https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/country/au-nzhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/09/blgn-j09.htmlThe speech by one of the country’s foremost entertainers fiercely denounced government cuts to the arts budget amid soaring military spending.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:46:24 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fa822433-9068-4883-8ddc-0bf1fad7181A/blgn-j09.html2026-06-09T03:46:24Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/03/jhau-j03.htmlThe Opportunity Party’s claim to be neither left- nor right-wing is a fraud; backed by sections of the capitalist class, it aims to protect the wealth of the super-rich while maintaining New Zealand’s imperialist alliance with the US.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:53:40 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/14c4f84c-db34-46e4-9bd8-99f10f207c4F/jhau-j03.html2026-06-03T02:53:40Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/01/eegw-j01.htmlThe budget starves public healthcare and cuts education and welfare, while pouring money into prisons and the military.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:50:23 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/7fa0867b-339b-4e27-82a5-fe5d82bd1cbM/eegw-j01.html2026-06-01T03:50:23Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/30/wahv-m30.htmlMembers of the IYSSE spoke with students in Wellington who opposed the increase in student fees and other attacks, and the diversion of billions of dollars to the military.Sat, 30 May 2026 03:05:31 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0cb8b592-b06d-45f2-9e75-4dd07bc27c9G/wahv-m30.html2026-05-30T03:05:31Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/29/byno-m29.htmlThe far-right coalition government is seeking to narrowly define the words “woman” and “man” in order to demonise and discriminate against transgender people.Fri, 29 May 2026 03:59:56 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e754b028-0d88-4502-adf9-53883a6e616N/byno-m29.html2026-05-29T03:59:56Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/25/mtlo-m25.htmlAhead of the release of the budget on Thursday, the government has announced an increase to student fees, nearly 9,000 public sector redundancies and cuts to welfare payments.Mon, 25 May 2026 02:58:51 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e2719a6c-8ba7-484a-abd9-b3831f00944H/mtlo-m25.html2026-05-25T02:58:51Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/23/jzls-m23.htmlNobody is exempt from the sweeping attacks on basic democratic rights by the Trump administration, no matter what their national origin or immigration status.Sat, 23 May 2026 03:07:08 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/dac976df-6261-4131-832e-732ee696b5fH/jzls-m23.html2026-05-23T03:07:08Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/21/pccr-m21.htmlSpeakers at the Wellington meeting explained the real causes of the US-Israeli imperialist war and the need for a socialist anti-war movement based on the working class, independent and opposed to Labour, the Greens and all capitalist parties.Thu, 21 May 2026 04:03:51 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/45d47ee0-41f7-4f36-93ad-9b3fa100d40L/pccr-m21.html2026-05-21T04:03:51Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/20/qtdj-m20.htmlThe entire ruling elite is declaring that superannuation payments for future generations of workers and retirees are “unaffordable.”Wed, 20 May 2026 01:12:54 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9fb3ab7b-a503-43f7-83ac-18dcc38649cJ/qtdj-m20.html2026-05-20T01:12:54Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/18/yfsl-m18.htmlThis speech was delivered by Tom Peters, a leader of the Socialist Equality Group in New Zealand, at the 2026 May Day Online Rally, organized by the WSWS and the ICFI.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:47:02 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b7bde705-ee89-43f0-93c0-1f29fab44a1N/yfsl-m18.html2026-05-18T00:47:02Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/12/udfy-m12.htmlThe meetings will outline the socialist perspective needed to halt the descent into global war and the accompanying onslaught on the conditions of the working class.Tue, 12 May 2026 05:09:15 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/87c64810-b1bd-454c-b9a4-d9cae647bc0N/udfy-m12.html2026-05-12T05:09:15Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/11/ujfr-m11.htmlA proposed “citizenship test” seeks to portray migrants as a threat to New Zealand “values,” while other legislation will significantly expand the ability of the state to deport people.Mon, 11 May 2026 04:21:12 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c06346cd-4206-45eb-ab0c-36824a8d499N/ujfr-m11.html2026-05-11T04:21:12Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/07/aefo-m07.htmlForeign Minister Winston Peters, leader of the right-wing nationalist NZ First Party, released emails sent in early March which indicate that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wanted the government to express stronger support for the criminal US-Israeli war.Thu, 07 May 2026 04:16:15 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/155e5b82-5dfb-4573-8810-d998de76459D/aefo-m07.html2026-05-07T04:16:15Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/05/noty-m05.htmlNurses and healthcare workers should reject the offer presented by the NZNO, which would slash wages and do nothing to address the staffing crisis in hospitals.Tue, 05 May 2026 01:35:08 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2b372e25-57e0-407b-9a4e-b924ecba134H/noty-m05.html2026-05-05T01:35:08Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/25/ynlt-a25.htmlThe right-wing nationalist NZ First Party is scapegoating immigrants for the social crisis caused by austerity measures imposed by successive Labour and National Party-led governments, in which NZ First has also played a major role.