The New Zealand Initiative Podcast

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

In this week’s New Zealand Initiative podcast, Oliver Hartwich and Chelsy Killick interview our Senior Economist Matt Burgess, who has been looking at climate change policy for the last couple of years. 

The Climate Change Commission is due to release the first emissions budget. A good opportunity for Matt to talk through New Zealand’s current climate change policies and discuss what the Commission is likely to recommend.

Podcast: Matt Burgess on climate change policy

Senior Economist Matt Burgess shares his thoughts on the Climate Change Commission's draft report to the Government on the steps it should take to reduce emissions in New Zealand.

Podcast: Matt Burgess on the Climate Change Commission's draft emissions report to Government

Oliver Hartwich expands on his February 2021 Newsroom column, where he discusses how the EU's Covid-19 vaccine rollout disaster is shredding the Commission's credibility.

PODCAST: Oliver Hartwich on the EU vaccine rollout scandal

Oliver Hartwich talks about the Government's proposal for a new New Zealand history curriculum.

Podcast Oliver Hartwich on the New Zealand history curriculum

In this week's podcast, Senior Economist Matt Burgess provides an update on the Climate Change Commission's draft emissions report.