NZX Research Report of the Year We are proud to announce that a report co-authored by TDB Director Phil Barry and ex-TDBer Dr Tom Stannard (now at Otago University’s Accountancy and Finance Department) was recently named co-winner of the NZX Research Report of the Year at the [...]
Ports' financial performance, 2015 - 24 Ports are vital to the prosperity of New Zealand. A thriving port sector not only connects New Zealand to the rest of the world but also contributes to growth in the wider economy. Our latest report examines the financial performance of [...]
Is bigger better? Mergers in electricity distribution A new paper published recently in New Zealand Economic Papers by ex-TDBer Dr. Tom Stannard (now at Otago University’s Accountancy and Finance Faculty) and TDB Director Phil Barry explores the case for economies of scale from mergers in the electricity [...]
Reforming the RMA: heritage designations The Government has initiated a comprehensive reform to the Resource Management Act (RMA), with plans to replace it entirely with new legislation aimed at balancing property rights and environmental outcomes. The RMA is a foundational piece of legislation for the heritage listing [...]
Georgian SOE Governance In recent years, TDB Director Phil Barry has been assisting the IMF to advise countries in Central Asia and Africa on ways to improve State Owned Enterprise governance and financial risk management. The work has focused on improving the transparency of the financial performance [...]
Hi-Cane ban to enhance or reduce national wellbeing? TDB’s latest National Wellbeing Analysis assesses the wellbeing impacts of the EPA’s proposed ban on the use of Hydrogen Cyanamide (Hi-Cane). Our findings were presented recently to the EPA Decision Making Panel on behalf of New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers [...]
Continued decline in smoking rates Last year TDB Advisory and Infometrics undertook a cost-effectiveness review of the controversial Smoked Tobacco Amendment Act. Our report projected that smoking rates were already declining to the point that the country did not need a ban to achieve the Smokefree national target. The results of the latest [...]
Cost-effectiveness Review of Tobacco Regulation In pursuit of the Smokefree 2025 Goal, the recently legislated Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 made three significant changes to tobacco regulation in New Zealand: decreasing the number of smoked tobacco retailers by over 90%; reducing the [...]
Ports: what role for mixed ownership? The great majority of the international published and peer reviewed empirical literature finds that a degree of private ownership tends to improve firms’ performance on average and over time. Key reasons are that the incentives and ability to monitor 100% government-owned [...]
Phil Barry on RNZ on heritage housing – March 22