NZ First go full cooker against WHO
NZ First’s rejection of WHO pandemic rules highlights Winston Peters’ shift toward anti-vaccine rhetoric and conspiracy-aligned politics.
public health
-
-
Economy is collapsing and ACT thinks making it easier to buy booze is the solution?
ACT’s alcohol law changes raise serious questions as New Zealand faces rising costs, unemployment and growing hardship.
-
Child poverty, social determinants of health, and the limits of balance sheet thinking
Child poverty in New Zealand is not inevitable — but it is driving rising health system demand and exposing the limits of balance sheet-driven policy.
-
Simeon Brown knew Public Health privatisation was wrong
Unredacted Health NZ advice warned of serious risks in outsourcing surgeries. Did Simeon Brown ignore the dangers of health privatisation?
-
New international report warns global drug policies are failing – NZ Drug Foundation
A major new international review of global drug policy has found the “war on drugs” approach is failing, with drug…
-
Ian Powell – Mismanaging my (and our) health by private operational control
The Manage My Health cyber breach was not just a security failure — it was a failure of sovereignty. When…
-
National are mutilating our public health system into a privatised American one and you are letting them
This… Elective surgery waits: How private hospitals plan to cut backlogs Health Minister Simeon Brown has told Health NZ (HNZ),…
-
Glyphosate Ruling: Greenpeace Calls for Testing
Greenpeace welcomes the glyphosate ruling but urges NZ Food Safety to restart testing and enforce residue limits on cereals and dried peas.
-
Greens Renew Call for Cannabis Regulation
Five years after the cannabis referendum, the Greens renew calls for evidence-based regulation to reduce harm and cut the black market.
-
Labour’s Targeted Property Tax & Free GP Visits
Labour proposes a targeted capital gains tax to fund three free GP visits per year. Family homes exempt. Here’s what it means for Election 2026.
