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"Inequality is a bully.
And the people it picks on can sometimes spend their entire lives under its weight."
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John Campbell@JohnJCampbell
This is an essay on child poverty, years in the making. It's the first I've time I've worked with the @1NewsNZ digital team in my new role. Please read (and watch) it. Or listen to it. (Thank you.) What matters more than how our children are living? bit.ly/Restoring_Dign…
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Buy now, pay later is not a boom, it’s a bubble, Harvard researcher says
@SpirosMargaris @psb_dc @leimer @efipm @FintechBalerina @Xbond49 @cgledhill @mikulaja @AlexH_Johnson @tnatw www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.c…
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The so-called “bank of mum and dad” is the fifth biggest lender in New Zealand!
The Spinoff@TheSpinoffTV
The “bank of mum and dad” doles out more money for home loans than Kiwibank. thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates/2…
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Nice one Natalie 🙌 & great stuff @KiwibankNZ
Kiwibank@KiwibankNZ
We proudly support Ngā Tangata Microfinance who provide mentorship and safe, interest-free loans to help Kiwi out of debt. Tune into Chief Executive Natalie Vincent on the When The Facts Change podcast this week.🎧 thespinoff.co.nz/podcast-series…
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52 trillion--- That was the total consumer spend on the three largest Asian mobile payment platforms in 2020 alone. That's twice the worldwide plastic card spend. #fintech #payments #mobilebanking
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NEW: Today we publish research showing people with mental health problems are 3x more likely to have fallen behind on council tax bills over the pandemic. With bills likely to go up in the next year, it’s vital government & councils act to support people: bit.ly/303fgF3
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I made this pre delta, and it’s only gotten worse since. Covid has increased inequality, and we all see how inequality is a big part of how delta is spreading. Addressing inequality has to be part of the effort to addressing covid. Protect everyone. google.co.nz/amp/s/thespino…
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here's reporter @VitalikButerin with a round-up on how cities are using tokens to make things better cc @powerfinancenz vitalik.ca/general/2021/1…
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NZ has gone from 18% fully vaxxed on Aug 17, to 75% today, in under 11 weeks. Whatever people are bitching about (and yes the unequal approach to those most vulnerable is particularly frustrating), but can we be thankful that that's quite an amazing feat of public health.
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Preparing for delta in the community, at a hapū and whānau level, is hard but necessary.
thespinoff.co.nz/atea/25-10-202…
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Greg Presland@GregPresland
"New Zealand is paying the price for allowing such a big gap to develop, over several decades, between the rich and poor in our society. Infectious diseases typically spread most rapidly among the poor & marginalised, including people in crowded housing." nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/co…
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