Lindsay Mitchell

The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.

Thursday, December 07, 2023

Oh, the irony

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Appointed by new Labour PM Jacinda Ardern in 2018, Cindy Kiro headed the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) tasked with reviewing and reco...
Saturday, November 25, 2023

Oranga Tamariki faces major upheaval under coalition agreement

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A hugely significant gain for ACT is somewhat camouflaged by legislative jargon. Under the heading 'Oranga Tamariki' ACT's coali...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

On the 50th anniversary of the DPB

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The Domestic Purposes Benefit has been variously described as a “disaster” (David McLoughlin 1995), an “economic lifeline” (Jane Kelsey 1995...
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Thursday, November 02, 2023

Infant deaths are not a fait accompli

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STUFF claims a letter was dropped off anonymously to the organization detailing deaths of 57 children since Oranga Tamariki came into being ...
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Saturday, October 21, 2023

Welfare and the wasted opportunity

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MSD released its annual report for 2022/23 yesterday. There is bad news. The average future years expected on a main benefit has increased ...
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Lindsay Mitchell
Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits at Wellington, New Zealand, galleries.
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