Free West Papua!
New Zealand is often presented in our media as a country that prides itself as a strong advocate for democratic and human rights. But there is little coverage of the atrocities which occur in West Papua, so close to home. For over 50 years, our Melanesian neighbours have endured and survived some of the most […]
Living Wage win at Wellington City Council
On Wednesday the 24th of June Wellington City Council voted nine to six in favour of paying its contract staff the living wage of 19.25 an hour. The ‘MOP’ march began outside the Wesley Church on Taranaki Street with a hot breakfast and speeches from the CTU president Helen Kelly and Bishop Justin Duckworth. Lots […]
Celebrating Marriage Equality
On Friday (US Time) the Supreme Court struck down bans to same sex marriage as unconstitutional. This is a huge win for queer couples across the US. For years, campaigns have been waged back and forth to allow or deny what many (including the majority of Americans) consider a perfectly obvious right. Historically, these have […]
“Social Bonds”: An Experiment On The Vulnerable
Leith McLean is not a member of the International Socialist Organisation, but kindly allowed us to reprint his article here in order to spread awareness of this important issue. Earlier in June, in the middle of a long weekend and amidst the massive FIFA scandal, National announced a pilot scheme for a radical experiment in […]
Talleys AFFCO – New Zealand’s most Dangerous place to work?
Talley’s group is one of the most notorious employers known in the union world. The Talley’s family has made it their personal mission to destroy unionism in New Zealand and they are starting with their own companies. Again the employers are in a dispute with their meat workers, trying to force further cuts in workers […]
Public opinion sinks super-city
These days, after the National Party winning the general election last September, when workers still lack the confidence to take militant action, and when there are injustices all around, any successes against the forces of reaction are gratifying. The decision by the Local Government Commission to throw in the towel and drop their Wellington and […]
NZ Post – Privatisation by Stealth?
Tomorrow New Zealand Post will. continue its removal of road side post boxes. This is privatisation by stealth says the Postal Workers Union. We’re reprinting their statement below: “At the same time that NZ Post is quietly engaged in the removal of many of its road side post boxes and reducing its delivery service, private mail company DX […]
Class, democracy and post boxes in Porirua
There is not a single post box in Cannons Creek. Amongst the suburbs that constitute the Eastern Ward of Porirua – Rānui, Cannons Creek, Waitangirua, Ascot Park and Aotea – there is no post office, or post shop within a private store, to serve a population of 20,000 residents. Unbelievably, there are only three post […]
Cruel and Usual: Housing NZ Kick Out Tenant
Housing New Zealand has done an about face on its duty of care towards its tenants with more stories coming out every day. Even the mainstream media has picked up on some of the abuses such as the elderly disabled man getting kicked out of his house in Mt Roskil, or the continued stories of […]
Opinion: Capitalism and the Right to Die
Kevin Hodder, a member of the ISO, submitted this opinion piece to prompt reflection and debate. As I write this, Lecretia Seales, a terminally ill lawyer, waits to find out if the High Court will grant her doctor immunity from prosecution in the event that they aid Seales in committing a conscious act of suicide. […]
