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Gareth Morgan's big tax idea
After motorbiking round the world and saving Happy Feet, economist Gareth Morgan wants to revolutionise our tax and welfare system. Andrew Laxon asks him why.
Gareth Morgan and Susan Guthrie: Reviving values of an egalitarian society
An educated public, knowledgeable of what the issues are and requiring of change, is a prerequisite for any political commitment emerging.
Unemployment rate remains steady
The New Zealand labour market remained relatively steady in the June 2011 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today, with the unemployment rate remaining at 6.5 percent. The unemployment stats, just released, were largely expected by economists...
Editorial: Jobs for parents and food for hungry kids
Many readers will have been taken aback this week by revelations in the Herald series on the number of children turning up at schools hungry each day.
Sir Peter Blake awards: Dame Margaret Bazley
Today the Weekend Herald salutes the winners of the annual Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, which honour one of the country's greatest leaders, the late Sir Peter Blake.
Dole-funded jaunt leads to charges
Criminal charges have been laid against an unemployed man who travelled the world for two years courtesy of the taxpayer. Peter Freedom left for Australia in 2009 but his benefit payments were not stopped until last January.