Migrant Surcharge ‘Discriminatory’, Campaign Warns
A $6-a-day migrant surcharge won’t fix New Zealand’s infrastructure crisis, but critics say it will make vulnerable workers pay for decades of political failure.

A $6-a-day migrant surcharge won’t fix New Zealand’s infrastructure crisis, but critics say it will make vulnerable workers pay for decades of political failure.

Oil prices are rising. Inflation fears are back. And New Zealand’s economy is staring down another global crisis. Nicola Willis explains the Government’s plan.

If the economy is doing so well, why does it feel like most people are drowning? Chlöe Swarbrick says the system is working exactly as designed: for the wealthy.

According to Evangelical Christian PM Chris Luxon, who would Jesus Bomb?

A death penalty law that doesn’t apply equally isn’t justice; it’s policy. The UN is warning Israel’s latest move crosses a dangerous line.

This wasn’t another climate talkfest. Santa Marta put fossil fuels on the chopping block, and civil society is watching to make sure governments don’t flinch.

The next pandemic won’t wait for diplomatic niceties. Helen Clark says the world is still dangerously exposed while equity remains unresolved.

What would a world without a free press look like? It would be a world of indifference, where violence is…

Before the OIA, secrecy ruled. The Bill Sutch case shows why transparency still matters, especially now.

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