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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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MEDIA RELEASE | End of Life Choice Bill report highlights multitude of “concerns and contradictions”
By Alex Penk
Released today, the Justice Select Committee’s report does not recommend passing the End of Life Choice Bill. Instead, it highlights…
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Kathryn Mannix Event Series
Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial Conversations with Dr Kathryn Mannix Maxim Institute was proud to bring…
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Alex Penk responds to Maryan Street’s op-ed in Stuff newspapers
By Alex Penk
In response to Maryan Street’s op-ed that predicted the End of Life Choice Bill would pass this year, CEO Alex…
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Alex on NZ Herald panel discussing the Living Wage
Alex Penk joined the NZ Herald Kiwi Workplace Lunchtime live streamed panel discussion on the Living Wage. You can watch…
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End of Life Choice Bill contains flaws that are impossible to fix
By Alex Penk
This column was published in Fairfax newspapers on Wednesday 20 June 2018 and on stuff.co.nz Parliament has started hearing submissions…
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Alex Penk talks with Mike Hosking – Regional development policy paper
Upon the release of our regional development paper, Taking the Right Risks, Alex Penk was interviewed by Mike Hosking on…
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Planning to take the right risks for our regions
By Julian Wood
New Zealand’s Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has a problem. He has three billion dollars and three years to change…
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Back to the Trade Wars?
By Julian Wood
It seems the Trade Wars are back on. Battle-lines are being draw up like the musket wars of old, with…
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$1B regional development fund needs coherent vision
By Alex Penk
Maxim Institute welcomes investment in New Zealand’s regions, but CEO Alex Penk cautions that we urgently need more detail on…
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Using policy to fix things – why gun control isn’t as simple as we’d like
By Danielle van Dalen
The best way to reduce gun violence is through stricter gun control policies, right? Well, perhaps, but not necessarily. A…
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Honouring Sir John Graham
By Alex Penk
“We join many in New Zealand in remembering and honouring the life of Sir John Graham,” says Maxim Institute CEO,…
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Sir John Graham Lecture 2017 | Polls Apart
Reclaiming respect in a time of polarised politics Now the initial jolt has worn off from “shock” election results around…
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The future is not (only) digital
By Kieran Madden
“The Fourth Industrial Revolution” is upon us—the exponential rise in technology that is set to disrupt every aspect of our…
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MIC 08 | The experts against euthanasia
With David Seymour’s End of Life Choices Bill up for a first reading in Parliament, legal assisted suicide is firmly on…
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Urban/rural split could lead to political polarisation
By Alex Penk
Alex’s latest op-ed features in The Christchurch Press, where he discusses the political and social risks of growing demographic rifts between…
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“Urban/rural split could lead to political polarisation” – Alex Penk in The Press
Alex’s latest op-ed features in The Christchurch Press, where he discusses the political and social risks of growing demographic rifts between…
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Tax the robots?
By Julian Wood
We’re now quite used to dire predictions concerning the future of work, job stability, and automation. As far back as…
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Growing Beyond Growth | Rethinking the goals of regional development in New Zealand
By Julian Wood
New Zealand is already feeling the effects of an oncoming wave of economic and demographic change which should dramatically influence…
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Poverty in New Zealand | The Heart of Poverty
By Kieran Madden
Research Series Every society tells a story about the good life, getting a fair go, or what it takes to live…
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