A READER has drawn it to my attention that the evidence is uncertain, at best, that former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a personal don...
LABOUR REJECTS THE GREEN' PARTY'S TAX POLICY. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE GREEN'S?
' Do we want to keep tinkering, or do we want a brand new deal? Are we willing to reset the rules?... It's not going to happen overn...
ROGER WATERS + MONA MIARI : COMFORTABLY NUMB
ROGER WATERS and Palestinian singer-songwriter Mona Miari have re-recorded “Comfortably Numb” as a tribute to Gaza. The two share vocals ...
COST OF LIVING CRISIS? WHAT COST OF LIVING CRISIS?
In the space of one year, the combined wealth of New Zealand's 150 richest individuals and families has surged to nearly $130 billion,...
MUSK'S TRILLIONAIRE STATUS IS NOT A MILESTONE TO CELEBRATE
"Billionaires need the working class. The working class does not need billionaires." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Elon Musk is the w...
BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND THE GREENS ARE MISSING IN ACTION
Labour's announcement of a capped public transport fare is a fiscally conservative gesture dressed up as a bold intervention. Labour wan...
BODIES OF EVIDENCE
ISRAEL IS the only state to have legalised torture through a ruling by its own Supreme Court. An expert who has documented these violati...
ABBY MARTIN: CONFRONTING EMPIRE
Abby Martin says that the climate crisis cannot be overcome without confronting the U.S. military. Abby is touring Australia in July, at a t...
HEATHER DU-PLESSIS ALLAN: GIVING HER AUDIENCE WHAT IT WANTS
Last week Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis-Allan was named Broadcaster of the Year at the New Zealand Radio Awards. But her weekday driv...
WHEN VERITY MET GERRY
Stuff columnist Verity Johnson got a call from the Speaker of the House, Gerry Brownlee. He's worried about some of the things that Ve...
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?
The D emocratic National Committee may not like it, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be preparing to make a bid for the Democratic Party pre...
BUDGET 2026: WHERE'S THE OPPOSITION TO AUSTERITY?
Because you didn't ask for it, Budget 2026 announced another dose of austerity. It'll hurt you more than it hurts Nicola.. BUDGET ...
PROTECTING THE POLLUTERS
In an era of climate crisis, the Government has chosen to protect the polluters. The question now is not whether this Government serves th...
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE, BUT NOT ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NZ HERALD
A rgentina has recently been convulsed by enormous anti-austerity protests while in Bolivia the US-backed Government continues to face a w...
THE SELECTIVE SYMPATHY OF JULIET MOSES
Juliet Moses has expressed her sympathy for the three people killed at a San Diego mosque on Monday. But the New Zealand Zionist has shown...