Alex Davis is a business executive and director of several companies in New Zealand and overseas.
Over the last decade, the West's long and successful relationship with rationality, empiricism, obj
Dunedin-based supermum. My interests include whisky, dark chocolate and leaving work early. Political affiliation: Libertarian, and non-partisan at present; my last vote was for Jacinda (yes, I know:
Briar is a Research Fellow specialising in education. Before joining the Initiative she was a Maths teacher and Assistant Principal in London, where she also co-founded the Floreat family of primary s
Cam Slater doesn’t do quiet and, as a result, he is a polarising, controversial but highly effective journalist who takes no prisoners.
Love him or loathe him, you can’t ignore him.
Known principally for his political commentaries in The Dominion Post, The ODT, The Press and the late, lamented Independent, and for "No Left Turn", his 2007 history of the Left/Right struggle in NZ.
Editor of Right Minds NZ and host The Dialogue on RCR. I write about conservative politics and reactionary thought. I like reading, gardening, biking, tech, reformed theology, beauty, and tradition.
Bryce is a Senior Fellow at The New Zealand Initiative, and also the Director of the Wellington-based economic consultancy firm Capital Economics. Prior to setting this up in 1997 he was a Director of
David joins The New Zealand Initiative as a Research Fellow after spending three years in the Economics Department of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Betwe
Dr Eric Crampton is the Chief Economist at The New Zealand Initiative and co-author of The Case for Economic Growth. Dr Crampton served as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Department o
DR OLIVER HARTWICH
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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
White, male, Christian, middle-class, gainfully employed and married, Edward Persimmon is going nowhere fast on the left’s Pyramid of Victimhood. He attends a traditional church. Persimmon's interests
Ash has been in the liquor business for over 14 years, and all the best years have been accompanied by the warm embrace of premium whisky.
With Eight PM he aspired to share his knowledge and love o
I am a proud Kiwi with a Kiwi Mother from fine Scottish ancestry and a Manx father. My pseudonym reflects my love of my late father. The Isle of Man, aka Ellan Vannin, is well known for TT Races and i
Frank Newman is an investment analyst and accountant, who has lectured in property matters at Massey University. He served two terms as a councillor on the Whangarei District Council and is the author
Luke is a law student at Victoria University of Wellington, currently entering his fourth year of study. Previously, he worked in the office of the Shadow Attorney-General doing policy research around
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tree-hugging hippie. old school liberal. occasional youtuber. henchwoman of The Patriarchy™. herbivore. political junkie. rodent-wrangler. problem child. full of wild ideas like rejecting groupthink a
Roger Partridge is chairman and a co-founder of The New Zealand Initiative and is a senior member of its research team. He led law firm Bell Gully as executive chairman from 2007 to 2014, after 16 yea
Stephen Berry is compiling this guide on the Auckland Local Body elections as an independent commentator. His recommendations are based on his own research and are not on behalf of any organisation. P
Steve Elers is an academic at a university in Palmerston North and writes a weekly column on social and cultural issues. His views are his own and do not represent the unnamed university. He can be co
Xavier T.R Ordinary has been involved in New Zealand politics for over 40 years as a political activist, commentator and strategist. The name Xavier Theodore Reginald Ordinary has been chosen with ton
