It will take us roughly a century and a half to close the income gap with Australia, assuming present rates of growth continue...
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Maxim Institute is launching our 2008 NZ Votes political debates which allow candidates and MPs to challenge each other and cut through the spin. Come along to find out more about how the electoral system works, and hear from the candidates themselves on what they stand for and why.
There will be fifteen debates held around the country - visit the NZ Votes website to find the debate nearest to you.
The first paper in Maxim Institute's Tax Discussion Series, Governing for the Good: What does it really mean? has been released. The paper asks "What is the role of the government?" and makes the case that it is to protect the common good of a society from harm.
Read Governing for the Good: What does it really mean?
Maxim Institute has released an education policy paper which recommends, among other things, setting professional standards for teachers and setting literacy and numeracy benchmarks.
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"New Zealand has stripped safeguard after safeguard away from its legislative process," argued visiting constitutional law expert Professor Jeremy Waldron at Maxim Institute's Annual John Graham Lecture.
Listen to "Parliamentary Recklessness"
Have you put any thought into how you can use your extra tax cut dollars to help someone other than yourself? A website run by the Social Justice Commission of the Anglican Church has some great ideas for how you can put these extra dollars towards helping your community.
Find out more at the Give It Up website
On 3 November 2008 at 6.00 pm Maxim Institute will be hosting "Breakthrough New Zealand" a lecture by Dr Samantha Callan, RSVP is essential.
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Maxim Institute launches Silent Legacy
An important new book from Maxim Institute looks at the ways great thinkers of the past have shaped the society of today. From our modern fixation with child-centred learning, to our rationale for introducing MMP, our beliefs and assumptions have been shaped in unseen ways...
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