Failed ETS Auctions Leave $1.4b Debt Hole
Luxon broke confidence in the carbon market. Now, according to the Greens, New Zealanders are carrying another $1.4 billion in debt to cover the failure.
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Bottom Trawling Killed 1,383 Protected Animals
Eight tonnes of coral and sponges. Four endangered Hector’s dolphins. More than 1,000 seabirds. This is the real cost of bottom trawling.
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Government Allows AI Benefit Decisions Against Beneficiaries
Jobseeker recipients now reapply every six months. MSD can now use automated systems for welfare decisions. Somehow the poorest are always first in line for State experiments.
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The Bradbury Group Turns 1: Here’s To Election 2026
One year after being pushed out for refusing to shut up, The Bradbury Group is still here, still growing, and still spoiling for Election 2026.
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English Tests for Migrant Workers, $5m Homes for Investors
Speak English if you are a migrant worker. Bring millions if you want a mansion. National’s immigration priorities could not be clearer.
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Something Smells at the Teaching Council of Aotearoa
Three elected teacher representatives resign early. Erica Stanford moves towards a fully appointed Teaching Council. And the same ugly question keeps surfacing: who is really in charge?
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A Personal Message From Gary Taylor, CEO, Environmental Defence Society – Environmental Defence Society
The Government is putting growth before nature. Gary Taylor says the EDS Conference 2026 is the moment to demand a better environmental mandate.
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Free Public Transport Must Be in Budget 2026
Fuel costs are rising, transport poverty is biting and disabled passengers face higher costs. Free Fares NZ says Budget 2026 should make public transport free for those who need it most.
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Luxon’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies Risk Breaching UK FTA
Luxon’s Government champions trade and climate credibility overseas, then subsidises gas and LNG at home. The Greens say the hypocrisy may breach our UK trade deal.
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NZ Fossil Fuel Subsidies Risk Breaching Trade Deals
New Zealand lectures the world on ending fossil fuel subsidies. Now legal experts warn its own gas and LNG support may breach trade commitments.
