Greens Attack Government’s Council Shake-Up
Councils are already under pressure from infrastructure costs, climate events and reform fatigue, and now the Government wants to restructure the sector at speed.

Councils are already under pressure from infrastructure costs, climate events and reform fatigue, and now the Government wants to restructure the sector at speed.

Councils are already stretched thin. Now the Government wants sweeping reforms pushed through at speed, and the Greens say democracy is paying the price.

We didn’t lose control of our water — we gave it away. The latest report just makes it official.

You turn on the tap — and you’re told not to drink it. How is this still happening in New Zealand?

KiwiWorks New Zealand is the Alliance Party’s proposal to rebuild state infrastructure capability, restore public engineering capacity, and reduce reliance on private contractors.

Wellington’s sewage crisis reignites debate over scrapping Three Waters. Was ditching water reform ideological sabotage with real-world consequences?

Wellington’s sewage crisis isn’t an accident. It’s the predictable result of decades of privatisation, underinvestment, and political cowardice.

Wellington is not drowning in sewage by accident. This is the predictable outcome of decades of privatisation ideology, lowest-bid contracting,…
New Zealand’s inflation didn’t rise by accident. It rose by design. The latest CPI figures expose exactly where the pressure…