A few days ago New Zealand got a slating on the OECD’s Better Life Index, one of the categories it scored poorly in was Housing. Many migrants chose New Zealand because they’re looking for a better standard of living, what a surprise it is for them when they discover not only are the houses of poor…
A reader has sent in this report about New Zealand’s culture of devaluing children. It was written by Anthony Ravlich, chair of the Human Rights Council of New Zealand, reporting on the recent AGM of the Human Rights Foundation in the UK. Ethical human rights, development and globalization could well be freedom’s last hope. Many…
Day’s after a televised broadcast of NZ Prime Minister John Key defending his country’s 100% Pure image on the BBC’s Hardtalk, the Bay of Plenty Times is running the story that tonnes of Kiwifruit have been pulled from the market after a Typhoid scare. “Kiwifruit worth $800,000 – including some bound for overseas markets –…
In February we wrote about John Key’s comments when asked about poverty and food banks in New Zealand, i.e. that beneficiaries who resort to food banks do so out of their own “poor choices” rather than because they cannot afford food. This may be of interest to you if you are considering emigrating to New…
This is a statement we’ve often seen and heard bandied around, how true is it exactly and what does ‘third world’ mean to people these days? This blog post is going to be progressive one, as we collect more information it will be added to but here’s the starter to get the ball rolling- some…
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