Dr Oliver Hartwich
DR OLIVER HARTWICH Executive Director Oliver is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative. Before joining the Initiative, he was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in
Turning Cities Into Ghost Towns
Dr Oliver Hartwich nzinitiative.org.nz Walking around central Wellington, more shops are boarded up. On Lambton Quay, two bank branches recently disappeared. Just as the two Burger Kings on Lambton Quay and Courtney Place. Walking down Featherston St, there are empty shops every 40 or 50 metres. Reports from
Bordering on Policy
Dr Oliver Hartwich nzinitiative.org.nz The Prime Minister has declared this year’s election, now postponed until October, a “COVID election.” That is an unfortunate framing. Though dealing with COVID is crucial for the country’s short- to mid-term future, there are plenty of other attention-deserving issues
Learning to Live With COVID-19?
Dr Oliver Hartwich nzinitiative.org.nz At the end of this week, New Zealand is back in a situation we hoped to have left behind. With Auckland in lockdown and the country on alert, COVID-19 is back. Perhaps the virus entered on some refrigerated goods. However, the Director-General
Cultural Enrichment
Dr Oliver Hartwich nzinitiative.org.nz There must be a German word for it: That feeling when you are enjoying something that is just not quite right. Not a guilty pleasure, more an incorrect one. Whatever you call it, I have that feeling each time I visit the München beer
A Green Path to the Fringe
Dr Oliver Hartwich nzinitiative.org.nz The Green Party has declared its wealth tax will be a red line in any coalition negotiations. And because Labour knows this, the larger party left the door wide open. Rather than ruling out the Greens’ plans, both the Prime Minister and the Minister