Temporary Additional Support Cuts Hit Vulnerable Kiwis
When families can’t afford food, power or rent, National’s answer is to cut the last bit of support keeping them afloat.
Budget 2026
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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.
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Greens Attack Luxon’s ‘DOGE Style’ Public Cuts
The Greens say Luxon’s “DOGE style” austerity agenda is hollowing out public services while frontline workers pay the price.
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Labour Warns Willis Cuts Could Cost 10,000 Jobs
Labour warns Nicola Willis’ planned public sector cuts could devastate regional economies while making public services slower and weaker.
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CTU Slams Willis Over Public Service Cuts
The CTU says Nicola Willis is pushing reckless austerity cuts while gambling on AI and consultants to replace public sector workers.
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Labour Vows To Scrap Fuel Excise Increase
With petrol and diesel prices surging, Labour says National’s planned fuel excise increase would pile even more pressure onto families and businesses already stretched to breaking point.
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Cheap racism + brutal economics – Luxon brings poppadoms for butter chicken tsunami while promising more austerity
Luxon is flirting with anti-immigration politics while promising more austerity, even as public services hollow out and corporate subsidies continue.
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Budget 2026 Cuts Could Deepen Public Service Crisis
The PSA says Budget 2026 risks driving exhausted public servants out the door while essential services across New Zealand are already stretched to breaking point.
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Greens Accuse Luxon of Anti-Migrant Politics
The Greens say Christopher Luxon is copying the global far-right playbook. Blaming migrants while shielding the corporate interests fuelling inequality.
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NZ Unemployment Pain Hits Workers Hard
The Government can spin the numbers however it likes. But 163,000 people unemployed and 406,000 underutilised is not recovery. It is warning sirens.
