Foreshore and Seabed: A New Wave of Attacks
Another round of Crown confiscations stand before us. Among the current onslaught of law-changes, the Government has recently announced its plans to overturn the 2023 Court of Appeal decision which lowered the threshold for meeting Customary marine title claims. The history here gets tangled easily, so let’s break it down in chronological order (an oversimplification, […]
The United Front: A Contested Policy
Introduction In an article published last August, A reflection on the French legislative elections 2024, I recounted how the fascist Rassemblement National (RN, formerly Front National) was pushed back.[i] After coming top in the June European Parliament elections, the RN was expected to win the June-July French legislative elections and get into government. Mass anti-fascist […]
Editorial – Oppose this Government’s Attacks on Māori!
This is the editorial of Issue 9 of our physical publication, The Socialist The government are playing the classics. It seems that every other day brings news of fresh attacks on Māori. Whether the demotion of Māori names from government agencies, funding cuts to health and community organisations, removal of equity policies, or breaches of […]
Vijay Prashad, Campism, and Anti-Colonial Struggle
Vijay Prashad has been an important intellectual in the Global South. His reporting has challenged mainstream narratives. But the Marxist intellectual who had written some of the most important works on the Global South in recent times – such as The Darker Nations, No Free Left, Washington Bullets and Untouchable Freedom – has rebranded himself […]
Oppose the De-funding of Massey’s Students’ Association
Romany is a member of the International Socialist Organisation of Aotearoa and student representative with Te Tira Ahu Pae, writing here in a personal capacity. We should all be deeply concerned by Massey University’s announcement that they intend to de-fund Te Tira Ahu Pae, the Massey University student association and take over the running of […]
Ngā Taurahere – a new Māori translation of The Internationale – Part 2
Part One of this interview and translation can be found here: https://iso.org.nz/2024/06/28/nga-taurahere-a-new-maori-translation-of-the-internationale/ ISO members Kaakatarau Te Pou Kohere (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāti te ata Waiohua, Kai Tahu) and Tima Thurlow (Ngāi Tuhoe) are developing a new Māori translation of the workers’ anthem The Internationale. Kaakatarau spoke to Shōmi Yoon about the considerations and politics of […]
Processes versus People: The Clocktower Protest for Palestine
On Wednesday 9 October around 200 students, staff, and members of the Dunedin public marched from the Otago Museum Reserve, through the Link (the University of Otago’s primary ‘hub’) and to the University of Otago Clocktower, singing and chanting as they went – calling for Boycott, Divestment and Sanction action against Israel. The action was […]
E for Environment
The ABCs of Socialism is a series of short articles on key socialist concepts. In this issue we look at the environment, and the profound crisis that is facing us today. At the heart of this ongoing crisis is the inescapable interdependence between human society and the wider environment, and the way that this fundamental […]
New Zealand Imperialism in the Pacific in the 21st Century
A public talk based on this article is available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiDVbWafgPg “The Pacific is our family, and being here is a great opportunity to reaffirm New Zealand’s position as a close and trusted partner.” Visiting Niue in June 2024, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon trotted out this familiar official story about the New Zealand government’s […]
D is for Democracy
Welcome to the ABCs of Socialism, a series of short articles on key socialist concepts. An important principle of socialist politics is democracy; the concept of people having self-determination and the ability to make collective decisions to shape our world. On any given day, decisions are being made that impact the lives of billions. We […]
