Luxon John Campbell Clash Over Big Polluters
John Campbell asks why big polluters appear to be getting the law rewritten in their favour, and Luxon responds with a warning. That alone tells you how rotten this looks.

John Campbell asks why big polluters appear to be getting the law rewritten in their favour, and Luxon responds with a warning. That alone tells you how rotten this looks.

Mike Smith won the right to take major emitters to court. Now Luxon’s Government is changing the law before the evidence can be heard.

Luxon said Winston Peters mischaracterised him on Iran. Now his own office says the evidence doesn’t exist. That is not a footnote, it is the story.

The Mongrel Mob meth rehabilitation programme worked. But in New Zealand, looking tough on gangs matters more than reducing addiction.

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.