The sad end to my near five-year OIA battle with Corrections
I am not a New Zealand record holder in many areas of life, but I now believe I hold one title, at least as far as the public record goes: the instigator of the longest, most drawn-out complaint to the...
View ArticleThe current welfare system: a failure of employment, a failure of wellbeing
I’ve just been reading a Master’s thesis based around surveying and interviewing people who’ve recently come off benefits, and its conclusions are pretty bleak. It shows that, even on its own merits,...
View ArticleSome thoughts on the NZ Initiative’s debate on graduates marrying each other
Last night the New Zealand initiative hosted a debate about whether the government should ban university graduates from marrying each other, as a way to reduce inequality. I’m not sure it was the...
View ArticleThe New Zealand Initiative’s new report on inequality
The New Zealand Initiative has just released a report on inequality, following one on poverty earlier this year. I’ve already commented briefly on the report in the media; below are some more detailed...
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