New Zealand Military Spending Slammed as Dangerous
The Government says there’s no money for social needs, yet billions appear for war and military expansion. Peace Action Wellington says the priorities are grotesque.

The Government says there’s no money for social needs, yet billions appear for war and military expansion. Peace Action Wellington says the priorities are grotesque.

$230 for a school ball? Parents are pushing back, and asking when school events became luxury experiences.

Is your drinking water safe? Free nitrate testing is back in Southland, and the results may surprise you.

A Super El Niño is coming, and it could smash through New Zealand’s climate denial, insurance system and political complacency all at once.

A storm every eight days. At some point New Zealand won’t rebuild fast enough — and when that happens, politics changes forever.

Giga-yachts at the top. Food banks at the bottom. This isn’t a gap — it’s a system.

When things fall apart, who picks you up — and who tells you to harden up? The fuel crisis gave us the answer.

Two cyclones. Record heat. And we’re still calling it unusual. This is what denial looks like.
Cuba shouldn’t outperform wealthier nations in healthcare. But in key ways — it does.

When the people who care for others can’t afford the petrol to get there, something’s broken.