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One year ago, a deadly boarding house fire shook New Zealand. We must prevent another tragedy
The Loafers Lodge blaze prompted a review of safety standards at New Zealand’s 800 boarding houses but more ac…
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Labour failed but New Zealand can’t put a wealth tax ‘back in the bottle’ | Max Rashbrooke
Labour party couldn’t ‘sell’ the tax in the last election but the policy won’t fade away as global concern ove…
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Hope and heartbreak for New Zealanders dreaming of a communal life
Cohousing offers a vision of connected, community-based living – but the path to realising the dream can be fa…
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When it comes to international financial fraud, New Zealand is far from squeaky clean | Max Rashbrooke
Weak regulations mean authorities have no idea how much money is channelled through the country by global frau…
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NZ’s parliament protests were frightening but they don’t mean the country is splintering | Max Rashbrooke
Disagreement is a sign of healthy democratic debate not of dysfunction – and hard-core conspiracists remain ma…
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The Bank of Mum and Dad has allowed New Zealand’s wealthy to become ‘opportunity hoarders’ | Max Rashbrooke
When people are born into money it’s like they’ve stepped on an up escalator, borne effortlessly upwards while…
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New Zealand’s budget made progress on poverty, but it’s not mission accomplished yet | Max Rashbrooke
There is only one way to really make a change in New Zealand is to raise the bottom more rapidly than the midd…
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Jacinda Ardern must use her mandate to tackle child poverty | Max Rashbrooke
Covid has set back the PM’s modest progress on childhood hardship, meaning greater policy ambition is needed A…
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New Zealand’s astounding wealth gap challenges our ‘fair go’ identity | Max Rashbrooke
New data shows the richest 1% are worth 68 times more than a typical New ZealanderThe extent of wealth inequal…
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A weeping sore – Jacinda Ardern must clean up New Zealand’s political donations mess
New revelations about party funding are a stain on the country’s reputation for transparencyComplacency can be…