Calling time on NCEA
In this episode, Oliver Hartwich talks to Michael Johnston about the government’s proposal to replace New Zealand’s National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) after more than two decades. ...
5 Aug 202519min
A fresh perspective on learning: Barbara Oakley's NZ odyssey
In this episode, Oliver talks to Professor Barbara Oakley about her six-month stint as a visiting senior fellow at The New Zealand Initiative, marking her farewell to her time here in New Zealand. R...
31 Jul 202532min
Going for Housing Growth (Part 3): The Government’s proposals
In this final episode of their three-part series, Dr Eric Crampton, Dr Benno Blaschke and Dr Stuart Donovan critically examine the government's housing discussion document, assessing its potential to ...
19 Jul 202545min
Going for Housing Growth (Part 2): The way out
In this second episode of their three-part series on New Zealand's housing crisis, Eric Crampton continues the discussion with Stu Donovan and Benno Blaschke, exploring what competitive urban land mar...
10 Jul 202542min
Going for Housing Growth (Part 1): How we got into this mess
In this episode, Eric Crampton talks to Benno Blaschke and Stu Donovan (Senior Fellow at Motu) about the complex history of New Zealand's housing crisis, exploring the first part of a three-part serie...
3 Jul 202542min
When do jobs need occupational licences?
In this episode, Oliver talks to Associate Professor Darwyyn Deyo about her research journey from using popular fiction like Harry Potter to teach economics concepts to her main work on occupational l...
26 Jun 202534min
How to legislate for academic freedom
In this episode, James talks to Professor Ian Pace from City, Saint George's University of London about academic freedom, discussing the challenges facing universities, including political pressures, ...
12 Jun 202555min
Gambling reforms that actually work
In this episode, Eric talks to Tom Mungham, the former Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, about gambling regulation. Drawing from Ontario's succes...
5 Jun 202529min