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:43:03 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/2841b8c7-3115-45a8-bf65-7c794b11932K/ynlt-a25.html2026-04-25T03:43:03Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/13/ujvn-a13.htmlThousands of people joined protests to denounce New Zealand’s alliance with the US and government silence on US and Israeli war crimes. The organisers, however, promoted illusions in Labour and the Greens.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:26:04 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1f05e1f9-4908-442e-8a17-2ae6d1ea3e5D/ujvn-a13.html2026-04-13T01:26:04Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/11/emur-a11.htmlThe IBT, which is descended from the anti-Trotskyist Spartacist League, promotes the dangerous illusion that workers can rely on the union apparatus and the Chinese Stalinist regime to oppose US imperialism in Latin America and the Middle East.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:30:48 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f4c8067a-0b9e-49b9-b365-dff6cba72e9A/emur-a11.html2026-04-11T02:30:48Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/10/zdad-a10.htmlWhile the government insists that 2,000 Fire and Emergency NZ workers must take a pay cut, the opposition Labour Party, with the support of the union leaders, is seeking to divert workers’ anger behind its election campaign.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:32:41 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3f84e786-bdfb-42cd-8425-b0d1084bb3dM/zdad-a10.html2026-04-10T03:32:41Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/08/zrnx-a08.htmlThe deal, which ensures that New Zealand’s military retains access to the Cook Islands’ vast territorial waters, escalates the US-led militarisation of the Pacific in preparation for war against China.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:48:25 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/46027c58-1e28-4b76-a85f-a2444f4150cI/zrnx-a08.html2026-04-08T02:48:25Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/06/apbb-a06.htmlThe deal imposed by the NZEI consists of a 2.5 percent pay rise in the first year and 2.1 percent in the second year—well below inflation.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:58:00 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c1c32e29-7111-4e36-a5ab-093f2ac5061F/apbb-a06.html2026-04-06T03:58:00Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/04/sdod-a04.htmlMass layoffs and factory closures are being facilitated by the corporatist trade unions, which are seeking to channel workers’ anger into the dead-end of supporting the opposition Labour Party.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:57:29 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/68ed5b54-d9ce-489a-bf5b-7305ead5863M/sdod-a04.html2026-04-04T03:57:29Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/03/beuu-a03.htmlHealth NZ officials have falsely claimed that most people no longer need COVID boosters, while the government and media are spreading disinformation depicting vaccines as harmful to young people.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:34:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b194b304-8ac6-45f2-a588-3dc4b4ff9f2G/beuu-a03.html2026-04-03T03:34:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/31/gqzt-m31.htmlIn response to soaring prices, the National Party-led government announced a pitiful $50 weekly payment for some families, while making clear that workers must sacrifice their living standards because of the war.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:55:47 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/24fc564a-5260-45c9-826a-fd1789e301eK/gqzt-m31.html2026-03-31T02:55:47Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/28/xvsm-m28.htmlIndian transport workers protest over wages and against privatisation; Australian mining workers denied pay over partial strikes; New Zealand firefighters’ strikes continue.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:48:02 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fec4987b-af1c-4a33-8e9b-cfdccd0f5beB/xvsm-m28.html2026-03-28T00:48:02Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/25/lpde-m25.htmlThe two imperialist powers are moving to establish a combined “Anzac force” that will support US-led wars and dominate impoverished Pacific countries.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:47:06 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/600a0aa0-3155-4abb-8704-5b56a801b08N/lpde-m25.html2026-03-25T01:47:06Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/20/tqkl-m20.htmlThe criminalisation of homeless people must serve as a warning to the entire working class of the repressive measures that will be used against any opposition to austerity and social inequality.