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NZ Government Smears “Far Left” And Anti-Genocide Protests As “Violent”
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 6:57 pm | Socialist Equality Group
Two years of mass, global protests, which have failed to stop the Gaza genocide, have also demonstrated the futility of appealing to capitalist governments to change course. More >>
New Zealand Government To Push Teenagers Off Welfare
Friday, 10 October 2025, 8:44 am | Socialist Equality Group
From November next year, they will no longer receive the payments if their parents earn a combined income over $65,529—a threshold that is just 1.3 times the minimum wage. More >>
New Zealand Government Whitewashes Israel’s Genocide In Gaza
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 4:36 pm | Socialist Equality Group
New Zealand’s right-wing coalition government opted against recognition, however, not because of its cynical and empty character, but in order to more demonstratively align itself with the Zionist regime and the Trump administration. More >>
Teachers, Nurses, Doctors And All Workers Must Unite Against Austerity And War
Sunday, 28 September 2025, 7:55 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The Socialist Equality Group also warns that as long as workers remain trapped in the strait-jacket of the pro-capitalist union bureaucracy, they will be divided, isolated and sold out. More >>
Pacific Islands Forum Meets Amid Escalating US War Drive Against China
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 9:20 am | Socialist Equality Group
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters told Radio NZ on August 14 that the decision to bar the dialogue partners from the PIF summit was the result of “outsiders”—a clear reference to Beijing—“telling us who we can have as guests.” More >>
Māori Party MP’s Racist Attack On Labour Party Members
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 8:43 am | Socialist Equality Group
Tāmaki Makaurau is one of seven reserved Māori seats in parliament, which people who identify as Māori can vote for. The seats have historically been won by the Labour Party—currently the biggest opposition party—but more recently by TPM, ... More >>
Israel Announces Official Visit To South Pacific
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 8:20 am | Socialist Equality Group
The Israeli regime is aiming to mobilise support from Pacific states that have lined up with both Washington and Tel Aviv. Israel has for many years sought to build diplomatic, economic and religious influence among Pacific nations as a means of obtaining votes ... More >>
New Zealand Intelligence Report Accuses China Of “Foreign Interference”
Sunday, 31 August 2025, 1:44 pm | Socialist Equality Group
Successive New Zealand governments have strengthened economic ties with China, NZ’s most significant trading partner. At the same time, NZ remains a minor imperialist power allied to the US, and the NZ military has repeatedly joined exercises that ... More >>
Pacific Islands Forum Embroiled In Dispute Over Taiwan
Friday, 22 August 2025, 9:56 am | Socialist Equality Group
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele made the proposal amid an escalating dispute over whether Taiwan should be invited to the summit. Since being admitted as a development partner in 1992, Taiwan has “informally” attended regular PIF ... More >>
New Zealand Government “Considering” Recognition Of Palestine, As It Continues To Back Gaza Genocide
Friday, 22 August 2025, 8:30 am | Socialist Equality Group
The National Party-led government in Wellington, like its counterparts, Australian, British, Canadian and French governments, is trying to deflect mass opposition to the genocide, even as it continues to provide diplomatic, political and military ... More >>
New Zealand Teachers To Strike Over 1 Percent Pay Offer
Sunday, 17 August 2025, 12:37 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The main obstacle to workers taking the offensive against the government’s assault is the trade union bureaucracy. Composed of well-paid officials loyal to capitalism, the union apparatus is enforcing the government’s agenda of austerity and militarism. More >>
New Zealand Woman And 6-Year-Old Son Detained By ICE
Friday, 15 August 2025, 7:57 am | Socialist Equality Group
Sarah and Isaac were kidnapped by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) while seeking to re-enter the US after a brief visit to Vancouver, where Sarah had accompanied her other two children to the airport for a flight to visit their grandparents in ... More >>
New Zealand Government Legislates To Restrict Voting Rights
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 9:33 am | Socialist Equality Group
The Electoral Amendment Bill passed its first reading in parliament on July 29, supported by the governing coalition parties: National, NZ First and Act. More >>
On The FBI Establishing An Office In New Zealand
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 1:53 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The decision to expand the agency’s presence in NZ was done in a secretive and anti-democratic manner. More >>
Public Service Association Endorses Government’s War Agenda
Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 8:45 am | Socialist Equality Group
Instead of challenging mass layoffs, the union insists that they are carried out according to provisions in employment agreements which require “consultation” with the unions. More >>
Social Crisis Deepening In New Zealand
Friday, 18 July 2025, 10:32 am | Socialist Equality Group
The cost-of-living crisis confronting the working class is underpinned by a sharp escalation in social inequality. Their wealth derives almost entirely from parasitic activities such as financial investment and property speculation. More >>
New Zealand Government Refuses To Condemn Illegal US Bombing Of Iran
Monday, 30 June 2025, 9:24 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The prime minister’s statements are an endorsement of the gangster-like methods of the Trump administration, which is working with Israel to topple Iran’s regime and to control all the resources of the Middle East. More >>
A Different Kind Of Power Whitewashes Jacinda Ardern’s Right-wing, Pro-Imperialist Government
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 9:41 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The embrace of Ardern is part of increasingly desperate efforts to reassure people that all is not lost, that the capitalist system can be saved if only it is given a kinder, more sympathetic face. More >>
New Zealand Withdraws Millions In Aid From Cook Islands
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 9:14 am | Socialist Equality Group
NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters informed the Cook Islands government of the decision early this month, but it only became public on June 19 after a Cook Islands news outlet saw its brief mention in a government budget document. More >>
New Zealand Government Feigns Neutrality In US-Israeli War Against Iran
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 9:17 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The entire political establishment is nervous about widespread anti-war sentiment in New Zealand, which has been expressed in repeated protests against the genocide in Gaza. More >>
