Te Kaupapa: Matthew Tukaki on Housing, Māori Politics & The Battle For The North
Nicola Willis says State House tenants won lotto. Te Kaupapa asks what that really means, and who has the numbers to win the North.

Nicola Willis says State House tenants won lotto. Te Kaupapa asks what that really means, and who has the numbers to win the North.

This year’s legacy media awards were the usual self congratulations for relevancy as the Institution of Fourth Estate Journalism is…

The strangest thing about NZ’s culture war Right is how fiercely they defend the wealthy elites exploiting them.

National’s vision of AI-powered public services sounds less like innovation and more like automating neglect.

The Treaty rewrite agenda is too sweeping, too coordinated and too well-funded to simply be dismissed as populist politics.

Te Pāti Māori’s internal turmoil may have only one political circuit-breaker left. Hone Harawira returning to Te Tai Tokerau.

Flood-prone land, weak infrastructure and fast-track powers have turned Sunfield into a lightning rod for anger over developer politics.

The Government is increasing rents, tightening housing support and criminalising homelessness while ministers claim thousands in housing allowances themselves.

As Auckland unemployment rises and Wellington braces for more cuts, critics say National is weaponising culture wars while protecting elite interests.
As Shane Jones courts international mining interests, critics warn donor influence and deregulation are reshaping New Zealand politics.