Publications

1. Flight of the Kiwi: Addressing the Brain Drain

   Andrew Patterson, David Kirk, Don Turkington, Luke Malpass | 27 Mar 2012 | Policy Forum

   Why are so many New Zealanders flocking to Australian shores, and what can be done to stop the so-called Kiwi ‘brain drain’? In... Read More...

2. Alcohol Policy and the Politics of Moral Panic

   Luke Malpass | 26 May 2011 | Policy Monographs

   New Zealand’s proposed liquor legislation marks a return to old attitudes towards alcohol regulation that perversely believe,... Read More...

3. Ending No. 8 Wire Welfare: Why New Zealand is Lagging Behind

   Luke Malpass | 02 Apr 2009 | Issue Analysis

   The government’s welfare policy is moving in the right direction and a recession is a good time to reform the welfare system. ... Read More...

4. FEATURE: Explaining the Income Gap: Are Aussies and Kiwis that different?

   Phil Rennie | 12 Dec 2007 | POLICY Magazine

   New Zealand is Australia's poor cousin. Is the Kiwis' national culture holding them back?

5. Reinventing New Zealand’s Welfare State

   Peter Saunders | 27 Mar 2007 | Issue Analysis

   New Zealanders are much richer than when the welfare state was founded. People’s incomes should therefore be sufficient... Read More...