Wayne Brown Auckland: The Mayor the City Deserves?
Wayne Brown may be a grumpy propertied boomer, but Martyn says that is exactly why he fits Auckland: a city managing decline without disturbing property prices.

Wayne Brown may be a grumpy propertied boomer, but Martyn says that is exactly why he fits Auckland: a city managing decline without disturbing property prices.

David Seymour thinks councils can be bribed into fixing housing. Dave Bainbridge-Zafar says the real blockage is in Wellington, where state housing has been abandoned for market theatre.

State tenants face higher rents and the threat of being pushed back into the private market, while landlords pocket a $2.9 billion tax break. Vote like your home depends on it.

The Government created the conditions for homelessness. Now it wants police powers to move rough sleepers and beggars out of sight. Even Chris Bishop says parts breach protected rights.

Nicola Willis says State housing tenants have won Lotto. Funny, because most of them are still waiting for a safe roof and a Government that cares.

The Government calls it fairer housing support. The NZCTU says it is taking money from struggling tenants and handing the advantage to landlords.

National has stopped pretending to be centrist. Six months before Election 2026, the cruelty is out in the open and the target is anyone too exhausted to fight back.

Flood-prone land, weak infrastructure and fast-track powers have turned Sunfield into a lightning rod for anger over developer politics.

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

Calling a floodplain SunField is dark comedy. Fast-tracking it without proper infrastructure is something far uglier.