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Opening to investment

BusinessDesk’s Pattrick Smellie had the best synopsis of New Zealand First’s announcement on foreign direct investment this weekend: “it was less important for what it said than for the fact that Peters said it.” The Overseas Investment Act has placed New Zealand among the developed world’s least hospitable climates for foreign investment. Other countries recognise investment as a benefit to be sought. Read more

Dr Eric Crampton

Insights Newsletter

18 October, 2024

Absurd Beehive theatre

It is a Monday afternoon in Wellington. Journalists gather in the Beehive’s theatrette for the weekly post-cabinet media briefing. Read more

Dr Oliver Hartwich

Insights Newsletter

18 October, 2024

Parliament should rein in our runaway Supreme Court

Imagine a game of tug-of-war in which one team steadily gains ground. Now, picture our legal system as a rope, with Parliament on one end and the Supreme Court on the other. Read more

Roger Partridge

NZ Herald

18 October, 2024

Who makes the law? Reining in the Supreme Court

The United States offers a stark warning of the consequences of an activist judiciary. The outsized role of the U.S. Read more

Roger Partridge

LawNews

16 October, 2024

Newstalk ZB: Mike Hosking talks to Roger Partridge about the Supreme Court moving out of its lane

Roger Partridge talked to Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB about his latest report and how the Supreme Court has moved out of its lane. Listen below. Read more

Roger Partridge

Newstalk ZB

16 October, 2024

Newstalk ZB: Leighton Smith has an in-depth discussion with Roger Partridge about his latest report

Roger Partridge was a guest on The Leighton Smith Podcast to discuss his latest report. Listen below. Read more

Roger Partridge

Newstalk ZB: The Leighton Smith Podcast

16 October, 2024

Newstalk ZB: John MacDonald discusses Roger Partridge's latest report with his listeners

On his show Canterbury Mornings on Newstalk ZB, John MacDonald discussed Roger Partridge's latest report about Supreme Court overreach with his listeners. Listen below. Read more

John MacDonald

Newstalk ZB

16 October, 2024

Newstalk ZB: Stephen Franks talks to Ryan Bridge about the Initiative's latest report on the Supreme Court

Stephen Franks talked to Ryan Bridge on Newstalk ZB about the Initiative's latest report on the Supreme Court. Listen below. Read more

Stephen Franks and Ryan Bridge

Newstalk ZB

16 October, 2024

RNZ: Emile Donovan talks to Roger Partridge about how the Supreme Court is overstepping its bounds

Roger Partridge talked to Emile Donovan on RNZ Nights about the Supreme Court overstepping its bounds, the subject of his latest report. Listen below. Read more

Roger Partridge

Emile Donovan

RNZ

16 October, 2024

Media release: Who makes the law? New report challenges Supreme Court’s expanding role

Wellington (Tuesday, 15 October 2024) - A new report from The New Zealand Initiative warns of a looming constitutional crisis in New Zealand, as the Supreme Court increasingly oversteps its bounds, threatening the balance of power between the courts and Parliament. The report, "Who Makes the Law? Read more

Roger Partridge

15 October, 2024

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