Headlines in recent weeks have pointed once again to the tendency for the highest salaries and remuneration to keep increasing faster than those of other employees (see Fairfax news: “Bosses’ pay rises outpace workers’”). The highest paid government department heads have salary packages of well over $600,000, according to the latest figures from the State…

The Backbencher Pub was packed out for the filming of the Back Benches show last night. Among the issues that the panel of MPs was asked about was inequality. Wallace Chapman introduced the topic by reminding the panel that income inequality has increased faster in NZ than other developed countries. It’s a fast paced programme…