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National transport spokesman Jami-Lee Ross says "People on lower incomes are more reliant on fuel."

Low and middle income families get boost from today

National says low-income households will be worst hit by Auckland's regional fuel tax.

Brent Edwards

Sun, 01 Jul 2018

Cato Institute's John Early's research formed the basis of 'Freedom and Inequality.'

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Voters resent greater income equality

Analysis: US research shows lower and middle-income earners increasingly resent that their spending income is the same as those who don't work.

NBR Contributor

Fri, 29 Jun 2018

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford with their daughter, Neve.

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Ardern hailed as a trailblazer by having baby while PM

Analysis: Prime Minister's legacy for women will be if her government lifts incomes of struggling families.

NBR Contributor

Tue, 26 Jun 2018

Researcher Lindsay Mitchell says welfare funds loveless baby factories.

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How welfare populates prisons

Opinion: Prisoners under 21 are 10 times more likely to have a father who is or has been in jail and have a poorly educated mother.

NBR Contributor

Thu, 21 Jun 2018

National party leader Simon Bridges expects the Coalition will spend a lot more money on health and education in the budget.

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Bridges sceptical about health funding shortfall

Plus what National would have delivered if it had been its budget. Watch Grant Walker interview the party leader.

Brent Edwards

Wed, 16 May 2018

Housing Minister Phil Twyford says the programme "aims to end homelessness, not just manage it."

Government to increase housing for the homeless this winter

More money in government budget for homelessness over next four years.

Brent Edwards

Fri, 04 May 2018

Finance Minister Grant Robertson needs to provide coherent statement of values and direction. (Photo: Jerry Yelich-O'Connor)

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All eyes on Thursday’s budget update

Opinion: Grant Robertson’s 100-day update needs to make a definitive statement about the values and direction of the Coalition.

Fri, 08 Dec 2017

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she's "having a conversation" about a work-for-dole scheme, among other things. (Photo: Jerry Yelich-O'Connor)

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Confusion reigns as government goes into this year's final parliamentary session

The government has to make the next 20-odd days count to prove it's up to the job.

Mon, 04 Dec 2017

Can the Coalition government make real progress where it counts?

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Poverty solutions will test government resolve

Government welfare must do a better job of breaking the cycle of disadvantage.

Fri, 01 Dec 2017

Bill English spent three terms of government building the institutions that would let that vision come to fruition (photo: Jerry Yelich-O'Connor)

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Building on the success of others

Initiative Matters: Labour should enhance, not abolish, Bill English’s investment approach to government policy interventions.

Fri, 27 Oct 2017