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Wellington right now

From pay parity to workplace safety, critics say Brooke van Velden leaves behind a deeply controversial legacy.

As climate breakdown accelerates, a universal artist income could help societies process, adapt and survive what’s coming.
The 2026 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals a deeply divided society — but critics say it misdiagnoses the real problem.

Would Marsden Point have protected NZ from the fuel crisis? Critics say the claims don’t stack up.

The Iran conflict could push NZ fuel prices up by 20–50 cents per litre — with inflation and unemployment rising.

On the one hand this trite comment about giving up buying things is perfectly senible and right; on the other hand seeing that the only point of having us ordinaries in Kiwiland is so we can consume and make profits for large corpse, with a mini-scule, about as big as a thumbnail, left over for local micro-micro businesses on which so many of our vital, perky young people and those in the gig economy depend for their livelihood.
To own a home stop buying coffees: to keep city businesses alive you must buy coffees