We in New Zealand desparately need a more caring society with no poverty and more social justice. The answer is for the wealthy to pay more tax. Peter Malcolm

New data: A $1m gap between rich and poor opens up in a decade PLUS: The first data in 20 years on who receives inheritances The IDEA Charitable Trust, September 26, 2025. Read in app Summary: In absolute dollar terms, the disparity between the richest and poorest fifths of households has risen significantly in the last ten years, new data shows The house-price boom, meanwhile, has raised the wealth share of the middle classes compared to the 1%, although this effect may be temporary The...

It is clear the we need: a significant reduction in income and wealth inequality. It got significantly worse in the late 1980's and early 1990's, through the actions of the then Labour and National Governments. and it is now growing again. To do this we need to increase the income and wealth of the poor and decrease the income and wealth of the very rich. The consequences of significant income and wealth inequality are bad--worsening social ills, causing a breakdown in the cohesiveness of...