Naked politics blocks decent policy-making

By Alex Penk

There’s been a lot of cynicism about the Provincial Growth Fund, and last week Minister Shane Jones went a long…

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.

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…

Kathryn Mannix Event Series

Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial Conversations with Dr Kathryn Mannix Maxim Institute was proud to bring…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Short Cuts Info | A clear boundary isn’t possible

By Danielle van Dalen

Are we willing to create a law which distinguishes between those whose life is worthy of protection from suicide and…

Acknowledging Ability

By Danielle van Dalen

When we talk about poverty, we rarely consider people with disabilities as a group who are particularly at risk. But…

Discussion Paper | Acknowledging Ability

By Danielle van Dalen

 People who are living with a disability are vastly overrepresented in New Zealand’s poverty figures, and 74 percent of those…

$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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…