MEDIAWATCH – Damien Venuto surprised free market capitalism cheerleaders might be wrong
Are media cheerleaders ignoring cracks in New Zealand’s economy? Rising unemployment, weak retail and stalled infrastructure suggest deeper trouble.
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LNG imports would lock Kiwis into higher energy bills for decades when more secure options are ready now – NZGBC
NZGBC research warns LNG imports could cost Kiwis $8.3b and double electricity prices, while rooftop solar and heat pumps offer cheaper, secure energy now.
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Willie Jackson: Government making it worse for families
Labour’s Willie Jackson says new Salvation Army data shows unemployment rising and families struggling as cost of living pressures deepen.
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A lifeline for gas, a bill for households: Opposition grows to LNG levy proposal
Climate groups warn the Government’s LNG terminal plan could raise household power bills while delaying New Zealand’s transition to renewable energy.
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Economy in meltdown and the broken privatisation experiment never more apparent – so why is NZ Left floundering?
Rising unemployment, collapsing public services, and growing inequality expose New Zealand as a failed privatisation experiment — and raise hard questions for the Left.
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1-on-1 in 10: Chris Hipkins on Cost of Living, Climate Cuts & NZ First’s Culture War
With the 2026 election looming, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins sits down with The Bradbury Group for a raw, unscripted 1-on-1…
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Unemployment at 10-year high — Free Market Cheerleaders say relax
New Zealand’s unemployment rate has surged to its highest level in over a decade, but the Government and free-market cheerleaders…
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Highest unemployment rate in a decade sparks Green Party warning
The Greens say unemployment at 5.4% is a tragedy for families, warning the National–ACT–NZ First Government is failing workers and communities.
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Unemployment hits 11-year high — where are the Green Shoots of Recovery?
Official data is now doing what political rhetoric could not — exposing the gap between economic promises and lived reality….
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Cost of living rises faster than workers’ wages
Cost of living data released by Stats NZ today shows that working people are being left behind, said NZCTU Te…
