Last week I spoke about inequality to 60 or so people in Tauranga. As well as members of the public, three local civic leaders were there: Western Bay of Plenty District Council Mayor Ross Paterson; Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chairman John Cronin; and Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby. They were all asked to respond to…

Income and wealth gaps have a profound – and negative – effect on New Zealand, researchers have claimed. Speaking to a conference on inequality organised by the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, education researcher Cathy Wylie said inequality was “a chronic illness – and it’s getting worse”. A poorer area like Porirua lost a…