Debt wouldn’t be a problem if this Government taxed the rich!
Critics say New Zealand’s debt panic is driven by neoliberal myths designed to justify cuts while protecting wealthy interests and property speculation.

Critics say New Zealand’s debt panic is driven by neoliberal myths designed to justify cuts while protecting wealthy interests and property speculation.

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 argument was that Treaty obligations would move to the Crown. Critics say the latest education reforms prove they were simply removed.

What children learn, how teachers are judged and who controls the profession could soon sit directly under ministerial authority.

After cutting pay equity protections, Nicola Willis is now targeting another 8,700 public sector jobs in what critics call ideological vandalism.

A looming Super El Niño combined with global food insecurity and fertiliser disruption could trigger devastating climate and humanitarian consequences.

From Tommy Robinson marches to extremist Flag Day scenes, critics warn modern nationalism is sliding deeper into open dehumanisation.

When sexual torture becomes part of the information war, the question is not who controls the narrative. It is who is being protected from accountability.
Election 2026 is becoming a political knife fight over who gets heard, who gets blamed and who gets protected. Independent media has never mattered more.