There is significant disparity between the growth rate of average weekly income (for all people, from all sources) between Auckland and Wellington.
Auckland has seen the lowest increase of 16 percent in the five years to June 2008, whereas Wellington has enjoyed a 35 percent increase, the second highest in the country. I have charted the various regional increases below;
Taranaki 41 percent
Wellington 35
Nelson/Tasman/Marl/West Coast 33
Southland 31
Otago 30
Gisborne/Hawke's Bay 26
Bay of Plenty 25
Canterbury 24
Manawatu-Wanganui 19
Waikato 19
Auckland 16
Northland 16
In 2004 the difference in the regions between the highest incomes (Auckland) and lowest (Otago) was $169
In 2008 the difference in the regions between the highest incomes (Wellington) and lowest (Northland) is $246
Isn't it ironic how the great equaliser's - the Left - through ever-increasing government, have only managed to widen income gaps.
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