Plunket Funding Promise Forgotten in Budget 26
They promised to fund Plunket properly. Then Budget 26 arrived, and the nurses caring for our newborn babies were left waiting again.
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Roy Morgan Poll Shock: Labour Plunges, TOP Hits 6%
Labour has been warned for months. Now the Roy Morgan poll has delivered the punishment: a 7.5% plunge and TOP suddenly over 5%.
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Gleichschaltung and Far-Right Momentum in NZ
Ian Powell warns that New Zealand is far from Nazi Germany, but far-right momentum, neoliberal drift and authoritarian instincts should not be dismissed.
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Shane Jones Weakens Oil Polluter Clean-up Liability
The culture war screams about trans people, Māori and vaccines. Meanwhile Shane Jones is making it easier for oil companies to leave taxpayers with the clean-up bill.
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Jacinda Ardern Documentary Wins Emmy Award
Clarke Gayford’s intimate Jacinda Ardern documentary has won an Emmy. Somewhere, the right-wing outrage machine is making the most beautiful noise.
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Homeschooling Backdown Exposes NZ Politics’ Third Rail
There are more than 11,000 home-educated children and ERO reviewed just 10 families last year. Erica Stanford tried basic oversight, then discovered homeschooling is political kryptonite.
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Hone Harawira on Te Tai Tokerau and Winston Peters
Hone Harawira is not standing in Te Tai Tokerau, but he is far from silent. He names who he backs, what the Government is destroying and why Winston Peters must be stopped.
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English Tests for Workers, AI Job Cuts | War on News
Workers must prove their English. Millionaire investors do not. Public servants face AI cuts. Martyn Bradbury takes apart another week of government hypocrisy.
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Budget 2026 Cuts: The Abandonment Budget
State tenants pay more. Students lose Fees Free. Beneficiaries are squeezed. Banks get a token levy. Budget 2026 is not recovery, it is abandonment.
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Government Ignored Advice to Shield Big Polluters
Officials said do not intervene. Big Polluters wanted protection from Mike Smith’s court case. The Government went ahead and gave them exactly what they wanted.
