Lindsay Mitchell

Which government, and in which year, said the following? "This government will not support unemployment as a lifestyle option. We are m...

It has been an ongoing bone of contention between myself and the Ministry of Social Development that they are unable to accurately describe ...

Here's someone not holding back. Too good not to paste in its entirety; American Exceptionalism, RIP By Monica Crowley Man is born free,...

The figure of $4.8 billion for welfare has taken hold over the last few days. # New Zealand spends about $4.8 billion a year on welfare. # T...

The NZ Herald's editorial is about the welfare reforms. It makes this observation; Young women who regard the domestic purposes benefit...

The NZ Bill of Rights has its place but sometimes when the Attorney General reports on an abuse of it the practical ramifications are nonsen...

This is a direct quote from a letter I received from the Ministry of Social Development 13 May 2005; Under the work test, 17.5 per 1,000 Dom...

WELFARE REFORMS A RE-HASH Tuesday, 23 March, 2010 The National Government's welfare reforms aimed at reducing the cycle of welfare depe...

Paula Bennett has just announced Future Focus , National's much vaunted welfare reforms designed to "break the cycle of welfare de...

A new instalment of the Social Inequality Survey conducted by Massey University has just been published with some interesting shifts in res...

False accusations of rape. How common are they? This question runs through my mind whenever I read a story like this one, a particularly sh...

A report just published by the Ministry of Social Development examines efforts in Counties Manukau to reduce youth offending. Under key fin...

Sorry folks but I have turned on the moderation function. Fortunately I am never far away from the keyboard so when you comment it should ap...

Do you recall the exploits of one Wayne Patterson? He invented superannuitant identities and successfully defrauded Work and Income of 3.4 m...

In Australia "health and welfare " jobs have just overtaken the retail sector in terms of employment. Currently 1 in 9 jobs is in ...

The criminal class has society over a barrel. Look at the news coverage. On Tuesday night in Hamilton two young women attempted to rob a fa...

Winding down to the exhibition now. With oils you have to have the work finished well before installation and this week I have been able to ...

It is rumoured that whanau ora is going to be administered by Te Puni Kokiri. Inasmuch as the DPB is a social policy which benefits (?) ma...

Some years back I was approached by a parent of children that went to school with mine, who had read my letters, knew my politics etc. She w...

Mistakes happen. Yesterday for instance I had a letter published in the DomPost and after my name it said "Point Howard". I have b...