Podcast: Economic Roundtable
In this week's podcast we are diving into the much-anticipated policy shift announced by the country's new Prime Minister. The speculation has been building for months, with many wondering what polici...
9 Feb 202321min
Podcast: Building market failure
In this week's podcast The New Zealand Initiative's chief economist, Dr Eric Crampton, chats with Christian van der Pump about building regulations, fire safety and the causes of 'market failure' in t...
23 Jan 202323min
Podcast: Challenges proposed in new legislation for Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act
In this week's podcast The New Zealand Initiative's chief economist, Dr Eric Crampton, chats with Jonathan Alve, National Operations Manager at Hospitality New Zealand, about proposed amendments to th...
14 Dec 202229min
Podcast: Michael Johnston talks with Holly Gooch about a project to help twice-exceptional students
Holly Gooch is part of the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator programme to progress a project to help twice-exceptional secondary students. Michael Johnston sat down with Holly to talk about her PhD research ...
30 Nov 202232min
Podcast: The Initiative's state of the nation with Josie Pagani and Oliver Hartwich
Josie Pagani interviews Oliver Hartwich about the state of the nation in this week's Initiative podcast.
28 Nov 202251min
Podcast: Michael Johnston and Emma Chatterton on improving teacher supply through immigration
Michael Johnston sat down with Emma Chatterton, Strategic Project Lead at ImpactLab, to discuss her experience gaining registration and certification as an overseas-trained teacher. In addition, they ...
21 Nov 202234min
Podcast: Oliver Hartwich and Eric Crampton discuss NZ's immigration woes with June Ranson
New Zealand's immigration system is cracking under pressure. A lack of staff, a shambolic IT system, and new government policies that bamboozle applicants are creating unnecessary stress for migrants,...
16 Nov 202230min
Podcast: Christoph Schumacher on the OCR, Taylor Rule and GDP Live
Oliver Hartwich chats with Christoph Schumacher about the Official Cash Rate, inflation, the Taylor Rule, and the new GDP Live tool that provides real-time New Zealand GDP tracking. To help fund the ...
15 Nov 202255min
