The Greens are calling
for an economic system
that works for everyone,
not just those at the top.
It follows recent
Statistics NZ figures
showing 60% of the country's wealth
is held by the richest individuals,
those in the top 10 percentile.
Some say the govt's downplaying
those figures,
but opposition parties say
the govt needs to make fixing
inequality a priority.
Eruera Rerekura reports.
The government is denying
the figures that show the majority
of the country's wealth
is held by those at the top.
She also says there are plenty
of examples of families
living in poverty.
The divide between
the rich and poor is growing
and it should not be happening
because while the rich
are getting richer,
the poor are drowning in poverty.
There's still hope to lift the
impoverished out of the doldrums.
The government must help the poor -
help them buy homes,
help them find work.
However, this issue is still
being debated in the House
this afternoon,
but the government
isn't having a bar of it.
Eruera Rerekura, Te Karere.
