New Zealand Right to Strike Backed by ICJ
The world’s top court has confirmed the right to strike is fundamental. The NZCTU says New Zealand’s Government has run out of excuses for stalling.

The world’s top court has confirmed the right to strike is fundamental. The NZCTU says New Zealand’s Government has run out of excuses for stalling.

Defence is getting more money. The people keeping its ships, aircraft and systems running now want proof they will not be left behind again.

The Government thought it could kneecap pay equity, rob low-paid women workers, fund tax cuts, and move on. The unions clearly have other ideas.

The Government didn’t just cancel pay equity claims. It cancelled justice for more than 180,000 workers, and now the United Nations is being asked to look.

The Government’s pay equity rollback is no longer just a domestic political fight, it’s now the subject of an international human rights complaint.

Underpaid, overworked, and walking away — New Zealand’s journalism crisis isn’t looming. It’s already gutting the newsroom.
$20,644.45 — that’s what pay equity cancellation cost each worker. Now they’re turning that loss into a public reckoning.

They’re caring for New Zealand’s most vulnerable — and paying for it themselves. Even after the increase, many say they’re still going backwards.

A 45-cent pay rise in a $4 petrol world isn’t balance — it’s denial. And workers are the ones paying for it.

Brooke van Velden’s exit from ACT raises questions over pay equity reforms, polling decline, and internal political pressure ahead of Election 2026.