From a $20 minimum wage to ending cigarette smoking for good, here are the 5 things #NewZealand did right in 2021:
Prime Minister @jacindaardern gradually increased New Zealand's minimum wage over four years, reaching $20/hour in 2021.
Despite years of widespread calls for an increase in the U.S., the federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hr.
New Zealand increased its tax rate to nearly 40% for its highest earners to address the wealth gap and fund national welfare projects.
In the U.S., the top 1% of earners now hold more wealth than the entire middle class combined.
Anybody 14 and under today won't be allowed to purchase tobacco in New Zealand for the rest of their lives.
The nation aims for the legislation to lead to an end to cigarettes countrywide for good.
New Zealand issued a law allowing at least 3 days of bereavement leave for parents after a miscarriage or stillbirth.
In 2018, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern became only the second leader in the world to serve while pregnant.
New Zealand's Indigneous Māori population was honored in a new official holiday for the Māori new year.
The date of the holiday will change yearly based on the Māori lunar calendar.
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