Open Letter to the Working People of Aotearoa
To the patients, students and whānau of those affected by the government’s dismantling of public services, We condemn the suffering that has been inflicted on you by systematic neglect of the public services that you need. From patients dying in waiting rooms, to fire trucks breaking down on the way to emergencies, to children left […]
Gaslighting and Grinding Down: the Government’s Strategy Against Striking Workers
Nurses supporting teachers out on strike. Photo credit: kaitiaki.org.nz The coalition of chaos has, under urgency, passed legislation and prescribed policy that has brutalised the public service. There have been outright lies from government ministers intervening into the negotiations by releasing public statements, and within the negotiations, we have a government that refuses to talk […]
The year of the strike is a year like no other
Image Caption: Trade union, Palestine, and Tino Rangatiratanga flags at parliament, showing the convergence of Māori, pro-Palestine and workers’ struggles. Photo Credit: Public Service Association. “The year of the strike? Perfect pay storm looms over public sector.” This was the headline of an article back in February by a prescient Stuff journalist. This perfect storm […]
Get Involved with Student Politics
Student politics are not limited to campus issues such as course costs. Student politics is about fighting for our future: fighting for the environment, our education, our job security, our health and wellbeing. If you care about having cheap food readily available on campus, not having to couch surf while studying because you’re in-between housing, […]
New Zealand’s Local Elections: What’s At Stake?
Local government “Local government” is the term used for elected officials and non-elected bureaucratic structures that oversee geographic subparts of New Zealand. The Local Government Act 2002 describes the purpose of local government as twofold: to enable democratic local decision-making and action by, and on behalf of, communities; and to promote the social, economic, environmental, […]
Free Palestine! The Protest Movement in Aotearoa
It has been nearly two years since 7 October 2023, and the subsequent genocidal onslaught against Palestinians; two years of mass murder being broadcast around the world. The majority of people can see what’s going on and are outraged, not only by the actions of Israel, but by the inaction of our own “representatives”. Despite […]
Why We Don’t Need More Cops
This article was originally published in Salient. It has been updated. The New Zealand Government loves cops. They love them so much that they are even inviting cops from other countries to set up shop in Aotearoa, welcoming the FBI to bring their repressive operations to Aotearoa. We will cover the FBI in more detail in […]
Healthcare in Aotearoa
The Coalition government has been relentless in its cuts to public services across the board, all while pumping out policies that uphold the status quo and benefit the wealthy few. Health has been especially targeted, with funding cuts, moves towards privatisation, and deregulation of professions being three methods through which this government is prioritising profit […]
“Share the Wealth, Protect Public Health!”: Notes from the Nurses’ Strike in Pōneke
Heralded by fire truck sirens and honks from passing cars, Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants and kaimahi hauora from Hutt Hospital and Wellington Hospital walked off their shifts at 9am today, on 30 July. More than 200 boarded buses to Wellington Train Station where they were joined by striking healthcare workers from around […]
Nurses and Healthcare Workers: Right to Strike!
Nurses, midwives, and healthcare assistants have voted to go on a 24-hour strike at the end of July. When nurses and the health system are being attacked by a government ruling for the rich, it is right to strike! The Te Whatu Ora offer of 1 percent in April 2025 and 1 percent in April […]
