• SCRAPS OF PAPER?

    Recent lectures hosted by Maxim Institute aimed to help us prepare for the New Zealand constitutional review.

    Scraps of Paper?

    Before New Zealand carries out a review of our Constitution we need to understand more about what it is and what responsible change would look like. Is our constitution just a collection of disparate scraps of paper? Do we have a constitution at all?

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  • internships

    The Summer and Semester Internship Programmes are designed to extend young leaders' thinking, nurture strong character and hone their professional and interpersonal skills.

    INTERNSHIPS AT MAXIM INSTITUTE

    The Summer and Semester Internship Programmes are designed to extend young leaders' thinking, nurture strong character and hone their professional and interpersonal skills. Interns are selected for their proven leadership ...

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  • about us

    Maxim Institute is an independent research and public policy think tank. We are committed to the people, land, history and culture of New Zealand.

    ABOUT MAXIM INSTITUTE

    Maxim Institute is an independent research and public policy think tank. We are committed to the people, land, history and culture of New Zealand.

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MMP Review Submission

The Electoral Commission is currently looking at ways to improve our MMP voting system. Maxim Institute has joined thousands of others in making a submission regarding ways that MMP could be strengthened to improve the legitimacy of the outcomes it produces and to heighten the accountability of MPs to the public.

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  • "Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good."

    - Vaclav Havel