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Muriel Newman
NZCPR Founder and Director
Muriel
Newman established the public policy think tank, the New
Zealand Centre for Political Research, in 2005 after
nine years as a
Member of Parliament. Her background is in business - as
the Assistant General Manager of Michael Hill Jeweller -
and education. She is a former Chamber of Commerce
President and currently serves as a director of a
childrens' trust. |
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Newman
NZCPR Associate Director
Frank
Newman is the author of numerous books on investment
matters and the creator of the NZ Investment Game, which
is available from www.investmentgame.co.nz.
Frank lectures part-time in property at Massey
University and is a director of Smart Business Centre
Accounting. |
 David
Round
NZCPR Research Associate
David
Round teaches law at the University of Canterbury and is
author of "Truth or Treaty? Commonsense Questions
about the Treaty of Waitangi". |
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Ron Smith
NZCPR Research Associate
Dr
Ron Smith is Co-Director of International Relations and
Security Studies at
Waikato
University. He has a particular interest in
nuclear policy and, more generally, in energy and
security issues. Tertiary qualifications in both
Chemistry and Philosophy also underpin an interest in
the interface between science and society. |
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Butler
NZCPR Research Associate
Mike
Butler is a property investor and manager. He is
author of "The First Colonist -- The life and times
of Samuel Deighton 1821-1900", a former contract
writer for the New World Encyclopedia, and he was the
chief sub-editor of the Hawke’s Bay Herald-Tribune
between 1986 and 1999.
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Jensen
NZCPR Administrator
Katrina
Jensen has a background in
Human Resources and Administration, most recently
working for a
Wellington-based IT company. She is currently at
home with a young son, and works part-time for the
NZCPR. |
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