Lindsay Mitchell

A commentor has taken issue with my post about the number of NZ children living in workless families. Apparently the European statistics wer...

How depressing. The National/Act government can't even keep up with the Swedish government, which is reducing taxes to cope with the rec...

The Summitt I attended on Wednesday was a hand-wringing hui about children affected by recession and what the government should be doing for...

Media Release SUMMIT DELEGATE DISAGREES WITH BENEFIT RECOMMENDATIONS Thursday, 17 September, 2009 A Child Poverty Summit convened by the Ev...

Media release OVER HALF OF ADOLESCENTS SPENT TIME ON A BENEFIT Thursday, September 17, 2009 As many as 55 percent of children reaching adole...

Paula Bennett is impressed with 1,000 new subsidised jobs created after potential employers were offered $5,000 to employ a young person fo...

This is the first thing I read today and is probably the best thing I will read today. The title is a challenge. Those who want to keep on ...

Has anybody else noticed the public address messages now being broadcast when they are super marketing? There I am in, aisle whatever, just ...

Another study from David Fergusson et al., based on the Christchurch birth cohort of 1,265 was published in Social Policy, recently posted ...

Surprise, surprise, I have been invited to attend this child poverty summit next week. Surprise because generally, the views of Every Child...

This is a bad judgement call from CYF. Anybody taking an interest in this case will speculate on CYF's involvement. Nobody will ever be...

In the past ten weeks the number on the DPB has increased by 2,240 from 104,400 to 106,640. At this rate, within the year, the DPB will eas...

Philicitous Goff is apologising for past nannying and cites eco-light bulbs, low pressure shower heads and the anti-smacking legislation as...

It seems that every day is something-or-another day. Where does one go to apply for a day to recognise, celebrate or navel-gaze over somethi...

Yeah. I feel a bit like that too.

Media Release PAID PARENTAL LEAVE WOULD COST AT LEAST $700 MILLION ANNUALLY Wednesday, September 9, 2009 The Families Commission today calle...

So CYF workers were told the Minister of Social Development is their "master" and they are her "servants". Big deal. Th...

I am an "unqualified beneficiary bashing talkback ranter" But who is Poneke? Anybody know? Whoever he is he likes his work so much...

Soon I will be submitting an entry into the National Portrait Award. Now I am thinking I should just send the following instructions; To the...