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NZ Policy Unit

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In 2006, the CIS established its New Zealand Policy Unit to focus specifically on NZ issues. The unit’s work so far has focused on tax, government spending, tertiary education, and social policy which has stimulated debate and attracted widespread media coverage.

The New Zealand Policy Unit also contributes to the CIS’s events and publishing activities. It puts out regular papers in the Issue Analysis series, opinion pieces in major New Zealand news outlets, and articles in Policy magazine. The CIS’s annual John Bonython lecture is now held in Auckland as well as Sydney each year, and the Centre offers scholarships for young New Zealanders to attend its Liberty & Society conferences in Sydney.

The expansion of CIS activities in New Zealand is about promoting continuous public policy improvement and fostering debate on important issues. As in Australia, the CIS provides an independent voice for change.

Publications

  1. FEATURE: A 'Regulatory Constitution' for New Zealand

    Roger Kerr | 17 Jun 2010 | POLICY Magazine

    New Zealand is analysing the potential and prospects of a Regulatory Responsibility Act.

  2. Superseding MMP: Real Electoral Reform for New Zealand

    Luke Malpass & Oliver Marc Hartwich | 16 Mar 2010 | Policy Monographs

    New Zealanders need to seize the opportunity of the upcoming referendum on electoral reform and reinvent their system of... Read More...

  3. KiwiRail: Doomed to Fail?

    Luke Malpass | 10 Sep 2009 | Issue Analysis

    Government ownership cannot and will not ‘fix’ rail in New Zealand.  Luke Malpass argues that one year after the renationalisation,... Read More...

  4. Supersize New Zealand : A Collection of Essays on How to Improve New Zealand's Public Policy

    Luke Malpass | 09 Sep 2009 | Policy Forum

    This collection of essays from the Centre for Independent Studies show that increased regulation and expenditure have put... Read More...

  5. Emissions Tax: The Least Worst Option

    Luke Malpass | 16 Jul 2009 | Issue Analysis

    The New Zealand government’s emissions trading system, due to come into force in 2010 for energy and 2013 for agriculture,... Read More...

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Opinion & Commentary

  1. Australians hung-over post election

    Luke Malpass | 29 Aug 2010 | Sunday Star Times

    New Zealander politicians can draw a couple of lessons from the Australian election, says Luke Malpass in the Sunday Star ... Read More

  2. Aussie election offers Key a warning

    Luke Malpass | 27 Aug 2010 | The National Business Review

    There is a grave warning for John Key's National Party in the result of the Australia federal election, says Luke Malpass ... Read More

  3. Failing to deliver on policy promises came back to bite

    Luke Malpass | 06 Jul 2010 | The Dominion Post

    What are the lessons New Zealand politicians can learn from Kevin Rudd’s sudden fall from grace, asks Luke Malpass in the ... Read More

  4. Little John shows Kevin how it's done

    Luke Malpass | 04 Jun 2010 | The Australian

    Soon after John Key was elected Prime Minister of New Zealand in late 2008, he visited Kevin Rudd. The Australian Prime Minister ... Read More

  5. Policy Debate Isn’t Helped When the Left Descends into Hatred

    Luke Malpass | 14 May 2010 | The Dominion Post

    The abuse of Peter Saunders conceals more serious welfare questions in New Zealand, says Luke Malpass in The Dominion Post, ... Read More

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