Economics, Demographics And Immigration

New Zealand is up to its ears in debt and a double dip recession is a real possibility. Despite having a low wage economy and a large number of people claiming state benefits it is considered to be expensive relative to other similar countries- especially for housing and food. This has caused it to be…

NZ Poverty Not A Lifestyle Choice, Poor Families Can’t Even Afford Basics

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…