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THE WRITE STUFF
US left wing journalist Abby Martin. At a time of reactionary politics and complacent centrism, does left wing journalism still matter?    I...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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STEPHEN RAINBOW: HIS APPOINTMENT AS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER WAS UNLAWFUL
The High Court has ruled that Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith unlawfully appointed Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow and Race Relati...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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THE POLITICISATION OF A MASSACRE
The Bondi Beach massacre has been politicised to shield Israel from accountability for its crimes in Gaza.                               ...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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THE 45 CENT INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE IS AN INSULT TO WORKERS
The 45 cent increase to the minimum wage is less than $20 a week, at a time when the cost of living continues to escalate. Described by Work...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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THE WINNERS BEHIND RMA REFORM
The Government's replacement for the Resource Management Act is a win for business, farmers and property developers. Bryce Edwards says th...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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DEFENDING SUMMERTIME
When business leaders complain that the summer break is 'too long', what they are really saying is workers are not being exploited enough. ...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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CHLOE SWARBRICK HAS A LABOUR PROBLEM
Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick has consistently argued that New Zealand's current economic model is unsustainable, yet she is confron...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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SANCTIFYING JACINDA ARDERN
The new documentary Prime Minister is another step in the mythologising of Jacinda Ardern's political legacy. While  she is being portrayed...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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LABOUR'S CENTRIST WEEKEND CONFERENCE
"If Labour wins next year, and it may well win, don’t expect much to change. The party has made that abundantly clear during the weekend. ...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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LABOUR'S CENTRISM IS OUT OF STEP WITH THE MOOD FOR REAL CHANGE
The Labour Party conference confirmed that the Labour leadership have no intention of abandoning the failed neoliberal orthodoxy. It has cho...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES
While socialist politics is advancing in the United States, it remains largely moribund in New Zealand. Why the difference and what can we...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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BROOKE VAN VELDEN: SHIELDING CORPORATIONS FROM ACCOUNTABILITY
Brooke van Velden’s response to Pike River families exposes the hollowness of her libertarian rhetoric, revealing a politics that consistent...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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THE $379 MILLION PARLIAMENT
Nepali protesters recently burnt down the homes of their political leaders, a protest driven by anger at the increasing disparity in wealt...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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REGULATORY STANDARDS: PRIVILEGING CAPITAL OVER PEOPLE
The Regulatory Standards Bill was passed last week by the coalition government, despite 98 percent of public submissions opposed to it. Ther...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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CHRIS HIPKINS: FAUX SOCIALIST
In an interview with RNZ's Guyon Espiner, Labour leader Chris Hipkins said that he's 'comfortable' with being labelled a socialist. But ther...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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PRIVATISATION: ENRICHING THE FEW, IMPOVERISHING THE MANY
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is manoeuvring to further privatise state assets, despite the fact that privatisation has, historically, fa...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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TIME FOR THE NEW ZEALAND LEFT TO GET WITH THE ZEITGEIST
Zohran Mamdani's election victory has shown the way for the New Zealand left. Bryce Edwards says that it needs to break out of his cautiou...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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ZOHRAN MAMDANI'S ELECTION VICTORY WILL BE A REBUKE FOR NEW ZEALAND'S TIMID POLITICS
The general election for New York mayor happens on Tuesday, November 4. The polls indicate that Zohran Mamdani will be New York's first so...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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INDEPENDENT MEDIA CAN DEFEAT THE RIGHT'S NOISE MACHINE
What does the left need to do to build its own independent media?  International examples such as Novara Media in the United Kingdom and Jac...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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LABOUR'S CAPITAL GAINS TAX POLICY: A MEANINGLESS GESTURE THAT CHANGES NOTHING
Labour’s capital gains tax announcement is not a bold step toward economic justice, but a timid, business-friendly gesture that leaves the e...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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THE ILLUSION OF BALANCE
How the New Zealand mainstream media reinforces the status quo.   IF NEWSTALK ZB is the blunt instrument of conservative politics, then the ...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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THE DECLINE OF RADIO NEW ZEALAND
Once regarded as a bastion of critical and independent journalism, Radio New Zealand is now in the midst of a ratings decline and a crisis o...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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NEWSTALK ZB: COMFORTING THE COMFORTABLE
In a healthy democracy, media outlets should challenge those in power, scrutinise policy, and provide space for a diversity of perspective...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO REFUSE TO BOW
The 'No King' protests in the United States have reminded us that people power is the only antidote to the rule of a few. Democracy is not...
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October 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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NEW ZEALAND'S CRISIS OF POLITICAL LEGITIMACY
The latest The Post  / Freshwater Strategy poll puts Labour on 34 percent support and National on 31 percent. It's yet another poll in a l...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM