Journalist to speak about inequality in NZ

September 21st, 2013

Max Rashbrooke, the controversial editor of a book on inequality in New Zealand, will speak about his book, and the issue of widening income gaps, in Motueka on Thursday.

Fast-growing inequality is one of the most important issues confronting New Zealand today. Once known as an egalitarian society, New Zealand has seen inequality increasing more rapidly than almost anywhere else in the developed world.

In the Tasman region, income gaps have widened in the last 30 years. Analysis of Census data from 1986 and 2006 shows that income inequality in the area has increased by more than a fifth. This data shows that income growth is going more to the top than the lower end.

Max Rashbrooke will be in Motueka on Thursday 26 September and will talk at Community House at 7pm about New Zealand’s rapidly rising income inequality.

Max is the editor of the new book, Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis, which presents key facts about New Zealand’s rising inequality and makes a powerful case for its devastating impact. Just published, this lively and informative book will begin to shape the debate for inequality in New Zealand.

Max is a Wellington journalist and author. He has written for national newspapers and magazines in New Zealand and the UK, including the Guardian, the Herald, the National Business Review, and the Listener. He was also the 2011 recipient of the Bruce Jesson Award.

Read more at www.inequality.org.nz

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