The struggle of young New Zealanders to get work

In yet another announcement likely to negatively impact on young people and families with young people, the Government is announcing a further crackdown from November next year on eligibility for help. The attack by Mrs Upston and Mr Luxon is also strikingly ignorant of current incomes for a lot of people when balanced against the … Continue reading The struggle of young New Zealanders to get work

Government ignores lessons of Christchurch in weakening seismic compliance

Repertory Theatre 05 September 2010, a day after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake (R. Glennie) When New Zealand went to bed on 03 September 2010, probably no one had given the slightest thought to a seismic odyssey beginning in Canterbury in the small hours of the following morning. Fewer still imagined the horror it would unleash … Continue reading Government ignores lessons of Christchurch in weakening seismic compliance