The Salvation Army released its State of the Nation 2023 report – Nga Rourou Whakaiti this week. It’s full of graphs and descriptions of what poverty looks like in a land of plenty. Under Labour the number went from just over 5,000 when the Ardern government came to power to over 25,000 last year. These number have been slowing pegged back to around 18,000 now under sinking lid policies but the revenue lost to communities continues to rise. How much longer can New Zealand afford to carry the rich?

Source: Stuff February 18, 2023 18:29 UTC