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'Grossly disproportionate' to intervene on flood insurance
Property

'Grossly disproportionate' to intervene on flood insurance

The government's focus on flood insurance intervention rather than action to adapt to climate change is costly, back-to-front thinking says the Insurance Council.

Pattrick Smellie 07 Jun 2022
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NZ loses top score for budget transparency

NZ loses top score for budget transparency

A former Soviet republic has replaced New Zealand as the best in the world for the transparency of its government budget. 

Nikitin Sallee 01 Jun 2022
Commission wants ‘global talent' visa
Policy

Commission wants ‘global talent' visa

Immigration policy has been captured by short-term thinking, says the Productivity Commission.

Jem Traylen 31 May 2022
Echoes of Think Big in today's climate choices
Policy Free

Echoes of Think Big in today's climate choices

Climate change demands huge and important decisions by central government. Have we learned the right lessons from Think Big? Former energy policy adviser John Boshier's new book, Power Surge, traverses those times.

Nikitin Sallee 28 May 2022


Jem Traylen
Jem Traylen

Journalist

Jem was awarded best student journalist at the 2022 Voyager Media Awards. She has a masters in economics from the University of Canterbury and has previously worked in tertiary education and government policymaking. She was awarded Massey University’s prize for the top journalism student in 2021. You can follow her on Twitter @jemtraylen or connect with her on LinkedIn here. 

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