Safe Housing for All!
On Sunday 22 February , justice minister Paul Goldsmith announced plans to amend the Summary Offences Act, giving police further coercive powers against the homeless. The amendment would allow police to give 24-hour “move-on” orders to someone sleeping rough, begging, or being “disorderly, disruptive, threatening or intimidating.” Failing to comply would land any individual as […]
Hope is the Fire and Solidarity is the Fuel
The following is the transcript of a speech given by ISO member Josiah Fresnel at a Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa rally in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) on 3 January 2026. Kia Ora koutou, ko Josiah tōku ingoa. I am Josiah. I am a student, a communist, an activist, and a member of the International Socialist Organisation […]
Dire Emergency: Solidarity with the Firefighters! Shame on FENZ!
The following article was written after the 9 January Firefighters’ strike. The Ōtepoti Dunedin strike was attended by ISO members, including ISO editor Oscar Bartle, who conducted an interview with the local NZPFU branch secretary, Mike Taylor. Firefighters with the New Zealand Professional Firefighters’ Union (NZPFU) have, as part of their “Dire Emergency” campaign, been […]
Extended Interview: Alma de Anda on Crisis Pregnancy Centres
The following is the minimally edited transcript of an interview conducted in October/November 2025. A short commentary article based on this interview was previously published on this website and in Issue 17 of The Socialist. Welcome, Alma. First off, could you introduce yourself and tell us a bit about ALRANZ and the work you do? […]
Strike Wave 2025: Reflections From a Unionist
The 23 October public sector strike was the largest industrial action taken in Aotearoa since the one-day General strike in 1979. On 28 October Te Whanganui-a-Tara branch of the International Socialist Organisation hosted a panel discussion on this historic action. Nurse and unionist Grant Brookes was among the speakers, giving his perspective on the struggle. […]
Protesting the Ōtautahi Aerospace Conference
To quote from the 2025 Aerospace Summit website, New Zealand is a “global space leader”. Our low population density and open skies make us the perfect arena, in logistical terms, for testing and launching aerospace technology into the world’s shared skies. Rocket Lab, a New Zealand-based company, has been receiving USA military contracts since 2009, […]
Anti-Māori Attacks on Education: Tracing the History
Papers released earlier this year have revealed the government’s plan to cut words in te Reo Māori from primary school curricula. According to a Ministry of Education report in August, te Reo Māori will now be effectively banned from any new books in the Ready to Read Phonics Plus (RtRPP) series for five-year-olds. This is […]
What’s the deal with “Crisis Pregnancy Centres”?
ISO writer Romany Tasker-Poland talks to ALRANZ co-President Alma de Anda about the misleading anti-abortion organisations springing up around the country. Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand was founded in 1973 to advocate for the decriminalisation of abortion. Since this goal was achieved in 2020, ALRANZ has continued to act as a watch-dog, advocating […]
Protect the Right to Protest
The demonstration is one of the most tried-and-true tools in the collective political toolbox. A well-placed, well-timed protest can do anything from disrupting industry, to undermining a country’s political leader, to shifting entire political landscapes. Even if those political goals aren’t met, the collective demonstration has a more immediate purpose: turning political subjects into political […]
Public Sector Strikes: Fighting Against Privatisation
Primary school teachers, secondary school teachers, nurses, and firefighters are all fighting for livable employment conditions and sufficient resources to do their work effectively. These are all workers employed in the “public sector”, providing services to the general public. This article will consider the value of this “sector” of New Zealand society, put forward an […]
