National Drops The Mask, Six Months Before Election 2026
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.

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.

When families can’t afford food, power or rent, National’s answer is to cut the last bit of support keeping them afloat.

Anti-war protesters will gather in Auckland demanding New Zealand reject US-led wars, militarisation and deeper involvement in global conflict.

The Government is increasing rents, tightening housing support and criminalising homelessness while ministers claim thousands in housing allowances themselves.

As Auckland unemployment rises and Wellington braces for more cuts, critics say National is weaponising culture wars while protecting elite interests.

The Greens say National is balancing its Budget on the backs of public housing tenants, beneficiaries and disabled New Zealanders.

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

The Greens say Luxon’s “DOGE style” austerity agenda is hollowing out public services while frontline workers pay the price.

The Greens say National’s planned NCEA overhaul could push thousands of students out of education success and back towards outdated standardised assessment.

After cutting housing and social support, the Government now wants police powers to move on and punish the homeless its own policies helped create.