Maxim Institute Podcast
1) Why Palliative Care Matters: A Conversation with Hospice NZ’s Wayne Naylor
Nearly everyone might benefit from hospice services, whether for themselves or for loved ones, but access to specialist palliative care is still patchy and it’s only sustained by private fundraising. ...Show More
2) The $200m Initiative Changing Social Housing: Steven Moe on Impact Investing
Can your money do good and make a return? In this episode, lawyer and community finance leader Steven Moe explains how organisations are using investment—not just donations—to fund projects that chang...Show More
3) The Promise of Social Impact Bonds
As New Zealand expands its social investment approach, Social impact bonds (SIBs) are emerging as a promising tool for reform—one that could reshape how we support our most vulnerable while offering a...Show More
4) Stephenson’s Euthanasia Amendment Bill Is Not What Kiwis Voted For
In 2020, two-thirds of New Zealanders voted to legalise euthanasia on the basis of certain safeguards. Now, ACT MP Todd Stephenson’s amendment bill proposes to remove them, allowing euthanasia for peo...Show More
5) End of an Error: What Replaces NCEA?
NCEA is being scrapped. What comes next could transform New Zealand schools. Education experts Dr Michael Johnston and Stephanie Martin unpack what went wrong, from fragmented learning and grade infla...Show More
6) Dignity, Death, and Choice: Amanda Achtman on Euthanasia and Culture
What does it mean to die with dignity? And how does the legalisation of euthanasia shape the way we value life, suffering, and care? In this episode of the Maxim Institute Podcast, Research Manager Ma...Show More
7) Lessons from Canada: Euthanasia in New Zealand
Canada has become “the euthanasia capital of the world,” according to Amanda Achtman. Since legalising assisted death in 2016 and expanding access in 2021, what began as an exception with supposed saf...Show More
8) Tim Wilson | Grievance Rules? Why Distrust Needn’t Destroy Us
Distrust in New Zealand isn't just growing—it's curdling into grievance. Executive Director Tim Wilson unpacks alarming new data showing Kiwis now distrust every institution—government, media, even bu...Show More
9) Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts | Why an Atheist Academic Changed Her Mind on Churches’ Tax Status
She used to believe churches should pay taxes. But after over a decade of research, atheist law professor Dr Juliet Chevalier-Watts has had a change of heart. Listen to the podcast to discover why.Rea...Show More
10) Maryanne Spurdle | Our Jenga towers are tipsy
Jenga towers aren’t just a game—they’re a reality in our public sector. Researcher Maryanne Spurdle examines how government departments keep stacking bureaucrats at the top while disconnecting from th...Show More