Fuel crisis package and the ‘paid work first’ failure
The Government’s fuel crisis package is being criticised for prioritising paid work over need, leaving the poorest families without support.

The Government’s fuel crisis package is being criticised for prioritising paid work over need, leaving the poorest families without support.

The contrast between Labour and National’s crisis responses is becoming increasingly clear, from Covid support to today’s cost of living pressures.

Rocket Lab’s growing US military contracts are raising concerns about New Zealand’s role in global defence and whether it is becoming entangled in the military industrial complex.

Food insecurity is rising sharply in New Zealand, with foodbank demand surging despite the country producing enough to feed 40 million people.

Environmental groups warn the Fisheries Amendment Bill could weaken ocean protections, expand bottom trawling, and hand greater control to the fishing industry.

Labour says the McCain closure in Hastings is the latest sign of a growing jobs crisis, with manufacturing layoffs and rising unemployment across New Zealand.

The Greens say the Government’s fossil fuel relief package fails to meet the scale of the crisis, leaving many New Zealanders without meaningful support.

Labour says the Government’s fuel relief announcement leaves too many New Zealanders behind, with rising petrol prices adding to an already brutal cost of living crisis.

The Bradbury Group Marama Davidson interview plus panel on Iran war, economy and Election 2026 politics in Aotearoa.

Brooke van Velden’s exit from ACT raises questions over pay equity reforms, polling decline, and internal political pressure ahead of Election 2026.