Nigel Latta 1 - The New Have & Have-Nots (First Episode)

In the first episode of this series, psychologist Nigel Latta informs viewers that as of 2014, the gap between the rich and poor in Aotearoa has grown faster than any other OECD country in the world, bar one. Through interviews with experts and personal stories, The New Have & Have-Nots explains how and why this has happened, and how everyday Kiwis have been impacted. Latta covers many topics, including New Zealand's debt, the housing crisis, why trickle-down economics doesn't work, and the new phenomenon of the "working poor". Equal parts educational and affecting, the show is unflinching about its findings.

... I was stunned to learn that over the last few decades the divide between the rich and the poor in New Zealand has risen faster than any other OECD country, except one — with one in four kids now growing up in poverty. How on earth did this happen?

– Presenter Nigel Latta on New Zealand's place in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's statistics, at the start of the episode

Key Cast & Crew

Mark McNeill

Executive Producer

Simon Coldrick

Editor

Dominic Fryer

Cinematographer

Justin Pemberton

Director

Nigel Latta

Presenter

DJ Stipsen

Cinematographer