Temporary Additional Support Cuts Hit Vulnerable Kiwis
When families can’t afford food, power or rent, National’s answer is to cut the last bit of support keeping them afloat.

When families can’t afford food, power or rent, National’s answer is to cut the last bit of support keeping them afloat.

The strangest thing about NZ’s culture war Right is how fiercely they defend the wealthy elites exploiting them.

National’s vision of AI-powered public services sounds less like innovation and more like automating neglect.

The Treaty rewrite agenda is too sweeping, too coordinated and too well-funded to simply be dismissed as populist politics.

As Auckland unemployment rises and Wellington braces for more cuts, critics say National is weaponising culture wars while protecting elite interests.

The problem with centrism is not moderation. It is that voters eventually stop believing you stand for anything at all.

Five electorates could reveal the political direction of the entire country, from Auckland’s urban vote to the future of Te Pāti Māori.

As the economy weakens and public sector cuts deepen, critics say the Government is fuelling culture wars instead of confronting inequality and corporate power.

The coalition flunked Greenpeace’s fuel crisis test, but Labour’s hesitant middle-ground approach also came under scrutiny.

Nicola Willis didn’t just dodge the jobs crisis. She got the basic unemployment facts wrong in her own city.