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A new report shows when it comes to social cohesion, we are losing to our neighbors throughout Tasmania and, on the way to look more like the US or the United Kingdom.
Kiwis’s “she will be right” was hit, with a new report that found Australia surpasses New Zealand in virtually all social cohesion measures.
The report – commissioned by Helen Clark Foundation and announced as one of the most comprehensive images of New Zealand’s social cohesion – suggests that the Kiwis are less happy than their Australian companions, have a lower sense of value and are less satisfied with their finances.
The co-author of the Shamubeel Eagb report says The details This “social cohesion in New Zealand is in a state much worse than Australia. In all the dimensions of New Zealand, it is being left behind.”
He says the new discoveries should be a “awakening” that New Zealand cannot be complacent about the bias seen in the United Kingdom (Brexit), USA (Trump) and Europe (far right groups).
“It sounds far away, but it’s really? The reason I ask that we are seeing similar types of discontent appearing in New Zealand and, although we are not as polarized as some of these communities, we are fractured.
“And for me, this is the transition from being cohesive to fractured to polarized. If we do not do something, if we do not act with the evidence in front of us, we will be similarly.
“When this happens, our policy will change quickly, our policies will change quickly and this will make it very difficult for companies, communities and people to plan and live good lives.
“We need a society that works well, most of the time. We want conflicts on the edges, not conflicts that dominate every day.”
He says social cohesion is important because “this is how we have connections, solidarity and confidence. And that allows us to deal with major changes.”
“It’s the glue that keeps us together. And when there are difficult and difficult things, we can still make these decisions and still like each other.”
He says we need to follow the leadership of Australians, who earn more and enjoy a happier and cohesive society.
“I thought we would be at least as good as Australia, so the results surprised me.”
His report found that only one third of the Kiwis is satisfied with their finances compared to 60 % of Australians.
Only 47 % of Kiwis agreed with positive statements about social cohesion compared to 55 % of Australians.
Kiwis are also more unhappy, with only 55 % reporting feeling happy or very happy last year compared to 78 % of Australians.
And a quarter of the New Zealanders have reported sometimes or many times without meals, compared to 13 % across the ditch.
“I couldn’t believe it … It’s absolutely shameful,” says Eagb The details. “It is an extraordinary situation when we are a country proud of food producers, as we cannot feed our own people.”
He says confidence in the government is relatively low, with only 42 % of respondents agreeing that the government acted in the best interest of people or all the time. The opinions about the court of court decisions had a similar result.
He noted that Covid-19 played a role in changing the country’s mood. The fifth anniversary of the first block was scheduled last month.
“At the beginning of Covid, there was an extraordinary increase in solidarity … followed by a collapse. And there is no doubt that what we are seeing in this research is affected by this covid experience. There are groups of people who feel raw and disgruntled.”
But he says there is a simple way to improve our social cohesion.
“To improve is very easy – let’s talk and not convert.”
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