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New Zealand Government Ramps Up Anti-Immigrant Measures
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 8:07 am | Socialist Equality Group
For the government to pose as the defender of freedom and equality, while insinuating that foreigners are subverting these “values,” is outrageous. More >>
Stop The War Against Iran! - Public Meeting
Friday, 8 May 2026, 12:25 pm | Socialist Equality Group
At the May 19 meeting, speakers from the SEG and the IYSSE will discuss the origins and driving forces of the US-Israeli war, and the urgent need for the working class to unite internationally, to stop the war and the descent into fascist barbarism More >>
Crisis In New Zealand Government Over Iran War
Friday, 8 May 2026, 8:17 am | Socialist Equality Group
Amid overwhelming anti-war sentiment in the working class, the coalition has verbally distanced itself from Washington. The war is driving up the cost of petrol, food and other essentials, causing hardship for millions of people. More >>
Union Presents Pay-Cutting Offer To New Zealand Nurses
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 8:34 am | Socialist Equality Group
Under the proposed agreement, workers would receive a 2.5 percent pay increase this year and 2 percent next year. More >>
Union Pushes Through Pay Cut For New Zealand Primary Teachers
Tuesday, 7 April 2026, 8:30 am | Socialist Equality Group
Teachers and other workers are prepared to fight, but are trapped within organisations—led by well-paid upper middle class bureaucrats—which serve as adjuncts of the state and are opposed to any real fight against capitalism. More >>
Wave Of Job Cuts In New Zealand
Monday, 6 April 2026, 9:45 am | Socialist Equality Group
The US-Israeli war against Iran—which the National Party-led government supports—is further deepening the crisis. More >>
New Zealand Government, Media Discourage Vaccination Amid COVID Wave
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 6:54 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The ongoing public health crisis should be addressed by mounting an information campaign on vaccines, offering free COVID tests, and promoting masking, social distancing and air filtration in businesses and public buildings. More >>
War On Iran Deepens Social Crisis In New Zealand
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 2:53 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The average petrol price has risen about 40 percent in four weeks to $3.42 a litre (as of Monday), with Westpac bank predicting it will pass $3.70 by the end of the week. Diesel prices have nearly doubled to about $3.43 a litre, according to Gaspy More >>
Australia, New Zealand Solidify Pro-US Military Alliance Against China
Friday, 27 March 2026, 12:06 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The outcome of the ANZMIN meeting underscores the urgency of building a conscious political movement of the working classes in Australia, New Zealand, across the Pacific and internationally against war and its source in the capitalist system. More >>
Seven Years After The Fascist Massacre In Christchurch
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 2:33 pm | Socialist Equality Group
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon did not attend the memorial event. He posted a brief message on social media stating that in 2019 the country “showed the world strength, compassion and unity in the face of tragedy. More >>
NZ Pseudo-Left Meeting On Iran War Promotes Labour, Greens And Unions
Monday, 16 March 2026, 7:53 pm | Socialist Equality Group
It will also require a rebellion against the trade union bureaucracy, through the creation of new organisations: rank-and-file committees controlled by workers themselves. More >>
New Zealand Labour Party, Greens Falsely Posture As Opponents Of Iran War
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 9:00 am | Socialist Equality Group
The opposition parties, conscious of powerful anti-war sentiment, are moving to keep any movement under control by feigning opposition to the war. More >>
Iranian In New Zealand Speaks Out Against Pro-War Propaganda And Intimidation
Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 9:02 pm | Socialist Equality Group
Bahram said he believed most people “are intelligent enough to see that war is not the answer. We have an expression: ‘If the egg breaks from inside, a bird comes out. If the egg breaks from outside, it will be eaten.’ This is always the case.” More >>
New Zealand Government Backs Criminal War Against Iran
Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 8:41 am | Socialist Equality Group
New Zealand, a minor imperialist power, is a key US ally in the Pacific region and part of the US-led Five Eyes global surveillance network. The NZ ruling class is determined to have its “seat at the table”. More >>
Right-Wing New Zealand Blogger Suggests Becoming Part Of Australia To Build A War Machine
Saturday, 28 February 2026, 2:38 pm | Socialist Equality Group
In Australia, New Zealand, and across the world, the decisive task is to build a socialist leadership capable of uniting workers internationally on the basis of their common class interests, to overthrow capitalism and establish a socialist society. More >>
15 Years After Christchurch Earthquake, Families Still Fighting For Justice
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 9:45 am | Socialist Equality Group
David Lynch, an advocate for the families of the CTV victims, issued a statement on February 20 which said the anniversary should serve as “a reminder of a preventable disaster and of a justice system that has yet to reflect that truth.” More >>
Global Company Veolia At The Heart Of NZ’s Wastewater Disaster
Saturday, 21 February 2026, 3:40 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The defence of basic social rights—including to clean water, sanitation and liveable environments—cannot be left up to big business operations, or their enablers on local councils. More >>
New Zealand Firefighters Continue Strikes
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 7:11 pm | Socialist Equality Group
Conditions had not improved following strikes under the previous Labour government. Ben described promises made in 2023 as “just shallow words.” More >>
Wellington Faces Environmental Disaster From Massive Sewage Leak
Friday, 13 February 2026, 6:15 am | Socialist Equality Group
The catastrophe at Moa Point is not merely a local failure of ageing pipes and neglected machinery. It is a damning indictment of the entire capitalist framework within which essential public services are subordinated to private profit. More >>
Divisions Within NZ Government Over India Free Trade Agreement
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 8:58 am | Socialist Equality Group
The agreement with the far-right Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is bound up with gathering inter-imperialist rivalries, both economic and military, amid the global crisis deepened by the US Trump administration. More >>
