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Media Coverage

Media coverage will be posted here as they are published. We welcome discussion of our findings in the media.

2010

Middle-aged NZ men big losers in pay parity with Australia (PDF 1326KB) - The Dominion Post, 23 August 2010.

Do we even need ultra-fast broadband? (PDF 49KB) - The New Zealand Herald, 22 July, 2010.

Time to tackle taxes and inflation (PDF 2MB) - The Dominion Post, 8 March, 2010.


2009

Taxes tipped to be among taskforce’s topics - NZ Herald, 12 December, 2009.

Motu’s Arthur Grimes and Deloitte’s Mike Shaw detail pros and cons of land tax - interest.co.nz, 2 December, 2009.

Motu’s Grimes says Auckland urban limits driving land prices up, stifling development - interest.co.nz, 27 November, 2009.  

Opinion: An alternative to a capital gains tax which will remove housing market distortions -  interest.co.nz, 11 November, 2009.

A taxing policy question as consumption ills linger - The Dominion Post, 20 August, 2009.

Higher pay ‘doesn’t always mean higher skill’ - The Dominion Post, 22 July, 2009.

Big firms pay better, but workers not more skilled - NZ Herald, 20 July, 2009.

Business could get greenhouse emissions’practice run’ says economist - NZ Herald, Tuesday 12 May, 2009.

Emissions trading - trying to clear the regulatory fog - NBR, Saturday 9 May, 2009.

Investing can have hidden payoff - NZ Herald, Wednesday 11 March, 2009.


2008

The immigration effect - New Zealand Property Investor - July 2008.

Brian Fallow: Migration and house prices - NZ Herald - Thursday 26 June, 2008.

Homebound Kiwis push up house prices - Stuff.co.nz - Saturday 7 June, 2008.

Climate change to benefit farmers - NZ Herald - Tuesday 27 May, 2008.

Currency hedgings a mug’s game - Independent - Wednesday 14 May, 2008.

Pay the mortgage and save a fortune - National Business Review - Thursday 18 April, 2008.


2007

Is home ownership all it’s hyped up to be? - NZ Herald - Sunday 16 December, 2007.

Hot air swirls over vested interests in climate change - National Business Review - Friday 7 December, 2007.

The vanishing dream of home ownership - NZ Herald - Sunday 17 October, 2007.

Drastic changes needed to save water quality - Dairying Today - September, 2007