Dr Oliver Hartwich: The Martian Audit

The Martian Audit is a satirical novella. Two Martian auditors land in the Wairarapa expecting to assess humanity at its best. They are promptly fined for parking without consent.

The novella is the work of Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of the Initiative. In twenty years of writing on public policy, first in London, then in Sydney, and since 2012 in New Zealand, Dr Hartwich has produced reports, submissions, columns and books. The occasional short satirical piece has found its way into the Initiative’s weekly Insights newsletter. The Martian Audit is his first longer-form work of fiction.