This paper uses valuation data from Quotable Value New Zealand to examine changes in the value of the rural land in New Zealand between 1989 and 2003. The value of rural land reflects the profitability of agriculture as well as the returns to alternative land uses, and has a large impact on the...

This paper describes the geographical location and internal mobility of the Māori ethnic group in New Zealand between 1991 and 2001. It is often suggested that Māori are less mobile than other ethnic groups because of attachment to particular geographical locations. We compare the mobility of...

New Zealand experienced two natural experiments with respect to state-provided social housing after 1990. First, while continuing to acquire new state houses, the National Government substantially reduced the overall state house stock by selling a greater number of houses either to existing...