The NZ neoliberal experiment is melting down as enormity of energy crisis and climate dawns
The economy built on housing speculation, privatisation and cheap growth is colliding with climate chaos, energy shocks and public exhaustion.

The economy built on housing speculation, privatisation and cheap growth is colliding with climate chaos, energy shocks and public exhaustion.

A catastrophic earthquake, war in the Pacific, economic collapse or Winston going full Farage. Are these the only scenarios where National and Labour unite?

UK Labour’s electoral punishment is a warning shot for New Zealand Labour: voters hammered by inequality want change, not managerial drift.

The Government wants broadcasters to regulate themselves. Critics say that’s exactly how standards collapse and misinformation spreads.

Testimony, leaked footage and human rights investigations are piling up around allegations of horrific abuse inside Israel’s Sde Teiman detention centre.

The Global Sumud Flotilla says governments can no longer hide behind statements while activists are detained, abused and abducted in international waters.

Young New Zealanders are leaving, unemployment is climbing, and the Government’s answer is to make tertiary education harder to afford.

The Climate Commission says New Zealand faces escalating climate risks. Greenpeace says the oversized dairy herd is helping drive the crisis.

A New Zealander came home from the Gaza flotilla with a story Wellington would rather not hear: guns, beatings, threats — and silence from our leaders.

Unemployment, migrant “values tests”, homelessness and Māori anger collide in this week’s explosive Election 2026 political panel.