MMP After 30 Years: Time for Electoral Reform?
In this episode, Oliver Hartwich talks to Nick Clark about his new report reviewing New Zealand’s MMP electoral system after 30 years. They examine quirks that have emerged over recent elections — fro...
29 Okt 202540min
Sir Nick Gibb on what works in education reform
In this episode, Michael talks with Sir Nick Gibb, who served as England’s Minister for Schools for a decade, about the evidence-based reforms that transformed English education through systematic pho...
23 Okt 202534min
Owning less to achieve more: Refocusing Kāinga Ora
In this episode, Oliver talks to Bryce Wilkinson about his new report examining Kāinga Ora, New Zealand's largest social housing provider, which manages around 78,000 units housing 200,000 people at a...
16 Okt 202520min
Why New Zealand's productivity lags behind small European nations
In this episode, Oliver talks to Michael Johnston about New Zealand's productivity paradox and why the country underperforms economically despite having strong institutions. They discuss lessons from...
9 Okt 202537min
Building Nations: What Canada’s First Nations can teach us about devolution and development
In this episode, Oliver talks to Eric Crampton, the New Zealand Initiative's chief economist, about his latest report Building Nations examining Canadian First Nations' experiences with autonomous lan...
1 Okt 202525min
What's driving grade inflation?
In this episode, James talks to Craig Mellare and Abdul Razeed, senior lecturers at the University of Sydney Business School, about their empirical study on grade inflation in Australian higher educat...
25 Sep 202537min
Building cyber resilience in New Zealand
In this episode, Oliver talks to Sam Andrews, Chief Strategy Officer at Bastion Security, about New Zealand’s cybersecurity landscape and the evolving threats facing organisations. They explore how AI...
18 Sep 202533min
When authoritarians silence universities
In this episode, James Kierstead talks with Sarah McLaughlin, Senior Scholar, Global Expression at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), about her forthcoming book Authoritarians...
16 Sep 202541min
