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Infant Deaths Are Not a Fait Accompli

lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Stuff claims a letter was dropped off anonymously to the organization detailing the deaths of 57 children since Oranga Tamariki came into being in 2017. OT’s chief social worker was interviewed by Jack Tame and did not deny the number. It is consistent with the oft-cited

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‘Most Open and Transparent Government Ever’

Three weeks ago I highlighted a very disturbing trend in benefit numbers. In the 10-week period to September 15, 2023 the number of people on a main benefit rose by 6,768 or almost two per cent, whereas, in the 10-week period ending September 16, 2022, the numbers were virtually

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Some Facts About Carmel Sepuloni’s Campaign Claims

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Radio NZ reports that Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni was on the campaign trail in Christchurch yesterday defending her government’s performance. She said that: “Her government had seen higher numbers of beneficiaries moving into jobs …” Yet the numbers on a Jobseeker benefit continue

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Children on Welfare Highest in Labour’s Term
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Children on Welfare Highest in Labour’s Term

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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

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More Racial Discrimination for the Health Sector

More Racial Discrimination for the Health Sector

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

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Govt’s Racist Service the Last Straw

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

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What Benefit Incomes Really Look Like
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What Benefit Incomes Really Look Like

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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

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Taxpayer to Stump up Another $354 Million
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Taxpayer to Stump up Another $354 Million

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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

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Are Children Safer or Not?
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Are Children Safer or Not?

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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

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The Prison Is Too Full. Huh?

Today a NZ Herald headline reads: “Frontline police told to ‘consider necessity’ of bail arrests as NZ’s largest prison nears capacity” There are two immediate problems with the headline. How can any New Zealand prison be near capacity when the prison population has been actively reduced by well over

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Bigotry Not Worthy of a Leader
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Bigotry Not Worthy of a Leader

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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

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The Stats in Welfare and the Disconnect
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The Stats in Welfare and the Disconnect

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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

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A Bleak Future for Young People on Benefits
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A Bleak Future for Young People on Benefits

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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

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What Drove the Demand
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What Drove the Demand

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com 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

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Cure Worse Than the Disease

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com The New York Post reports: Japan is struggling with a mental health crisis as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, with more people dying in one month from suicide than from COVID-19 all year long. The National Police Agency said suicides surged to 2,153 in

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What the Hell Is Wrong with This Country?

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Again the effects of welfarism are manifested in waste and frustration. New Zealand is heading into peak harvest season and there aren’t enough workers to get fruit off trees or vegetables from the ground. “This could be my last crop,” says Heap, who grows

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