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Press Releases

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Fragile and exposed: new report says NZ economy needs a new blueprint, not more band-aids
Fragile and exposed: new report says NZ economy needs a new blueprint, not more band-aids
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Press Release: Polls show NZers want long term solutions, a new economy, and further tax on the ultra rich
Press Release: Polls show NZers want long term solutions, a new economy, and further tax on the ultra rich
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Press release: Child poverty statistics show that children are being let down by flawed economic model
Press release: Child poverty statistics show that children are being let down by flawed economic model
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Qiulae and Sophie stepping down to take up political roles
Qiulae and Sophie stepping down to take up political roles
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Former Prime Ministers and young MPs unite at Parliament for launch of “Tomorrow Together”, a call for better long-term decision-making in Aotearoa
Former Prime Ministers and young MPs unite at Parliament for launch of “Tomorrow Together”, a call for better long-term decision-making in Aotearoa
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Landmark report highlights transformative potential of Māori economies
Landmark report highlights transformative potential of Māori economies
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New policy guide, to build local resilience and wellbeing launched
New policy guide, to build local resilience and wellbeing launched
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Budget 2025: Policrastination defined
Budget 2025: Policrastination defined
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New Zealand’s low child wellbeing rankings demands bold rethink of our economic priorities
New Zealand’s low child wellbeing rankings demands bold rethink of our economic priorities
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Going for growth no guarantee for child poverty
Going for growth no guarantee for child poverty
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Community Wealth Building white paper launched
Community Wealth Building white paper launched
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WEAll co-founder Katherine Trebeck’s speaking tour in Aotearoa NZ
WEAll co-founder Katherine Trebeck’s speaking tour in Aotearoa NZ
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Opinion Pieces

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Gareth Hughes: Scotland hasn't beaten us at rugby in 120 years, but they're winning on the economy
Gareth Hughes: Scotland hasn't beaten us at rugby in 120 years, but they're winning on the economy
Georgie Craw: Asbestos in play sand tells us that our economy is valuing the wrong things
Georgie Craw: Asbestos in play sand tells us that our economy is valuing the wrong things
Sophie Handford: Win-win: Public Health Committee Gets it Right
Sophie Handford: Win-win: Public Health Committee Gets it Right
Gareth Hughes: Wellbeing is at the heart of what Local Government does, law change or not.
Gareth Hughes: Wellbeing is at the heart of what Local Government does, law change or not.
Paul Dalziel: Reflections on Investment Boost
Paul Dalziel: Reflections on Investment Boost
Georgie Craw: What kind of economy produces the highest adolescent suicide rate? Ours
Georgie Craw: What kind of economy produces the highest adolescent suicide rate? Ours
Paul Dalziel: Reflections on pay equity
Paul Dalziel: Reflections on pay equity
Gareth Hughes: IMF declares global economic reset: Now is the time to embrace a Wellbeing Economy
Gareth Hughes: IMF declares global economic reset: Now is the time to embrace a Wellbeing Economy
Dr Paul Dalziel: High economic growth is not the same thing as a strong economy
Dr Paul Dalziel: High economic growth is not the same thing as a strong economy
Gareth Hughes: The problem with ‘going for growth’
Gareth Hughes: The problem with ‘going for growth’
An Intergenerational Lens on Budget ‘24
An Intergenerational Lens on Budget ‘24
What’s what in Budget 2024
What’s what in Budget 2024
New Zealand’s first national wellbeing report
New Zealand’s first national wellbeing report
Aotearoa New Zealand celebrates Matariki - - its first indigenous national public holiday
Aotearoa New Zealand celebrates Matariki - - its first indigenous national public holiday
New Zealand’s Fourth Wellbeing Budget
New Zealand’s Fourth Wellbeing Budget
New Zealand’s Emissions Reduction Plan is a step in the right direction, but where’s the ambition?
New Zealand’s Emissions Reduction Plan is a step in the right direction, but where’s the ambition?
New Zealand’s wellbeing budgets are part of the global movement towards wellbeing economies
New Zealand’s wellbeing budgets are part of the global movement towards wellbeing economies
New Zealand announces wellbeing budget
New Zealand announces wellbeing budget
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Polling

