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Think tanks are leading the way as political parties play it safe

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark discusses drug reform. OPINION: We are living in unprecedented times with a pandemic of global proportions. For many commentators, this is seen as an opportunity to think “outside the box” about the future direction of our society and economy, and our general election seemed as good a place to start as any. Yet it threw up few new ideas, as both major parties played safe and protected their respective electoral territories. If the major parties cannot be relied on to bring big new ideas to the table, who can? The minor parties can make a substantive contribution. For example, under the previous government NZ First promoted the Billion Trees scheme and the Provincial Growth Fund, while the Greens advanced the Climate Change Commission and a series of related environmental and climate initiatives.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Maintaining our slice of heaven

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Maintaining our slice of heaven 22 Dec, 2020 12:30 AM 5 minutes to read The Country Opinion: Investment in primary sector research and development will assist in maintaining our slice of heaven , Dr Jacqueline Rowarth writes. May you live in interesting times. What has been described as the translation of a Chinese curse is, in fact, a western and modern invention. Probably the same is true of May all your children be daughters . And in the same way that most people have come to accept that girls are as good as boys, and for different reasons, we also accept that if times aren t interesting, we re bored.

Covid 19 coronavirus: How Kiwi farmers kept agriculture strong through the pandemic

Covid 19 coronavirus: How Kiwi farmers kept agriculture strong through the pandemic 21 Dec, 2020 02:15 AM 3 minutes to read The Country Kiwi ingenuity and a drive to make it work have been pivotal in New Zealand s agriculture sector getting through the Covid-19 pandemic with relatively little impact, according to a new study by AgResearch and its partners. Farmers and others working in the agriculture and food systems in New Zealand and Australia were surveyed or interviewed about the impacts of Covid-19 in the period through to June 2020 - which included national lockdowns. While acknowledging overall negative effects, additional stress and pressures from the pandemic and response, only 47 per cent of New Zealand survey respondents viewed the effect on their farms or businesses as negative over that period.

Charles Waldegrave: Raising minimum wage way for New Zealand to bring about inclusive growth, productivity

Charles Waldegrave: Raising minimum wage way for New Zealand to bring about inclusive growth, productivity 21 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read First Union members block the entrance to a supermarket at a protest for a living wage. Photo / Dean Purcell. Fi NZ Herald OPINION A debate is brewing about inclusive growth, including lifting the minimum wage to the level of the living wage. The Helen Clark Foundation (THCF) and the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) state this will encourage investment in upskilling and productivity gains. READ MORE: The New Zealand Initiative (NZI) has immediately countered the claim by stating that increasing the minimum wage should be avoided. NZI senior fellow David Law has said such a move would have minimal impacts on inequality and would likely increase unemployment.

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