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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?
Apr 20
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Ian Duncan
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Pricing and fairness on the Milford Track🍋
$92 per night for a hut is too expensive and unfair, says the NZ Herald. But is a lower price any fairer?
Apr 13
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Dave Heatley
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Economic resilience: the Productivity Commission’s final inquiry🍋
And an agenda for the new Ministry for Regulation
Mar 23
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Nik Green
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Judy Kavanagh
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Land-use restrictions & housing affordability🍋
NZAE Member Survey #9 asked do land-use restrictions reduce housing supply & affordability?
Feb 22
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Dennis Wesselbaum
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Understanding the trends in persistent disadvantage🍋
Overall poverty and material hardship has declined significantly in NZ, which may surprise you
Feb 10
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Jo Smith
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A Cook Strait ferry solution🍋
Modern ferry loading technologies & separate ownership trump the 1962 model
Feb 3
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David Greig
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Wither rail freight in NZ?🍋
A friendly debate between Bryan Crump & Dave Heatley
Jan 20
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Bryan Crump
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Dave Heatley
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The many prices of carbon🍋
Have we failed to properly value emissions? Are subsidies justified?
Jan 4
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Dave Heatley
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Is a rail link between North & South Islands really "essential"?🍋
And what game has KiwiRail been playing with government finances?
Dec 26, 2023
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Dave Heatley
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Is a rail link between North & South Islands really "essential"?🍋
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What’s the most productive way to improve NZ’s productivity?🍋
What was the Productivity Commission’s job?
Dec 16, 2023
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Mary Ellen Gordon
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The Productivity Commission and a legacy of unwelcome advice 🍋
Hefty tomes have their place
Dec 9, 2023
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Judy Kavanagh
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Nik Green
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RIP NZ Productivity Commission 2011–23🍋
Why NZ needs a Productivity Commission, but couldn’t sustain one
Dec 2, 2023
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Dave Heatley
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