A suite of new well-being measures are at the centre of New Zealand’s budget plan. from www.shutterstock.com May 27, 2019 The paradox of happiness: the more you chase it the more elusive it becomes Lorenzo Buscicchi, University of Waikato and Dan Weijers, University of Waikato For New Zealand’s first well-being budget, the government has moved away from traditional economic growth measures to focus on goals like cultural identity, social connection and happiness.