On Monday 9 August 2021, about 35,000 New Zealand consumers (1.75% of consumers) experienced power outages. This report provides a brief overview of electricity sector arrangements relevant to the blackout, followed by brief comments about the investigations underway.

This document tells the history of New Zealand’s unjustified dismissal provisions and explains their effect. It also outlines the economic case for narrowing the application of unjustified dismissal rules and recommends amendments to the Employment Relations Act 2000 (ERA).

This report examines whether students are progressing into tertiary education and completing a tertiary qualification after enrolling.

This paper explains the reasons rent controls in New Zealand should be avoided, with reference to some recent empirical studies on their effects.

In this article, the authors argue that the New Zealand Government's recent housing policies will have substantial undesirable consequences for the New Zealand economy.