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Why Does No-one Understand Social Investment? Not Even Bill English

Jess Berentson-ShawSeptember 6, 2017Tax and Welfare, Uncategorized

Its confusing, this Social Investment business, yet sometimes it sounds so very simple. For example Bill English made it sound very simple in the leaders debate when he said “…we will go to the social investment ball here [for dealing … Read More

Children’s Mental Wellbeing is About Income, Wealth and Deprivation

Jess Berentson-ShawMay 18, 2017Uncategorized

Today the Child Poverty Action Group and The New Zealand Psychological Society has released its new report (Child Poverty and mental health: A literature review ) into the connection between children’s mental health and being poor. It adds to the … Read More

5 Steps to Developing Evidenced-Based Immigration Policy

Jess Berentson-ShawApril 27, 2017Uncategorized

In the clear absence of reasoned discussion about New Zealand’s immigration policy of late, racism has reared its ugly head (though it is debatable whether it ever went away). Triggering the basest nature of humanity, fear, or ignorance never makes … Read More

Is New Zealand’s growth model stuffed?

Paul YoungMarch 28, 2017Economics, Environment, Uncategorized

The international organisation that reports on the economic wellbeing of developed countries delivered us a stark message last week: “New Zealand’s growth model is approaching its environmental limits. Greenhouse gas emissions are increasing. Pollution of freshwater is increasing across a … Read More

Report shows paths to zero emissions in NZ

Paul YoungMarch 21, 2017Economics, Environment, Uncategorized

Today sees the release of a groundbreaking report on how New Zealand can tackle climate change. Net Zero in New Zealand, by London-based consultants Vivid Economics, explores New Zealand’s potential to become a net zero emissions nation. (Wondering what the … Read More

Why climate change could have Aucklanders boiling their water

Paul YoungMarch 15, 2017Environment, Uncategorized

If you asked most New Zealanders how they think climate change will affect them personally, my guess is not many would mention needing to boil their drinking water. But 1.5 million Aucklanders are currently on the cusp of a boil … Read More

Raising the Age for Superannuation: Fine for Big Ted, but what about Manu?

Jess Berentson-ShawMarch 6, 2017Uncategorized

With an aging population and people living much longer than they did we are in a position of having more people not working than working- which is a problem because it is working people that pay for super. In addition … Read More

New energy strategy sets NZ up to fail

Paul YoungFebruary 6, 2017Environment, Uncategorized

Imagine you are a policymaker. You are told by your officials there is an opportunity to save the country up to $3.6 billion annually, achieve major cuts to carbon emissions, and increase our economic and social resilience. What do you … Read More

Our hottest year on record, but there’s cause for hope on climate change

Paul YoungJanuary 12, 2017Environment, Uncategorized

It’s official: 2016 was the hottest year on record, not just globally but for New Zealand too. NIWA released its annual climate summary on Monday with the headline that 2016 was New Zealand’s hottest year since reliable record-keeping began in … Read More

Queenstown House Prices – Face to Face with Dave Armstrong

Gareth MorganOctober 10, 2016Uncategorized

Queenstown has the fastest rising house prices in the country. How do we ensure ordinary folk can afford to live there while protecting the views? We talk to playwright Dave Armstrong about his new play which explores these crunchy issues … Read More

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