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Report sheds light on social cohesion in New Zealand
2025-04-26 11:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
The fraying social cohesion of New Zealand has been laid bare in a new report which a researcher says raises fundamental questions about the future of democracy. The report was written by economists Shamubeel Eaqub and Rosie Collins on behalf of the Helen Clark Foundation. Surveying was carried out by research firm Talbot Mills.Speaking to Q+A, Eaqub said that New Zealanders need to have a discussion about how we can respect different political views while still being cohesive as a society. If were going to see increasing polarisation, were going to see more volatile politics, less certainty around policies, and that means business, community and life becomes unpredictable, he said. ADVERTISEMENTAnd our democracy, which is the bedrock of how we run this place, comes under pressure.New Zealand compared poorly with Australia in all dimensions, with Eaqub saying bluntly we sucked. The frightening thing for me is that so much of it was linked around poverty, around political allia...
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