Luxon’s Conservation Bill Opens Public Land Sell-Off
The Government calls it modernisation. The Greens call it a bulldozer through public conservation land, and once it is gone, it is gone.

The Government calls it modernisation. The Greens call it a bulldozer through public conservation land, and once it is gone, it is gone.

Nine years of Winston Peters? Critics imagine a future of endless culture wars, deregulation and political horse trading stretched across a decade.

Shane Jones wants to mine conservation land. Voters might just respond by throwing butter chicken at him on the campaign trail.

He didn’t just flip, he spun. From defending heritage land to mining it. If this doesn’t alarm you, it should.

The Court of Appeal has delivered a blow to mining interests, protecting native forest from being handed to corporate extraction.

Mining. Fishing. Donations. At what point does “policy” start looking like payback?

Talking tough is easy. Turning up isn’t. Especially when the invitation comes with real questions.

NZ First says mining will enrich the regions. But with just 2% royalties and profits heading offshore, this looks less like development — and more like vandalism.

Build The Nation says politicians are targeting the wrong problem. Instead of tinkering with mining royalties, Richard McIntosh argues New Zealand should crack down on offshore profit-shifting and force multinationals to finally pay their fair share.

Greenpeace says Luxon’s critical minerals deal risks turning Aotearoa into a US military mining outpost.