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Is a rail link between North & South Islands really "essential"?🍋
And what game has KiwiRail been playing with government finances?
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Dave Heatley
10
Environment and economics: A marriage of (in)convenience?🍋
The economic elephants in the room that make environmentalism so much harder than a few slogans
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Simon Upton
4
RIP NZ Productivity Commission 2011–23🍋
Why NZ needs a Productivity Commission, but couldn’t sustain one
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Dave Heatley
12
The many prices of carbon🍋
Have we failed to properly value emissions? Are subsidies justified?
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Dave Heatley
12
Has the Treasury produced a lemon?🍋
New discount rates for cost-benefit analysis
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Dieter Katz
8
We need to talk about KiwiRail🍋
Despite billions “invested” by government, its financial performance continues to deteriorate
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Bronwyn Howell
17
A Cook Strait ferry solution🍋
Modern ferry loading technologies & separate ownership trump the 1962 model
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David Greig
4
Wither rail freight in NZ?🍋
A friendly debate between Bryan Crump & Dave Heatley
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Bryan Crump
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Dave Heatley
11
KiwiRail myths and realities🍋
KiwiRail is failing to meet even the goals it sets for itself
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Bronwyn Howell
11
Imported modular houses could help to address NZ’s housing affordability crisis🍋
NZ has experienced some of the largest house price increases in the OECD over the last two decades
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Andrew Sweet
9
Understanding the trends in persistent disadvantage🍋
Overall poverty and material hardship has declined significantly in NZ, which may surprise you
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Jo Smith
2
The transition to EVs🍋
EVs are getting popular, but mass take-up faces some big obstacles. What can the past tell us about the possible future?
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Ian Duncan
8
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