How Sunfields sums up everything wrong with political corruption in NZ
Flood-prone land, weak infrastructure and fast-track powers have turned Sunfield into a lightning rod for anger over developer politics.
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Homes turned into rules – After criminalising the homeless they created, National now comes for state tenants
The Government is increasing rents, tightening housing support and criminalising homelessness while ministers claim thousands in housing allowances themselves.
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This Government hates Auckland, Wellington, Trans, Disabled, Workers, Migrants, Renters and Environment while loving Corporations, Farmers, Mining, Banks and Big Polluters
As Auckland unemployment rises and Wellington braces for more cuts, critics say National is weaponising culture wars while protecting elite interests.
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Why trust Matua Shane Jones meeting Trump’s Mining Nazgul?
As Shane Jones courts international mining interests, critics warn donor influence and deregulation are reshaping New Zealand politics.
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Can Labour centrism win the election? No. But why?
The problem with centrism is not moderation. It is that voters eventually stop believing you stand for anything at all.
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Kicking the disabled, denigrating migrants and bashing beneficiaries to balance the budget isn’t a solution, it’s social vandalism
Critics warn the Government’s public sector cuts and welfare changes are punishing vulnerable New Zealanders to fund austerity politics.
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Tamaki, Hutt South, Te Tai Tokerau, Tamaki Makaurau and Mt Albert – the five most important bellwether electorates this election
Five electorates could reveal the political direction of the entire country, from Auckland’s urban vote to the future of Te Pāti Māori.
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Economy is melting down and all Government has is anti-Trans, anti-Māori, anti-migrants and anti-public service toxic culture war garbage – at some stage you must get angry
As the economy weakens and public sector cuts deepen, critics say the Government is fuelling culture wars instead of confronting inequality and corporate power.
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Stanford’s Magic Trick: Treaty of Waitangi in Education, gone
The argument was that Treaty obligations would move to the Crown. Critics say the latest education reforms prove they were simply removed.
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Erica Stanford’s Education Power Grab Explained
What children learn, how teachers are judged and who controls the profession could soon sit directly under ministerial authority.
