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Oliver Hartwich

Wellington
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Memory is a terrible statistician

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By Oliver Hartwich
| The New Zealand Initiative
Nostalgia is a wonderful state of mind but, almost by definition, it glorifies the past while ignoring things that were not so good. Many older New Zealanders are nostalgic for the 1970s. But 1973 saw 843 people die on the roads, the worst road toll on record. Of every 1,000 babies born in 1970, almost 17 died before their first birthday. More than a third of adults smoked. The top income tax rate was 60%, and inflation was about to slip its leash. Not everything has improved since then, of course.
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Podcast: What China's missile demonstration means for New Zealand

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By Oliver Hartwich
| The New Zealand Initiative
Reports & Media > Podcasts > Podcast: What China's missile demonstration means for New Zealand Podcast: What China's missile demonstration means for New Zealand In this episode, Oliver talks with retired Major General John Howard about a crowded few weeks in global security, from the NATO summit in Türkiye and Trump's renewed comments about Greenland to Russian pressure on Poland's border.
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Housing affordability and productivity must be tackled to keep NZ moving forward

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By Oliver Hartwich
| The New Zealand Initiative
In 1973, 843 people died on New Zealand roads. Last year, with far more people driving far more cars, the provisional toll was 272. Nobody held a press conference, and why would they? The improvement stretched over so many decades that hardly anyone noticed it, and nobody could claim it as their own. The toll did not fall because of one heroic decision.
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