This report challenges common perceptions of New Zealand's state sector and calls for fundamental reforms to improve its performance. It provides analysis of how the state sector functions to examine its real-world limitations and potential for improvement. It finds hierarchy, disengaged motivation, information limits, and lack of accountability constrain the state sector.

This report reveals local councils across New Zealand want more power to make decisions for their communities, rather than having rules set by the central government in Wellington. New Zealand's mayors, councillors, and council chief executives were surveyed and the results show a strong desire for what is known as "localism" – the idea that...

This report provides a detailed examination of the state of academic freedom at New Zealand universities, together with an analysis of the main threats to academic freedom in the country at present. The report identifies and discusses three main threats to academic freedom and closes with a number of recommendations, including an annual audit of...

This report on the Canadian First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia describes how their indigenous-led healthcare initiatives work for them and what lessons they hold for New Zealand.

The research note explores options for councils to receive a portion of tax revenue from new housing developments, addressing New Zealand's persistent housing shortage.