Max Rashbrooke
Lobbyist code of conduct might not work says academic
An academic says a voluntary code of conduct for lobbyists might not achieve anything as it would have no consequences for breaches.
RNZ has obtained a Ministry of Justice document outlining a new… Audio
The Week in Detail: Cluster bombs, Whakaari, and Fukushima waste
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Long Read: The Flames of Our Shame
By Max Rashbrooke: While the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge has reinforced calls for greater scrutiny of boarding houses, the warning signals have been around for years. Audio
Panel recommends major donation changes
Major changes are being proposed to the system of donations to political parties and candidates by The Independent Electoral Review. Max Rashbrooke is a senior associate of the Institute for… Audio
Expert Max Rashbrooke on tax inequality
Max Rashbrooke is a senior associate of the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington and has written extensively on income inequality in New Zealand.
He talks… Video, Audio
Govt lobbying moves largely symbolic - Academic
A writer and academic specialising in democracy and inequality says he's underwhelmed by the Prime Minister's attempts to improve transparency in the lobbying industry.
Chris Hipkins says he wants… Audio
Rashbrooke: stronger moves needed for lobbyists at parliament
Someone who's been raising concerns about political lobbying in New Zealand for years is Max Rashbrooke, who's a writer on democracy and economic inequality from Victoria University. He spoke with… Audio
Academics' three-point plan to clean up political lobbying practices
Academics have come up with a three-point plan to clean up the lobbying industry amid a RNZ investigation this week.
Today, we've been reporting on how tech giants, the pharmaceutical industry and… Audio
Free GP visits would quickly pay for themselves many times over - Rashbrooke
An inequality researcher is pushing for free GP visits in a bid to reduce pressure on hospital staff who are currently overwhelmed by demand.
Max Rashbrooke wrote the report - commissioned by the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Follow the leader
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a blizzard of commentary about Christopher Luxon's performance, Chinese state-sponsored propaganda in the Herald… Audio
Debate over National Party's proposed social investment strategy
There has been both criticism and praise for the National Party's newly announced social investment fund policy.
The policy would see the private sector and philanthropists called on to lend a… Audio
Controversy over Kris Faafoi's new lobbying gig
The revolving door from politics to the business world is causing a stir.
Less than three months after leaving Parliament, former government minister Kris Faafoi is heading up a new PR and lobbying… Audio
Despite sanctions, russian oligarch money probably still in NZ
A leading academic says it's likely that money from Russian oligarchs is still circulating in New Zealand, despite the sanctions on Vladimir Putin's regime. It comes as the government tries to… Audio
Price rises pushing NZers over the financial edge
The soaring cost of living is pushing people in precarious financial circumstances over the edge.
Fruit and veggie prices went up 18 percent in the last year; fuel costs are high; and inflation is… Audio
The Panel with Liam Hehir and Amy Carter (Part 2)
Panellists Liam Hehir and Amy Carter discuss rich-list political donors, whether cats should be considered pests in our predator free goal, and the Christchurch tram's search for new drivers. Audio
Covid-19: Wealth gap widened in pandemic - research
Research is showing that the wealth gap in New Zealand has grown wider due to the government's Covid-19 policies.
Financial journalist Bernard Hickey has analysed 21 months of data looking at Stats… Audio
Max Rashbrooke's latest book on wealth disparity in Aotearoa
Max introduces his book Too Much Money: How Wealth Disparities Are Unbalancing Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
Why this lockdown's hitting poorer people even harder
There are already signs that this lockdown is hitting low-income workers harder than the last. Salvation Army policy analyst Ronji Tanielu has sounded the alarm on increasing food scarcity across the… Audio
Tax is Love, says Shamubeel Eaqub
A panel at Wanaka's Festival of Colour considers whether taxation is love. Lynn Freeman talks to Max Rashbrooke, Prof. Lisa Marriott and Shamubeel Eaqub in April 2021. Audio
Are referendums the key to improving democracy, or a way for the majority voice to overrule everyone else? Three experts disagree.
Lynn Freeman talks about democracy with Max Rashbrooke, Oliver Hartwich and Katherine Errington in this highlight from Wanaka's Festival of Colour in April 2021 Audio