How Zohran Mamdani Is Winning And What Labour Must Learn
While centrists manage decline, Zohran Mamdani is rolling out public supermarkets, confronting monopoly power and giving working people something Labour forgot how to offer: hope.

While centrists manage decline, Zohran Mamdani is rolling out public supermarkets, confronting monopoly power and giving working people something Labour forgot how to offer: hope.

Auckland’s roads are about to become pay-to-play, and the people least able to avoid peak-hour travel will be the ones hit hardest.

The coalition flunked Greenpeace’s fuel crisis test, but Labour’s hesitant middle-ground approach also came under scrutiny.

From the placards to the rhetoric, NZ’s fuel tax protests are beginning to look like the Parliament lawn movement with a petrol twist.

Chippy turned up in Auckland with policy, spine and a clear line on racism. After Luxon’s weakness, that matters more than National wants to admit.

Wellington commuters are being hit with higher Metlink fares just as fuel prices surge, and unions say working people are paying the price again.

Aucklanders were told public transport was the future. Now many are staring at a half-finished rail project, endless congestion and another delayed promise.

The Greens might finally have the economic vision New Zealand desperately needs. One built around energy independence, lower living costs and resilience. The problem is convincing voters to emotionally cross that political line in Election 2026.

The Greens aren’t just talking climate — they’re saying electrify everything or keep paying for global chaos at the pump and on your power bill.

What if the cheapest way to deal with the fuel crisis… was to make public transport free?