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{{Short description|Public policy think tank in New Zealand}}
[[File:Maxim logo.jpg|thumb|The Maxim Institute logo]]
The '''Maxim Institute''' is a research and public policy [[think tank]] based in [[Auckland]], New Zealand. The Institute's work is oriented toward a [[conservative]] perspective on its issues of primary concern, which are now education policy, tax and welfare policy. Although initially identifiable as a social conservative organisation, its policy statements have emphasised fiscal restraint within tax and welfare policy since its former director, [[Bruce Logan (author)|Bruce Logan]], left in 2005.<ref>{{cite web | title=Maxim Institute: Beyond the Christian Right? | work=gaynz.com | url=
http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/31/article_6599.php | accessdate=February 28, 2010 }}</ref>

The Institute has been involved in public debate in a number of educational policy issues. These include private school funding, teacher registration and training options, bulk funding and related concerns. As it originally arose from the "Education Development Foundation" as its precursor organisation before it rebranded, this is not illogical, although educational policy issues have been a diminished focus since 2001. During the Logan era, free speech, social justice, democracy and constitutional issues were emphasised. The Institute produces research and publications, and advocates for fiscal conservative public policy.  It regularly organises a series of political forums and has developed websites in the lead up to New Zealand general elections for the sake of educating voters about the electoral process.

Maxim Institute's mission statement is "to foster ideas and leadership that enable freedom, justice and compassion to flourish in New Zealand."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-21 |title=Justice, Compassion, and Freedom: An Interview with Maxim Institute's Greg Fleming |url=https://comment.org/justice-compassion-and-freedom-an-interview-with-maxim-institutes-greg-fleming/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Comment Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>