WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Why are the poor paying for a war New Zealand didn’t start?
Fuel relief New Zealand debate heats up as low-income whānau bear the cost of rising petrol prices from a war they had no role in.
Cost of Living Crisis
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1-on-1 in 10 clip: Rawiri Waititi on Māori Seats, Welfare & Cost Crisis
In this week’s 1-on-1 in 10, Rawiri Waititi lays out why Māori electorates matter more than ever — and how…
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Te Pāti Māori Calls For Urgent Suspension Of Fuel Excise Tax To Relieve Pressure On Whānau
Te Pāti Māori is calling on the Government to immediately suspend fuel excise tax to provide urgent relief for whānau…
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NZ Food Prices Rise as Supermarket Duopoly Rakes in Millions
Rising food prices and supermarket profits spark calls to break up NZ’s duopoly as more households face food insecurity.
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Exploding beneficiary numbers and rising hunger – this is Old Zealand disintegrating
After crashing the economy by crushing the infrastructure pipeline in 2024 that Labour created causing enormous cascading job loses and…
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Government’s failure to provide any relief for fuel crisis – Green
Finance Minister Nicola Willis today announced no new support for families hit by the fuel crisis. “Nicola Willis pulled together…
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Why punish Kiwis at the petrol pump for a war we had no hand in making?
No one in NZ is responsible for Trump’s insane and illegal war with Iran. He is been conned and tricked…
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NZ Government kill electric cars just when we need more electric cars
Verity Johnson is one of the best columnists in NZ, and she makes the devastating point that the NZ Government…
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Food Prices Rise Fastest in Four Years, Says Labour
Labour says food prices are rising at the fastest rate in four years, criticising Christopher Luxon’s cost-of-living promises and new gas tax plans.
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Cheaty of Waitangi 2026: Brown on Brown unfriendly fire while the Right escapes accountability
Waitangi Day should be about accountability, power, and honouring Te Tiriti. In 2026, it became something else entirely. As a…