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:17:35 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/a2c2431c-e18e-44a6-b531-b6a2d3cfd27B/tqkl-m20.html2026-03-20T01:17:35Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/18/mman-m18.htmlNew Zealand and Australian leaders hypocritically declared their solidarity with the families of 51 Muslims murdered by the fascist Brenton Tarrant on March 15, 2019, even as both governments demonise migrants and support the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza and the war against Iran.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:40:41 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c9565c46-89c8-4eb8-8cf5-17ca1aa7fdfB/mman-m18.html2026-03-18T05:40:41Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/14/tuye-m14.htmlSocialist Aotearoa’s whitewashing of Labour and its allies points to the reactionary, pro-imperialist character of this tendency, which is determined to prevent the building of an independent, socialist movement against war.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:51:18 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/9cf51b35-f36f-41df-bc05-f846b5d4a10I/tuye-m14.html2026-03-14T01:51:18Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/10/nogo-m10.htmlThe nationalist calls by the Labour Party, the Greens as well as sections of academia and the media for a more “independent” foreign policy are a smokescreen and fraud.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/021d6ffe-0640-44fa-91bc-7d0992235e8I/nogo-m10.html2026-03-10T03:51:01Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/09/musw-m09.htmlBahram, who escaped Iran as a refugee in the 1980s, denounced the media and government narratives that sought to legitimise the US and Israeli bombings while elevating supporters of Reza Pahlavi, heir to the US-backed monarchy overthrown in 1979.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:57:56 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/1b95aade-f534-41ff-9630-a4e372af4e2F/musw-m09.html2026-03-09T00:57:56Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/06/xfws-m06.htmlIndia: ASHA workers and midday meal workers demand wage rise; Police attack striking L&T steel plant workers in Gujarat; Australia: Pacific National rail workers locked out in Queensland; Tasmanian public sector health workers escalate industrial action; New Zealand firefighters continue strikes.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:47:42 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fd5b0c64-83e6-4fa3-8942-0f09cf858c1M/xfws-m06.html2026-03-06T21:47:42Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/03/zxad-m03.htmlPrime Minister Christopher Luxon echoed the US and Israeli propaganda to justify the onslaught against Iran, which is part of a developing world war.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:19:09 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c27a0fe4-f4a6-42e4-bd7f-89262177cc7A/zxad-m03.html2026-03-03T03:19:09Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/28/pihf-f28.htmlThe two-year agreement follows a similar sellout by the secondary teachers’ union, with both deals aimed at imposing the right-wing coalition government’s austerity agenda.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 01:26:25 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c617e2fb-f464-457d-b948-e1e88a4735dE/pihf-f28.html2026-02-28T01:26:25Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/27/ttgj-f27.htmlIndia: Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation women workers protest; Private hospital nurses in Kerala strike for higher pay; National action by Sri Lankan non-academic university workers; Queensland public sector trades workers resume industrial action; New Zealand shellfish processing workers strike.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:00:56 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4035ed43-6261-447e-bf5d-d5970e859bfB/ttgj-f27.html2026-02-27T22:00:56Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/26/lmxa-f26.htmlThe proposal by David Farrar, who is close to the New Zealand government, reflects concern in ruling circles that NZ may be sidelined by the US and other imperialist powers in the violent redivision of the world.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:49:33 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/0f63a254-e1a4-4f42-ab28-61c44101066C/lmxa-f26.html2026-02-26T22:49:33Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/23/upmd-f23.htmlDuring the 2011 earthquake, 115 people were killed in the poorly constructed CTV building, which breached numerous regulations, yet those responsible for its design have faced no accountability.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:53:32 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/f66a64bb-9477-4e25-9277-8444443f2bfK/upmd-f23.html2026-02-23T02:53:32Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/20/feff-f20.htmlActive across 56 countries, Veolia epitomises the subordination of vital resources and public services to the profit interests of finance capital, imposing the costs onto the working class.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:56:37 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/3d643519-757b-4023-90d8-a2cf5908a5eF/feff-f20.html2026-02-20T00:56:37Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/16/txnt-f16.htmlFirefighters who spoke with the WSWS denounced government ministers and right-wing media commentators who attacked them for striking against pay cuts and rundown, faulty equipment.