Chlöe Swarbrick: NZ Economy Rigged For The Rich
If the economy is doing so well, why does it feel like most people are drowning? Chlöe Swarbrick says the system is working exactly as designed: for the wealthy.

If the economy is doing so well, why does it feel like most people are drowning? Chlöe Swarbrick says the system is working exactly as designed: for the wealthy.

New Zealand isn’t drifting apart by chance. Decades of economic policy and population pressure are tearing at the social fabric.

Forget the culture wars, May Day is a reminder that class struggle is still the fight that matters most.

We tax wages. We tax spending. But wealth? Not so much. The CTU says that imbalance can’t survive another election cycle.

Giga-yachts at the top. Food banks at the bottom. This isn’t a gap — it’s a system.

Cut the people who hold the Crown accountable to Te Tiriti — then pretend the relationship still works. That’s the play.

Principals aren’t confused. They’re warning this will make things worse.
Cuba shouldn’t outperform wealthier nations in healthcare. But in key ways — it does.

Turn schools into grades, and you don’t just measure performance — you reshape behaviour. The question is who benefits.

From pay parity to workplace safety, critics say Brooke van Velden leaves behind a deeply controversial legacy.