New Zealand has a system of migrant labour exploitation by design
For decades New Zealand relied on migrant workers to prop up the economy, while trapping many in a temporary visa system with little long-term security.

For decades New Zealand relied on migrant workers to prop up the economy, while trapping many in a temporary visa system with little long-term security.

The weirdest thing about Javier Milei may not be the dead dog stories anymore. Allegations around disinformation networks and political money are becoming far harder to ignore.

A $6-a-day migrant surcharge won’t fix New Zealand’s infrastructure crisis, but critics say it will make vulnerable workers pay for decades of political failure.

ACT wants a NZ version of ICE. But is this policy, or a desperate bid to outflank Winston on immigration?

In a rare moment of unity, MPs back a bill that puts saving lives ahead of punishing drug use.

ACT loves free speech, right up until it doesn’t. Now their attack on the Greens is raising awkward questions.

A Super El Niño is coming, and it could smash through New Zealand’s climate denial, insurance system and political complacency all at once.
Heavier trucks. Broken roads. Same lobby winning. If you think this is about efficiency, you’re missing who’s really paying the bill.

Nicole McKee says respect for the fallen is shown in deeds, not words. Critics are now asking if that applies to New Zealand war graves bulldozed in Gaza.

New Zealand isn’t a tiny battler — it’s a vast, sparsely populated nation built on State infrastructure, not free market fantasy.