SPPU Director Major Campbell Roberts was invited on July 19th 2014 to address the 21st New Zealand First Conference. The subject was New Zealand's Social Deficit.
During his address to the conference Campbell said "Social deficits can inflict long-term and perhaps lasting damage on the people who suffer from them. A child who fails to get the necessary remedial assistance to meet their learning needs is more likely to fail school and to then slip into a life of unemployment or poorly paid work. A child who contracts Rheumatic fever because they live in damp cold and overcrowded housing is most unlikely to become a healthy adult who is able to make a full contribution to society."
> Download the NZ First Conference Speech by Major Campbell Roberts (PDF, 66.6KB)