The Hand Mirror

The status quo: Cribbing from an earlier post by Deborah : "...the working compromise reached in New Zealand has in effect allowed mos...

The status quo: Depends on the policy of the DHB, the individual ward management, and your Lead Maternity Carer. Many maternity units have...

The status quo: Currently the Ministry of Women's Affairs , is the smallest of the Government's core agencies (with 35 staff and a b...

The status quo: 14 weeks of paid parental leave, funded by the Government (through the IRD), and able to be split between both parents, or t...

The status quo: The Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) is currently available to those who are over 18, responsible for at least one dependent ...

Given it's General Election season, it might be timely to do a bit of the ol' policy comparison in particular areas that might be of...