Summer Contributions Drive
Comrades It’s been a hell of a year. Despite the hacks that knocked us off line this year, despite the…
New Zealand Politics
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GULP – Austerity Agenda sees GDP collapse
Massive GDP fall: NZ in deep recession – worst since 1991 New Zealand’s gross domestic product (GDP) crashed by 1%…
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Luxon trashes Treaty but too much of a coward to face Waitangi
Prime Minister confirms he won’t be at Treaty Grounds on Waitangi Day Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed he will…
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MSD turning down 220 food parcels per day, tiniest minimum wage increase ever and Kiwi man weeps at shopping prices in Australia
Three stories manage to capture the cost of living pain so many Kiwis are living with. The first is news…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Japan, Australia and US plan trilateral training
In mid-November, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met in…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Haka, Hikoi and the Empowerment of the Kohanga Generation
Internationally at least the haka is most associated with Aotearoa New Zealand’s national men’s rugby team, the All Blacks. It…
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Christmas Contributions Drive
Comrades It’s been a hell of a year. Despite the hacks that knocked us off line this year, despite the…
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The Economy that National, ACT & NZF wrecked
This National, ACT and NZF Government can not keep pointing to the money the previous Government borrowed to protect us…
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Poor economic policy: history repeats, but a tiny bright light in the Budget Policy Statement 2025
I was proud to take a stand with 14 other economists, led by Ganesh Nana against current fiscal policies that…
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After Royal Inquiry into abuse of those in State care – we are torturing prisoners in SuperMax Prison
‘Cruel, inhuman and degrading’ conditions at prison unit for most dangerous criminals, Ombudsman says The Chief Ombudsman is calling for…