Review

The liberal provocation

2 November 2018

The current political landscape leaves classical liberals not just alone but genuinely isolated.

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Insights

News about Niue

23 June 2017

Niue is a place in need of foreign aid, mainly from New Zealand.

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National Business Review

Brexit’s history lessons

6 May 2016

A British withdrawal from the emerging EU superstate would be a strong move toward a more competitive Europe.

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Business Spectator

Which neoliberalism? A reply to Steve Keen

31 March 2016

The popularity of Corbyn, Trump and Sanders is a protest against the insiders of the political system, not a revolt against neoliberalism or sound economic management.

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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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Weekly podcast with Damien Grant

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