The NZ Initiative
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The New Zealand Initiative, an independent nonpartisan public policy think tank. Our mission is to help build a better, stronger New Zealand. https://t.co/BtE0IBlEy2
Joined March 2012
🎧 In this final episode of our three-part series on NZ's housing dysfunction, we explore whether proposed reforms genuinely move towards a more responsive and dynamic urban development system or remain trapped in existing planning paradigms. 🔗
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Last week, Rt Hon Chris Hipkins, Leader of the Opposition, spoke at our members' lunch hosted by Bell Gully. It was an engaging discussion on navigating New Zealand's current economic and policy challenges.
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🎧 Our latest podcast dives into what competitive urban land markets could look like, exploring how NZ might solve its housing challenges. This is part 2 of our three-part series exploring NZ's housing dysfunction. 🔗
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🎓 Professor Barbara Oakley captivated educators at the Cambridge Schools Conference today with her keynote on learning science. Exploring how brains process knowledge, she bridged neuroscience, traditional teaching, and emerging technologies. #LearningScience #Education
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🎧 Our podcast dives deep into NZ's housing dysfunction, unravelling the urban planning, council incentives, and infrastructure constraints that have strangled housing supply. This is the first in a three-part series exploring how we got into this mess. 🔗
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US courts have now made it clear that it is acceptable for AI to read books and add them to their training data. Meanwhile, NZ's National Library plans to destroy half a million books. Why not let AI learn from them first?
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Netherlands slashed red tape by 25%, freeing €4B by measuring regulatory costs. Pragmatic policy, personal responsibility, and focus on outcomes drive their economic success—a model for NZ.
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Read the full in memoriam message from our Executive Director, Dr Oliver Hartwich, here:
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The New Zealand Initiative mourns the passing of our esteemed Adjunct Senior Fellow, Emeritus Professor Des Gorman, who died peacefully at home on 2 July 2025, surrounded by his family.  Des was a...
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The New Zealand Initiative mourns the passing of our esteemed Adjunct Senior Fellow, Emeritus Professor Des Gorman. A towering figure in NZ medicine and passionate advocate for health reform, Des will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.
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🎓 Professor Barbara Oakley completed her ANZ presentation series across NZ! Sessions with school and educational clients in Auckland and Wellington were "a great success." Great to see such strong interest in evidence-based learning approaches. #Education #LearningScience
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NZ spends more on infrastructure than most – yet gets less. The Infrastructure Commission’s draft plan reveals $1.3b lost annually to consenting delays alone. Reform is overdue: independent project checks, user-pays funding, smarter long-term planning.
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Barbara Oakley recently spoke at the Nelson AI Sandbox unpacking how we really learn and why memory matters revealing fascinating connections between science and learning. 🧠.#Learning #Education
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🎓 Professor Barbara Oakley recently presented to ANZ's educational clients in Christchurch. Attendees called her "a very compelling and interesting speaker" who is "very passionate about improving the NZ education system." Always encouraging to see genuine interest in her work.
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Our webinar on our latest research note, "Smart Support for Councillors: AI Tools for Local Leaders", is happening now with Nick Clark, Wellington Councillor Tim Brown and Dr Oliver Hartwich. Register and watch here:
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NEW RESEARCH NOTE 📢. Our latest note shows how AI tools could help NZ’s councillors process complex reports, improve oversight, and make better decisions — while keeping human judgement firmly in control. Read it here:
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🤖 NZ councillors are expected to make big decisions with barely enough time to skim reports. Can AI help? . Join our webinar "Smart Support for Councillors":.🗓️ Thurs 12 June, 3pm.🔗 #localgovernment #AI #AITools #techology #Innovations
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Read our latest research note, "Fast-track Supermarket Entry and Expansion Omnibus Bill" here:
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The government has viewed stronger retail grocery competition as a national priority. But zoning, consenting, and overseas investment approval processes make new entry far too difficult. The New...
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Removing entry barriers: The first step to understanding how many supermarket chains New Zealand can actually support 🔓
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NEW RESEARCH NOTE📢. Our latest note provides drafting instructions which would rapidly approve retail grocery developments at scale and cut through complex barriers that are preventing new supermarket chains from entering the NZ market. Read it here:
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Read our report “Cabinet Congestion: The Growth of a Ministerial Maze” here:
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New Zealand’s Executive Branch has grown to an abnormal size. The number of departments, portfolios, and ministers likely causes a suite of coordination, policy drift and resource management proble...
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