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Chlöe Swarbrick wants to take on corporate power, redistribute wealth and expand public ownership. But can the Greens build the mass political movement needed to make this happen? Since becoming co-leader of the Green Party in 2024, Chlöe Swarbrick has been clear about her ambition to grow the Greens
Undercurrents
Watch the latest episode of Undercurrents on why Jacinda Ardern’s government fell short of its transformational ambitions – and what lessons the left should draw as another election approaches. It’s been nearly a decade since Jacinda Ardern became leader of the Labour Party, which swept into government promising transformation.
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A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has been causing carnage around the world. Now it’s made it to New Zealand. What can it tell us about the pandemics of tomorrow? Since emerging around 2019, a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu has swept through Europe, Africa and
Undercurrents
Watch the latest episode of Undercurrents on the fracturing of the political right, the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics, and the forces reshaping New Zealand politics. A decade ago, when Donald Trump first came to power and Britain voted to Brexit, it was tempting to think that it couldn'
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Labour says the economy isn’t working for ordinary people. But its new fiscal rules could leave a future Labour government with little room to do anything about it. Last month, Labour released its new fiscal strategy: a set of high-level rules it says will govern how it taxes,
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Opportunity wants to transcend left and right. But can a party of "pragmatism" take on the vested interests Qiulae Wong says are holding New Zealand back? In the 30 years since New Zealand’s first MMP election, no new political party has made it into Parliament without already
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New Zealand’s property economy has created enormous wealth for homeowners and investors. But where does it leave the people paying the rent? As rents fall in parts of New Zealand, some have claimed we’re finally in a “renter’s market”. But the bigger picture tells a different story.
Undercurrents
Watch the latest episode of Undercurrents on the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America, the return of mass politics, and what it could mean for New Zealand. Zohran Mamdani’s victory last year as mayor of New York has made him an international political phenomenon. In New Zealand, much
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A new lawsuit alleges satellites launched from New Zealand may be providing intelligence used by Israel in Gaza. Could Rocket Lab’s launches be making New Zealand complicit? Rocket Lab is one of New Zealand’s great business success stories. But much of that success rests on its deep ties
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New Zealand was once a world leader on pay equity. Dame Marilyn Waring explains how the government wound back decades of progress – and why the fight to properly value women’s work is far from over. It has been more than a year since the government’s shock announcement that
Undercurrents
Watch the latest episode of Undercurrents on how farming has shaped the country, why its political influence endures, and the battle over New Zealand’s economic and environmental future. To borrow the words of countless politicians, farming is the "backbone" of the New Zealand economy. What's
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Calls to raise the retirement age or introduce means-testing for the pension are growing. But is there really a retirement crisis, or has the debate been driven by flawed assumptions and vested interests? Since the days of the First Labour Government, a universal pension has been a cornerstone of
