Free Dental Care NZ Would Cost Less Than Current System
How many more Kiwis need to suffer in pain before politicians admit dental care is healthcare? A new report says New Zealand can afford free dental care now.

How many more Kiwis need to suffer in pain before politicians admit dental care is healthcare? A new report says New Zealand can afford free dental care now.

A damning new report says almost every environmental claim Fonterra makes is greenwashing — while its emissions keep rising and climate damage worsens.

The cruelty is the cost. Free dental care isn’t some wild luxury — it’s what happens when a country remembers mouths are part of bodies.

Simon Court’s AI-generated fantasy portrait is being roasted online — and critics say it’s as detached from reality as his politics.

The Greens are sending a message in 2026. Māori representation isn’t symbolic, it’s central to the party’s vision for power.

A 256% surge in extreme weather events isn’t some abstract warning anymore. Climate change is smashing infrastructure, driving up food and insurance costs and destabilising everyday life while politicians still refuse to confront the scale of the crisis.

The fuel crisis may be the latest punch, but Labour says National had already left Kiwi households reeling from soaring costs.

NZ is still training alongside the US military — even as accusations of illegal war and war crimes escalate. Critics say that makes us complicit.

They didn’t announce it. They didn’t consult. Now Te Tiriti obligations across 23 laws are being quietly downgraded — and Māori were never in the room.

More than 9,000 Palestinians detained — many without trial. The call isn’t just for awareness anymore. It’s for action.