Analysis of the housing market is difficult, so superficial solutions do not work. Perforce, this column has had to go into more technical detail than usual. It concludes, ‘The lesson is that the mainly neoliberal regime for the housing market since the early 1990s does not work: it has under-supplied quality housing, generated unsustainable house price inflation and excluded many “worthy” people from home ownership (and given a rough time to those who depend upon rental accommodation). That should not surprise any properly trained economist; many of the assumptions which underpin the standard market analysis do not apply to the housing market. The nostrums based upon such simple analyses will continue to fail no matter how plausible they sound.’ Keep Reading

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All big four banks now forecast the Reserve Bank will raise rates this year, but Jarden economist says the talk is 'premature'. Keep Reading

OPINION: We are having to get used to doing without not just the movement of people but increasingly of goods as well. Keep Reading

Labour’s Covid-19 response is losing its sense of urgency, something that’s becoming increasingly clear in the vaccination rollout, testing, immigration and much more Keep Reading

Opinion: In a five-part series for Newsroom Dame Anne Salmond reflects on a new institutional order for NZ which takes account of the Treaty of Waitangi and whakapapa. Keep Reading

Contrary to some claims, He Puapua is not a 'plan' and it doesn't advocate for 'separatism'. Rather, it invites us to imagine more inclusive political and constitutional arrangements. Keep Reading

CPI Alumnus Sarah Novak speaks to the New Zealand Treasury's Caralee McLiesh about the country's Living Standards Framework. Keep Reading

There are only 5 million people in New Zealand but we produce enough food to feed about 40m. Who's gobbling all our goods? Keep Reading

OPINION: Are the common criticisms of KiwiSaver valid? No. But some people are missing out — and that's a worry. Keep Reading

Treasury warns Government debt is on an 'unsustainable trajectory' - but not because of Covid-19. Keep Reading

Which Way Should We Go? How I wish this country possessed a playwright of Edward Albee’s skill. Someone who could give us our very own vers... Keep Reading

Opinion: Legitimate anger and protest must not end up as a crime when the government amends hate speech legislation, writes Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart. Keep Reading

OPINION: Let’s not let the opportunity to really kick the tyres on an alternative model slip us by, writes Local Government New Zealand president Staurt Crosby. Keep Reading

In trying to defend their decision not to make a special extension of the ACC scheme to include victims of the mosque attacks, the government seems to be pushing a narrative that the ACC scheme is about physical injuries. I have two objections to this. First, it’s ahistorical. Second, the physical/mental divide is dubious and problematic. Keep Reading

EDITORIAL: It’s broken, so we’re fixing it by having greater centralised control of our water infrastructure, was the message from the minister. Keep Reading

Two new payment transfer companies will be opening in the Pacific, where fees to send money are among the highest in the world Keep Reading

Thirty years on from the landmark fisheries settlement – the first ever pan-iwi settlement – Māori interests in fisheries are established and indisputable. But that wasn’t always the case. You don’t taste it when you’re tucking into a piping-hot battered hoki off a bed of chips and newspaper, gul Keep Reading

The Bank of International Settlements says technology and globalisation are the main causes of increasing inequality. Keep Reading

Growing inflation has banks expecting an OCR hike soon. Keep Reading

Covid-19 has had a major impact on tourism. Professor Andreas Neef says it's a good time to have a rethink about the type of tourism the world needs. Keep Reading

CoreLogic's latest property report shows Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington are among the 12 areas where monthly growth has slowed. Keep Reading

Treasury criticised for failing victims of the March 15 terror attack by opposing a proposed extension to ACC, Muslim group says. Keep Reading

The government talks a good game on climate but it's impossible to see how its ambitions can be achieved while public transport and infrastructure spending remains so low. This story was originally published in Bernard Hickey’s email newsletter The Kākā and is republished with permission. Pl Keep Reading

Telling It Like It Was: In order to restore the natural balance of society, New Traditionalists like Steve Bannon (above) argue, it is nece... Keep Reading