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Max Rashbrooke, Guardian, 24 August 2021 Some British media have been mocking New Zealand for going into Covid lockdown over one case, but it’s hard to find downsides to the approach Physician, heal thyself. This phrase has been in my thoughts ever since global media outlets, most of

– Max Rashbrooke and Peter Skilling Mon 7 Jun 2021 04.25 BST Jacinda Ardern can take heart: in the last decade, public attitudes have swung sharply against New Zealand’s persistently high levels of economic inequality. Space has opened up for her to pursue the egalitarian agenda

Susan St John & Terry Baucher The bright line test has been extended to ten years. Tax deductibility for the cost of a mortgage for landlords is to be removed. These steps are a start, but there is more to be done. In Susan and Terry, we have two advocates for making the tax syste

March 2021 The housing crisis right now in New Zealand is one of our biggest contributors to income and wealth inequality. “With the explosive increase in sales and prices, those with houses have their income and/or wealth rapidly increasing, and those who are not on the propert

I don’t think there is anybody in NZ who doesn’t agree that there is a serious housing crisis in New Zealand right now. The present Government has made some good moves in the right direction but mostly not enough. There are more things they could have done which would have made a real

Finland is rarely mentioned as an example by leftists and Greens who want to build a better future. Yet this little-noticed country is one of the most equal, peaceful and happiest on the planet. Danny Dorling and Annika Koljonen explain how Finland came to demonstrate the benefits of

A visual report by the Tax Justice Network See the report here

How will you vote this Election? We suggest comparing the Party policies on addressing inequality: The Equality Network identifies Ten Key Policy Areas that will make a difference:

Equality Network have ranked the policies of the main political parties on how effective they will be in reducing income and wealth inequality.