Debt wouldn’t be a problem if this Government taxed the rich!
Critics say New Zealand’s debt panic is driven by neoliberal myths designed to justify cuts while protecting wealthy interests and property speculation.
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Tamaki, Hutt South, Te Tai Tokerau, Tamaki Makaurau and Mt Albert – the five most important bellwether electorates this election
Five electorates could reveal the political direction of the entire country, from Auckland’s urban vote to the future of Te Pāti Māori.
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Economy is melting down and all Government has is anti-Trans, anti-Māori, anti-migrants and anti-public service toxic culture war garbage – at some stage you must get angry
As the economy weakens and public sector cuts deepen, critics say the Government is fuelling culture wars instead of confronting inequality and corporate power.
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Stanford’s Magic Trick: Treaty of Waitangi in Education, gone
The argument was that Treaty obligations would move to the Crown. Critics say the latest education reforms prove they were simply removed.
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Erica Stanford’s Education Power Grab Explained
What children learn, how teachers are judged and who controls the profession could soon sit directly under ministerial authority.
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Israel Embassy Move Sparks Wellington Backlash
The Israel embassy’s new Wellington location is already provoking anger, political controversy and calls for diplomatic expulsion.
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Greenpeace Fuel Crisis Scorecard Slams Coalition
The coalition flunked Greenpeace’s fuel crisis test, but Labour’s hesitant middle-ground approach also came under scrutiny.
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Greens Attack Rushed Disability Support Changes
Disabled communities say they were shut out again as the Government rushed through sweeping disability support law changes.
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Nicola Willis Unemployment Blunder Exposed
Nicola Willis didn’t just dodge the jobs crisis. She got the basic unemployment facts wrong in her own city.
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National threw pay parity women under the bus to save their last budget, now cutting 8,700 more public servants to save this budget
After cutting pay equity protections, Nicola Willis is now targeting another 8,700 public sector jobs in what critics call ideological vandalism.
