The New Zealand Initiative

Oliver Hartwich talks with Eric Crampton about the Government's rushed policy making for a fuel tax and Road User Charge holiday.

In this week's Initiative podcast, Chief Economist Dr Eric Crampton discusses with statistician Len Cook about changes to the Statistics Act.

Oliver Hartwich discusses the biggest economic issues of the week with Eric Crampton and Bryce Wilkinson: 1) How transitory is inflation? 2) Will we ever see the return of supply-side economics? 3) How competent is government? And 4) What shall we think of Three Waters and are there any alternatives to the policy?

Amanda Boyd talks to Oliver Hartwich about his latest article in Newsroom about the future of European monetary policy and the parallels between Mexico 1982 and Italy 2022.

Oliver Hartwich talks to senior fellow Dr Bryce Wilkinson about the state of the global economy and fears of a major recession.

Oliver Hartwich and Eric Crampton interview Foodstuffs North Island’s CEO Chris Quin and Independent Director Peter Schuyt about the Commerce Commission’s enquiry into the grocery retail sector.

In conversation with Oliver Hartwich, Roger Partridge explains the findings from his new report ‘Reassessing the Regulators – The good, the bad, and the Commerce Commission’.

Chelsy Killick talks with Eric Crampton and Oliver Hartwich on the Government’s Emissions Reductions Plan and what it will mean for transport.

Chelsy Killick talks to Oliver Hartwich about his new column in The Australian and what New Zealand should learn from Germany’s foreign policy mistakes.

The government’s Te Hurihanganui sketches a radically different version of education in New Zealand. But what is it based on? And what would be its implications. Michael Johnston discusses the document in conversation with Oliver Hartwich.