The public has been shocked by photos of cows standing in Canterbury’s Lake Taylor next to a Department of Conservation site. It would certainly make most of us think twice about hopping in the water to cool off when we can … Read More
Last week we heard that women earn significantly (14% to be exact) less than men. Today we heard that the gender pay gap is the same in the public sector, although it is up to 39% in some organisations. But … Read More
NASA has confirmed what we all knew was coming: 2015 was the hottest year on record. And climate scientists are picking 2016 to break that record. The evidence for climate change continues to mount leaving skeptics looking increasingly silly and … Read More
The very public life and death of Lecretia Seales last year and the continuing work done in her name by her husband Matt Vickers has thrown the issue of assisted dying into the public forum again. Many New Zealanders have … Read More
Over the summer break the Government announced the release of their new strategy for protecting the marine environment. Ironically, they did this by talking about the creation of recreational fishing parks, playgrounds that have nothing to do with conservation it … Read More
One response to our series on child poverty last week was that instead of giving the poor money we should force them (particularly solo Mums) to work. Commenters pointed to the tough US welfare reforms in the 1990s as an … Read More
The single most effective action we can take to improve the lives of children in poverty is to give parents money, no questions asked. In two previous articles, I’ve shown that when parents in poverty are given more money, they … Read More
OPINION: It’s not true that if giving cash to the poor means they will just spend it on “booze and ciggies”, writes Jess Berentson-Shaw. “And they say to budget your money, save your money – how can you do that … Read More
OPINION: They might not be popular, but cash transfers with no strings attached are the best bet for reducing family poverty, writes Jess Berentson-Shaw. “Unconditional Cash Transfers work better than almost anyone would have expected. They dent the stereotype of … Read More
The Government’s plan for meeting our Kyoto Protocol commitment and 2020 emissions reduction target was released this month. It reveals a shocking truth: New Zealand has been a willing participant in a wholesale climate fraud. We’ve been dealing with criminals … Read More