A new report from The New Zealand Initiative asks a harder question: is it keeping up? “New Zealand remains a remarkably successful society,” said Dr Hartwich, the Initiative’s Executive Director. “Some of the social strengths we rely on are already weakening, while the reforms needed to lift the economy remain undone,” Dr Hartwich said. The report New Zealand by Comparison is available on The New Zealand Initiative website. About The New Zealand InitiativeThe New Zealand Initiative is an evidence-based think tank and research institute contributing to public policy discussion.