Name: Podcast: Michael Johnston discusses improving our childrens' reading and writing by The New Zealand Initiative
Duration: 31 min 9 s
Description: Michael Johnston discusses improving our childrens' reading and writing with Belinda Blick-Duggan and Dr Helen Walls.

Michael Johnston discusses improving our childrens' reading and writing with Belinda Blick-Duggan and Dr Helen Walls.

Podcast: Michael Johnston discusses improving our childrens' reading and writing

James Kierstead and Michael Johnston discuss the results of a second pilot for literacy and numeracy assessments, as well as an upcoming survey on the extent to which university students are willing to express their ideas.

James Kierstead and Michael Johnston on new NCEA trial results

Josie Pagani and Oliver Hartwich discuss the state of the nation

Podcast: The state of the nation with Josie Pagani and Oliver Hartwich

Victoria University's Associate Professor Martien Lubberink specialises in banking regulation. In Newsroom, Prof Lubberink warns of unintended consequences of setting extra taxes on current bank profits. He talks about bank profitability, regulation, and taxes, with Eric Crampton and Bryce Wilkinson.

Link: Newsroom. https://www.newsroom.co.nz/corporate/taxing-banks-excessive-profits-be-careful-what-you-wish-for

Podcast: Martien Lubberink talks with the Initiative about bank profitability, regulation, and taxes

Oliver Hartwich chats with Christoph Schumacher about the Official Cash Rate, inflation, the Taylor Rule, and the new GDP Live tool that provides real-time New Zealand GDP tracking.

To help fund the incredible GDP Live tracker contact Christoph at c.schumacher@massey.ac.nz.

Podcast: Christoph Schumacher on the OCR, Taylor Rule and GDP Live

New Zealand's immigration system is cracking under pressure. A lack of staff, a shambolic IT system, and new government policies that bamboozle applicants are creating unnecessary stress for migrants, and long delays around simple work visa applications that once made their way through the system with ease are causing issues for employers. Oliver Hartwich and Eric Crampton talk with June Ranson,  CEO of Woburn International, to find out what is going on and what could be done to fix it.

Podcast: Oliver Hartwich and Eric Crampton discuss NZ's immigration woes with June Ranson

Michael Johnston sat down with Emma Chatterton, Strategic Project Lead at ImpactLab, to discuss her experience gaining registration and certification as an overseas-trained teacher. In addition, they discuss how New Zealand might improve teacher supply through immigration, and the country's growing truancy rate.

Podcast: Michael Johnston and Emma Chatterton on improving teacher supply through immigration

Josie Pagani interviews Oliver Hartwich about the state of the nation in this week's Initiative podcast.

Podcast: The Initiative's state of the nation with Josie Pagani and Oliver Hartwich

Holly Gooch is part of the KiwiNet Emerging Innovator programme to progress a project to help twice-exceptional secondary students. Michael Johnston sat down with Holly to talk about her PhD research project.

Podcast: Michael Johnston talks with Holly Gooch about a project to help twice-exceptional students

In this week's podcast The New Zealand Initiative's chief economist, Dr Eric Crampton, chats with Jonathan Alve, National Operations Manager at Hospitality New Zealand, about proposed amendments to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act and the challenges these may hold for licence holders.

Podcast: Challenges proposed in new legislation for Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act

In this week's podcast The New Zealand Initiative's chief economist, Dr Eric Crampton, chats with Christian van der Pump about building regulations, fire safety and the causes of 'market failure' in the building industry.

Christian van der Pump is a professional engineer with qualifications in chemistry, engineering and economics. He is doing a PhD in market failure in the construction industry across Australasia.

You can read Christian's 12 December 2022 opinion article on the causes of 'market failure' in the building industry here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/130812601/the-causes-of-market-failure-in--the-building-industry

Podcast: Michael Johnston discusses improving our childrens' reading and writing

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