The National Party is promising rebates for childcare. But similar policies have been discarded overseas for failing to effectively reduce the cost of childcare. Is it time for a rethink?
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A wealth tax has long been in the too hard basket for successive governments, but it’s time to take it out and properly debate the fairness of the current system.
Leaders need to focus on minimizing the COVID-19 harm to both lives and livelihoods if they’re to win support from the electorate.
Labour’s landslide election win means it could govern alone, without support from any of the other parties.
The failure of the 2018 census to get a good response rate highlights the need for multiple voting options to increase participation, particularly of Māori.
As the leaders of New Zealand’s two major parties enter coalition talks with minor parties, a reluctance to cross ideological boundaries could limit their options.
New Zealand goes to the polls today to elect both a government and conduct a referendum on the nation’s electoral system. It will cap off fifteen tumultuous months in the country. Christchurch has endured…
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Research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Massey University
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Assistant Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Principal Academic, Eastern Institute of Technology
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Professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer in Social Geography, Massey University
