How Sunfields sums up everything wrong with political corruption in NZ
Flood-prone land, weak infrastructure and fast-track powers have turned Sunfield into a lightning rod for anger over developer politics.

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.

The problem with centrism is not moderation. It is that voters eventually stop believing you stand for anything at all.

The Greens say young people leaving state care should never be abandoned into homelessness while emergency housing systems collapse around them.

The Greens say National is balancing its Budget on the backs of public housing tenants, beneficiaries and disabled New Zealanders.

Labour says Te Tiriti belongs in classrooms and is pledging to reverse what it calls the Government’s attacks on Māori education.

Labour says National is forcing vulnerable social housing tenants to pay for Budget savings through higher rents and reduced support.

Critics warn the Government’s public sector cuts and welfare changes are punishing vulnerable New Zealanders to fund austerity politics.