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Review our reliance on temporary workers
By Julian Wood
New Zealanders are heavy users of temporary work migration, so it was disappointing that no-one seriously discussed this last week…
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Mana in Mahi isn’t your average work-for-the-dole scheme
By Kieran Madden
Translated to “strength in work,” Labour’s Mana in Māhī scheme shows real potential to make a difference in the lives…
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Is there demand for a tourist tax?
By Danielle van Dalen
I’m no economist, but even I know that basic economic theory says that as the price for a product increases,…
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Beware the consequences of the waka-jumping bill
By Danielle van Dalen
Like many, my first introduction to politics was through a class election. My group decided our key campaign promise was…
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Labour’s courageous move on poverty
By Jeremy Vargo
Labour’s announcement last week of the Child Poverty Reduction Bill was almost instantly hailed by many as a huge step…
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Three strikes, out
By Alex Penk
The “Three Strikes” legislation is going to be struck out. The new Government has promised to repeal the law in…
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Save Social Investment
By Kieran Madden
National’s Social Investment Approach must stay, but not as we know it. Imagine, for a moment, that policies are cars….
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Dodging the lolly-scramble for power
By Alex Penk
As a kid, there was one word that always got your heart racing and your legs pumping at a community…
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Taxes, trust, and transparency
By Kieran Madden
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” This, apparently, was economist John Maynard Keynes’…
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Our politicians must learn what actually makes a difference in education
By Danielle van Dalen
I can clearly remember my favourite teacher. He was a jovial and portly history teacher, who would get incredibly excited…
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The battle lines for our votes
By Kieran Madden
It’s the economy, stupid. This phrase, coined by one of Bill Clinton’s wily campaign strategists, has done a crude but…
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Supporting the village raising our children
By Danielle van Dalen
An African proverb claims that “it takes a village to raise a child.” Labour’s School Leavers’ Toolkit Policy seems an…
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Election Panel – Live Q+A
What questions do you want answered before you vote? Hosted by Maxim Institute, in association with AUT Law School, this…
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The true cost of getting “Ready for Work”
By Julian Wood
Labour’s “Ready For Work” policy is a great idea. Unveiled at the party’s conference, the plan offers on the job…
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Productive thinking
By Julian Wood
Everybody wants New Zealand to be a great place to work and live. High wages, high growth, high productivity, low…
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“Trust me” – politics can be better
By Danielle van Dalen
With one political event after another falling victim to anti-establishment sentiments, I have to ask, is New Zealand next? A…
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Promises promises
By Jeremy Vargo
The joint announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Labour and the Greens last week took many by surprise….
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Free tertiary policy lacks precision
By Julian Wood
I never knew the “glory days” of tertiary education where everything was free. After high school I was ushered into…
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Minimum wage, minimal help
By Kieran Madden
With four in ten poor kids living in families where mum or dad is in work, raising the minimum wage…
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MMP refresher – the paths to power
By Jeremy Vargo
Last week, my friends got into a heated discussion regarding David Cunliffe’s statements about Internet Mana. Mr Cunliffe said he…
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