Roger Partridge
Roger Partridge is the chairman of the New Zealand Initiative, an independent think tank, who has been involved in notable debates with Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr regarding the bank's capital rules and their impact on the banking sector.
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Roger Partridge discusses the failures in police integrity and the implications of misconduct in public office.
Police integrity failures expose gap in law on misconduct in public office – Roger Partridge
New Zealand· 2025-11-20
The New Zealand Initiative chairman Roger Partridge warns against privileging organized voices.
Mood of the Boardroom: Survey shows strong CEO support for partnership model to tackle challengesNew Zealand· 2025-10-01
The New Zealand Initiative chairman Roger Partridge notes that Treasury’s fiscal updates often rely too heavily on ministerial assumptions.
Mood of the Boardroom: Business leaders back independent budget watchdogNew Zealand· 2025-09-30
Roger Partridge expressed skepticism about Trump as a person but acknowledged some of his moves have been effective.
Mood of the Boardroom: Trump tariffs hit NZ exporters as CEOs warn of tougher US trade climateNew Zealand· 2025-09-27
Roger Partridge is the chairman of The New Zealand Initiative and discusses geopolitical risks affecting the economy.
Mood of the Boardroom: NZ CEO survey shows weaker confidence as global trade tensions biteNew Zealand· 2025-09-23
Roger Partridge, chairman of The New Zealand Initiative, gives credit to Nicola Willis for putting growth at the center of the agenda.
Mood of the Boardroom: Business leaders doubt Nicola Willis’ growth agenda after weak GDP resultNew Zealand· 2025-09-23
Roger Partridge is the chair of The New Zealand Initiative, emphasizing the need for reform in local government funding.
Mood of the Boardroom: CEOs back local government reform as survey rates councils as ‘broken’New Zealand· 2025-09-23
Roger Partridge discusses the erosion of public sector expertise due to the rise of generic officials.
Public sector expertise eroded by the rise of the generic official – Roger PartridgeNew Zealand· 2025-08-13
Roger Partridge discusses how the Netherlands has successfully reduced bureaucracy to boost its economy.
Netherlands shows NZ the way in reducing bureaucracy to boost economy – Roger PartridgeNew Zealand· 2025-07-03Roger Partridge discusses the impact of political flip-flopping on New Zealand's infrastructure investment.
Political flip-flopping is threatening New Zealand’s ability to build long-term infrastructure – Roger PartridgeNew Zealand· 2025-04-30
Roger Partridge is the chairman of the New Zealand Initiative who commented on the RBNZ's independence.
RBNZ review of bank regulation smacks of political interference, critics sayNew Zealand· 2025-04-22
Orr didn’t help things by taking criticism of the proposal personally, getting into an embarrassing email scrap with NZ Initiative chairman Roger Partridge.
Analysis: The funding fight behind Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr’s resignationNew Zealand· 2025-03-05
