Index of Selected Papers/Articles, Reports and Books

These items cover several decades and show the inexorable decline in New Zealand’s economy, living standards and social and environmental standards. The decline fundamentally reflects two things: the poor competence/capability of most of our politicians and political leaders - most achieve their highest incomes as politicians; and their extreme focus on their own rewards (re-election and the perks of office) rather than the National Interest and well-being of citizens.

A critical consequence is the large number of clearly failed policies – virtually 100%.

Economics, Politics and Policy Failures

• Our Economic Disaster and the Tragedy of New Zealand’s Political Leadership August, 2020.
• Paradise lost! The Shocking Failure of NZ's Political Leadership and the urgent need of a Royal Commission on Policy, NBR, July, 2018
• Paradise Lost! Letter to the Prime Minister Recommending an Urgent Royal Commission on Policy and Media Release, 2018
• Into the Abyss, The Impending Disaster of Climate Change Policy, 2019
• Savings Working Group Report (Chairman) – Reducing Vulnerabilities and Barriers to Growth and Prosperity Report to the Minister of Finance, 2011
• Poor Policy - but Great Politics! Pity about NZ. It's Time for Big Changes - Are You Up For It? A presentation to Livestrands, Winton, 8 December 2016
• NZ - Poor Policies, Poor Outcomes - Ticking Bombs, 2016
• TNZ Values Study and the Need for Change, 1992
• The Big Picture; Strategic Risks and Uncertainty in a Changing World
• Auckland's Anomaly: Restoring Prosperity to the Regions
  NBR, 22 July, 2016
• New Zealand's Political Economy: Ineffective Policies, Lost Opportunities, Miserable Results & Serious Risks; Boardroom, Institute of Directors, 2008
• Sustainability - Key Issues for New Zealand; Rotary Conference, Dunedin 2002
• Slip Sliding Away: A Critical View of New Zealand’s Economic Policies and Long Term Performance; Address to the NZ Institute of Economic Research Annual Meeting, 2000
• NZ's Productivity Disaster, 2021
• Productivity Wellbeing and Dodgy Policy, 2019

Banking

• The Future Role of RBNZ Restricted to Central Banking: A Submission to the Minister of Finance, 20 December 2017

Business, Governance

• Excellence Not Mediocrity Needed in Governance, NBR
• Encouraging Business Growth - Positive Strategies for NZ Enterprise; Institute of Directors Company Chairman’s Workshop, 2000
• The Global Financial Crisis; Lessons to Learn in Governance and Regulation, 2008
• The Aluminium Smelter Saga - There Never Has Been an Electricity Subsidy
• Submission on Electricity Price Review 2018/2019, 2018
• Manapouri Protests and New Zealand's Long Term Decline
• Port Shift to Northland Probably Impractical/Uneconomics, 2020

Public Service

• State Sector Standards Board (Chairman), 8 Reports 2000 – 2002, which emphasised the need for substantial improvements and their potential benefits; NZ Government
• What's Wrong with the Public Service A Speech to Institute of Directors, Wellington, 2004
• The Critical Role of Leadership in the New Zealand Public Sector - Why the Sector is Failing to Perform to its Potential; Corporate Governance in the Public Sector Conference, Wellington, 2007
• There is a Critical Need to Rebuild the Capability of the Public Service, 2019
• Australia - New Zealand: The Chickens are Coming Home

Various

• Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, Letter of Resignation from the Board 16 October, 2015
• The Causes of the Electricity Crises and Options for its Resolution;
• Closing the Gaps - Between Current Economic Policy and the Needs of Producers AUSIMM, Auckland, 2005
• The National Economic Benefits of the Manapouri/Aluminium Smelter Development, with W A PooleRegional & J Rowe, NZIER, 1971; A Report Commissioned by Comalco
• A Report on the Energy Induced Changes to the Structure of Trade, Trade Development Mission to Japan, 1983 (with thanks to Kei Shimizu and Prof Ikuta/Institute of Energy Economics)
• Regional Development in New Zealand, A Report to the Minister of Industry & Commerce; NZIER 1969
• Regional Development Re-joined, NZIER 1970
• Urban Transportation and Land Use, A Study for the Public Passenger Transport Council; NZIER 1969
• Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium, The Australia – Japan Economic Relations Research Project, ANU, Canberra
• The Economics of Australia’s Resource Projects, A presentation to COAG, Canberra
• Electricity Pricing for Major Consumers and the Prospects for Aluminium Smelting in Australia, Conference on the Economics of Electricity Systems, UNSW, Sydney, 1983
• Report on the Economic Benefits of German (FRG) Aid to Indonesia, NZIER, 1977
• Review of New Zealand’s Antarctic Science Strategy, NZ Government, 2011 (Chairman)
• Scott Base Redevelopment, Risk Assessment Report, NZ Treasury
• World Grain Trade Yearbook, 1968 (contributor) Commodities Division, Commonwealth Secretariat
• Trans-power Establishment Board (Deputy Chairman), Report to the NZ Government on the Reform of the Electricity Sector
• Other: Port/Transport studies – optimum locations; port economics – Otago, Northland/Whangarei: Numerous studies on Auckland roading, including 1971 Definitive Motorway Network Study, Brickell, Moss, Rankin & Hill; the economics of R&D/ new technology (DSIR, Comalco, etc)