IDEA researchers engage regularly with the media, as part of our mission to foster a deeper, more evidence-based conversation about the big issues facing our country.


  • 24 Nov. 2025 // PMN

    The Pacific Media Network covers KiwiSaver developments, including our Kids policy

  • 15 Nov. 2025 // The Post

    IDEA research director Max Rashbrooke uses his Post column to outline our new report

  • 14 Nov. 2025 // The Platform

    The Platform’s Leah Panapa interviews Max Rashbrooke about our Kids KiwiSaver initiative

  • 13 Nov. 2025 // Newstalk ZB

    ZB’s Heather du Plessis Allan covers IDEA’s Kids KiwiSaver proposal on her Drive show

  • 13 Nov. 2025 // Editor In Chief

    Duncan Garner’s podcast interviews research director Max Rashbrooke on our child-based savings plan

  • 13 November 2025 // The Kākā

    The Kākā’s Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale interview IDEA’s Max Rashbrooke about Kids KiwiSaver

  • 13 November 2025 // NBR

    The National Business Review (NBR) looks at the economic advantages of our child-based savings scheme

  • 13 November 2025 // Herald

    The Herald site carries a story, via RNZ, on our proposal for enrolling children in KiwiSaver

  • 13 November 2025 // The Post

    Wellington’s main newspaper summarises the case for a Kids KiwiSaver initiative

  • 13 Nov. 2025 // BusinessDesk

    IDEA’s plan to build savings through enrolling children in KiwiSaver is covered in the business media

  • 13 November 2025 // RNZ

    Morning Report covers our new paper calling for a government-backed Kids KiwiSaver scheme

  • 15 September 2025 // RNZ

    IDEA Research Director Max Rashbrooke talks to RNZ’s Emile Donovan about citizens’ juries

  • 16 August 2025 // The Post

    A Post story draws heavily on our case study of youth employment services in Katikati

  • 14 August 2025 // Editor in Chief

    Duncan Garner delves into our Pipeline of Potential report for his podcast Editor in Chief

  • 11 August 2025 // The Post

    IDEA’s Max Rashbrooke features in this Explainer story on youth unemployment

  • 31 July 2025 // The Spinoff

    The top ten ways to help people move into paid work, based on our Pipeline of Potential report

  • 27 July 2025 // Q&A

    Q&A’s Jack Tame interviews IDEA’s Max Rashbrooke about welfare-to-work policy

  • 26 July 2025 // The Post

    IDEA’s Max Rashbrooke uses his Post column to set out our origin story and mission

  • 24 July 2025 // Newstalk ZB

    Newstalk ZB’s hourly news bulletin details the key findings of our welfare-to-work report

  • 24 July 2025 // NBR

    The National Business Review covers our new report on welfare-to-work policy

  • 24 July 2025 // The Kākā

    Bernard Hickey’s The Kākā podcast covers our Pipeline of Potential report

  • 20 May 2025 // Herald

    IDEA features prominently in the New Zealand Herald’s round-up of local think-tanks