The New Zealand Institute was a privately funded
think tank
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based in
Auckland
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, New Zealand, which existed from July 2004 until April 2012, when it was merged into the
New Zealand Initiative
The New Zealand Initiative is a pro-free-market public-policy think tank
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.
The Institute was founded by former
New Zealand Treasury
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researcher Dr David Skilling, with the expressed aim of "generating ideas, solutions and debate that will improve economic prosperity, social well-being, environmental quality and environmental productivity".
In comparison with longer-established think-tanks such as the
New Zealand Business Roundtable, it was envisaged as less doctrinaire.
The address of the New Zealand Institute was Auckland 1142, PO Box 90840.
Background
The New Zealand Institute described itself as: "a privately funded think-tank committed to generating ideas, debate and solutions that will improve economic prosperity, social well-being, environmental quality and environmental productivity for New Zealand and New Zealanders."
One media source described the New Zealand Institute as
libertarian
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in outlook.
The Institute claimed to be "committed to political neutrality and evidence-based analysis."
Institute staff
The following people were involved with the Institute up to its merger:
* Tony Carter (Chair)
* Dr Rick Boven (Director)
* Catherine Harland (Project Leader)
* Lillian Grace (Research Associate)
Merger
With the departure of founding director David Skilling, the organisation attracted a lower profile, until it was announced in 2011 that it would merge with the
New Zealand Business Roundtable. The merger was officially completed in April 2012, with the new merged organisation known as the
New Zealand Initiative
The New Zealand Initiative is a pro-free-market public-policy think tank
A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, eco ...
.
Publications
*''NZahead report card update'' – October 2011, by Rick Boven, Catherine Harland, Lillian Grace
*''More ladders, fewer snakes: Two proposals to reduce youth disadvantage'' – July 2011, by Rick Boven, Catherine Harland, Lillian Grace
*''Plugging the gap: An internationalisation strategy'' – December 2010, by Rick Boven, Catherine Harland, Lillian Grace
*''A goal is not a strategy: Focusing efforts to improve New Zealand's prosperity'' – August 2010, by Rick Boven, Dan Bidois, Catherine Harland
*''Standing on the shoulders of science: Getting more value from the innovation ecosystem'' – December 2009, by Rick Boven
See also
*
List of think tanks in New Zealand
References
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Think tanks based in New Zealand
Economy of New Zealand