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COVID-19 economic analysis – 22.04.2020
By Julian Wood
Analysis of Treasury’s scenario forecasts (released 13 April) and weekly economic commentary (released 17 April), by Senior Researcher Julian Wood…
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Why Covid-19 calls us back to “communities of memory”
By Rowan Light
As we try to make sense of the pandemic, it’s been interesting seeing people turn to stories. The 2011 film…
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Looking beyond our bubbles
By Kieran Madden
We are in extraordinary times, calling rightly for extraordinary measures. Although our vision of the future is obscured by the…
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Charities to be squeezed on both sides
By Julian Wood
In an unprecedented move, last week the Government announced a $12.1 billion package to combat the economic impact of Covid-19….
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The foundational message of assisted dying
By Danielle van Dalen
I’m sure many of us have had that moment, where we realise we’ve been talking about something and not realised…
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Total rugby and the future of work
By Kieran Madden
The futurists are hailing that the “the fourth industrial revolution” is upon us, a time where robots will take over…
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Covid-19 forces us to confront the limitations of our tertiary model
By Rowan Light
The deepening Covid-19 epidemic highlights the connectedness of our globalised world and its fragility. China is a critical junction in…
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Migration Policy Paper: A Welcome That Works
By Julian Wood
Over the last 30 years, New Zealand has become over reliant on temporary work migration as a way to solve…
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Anti-natalism won’t save us from climate change
By Rowan Light
One of my favourite movies of all time is Alfonso Cuarón’s 2006 adaptation of PD James’ Children of Men. The…
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The peril of overriding personal conscience
By Danielle van Dalen
One of the non-blockbuster films of the summer is Terrence Malick’s latest project A Hidden Life. It’s based on the…
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Beware the cult of youth
By Danielle van Dalen
To get a vision of what society values, take a look at a magazine stand. Looking across the cover images…
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Policy for the people, with the people
By Kieran Madden
While reading about a promising new policy initiative by a bright-eyed non-profit organisation, I did a double-take when I read…
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Census success needs all of us
By Danielle van Dalen
Imagine if you could influence funding for the healthcare you receive, or for the schools your children attend, with just…
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Maxim Institute’s Submission to the Abortion Legislation Bill
By Danielle van Dalen
This submission was prepared by Danielle van Dalen, Gael Goulter and Jessie Duffin in response to the Parliamentary Select Committee’s…
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Removing rage from our public debates
By Alex Penk
Rage against the machine. Stick it to the man. If you’re not for us, you’re against us. They’re familiar sayings,…
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“Adulting” is only hard without community
By Danielle van Dalen
Growing up can be tough. But last month the British Government took cushioning the blow to new extremes when they…
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Black Caps offer leadership lessons even in loss
By Alex Penk
Big moments reveal who we really are, and they don’t come much bigger than a World Cup final, especially when you’ve lost in controversial circumstances.
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Don’t turn away
By Kieran Madden
“Our noses were almost touching…we were breathing the same air.” These are the words of Marcia Khoza, whose mother was…
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Future of End of Life Choice Bill more murky than ever
By Danielle van Dalen
The End of Life Choice Bill passed its Second Reading in Parliament last week with 70 votes in favour and…
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Government needs to give answers on “wellbeing”
By Alex Penk
This week the Government will unveil the first-ever Wellbeing Budget, somewhat breathlessly described by the New York Times as “New…
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