It was nicely done really; Judith Collins neatly deflected the question posed by a delegate at a Police Association’s Conference about when the government was going to start addressing the causes of the crimes, notably child poverty. She repelled that … Read More

Judith Collins happily chucked her “Non-PC” views into the supercharged arena that is the current debate on low-income low opportunity families in New Zealand. What she had to say contained elements of truth. And because the story that is often … Read More

Our Prime Minster says that it is too complicated to set a target to reduce child poverty. Apparently there are too many measures, and he has received advice from officials telling him to put this one in the too hard … Read More

Yesterday’s coverage of a Porirua family that can only afford biscuits was a lovely well-meaning interview; with a family who work extraordinarily hard but struggle to cover their costs. It was sad and depressing to hear. However, around half of … Read More

Good morning. Thank you to the PHA and CPAG for inviting me to talk today. In a media briefing for this breakfast I read that speakers are often ‘high profile’. I certainly don’t consider myself to have a high profile. … Read More

I recently attended a conference entitled ‘Evidence to Action’. It was a conference primarily aimed at those in the public service and the not for profit sector. It is an annual event put on by a small government outfit called … Read More