Too Much Money

Today, someone in the wealthiest one percent of adults in Aotearoa – a club of 40,000 people – has a net worth 68 times that of the average New Zealander.

Max Rashbrooke’s Too Much Money is the story of how wealth inequality is changing Aotearoa. Possessing wealth creates opportunities but when access to these opportunities becomes alarmingly uneven, the implications are profound.

This talk addresses a conversation most New Zealanders prefer to avoid: class. Chief Philanthropic Officer at the Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation, Tupe Solomon-Tanoa’i speaks with Rashbrooke and final Chair of Auckland District Health Board and company director, Pat Snedden about the evidence of - and the possible solutions to - our inequality issues, and asks us to consider whether we really can reduce wealth disparities to a point where most people are doing well.

Sponsored by BDO.