First 100 day agenda for Hard Right Government – Winners, Losers and Predictions
Tobacco deaths for tax cuts, gloating over 8000 public service job cuts, a Finance Minister who didn’t seem to understand…
Election 2023
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Israel returns to war crimes as scale of intelligence failure exposed
Gaza death toll spikes despite US plea for civilian protection Israel pounded targets in the crowded southern half of the…
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Tobacco deaths for tax cuts, 8000 sacked public servants by Christmas and poorest families lose $555m – The full social cost and damage of this new hard right racist Government
The sheer scale of damage the mere birthing of this Government is going to cause Kiwis is remarkable as we…
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There are many reasons to extend Parliament term to 4 years, cost is NOT one of them!
National on promise to introduce legislation on extending parliamentary term to four years: ‘It will save money’ We are already…
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Climate Change and Environment outside Cabinet as planet melts
As the Hard Right Racist Government settles in, the values are glaring and venal. As the planet melts with temperatures…
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Gang Funeral Back Down??? Oh no you don’t Mark Mitchell!
Head Hunter funeral: Incoming Police Minister Mark Mitchell ‘pleased’ with robust police response ahead of William ‘Bird’ Hines’ funeral Incoming…
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The New Government – Winners, Losers & Predictions
Christopher Luxon, David Seymour and Winston Peters walk into a bar. The Barman looks up and says, “What its this?…
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The coalition agreement for Working for Families is very weak but tweaks could improve it.
There were two promises in National’s original plan for Working for Families: an extra $25 a week from the In…
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MEDIAWATCH: John Campbell on the horror of a new hard right racist Government and why TVNZ must protect him
John Campbell’s powerful and moving review of the spite masquerading as social policy is another reminder of how important John…
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What does the Left do now in the face of a hard right racist Government? RESIST! RESIST! RESIST!
I’ve been working on a “Where to now for Labour, Greens, Māori Party and the NZ Left?” blog since the…