The asymmetry between borrower and lender is well illustrated by Keynes telling the New Zealand Minister of Finance, William ...

The Government’s plans to remove the wellbeing provisions in the Public Finance Act represents a reversal of the way society is travelling.

Reflections on a report I wrote for the New Zealand Productivity Commission The Government has asked the New Zealand Productivity Commission (NZPC) to enquire into the resilience of the New Zealand ...

She may have progressed our understanding of women in the economy but that has not resolved all the issues. A woman who was once chief executive of New Zealand’s biggest company said ‘It is true that ...

There was no less razzamatazz about the 2024 Budget than about earlier ones. Once again the underlying economic analysis got lost. It deserves more attention. Just to remind you, the Budget Economic ...

ACT ‘s neoliberals are still trying to sneak in a change to the constitution. When ACT – the Association of Consumers and Taxpayers – was formed, its then party leader, Roger Douglas, with an ...

We should begin by properly acknowledging loss. The death of Act’s Port Waikato candidate, Neil Christensen, is a tragedy for his family and friends. Me tangi, kāpā ko te mate i te marama. However, ...

Implementing the New Zealand Health and Disability System review not only involves major technical problems but creates fascinating political tensions. The government is promising to redisorganise the ...

We cannot be sure, but the answer matters even in the short term. If you think you know what is happening to the economy, you have not been following it closely enough. Clearly the tenor of the ...

Labour’s (or, at least, Jacinda Ardern’s) decision to rule out all but a minimal increase to the top tax rate puts real constraints on the social policy changes it can make. But there’s one policy ...