Isn’t it interesting to see how New Zealand rates on indexes that aren’t complied from official government data. Read this Stuff article about substance abuse in New Zealand’s middle classes, it doesn’t fit well with New Zealand recently topping the Social Progress Index despite never being ranked in it before. It raises questions as to why the…
A few days ago New Zealand went from zero to hero when it surprisingly jumped to the top of an index it had never previously appeared on. The Social Progress Imperative ranked New Zealand first in its social progress index. Before you emigrate or invest in New Zealand, because you’re one of those people that…
Residents of the township of Te Awamutu, Waikato, are being told to keep a low profile after an alleged armed man was on the loose in the vicinity. Police are warning the public not to approach a man who escaped their grasp in Waikato and is believed to be armed with a pistol. Initial information…
Thank you to the reader who sent us the link to the above Facebook image, taken on an Auckland motorway. It goes to show what an amazingly socially progressive nation like New Zealand can turn its hand to. It’s not all about #8 wire you know. Whilst on the subject of ‘progressive’ handy men,…
How did New Zealand go from ‘No information’ (image above, data below from Jan 2014) to top of the index so quickly? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Social_Progress_Index Four months later, according to The Social Progress Imperative website, New Zealand now “tops the world on indicators of personal rights and freedoms, and comes in the top four for…
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