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The government continues to ignore inequality in New Zealand, this week shamefully defeating three bills designed to help those at the lower end of the socio-economic scale, says equality advocacy group Closing the Gap. The Healthy Homes Bill was intended to ensure that every rental h

Zero Hour Contracts Immoral The introduction of Zero Hour Contracts is the latest in a line of government edicts courtesy of neoliberal economics and the politics of selfishness to widen the gap between the rich and the poor and damage children.  Zero Hour Contracts are not only a lic

Dr Paul Dalziel at the time of writing this article in July 1999 was working in the Department of Economics at Canterbury University. He challenged the glowing reports attributed to the reforms of the fourth Labour Government from 1984, and showed that it was not as great an economic 

Today, the National Government managed to out produce Fonterra in its production of hot air and manure, with their explanations to justify the figures released in the latest (UNICEF) report documenting how little John Key’s administration has done to reduce child poverty (by just 0.40