Nz Initiative
Are the Irish twice as rich as us?
12 Nov 2023
Mediawatch - A business lobby group is urging New Zealand to emulate Ireland, which has a GDP twice as big as ours - but is the GDP picture warped? Audio
Herald’s bid to short-circuit short-termism and tribalism
13 Nov 2022
The Herald - and its publisher NZME - has embarked on a months-long series to push back at short-term thinking and political tribalism holding back the post-Covid recovery. Mediawatch asks the driving… Audio
The ideas people who help shape the future
29 Mar 2021
Under the surface of public discourse lurk a bunch of mysterious organisations who are major players in shaping public policy. Audio
The battle for hearts and minds on our op-ed pages
1 Jul 2018
New Zealanders are drowning in comment. Auckland University staff alone wrote 220 comment pieces for general audiences in 2017. Think tanks and sector groups churn them out op-eds, and many others do… Audio