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:05:53 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/b52c256c-500d-4a81-aad1-b6657656582F/txnt-f16.html2026-02-16T00:05:53Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/11/pvnt-f11.htmlFollowing the preventable breakdown of the capital’s wastewater treatment plant, tens of millions of litres of raw, untreated sewage have poured into the nearby ocean.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:20:14 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/771aadbc-5e5a-4d73-a5dd-e1081abd6baJ/pvnt-f11.html2026-02-11T00:20:14Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/10/zrzq-f10.htmlRight-wing, anti-immigrant NZ First leader Winston Peters falsely declared the Free Trade Agreement will see an influx of “tens of thousands of people” from India, taking opportunities “away from New Zealanders.”Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:09:46 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/77527c6a-608a-4262-9fda-1688e2fcda6N/zrzq-f10.html2026-02-10T05:09:46Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/09/gcdc-f09.htmlIn the lead-up to New Zealand’s national day, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon denounced socialism and equality, and Deputy PM David Seymour declared that poor and homeless people were “living like kings and queens.”Mon, 09 Feb 2026 02:40:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/114b2b2b-55c7-465f-9000-18b443a2d9cD/gcdc-f09.html2026-02-09T02:40:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/30/fvga-j30.htmlAs the public health system reels from decades of underfunding by all the establishment parties, the government is exploiting the crisis to systematically expand the private sector.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:48:17 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/ca17494b-574e-48cc-951d-07c169b2c14H/fvga-j30.html2026-01-30T04:48:17Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/29/pptv-j29.htmlGlorifying New Zealand’s role in the 20-year Afghanistan occupation, Labour Party figures are seeking to steer widespread opposition to the government and Trump in a right-wing, “patriotic” and militarist direction.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:25:04 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/20eb5ffe-0259-4c72-87a8-b7c9ab3f93aJ/pptv-j29.html2026-01-29T01:25:04Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/27/gmmx-j27.htmlBernie Monk, whose son was killed in the 2010 Pike River mine disaster, warned families of the six people killed in the Mount Maunganui landslide not to trust official promises of an impartial and transparent inquiry.Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:05:54 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/fc822bf9-d73b-48e3-8d23-0f5236a5ddfD/gmmx-j27.html2026-01-27T02:05:54Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/24/dzhi-j24.htmlQuestions are being raised about why a campground at Mount Maunganui, where a huge landslide buried six people, had not been evacuated earlier.Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:43:34 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/e93d8a30-f734-4168-889d-39e64f7fe4bA/dzhi-j24.html2026-01-24T00:43:34Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/24/obdx-j24.htmlOpposition Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins’ pledges to address the worsening social crisis are utterly hollow, as is his pretence of opposing US military interventions.Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:31:22 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/c3653606-193b-4cbf-b8d9-eebbf3b9fc2H/obdx-j24.html2026-01-24T00:31:22Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/21/kghs-j21.htmlAfter promising greater military spending, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed support for US imperialism’s criminal attack on Venezuela.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:14:45 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/00463818-b821-43ad-be42-bbfa960a414G/kghs-j21.html2026-01-21T02:14:45Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/20/zmxv-j20.htmlPeters’ extraordinary public rebuke exposes the sham of “central bank independence” and lays bare the social class interests at stake in monetary policy.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:24:32 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/4c83a844-e6b5-4da3-ac00-8e8f5e5ced6I/zmxv-j20.html2026-01-20T01:24:32Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/19/sgvr-j19.htmlThe huge data breach highlights how intimate medical information is placed at the mercy of private corporations whose only concern is profit.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 04:35:59 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/58082634-5c36-440f-845c-bff38444322H/sgvr-j19.html2026-01-19T04:35:59Zhttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/16/jcxm-j16.htmlTwo new defence and security pacts upgrade a deal signed in 2024, providing for increased intelligence sharing and joint military activities aimed at China.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:33:44 GMThttp://www.wsws.org/asset/71c0c9b0-4d03-4d16-b58d-ad15122785aM/jcxm-j16.html2026-01-16T01:33:44Z