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Polling results March 2026
Polling results March 2026
Poll reveals New Zealanders’ beliefs about our economy
Poll reveals New Zealanders’ beliefs about our economy
WEAll Aotearoa Polling results
WEAll Aotearoa Polling results
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Pānui

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April 2026 Pānui
April 2026 Pānui
March 2026 Pānui
March 2026 Pānui
February 2026 pānui
February 2026 pānui
2025 in review
2025 in review
Gareth and Sally’s study trips
Gareth and Sally’s study trips
September 2025 pānui
September 2025 pānui
July 2025 Pānui
July 2025 Pānui
June 2025 Pānui
June 2025 Pānui
May 2025 Pānui
May 2025 Pānui
Reintroducing Dr Paul Dalziel, Research Economist for WEAll Aotearoa
Reintroducing Dr Paul Dalziel, Research Economist for WEAll Aotearoa
April 2025 Pānui
April 2025 Pānui
March 2025 Pānui
March 2025 Pānui
February 2025 Pānui
February 2025 Pānui
Welcome Georgie Craw, our new Communications Lead
Welcome Georgie Craw, our new Communications Lead
WEAll Aotearoa 2024 in Review
WEAll Aotearoa 2024 in Review
Seed Waikato Scholarship Recipients to join the Economy for Public Good conference
Seed Waikato Scholarship Recipients to join the Economy for Public Good conference
Welcome to Sophie Handford, joining the WEAll Aotearoa whānau
Welcome to Sophie Handford, joining the WEAll Aotearoa whānau
Our Spring 2024 Pānui
Our Spring 2024 Pānui
The Power of Local Breakfast
The Power of Local Breakfast
August 2024 pānui
August 2024 pānui
Winter 2024 Pānui
Winter 2024 Pānui
Welcome to Sally Hett, joining the WEAll Aotearoa whānau
Welcome to Sally Hett, joining the WEAll Aotearoa whānau
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Guest Blogs

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Jay Crangle: Why Inner Development Goals Matter for a Wellbeing Economy
Jay Crangle: Why Inner Development Goals Matter for a Wellbeing Economy
Paul Dalziel: Seven books that have important things to say about life in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2025.
Paul Dalziel: Seven books that have important things to say about life in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2025.
Helene Malandain: Beyond growth: using Doughnut Economics to transform Aotearoa’s political economy for the better.
Helene Malandain: Beyond growth: using Doughnut Economics to transform Aotearoa’s political economy for the better.
Miro Fisch: Energise Ōtaki: Finding Belonging in Energy-resilience
Miro Fisch: Energise Ōtaki: Finding Belonging in Energy-resilience
Miro Fisch: Vogelmorn Bowling Club: a story of creativity, connection, and resilience.
Miro Fisch: Vogelmorn Bowling Club: a story of creativity, connection, and resilience.
Sigrid Berge: Weaving a Social Fabric
Sigrid Berge: Weaving a Social Fabric
Brett Anderson: Why I joined The Wellbeing Economy AIIiance Aotearoa.
Brett Anderson: Why I joined The Wellbeing Economy AIIiance Aotearoa.
Finn Shewell: Paris is taking an Olympian leap in democratic innovation; but is the rest of France?
Finn Shewell: Paris is taking an Olympian leap in democratic innovation; but is the rest of France?
Kinga Szalaba: Transforming Local Economies in Aotearoa: The Practical Promise of Community Wealth Building
Kinga Szalaba: Transforming Local Economies in Aotearoa: The Practical Promise of Community Wealth Building
Jennifer Wilkins: Rivers of Change: Envisioning a Global Wellbeing Economy
Jennifer Wilkins: Rivers of Change: Envisioning a Global Wellbeing Economy
Two sides of the same coin: New Zealand’s 2021 ‘recovery’ and ‘wellbeing’ Budget
Two sides of the same coin: New Zealand’s 2021 ‘recovery’ and ‘wellbeing’ Budget
Dr Girol Karacaoglu: Love you: Public policy for intergenerational wellbeing
Dr Girol Karacaoglu: Love you: Public policy for intergenerational wellbeing
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