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Stuart Donovan on Wellington's District Plan: Does upzoning help to boost housing supply and improve affordability?

Senior Fellow Stuart Donovan has written an opinion piece for The Spinoff, published today: Opinion: Wellington’s housing panel is out of step with the economic evidence | The Spinoff.   In it, he relates the economic evidence…

Fighting cold, damp housing – a big tick for Warmer Kiwi programme

Motu Research evaluated the Government’s Warmer Kiwi Homes programme and found using heat pumps reduces electricity use by 16 percent on average over winter months and is effective at creating warm, dry homes in Aotearoa. Our…

Silt: an explainer

Motu affiliate Troy Baisden appeared on RNZ’s The Panel to discuss silt problems after recent cyclones.

What’s So Special About 2% Inflation?, on CNBC

Arthur Grimes appeared on a CNBC documentary on the origins of a 2% inflation target.

The challenges of collecting data on water use in Aotearoa New Zealand and the policy implications of such challenges

Thomas Benison and Julia Talbot-Jones had an article published in The Conversation about the challenges of collecting data on water use in Aotearoa New Zealand and the policy implications of such challenges.   It is based on…

Environmental Protection Spend in 2020

A new Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report says we need to know if Aotearoa New Zealand's environment protection is making a difference.   The report says we needs more data to find this out and that Motu…

Motu's research estimating the size of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa New Zealand, in Stuff

Stuff covered Motu's research that estimates the size of gender and ethnic pay gaps in Aotearoa New Zealand.

How women take a $116m hit every year from lack of access to childcare

Research done by Motu shows New Zealand women wanting to work are missing out on approximately $116m a year because of barriers to accessing childcare.   The system doesn’t work for at least half of all women.…

Proportion of men in higher education at all-time low

The percentage of male NZ university students is at an all-time low.   Motu's Izi Sin says in the Otago Daily Times the dominance of women in higher education won't necessarily lead to more women getting senior jobs…

How New Zealand’s Climate Fight Is Threatening Its Iconic Farmland, in the New York Times

Niven Winchester was interviewed for a New York Times article on forestry and climate policy.