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The Prosperity Deal

Policy Lead & Principal Author

A Universal Basic Income policy designed to protect New Zealanders from AI job displacement, The Prosperity Deal is structured around one core idea: if machines are doing more of the work, people need more of the security. It includes:

  • A universal income floor, with supplementary tiers for civic, care, and cultural contribution

  • Legally entrenched protections to ensure the policy can’t be dismantled in a single election cycle

  • Treaty-based co-governance and community contribution panels to protect fairness and cultural integrity, and

  • A full fiscal model, rollout strategy, and legal scaffolding—built to scale.

Strategic Communications & Narrative Design

I've worked with both business and not-for-profits to help them translate complex ideas into language that moves people, and create strategic business plans that engage their team and their client base.

Whether it’s policy, purpose, or public interest messaging, I bring clarity and credibility to the page—and to the room.

If you’re navigating emerging tech, social trust, or long-term risk, I can help.

Systems can be reimagined. Let’s start here.

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