No More Gold Stars: The Death of Corporate DEI
That’s it. No more accolades for progressive aesthetics, no more corporations at Pride, no more “support ethical businesses.” We need to be absolutely clear who we can rely on and who we can’t. Trump’s war on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has sent ripples through US government, businesses and the global capitalist class. He has […]
G for Gravediggers
“We see no difference between the aspirations of Māori people and the desire of workers in their struggles. We seek the support of workers and organisations, as the only viable bodies which have sympathy and understanding of the Māori people and their desires. The people who are oppressing the workers are the same who are […]
Solidarity with Rotokākahi
Full solidarity with the land protectors of Rotokākahi! The International Socialist Organisation of Aotearoa expresses its unconditional solidarity with the mana whenua of Tūhourangi and Ngati Tūmatawera as they oppose the construction of a sewage pipe through this tapu burial site. While local whānau, hapū and iwi are connected to the wai and whenua through […]
Defying Destiny – A Reflection
Background: On Sunday 23 February 2025, between 1200 and 2000 LGBTQ+ allies assembled in Albert Park in defiance of Destiny Church. The week prior, one of Destiny Church’s front groups, Man Up, had stormed and terrorised a Drag King’s storytime event in the Te Atatu Peninsula library, where one person was concussed and terrified children […]
The Fight Against Gender Repression
Attacks on trans rights continue to be central to Right Wing politics across the globe, and now threaten to make their way into government legislation. On 20 November 2024 the New Zealand Ministry of Health, tasked by the government, released an evidence brief and position statement calling for “additional safeguards” to be applied to the […]
Big Tech, Media Consolidation, and the New Oligarchy
Let’s face it: on November 5th, 2024, the world entered a new era. With the election of Donald Trump, the tired, zombified face of neoliberalism crumbled as disenfranchised Democratic voters stayed home. In its place has risen something darker: a far right authoritarian populism, funded and endorsed by a handful of the wealthiest individuals to […]
The Parallel Struggle Against Zionism and Anti-Semitism
“Apparently, I’m a Zionist AND a Nazi” quips Elon Musk, implying that this is an absurd contradiction in terms. After all, surely one stands for Jewish safety and the other calls for Jewish genocide? This superficial reasoning rests on a rotten assumption: that Israel is the natural home of all Jews. This assumption is a […]
Deliberately Created Unemployment: Kick Out the Right
At the beginning of the inflation crisis in 2021, and through to its peak in 2022, the official unemployment rate was low: 3.2 to 3.3 percent. Since then, according to the latest figures from Statistics NZ, the unemployment rate has steadily risen and stood at 5.1 percent by the end of 2024. Joblessness is causing […]
The Government’s War on Workers and Welfare
In the 2023 New Zealand general election, the current National, ACT, and New Zealand First coalition government was formed. We are now at the start of 2025, and the working class is suffering. Thousands of public sector workers have been sacked to pay for tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the rich. This class war is […]
The Privatisation Agenda Behind the Dunedin Hospital Betrayal
The Dunedin Hospital is the only tertiary-level hospital for the Lower South Island. It is the nearest tertiary-level hospital for well over 300,000 people and has around 400 beds. The hospital is ancient and no longer fit for purpose, it was constructed with asbestos and it leaks all over. The hospital needs to be replaced. […]
