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Brian Roche's plan for fixing government • The head of the public service floats big ideas in a major new report
Brian Roche's plan for fixing government
The head of the public service floats big ideas in a major new report
goodideasnz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Brian Roche's plan for fixing government • The head of the public service floats big ideas in a major new report
A hopeful take on rebuilding journalism • Key media figure sets out plan for restoring trust
A hopeful take on rebuilding journalism
Key media figure sets out plan for restoring trust
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
A hopeful take on rebuilding journalism • Key media figure sets out plan for restoring trust
How IDEA is already sparking change on welfare-to-work policy • Plus: meet our first-ever intern cohort
How IDEA is already sparking change on welfare-to-work policy
Plus: meet our first-ever intern cohort
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
How IDEA is already sparking change on welfare-to-work policy • Plus: meet our first-ever intern cohort
Hum.community – a new kind of local economy • Using technology to put locals back in control of where the money goes
Hum.community – a new kind of local economy
Using technology to put locals back in control of where the money goes
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Hum.community – a new kind of local economy • Using technology to put locals back in control of where the money goes
Officials back IDEA’s approach to welfare-to-work policy • But are distinctly cooler on the government's plans for young people
Officials back IDEA’s approach to welfare-to-work policy
But are distinctly cooler on the government's plans for young people
goodideasnz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Officials back IDEA’s approach to welfare-to-work policy • But are distinctly cooler on the government's plans for young people
What we can learn from the controversial 'boot camps' pilot • The scheme had strengths – but also severe weaknesses
What we can learn from the controversial 'boot camps' pilot
The scheme had strengths – but also severe weaknesses
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
What we can learn from the controversial 'boot camps' pilot • The scheme had strengths – but also severe weaknesses
An incredible launch for our Kids KiwiSaver policy • And a massive media splash too
An incredible launch for our Kids KiwiSaver policy
And a massive media splash too
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
An incredible launch for our Kids KiwiSaver policy • And a massive media splash too
New housing research special edition: High house prices bad, public housing good, government’s evidence base flawed
New housing research special edition: High house prices bad, public housing good, government’s evidence base flawed
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
New housing research special edition: High house prices bad, public housing good, government’s evidence base flawed
Applications open for the IDEA summer internship • An opportunity for Wellington-based students
Applications open for the IDEA summer internship
An opportunity for Wellington-based students
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Applications open for the IDEA summer internship • An opportunity for Wellington-based students
‘Ourselves by another name’ • An address to the Future of Democracy summit
‘Ourselves by another name’
An address to the Future of Democracy summit
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
‘Ourselves by another name’ • An address to the Future of Democracy summit
New research lays bare the cost of health underfunding • Two medical union reports advocate alternatives
New research lays bare the cost of health underfunding
Two medical union reports advocate alternatives
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
New research lays bare the cost of health underfunding • Two medical union reports advocate alternatives
The Breakdown: wealth disparities between men and women, Māori and Pākehā, old and young • We summarise demographic data from the latest net worth release
The Breakdown: wealth disparities between men and women, Māori and Pākehā, old and young
We summarise demographic data from the latest net worth release
goodideasnz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The Breakdown: wealth disparities between men and women, Māori and Pākehā, old and young • We summarise demographic data from the latest net worth release
Will AI increase economic disparities – or decrease them? • Recent modelling suggests either is possible, although the former is more likely
Will AI increase economic disparities – or decrease them?
Recent modelling suggests either is possible, although the former is more likely
goodideasnz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Will AI increase economic disparities – or decrease them? • Recent modelling suggests either is possible, although the former is more likely
New data: A $1m gap between elite and poor opens up in a decade • PLUS: The first data in 20 years on who receives inheritances
New data: A $1m gap between elite and poor opens up in a decade
PLUS: The first data in 20 years on who receives inheritances
goodideasnz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
New data: A $1m gap between elite and poor opens up in a decade • PLUS: The first data in 20 years on who receives inheritances
Would a ‘CGT-lite’ be a good idea? • Newly uncovered data suggests it might fail to address disparities
Would a ‘CGT-lite’ be a good idea?
Newly uncovered data suggests it might fail to address disparities
goodideasnz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Would a ‘CGT-lite’ be a good idea? • Newly uncovered data suggests it might fail to address disparities
Introducing our new project: Kids KiwiSaver • The scheme could inject a focus on poverty into the ever-growing savings debate
Introducing our new project: Kids KiwiSaver
The scheme could inject a focus on poverty into the ever-growing savings debate
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January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Introducing our new project: Kids KiwiSaver • The scheme could inject a focus on poverty into the ever-growing savings debate
Can the Greens stick to a less polarising approach? • Their co-leader's challenge is a good one, but hard to meet
Can the Greens stick to a less polarising approach?
Their co-leader's challenge is a good one, but hard to meet
goodideasnz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Can the Greens stick to a less polarising approach? • Their co-leader's challenge is a good one, but hard to meet
The big 80-year reason why child poverty doesn’t get addressed • PLUS: A new initiative to measure older people’s hardship
The big 80-year reason why child poverty doesn’t get addressed
PLUS: A new initiative to measure older people’s hardship
goodideasnz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The big 80-year reason why child poverty doesn’t get addressed • PLUS: A new initiative to measure older people’s hardship
IDEA has lift-off! • Pictures, media and the behind-the-scenes story from our amazing Pipeline of Potential launch
IDEA has lift-off!
Pictures, media and the behind-the-scenes story from our amazing Pipeline of Potential launch
goodideasnz.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
IDEA has lift-off! • Pictures, media and the behind-the-scenes story from our amazing Pipeline of Potential launch