Smith v Fonterra: Big Polluters Dodged Democracy
Private emails, hidden lobbying and big polluters trying to dodge Smith v Fonterra. This is what corporate influence looks like.
Shane Jones
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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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Waatea Budget 2026 Coverage: Māori Voices, Politics and Economy
Four hours of Budget Day analysis through a Māori lens, with political leaders, economists and commentators asking who wins, who loses and what it means for whānau.
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Bottom Trawling Killed 1,383 Protected Animals
Eight tonnes of coral and sponges. Four endangered Hector’s dolphins. More than 1,000 seabirds. This is the real cost of bottom trawling.
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Stuart Nash Joins NZ First After Cabinet and Women Scandals
Stuart Nash leaked Cabinet details to donors, disgraced himself talking about women, and has now found a new political home with NZ First. Of course he has.
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Government’s Fossil Gas Fairytale Exposed – Russel Norman
The Government spent two years insisting more fossil gas would save us. Now it is underwriting loans to help businesses escape gas dependence. Russel Norman says the fairytale has collapsed.
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Jobs that National believes AI robots will take over
National’s vision of AI-powered public services sounds less like innovation and more like automating neglect.
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Why trust Matua Shane Jones meeting Trump’s Mining Nazgul?
As Shane Jones courts international mining interests, critics warn donor influence and deregulation are reshaping New Zealand politics.
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TDB Dares Shane Jones To Sue Over Fishing Boat Footage
Shane Jones wants $50,000 fines for publishing fishing boat footage while climate collapse accelerates and environmental protections are gutted. TDB says: see you in court.
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Te Kaupapa Election 2026 weekend political podcast: with Teanau Tuiono, Hone Harawira, Kerrin Leoni, Matthew Tukaki and Bomber
Unemployment, migrant “values tests”, homelessness and Māori anger collide in this week’s explosive Election 2026 political panel.
