Social Bonds
Government's first social bond collapses
The government's first social bond has collapsed, with negotiations breaking down and the provider walking away.
Lack of investor enthusiasm scuppers first social bond
A big stumbling block for the Government's radical plan to get investors to fund social services - investors aren't interested. The first of the so-called social bond projects has been shelved but the… Audio
English concedes first 'social bond' scheme has collapsed
The Finance Minister concedes the Government's first attempt at a radical plan - to get investors to put money into social services - has collapsed. But he says the Government will push on with its… Audio
Social bond programme stalled by negotiations
Negotiations for the government's first social bond are still going on nearly a year after it was announced - and despite expectations it would already have been implemented.
Lack of government guarantee could be holding up social bonds
The Government's plan to use private investors to front up the cash for social services, rather than using tax payer money, may have hit a stumbling block, and it could be the lack of a government… Audio
Social bonds unknown investment territory for NZ
A fund manager says it remains to be seen whether social bonds will be a fit for wholesale investors in New Zealand. Audio
What are social bonds and should NZ embrace private investment in social services?
Kate Gudsell investigates exactly what the government's planned social bonds are, the risks, and asks who would want to invest in them? Video, Audio
The impact of social bonds on mental health services
Mike Gourley presents a range of perspectives on the impact of social bonds on mental health employment services. Audio
Labour lambasts 'dragon's den' panel for social bonds
Labour says a dragon's den style panel with score cards and video is being used to vet companies pitching for the Government's new social bonds. Audio
Right Thinking
The rationales of individual freedom and personal responsibility with Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative... experimentation in policy - with social impact bonds. Audio
Social Bonds - can private investment in welfare work?
The Government says social bonds - which are set to be trialled in the mental health sector here - are an innovative way to pay for social services that deliver results while critics say they are a… Audio
Govt gutting rural mental health services - health advocate
A Taranaki mental health advocate says new funding criteria are ripping the heart out of services for provincial New Zealanders. Audio
Social bonds: academic warns against social experiment
A specialist in social work is warning the Government's social bonds scheme will do nothing but harm to Māori and Pasifika mental health patients.
Petition aims to block use of social bonds
A petition is being launched in an attempt to block the Government's plan to introduce social bonds.
Driving social change through profit?
Financial institutions and banks keen to partner with non-government organisations will be targeted by the Government for its first social bond programme. Audio
Social bonds: dangerous experiment or better services?
Advocates say issuing social bonds for mental health services risks being an unfortunate experiment undertaken with society's most vulnerable. Audio
Advocates say social bonds are an experiment
The Government wants to give private investors the chance to make a profit from social services. Audio
Social bond system to target mental health
The Government says better employment support for people with mental illness is the aim of its first social bond system.
NGOs excited about proposed new funding system
Non-governmental organisations are excited about the possibilities offered by a proposed new funding system, known as social bonds.