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Pressure for mayoral candidate transparency begins to bear fruit

Opinion by Max Rashbrooke on September 30, 2019

Transparency International’s Wellington Mayoral candidate forum last week showed contenders promising – and providing – greater transparency and citizen participation, going well beyond what the law requires. The pressure for more openness, created by many years’ work by civil society groups, was evident at the forum, held at Wellington’s Old Government Buildings on Thursday 26,…

Three decades of Rich List growth

Opinion by Max Rashbrooke on August 31, 2019

I’ve just run the numbers on the latest NBR Rich List, released earlier this month. The graph below shows how the List has grown in the three decades of its life. Very rapidly, is the short answer: from $13 billion to $84 billion (in constant 2015 dollars). It has almost doubled – increased by 95%…

The politics of love and power

Opinion by Max Rashbrooke on July 21, 2019

In recent years the idea of love has become increasingly important in political thinking. It’s one of life’s main driving forces, of course. But it’s not a word that has in previous decades been much associated with politics. In the New Zealand context, Max Harris – channelling a range of thinkers including bell hooks –…

Wealth taxes

Opinion by Max Rashbrooke on May 19, 2019

Many people feel that, following the prime minister’s decision not to implement a capital gains tax while in power, there is no longer any prospect of taxing wealth in New Zealand. I beg to differ. While a capital gains tax is clearly off the table, the government has not ruled out other forms of wealth…

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Lecture Theatre 4

8oct

A Slice of the PIE: Creating a more productive, inclusive economy

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A well-designed tax system is a powerful tool to protect our environment and support our people. New Zealand’s current system is not getting us there. Kiwis experience high [...]

Event Details

A well-designed tax system is a powerful tool to protect our environment and support our people. New Zealand’s current system is not getting us there. Kiwis experience high economic inequality and it is harming our well-being. We need to repair our public services and our welfare system and change our economy so that it runs fairer, cleaner and greener. A better tax system can help.

But to get the most from tax, we need to talk about it. Tax Justice Aotearoa, Victoria University’s Institute for Governance and Policy Studies and the Public Service Association bring you this discussion series to encourage debate and insight on where we are now, and where we need to be.

In this talk, join Bernard Hickey, Geoff Bertram and Alison Pavlovich to consider what the ideal tax system looks like to support a productive, inclusive economy.

Time

(Tuesday) 12:30 pm

Location

Old Government Buildings, Wellington

Lecture Theatre 4