Lindsay Mitchell

... who isn't afraid to say : "You do not defy terrorism and defend our democracy by throwing out democratic procedure such as ...

When I think about Christchurch I imagine what it would feel like if one of those young men were my son and it reduces me. To write any word...

One of the longstanding debates regarding the removal of children who have been abused or neglected is whether Maori children should be plac...

Michael Jackson's music has made me and millions of others happy over decades; indeed, over half a century. Whatever else is or isn'...

Interesting conclusion to a thoughtful column about the forthcoming "well-being budget" that essentially argues people should be ...

My 550 word opinion piece was too long for publication but a 100 word letter would be accommodated, I was told. The usual word limit for ...

Due to report back this week, here's a selection of what I believe the Welfare Expert Advisory Group will recommend: 1/ No more compul...

Regarding the views of Jordan Peterson, recently interviewed by NZ Herald journalist, Simon Wilson: "He's said several times it...

My last post was about sole parents and their declining dependence on benefits. It was a public alert countering the messaging from welfare...

An article appeared in the DomPost on Thursday, Feb 14. My response.

If I had a dollar for every time some individual or organisation claimed inequality was growing, I'd be rich. But the latest Salvation...

I couldn't really give a fig if National tanks. They've been almost as socialist as Labour for a long, long time. They message other...

The government has announced it will ban smoking in cars that contain children: Source Seriously, what about the thousands of childr...

MSD monitors the effectiveness of its spending on employment assistance. The 2016/17 assessment has just been published. "$149 mill...

Based on the most recently available prison statistics the total muster is reducing. The PM says : "We've seen about 1000 fewer ...

Ever-interested in the behavioural response to 'incentives' I was looking at recent birth data . Labour promised and delivered great...

(Left-click to enlarge) Sean Plunket ran a show attacking Super receipt today; those taking it while continuing to work, and any taking...

What else would you take from today's release ? This is no more than an advance move to ward off criticism about the number of benefi...

PUAO-TE-ATA-TU (day break) THE REPORT OF THE MINISTERIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON A MAORI PERSPECTIVE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE 19...

In recent history, the NZ un employment rate saw the best of times in the latest quarter - December 2018.  It saw the worst of times when ...