Through events, media appearances, articles and speeches, Maxim Institute provides sound analysis of contemporary issues and offers fresh ideas to the public debate.
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Warning not to count chickens, despite lots of eggs Steve Thomas | 8 November 2011 |
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Six weeks before the election, the Treasury always publishes a Pre-election Fiscal and Economic Update (PREFU) that describes the state that the government's books are in and the likely risks to our economic performance over the coming five years. The PREFU helps everyone to understand whether the programmes that political parties propose are affordable for the future. | |
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Welfare should support to independence Jane Silloway Smith | 20 September 2011 |
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At National's party conference John Key announced the Government's preliminary plans for reforming both youth benefits and programmes designed to support young people not involved in education, training or work. These plans aim to see fewer at-risk youths getting on and staying on a main benefit from the age of 18, thereby cutting off dependency before it starts. | |
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Children don't need a political voice Annette Pereira | 25 May 2011 |
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Children across the country are oblivious to the fact that they might have their own government department before long. Labour has announced they will create a "Ministry for Children" if they win November's election, and the Families and Children's Commissions will be scrapped to fund it. | |
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Maxim Institute points to underlying conversation in ODT 23 November 2011 |
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An opinion piece by Maxim Insitute researcher, Steve Thomas, and communications manager, Annette Pereira was featured in the Otago Daily Times. The article called for New Zealander's to consider the broader implications of different voting systems. | |
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Being Better Neighbours on ONE News 22 June 2011 |
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The release of Maxim Institute's latest Policy Paper, Being Better Neighbours: Improving New Zealand's contribution to foreign aid and international development, resulted in the paper being discussed in an exclusive on TVNZ's ONE News. | |
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Charter Schools a Positive Initiative 6 December 2011 |
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"Charter Schools provide a great opportunity for education to diversify and strengthen in New Zealand," says Steve Thomas, Researcher at Maxim Institute. | |
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Polls showing MMP's rough edges 18 November 2011 |
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"It seems strange that a week out from the election we can have one party leading every other party by 20 percent of the vote, and yet still not feel certain that they will be in the government," says Steve Thomas, Researcher at Maxim Institute. "The polls that have recently come out expose some of MMP's rough edges." | |
