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Audience-funded independent outlet (publicinterest.nz, est. March 2026); In Brief + Undercurrents shows; explicitly progressive.
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Recent items
The last 20 items from this source, with their canonical topic tags. Click through to read the original.
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International Law And Sovereignty · Proletarianization Of Māori Labour · Treaty Of Waitangi Negotiations · Treaty Principles Bill · Treaty-Based Justice · Unions And Capitalist Crisis
legal process that subordinates treaty principles to colonial capitalist frameworks
23 Oct
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Capitalism And Colonialism · Contradiction Between Treaty And Neoliberalism · Generational Shift In Treaty Support · Hikoi More Tetaniti · Māori Financial Sovereignty · Treaty As Economic Obstacle · Treaty Principles Bill
interconnected systems of power and exploitation
23 Oct
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Cost Of Living And Education Inflation · Family Structure And Economy · Junk Food Marketing To Children · Predatory Pricing · Women's Vulnerability In Economic Hardship
shows how dual-income households now face greater financial strain
21 Oct
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Alliance As Successor To New Labour · Alliance Party Revival · Alliance Reformation Rationale · Labour's Working-Class Electoral Decline · Maritime Union-Alliance Affiliation · Political Loyalty To Working Class · Social Democratic Resurgence
a critique of the Labour Party's loss of working-class base
16 Oct
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Drug Use In Sports · Horse Racing Syndicates · Immigrant Experience In Nz · Name-Based Judgement · Police Investigation Complexity · Public Interest Podcast Critique
personal, grounded stories of cultural adaptation and identity
12 Oct
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Affordable Housing Crisis · Colonial Legacy · Council Amalgamation Criteria · Government Overreach In Employment · Planning Reform Effectiveness · Rates Capping Legislation · Resource Management Reform
historical roots of policy favouring extraction over development
11 Oct
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Corporate Influence On Health Policy · Democratic Integrity Under Financial Pressure · Five Eyes Intelligence Dispute · Legal Spin Tactics · Pr Campaigns Against Logging · Secret Lobbying · Taxpayer Union Influence
systematic suppression of opposition narratives through spin and disinformation
6 Oct
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Democratic Backsliding In Nz · Economic Shifts In 1980s-90s · Global Left-Right Trends · Green Party Charter Expansion · Labour Coalition Dynamics · Minority Voter Suppression Tactics · Wealth Tax Feasibility
visible erosion of public trust in institutions
30 Sep
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Child Poverty Reduction · Green Policy Ambition · Historical Political Context · Housing Targets · Policy Implementation Gap · Union Leadership Transition · Zero Carbon Act
foundational and explanatory
24 Sep
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Bird Flu Industry Risk · Climate And Habitat Stressors · Global Avian Flu Impact · H5n1 Bird Flu In Marine Mammals · Human Health Risk · Multi-Species Pathogen Impact · South American Pinniped Die-Offs
potential public health threat
15 Sep
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Capitalism In New Zealand · Corporate Welfare Spending · Global Political Phuckery · Left-Right Culture War · Neoliberal Party Stagnation · Political Patronage · Political Right's Shift From Economics To Culture
a loss of faith in market-driven governance after the financial crisis
11 Sep
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Fiscal Reset For Business Growth · Infrastructure Underspending · Intensive Care System Underinvestment · Labour Tax Agenda · Public Spending Constraints · Selection Neglect In Housing · Spending Discretion In Education
a repeated pattern of deficit response and spending cutbacks
8 Sep
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Economic Opportunity For All · Global Climate Policy · Long-Term Hospital Care · Opportunity Party Ideology · Population Reduction For Wealth Distribution · Pro-Business Ideology · Technology Policy For Growth
fiscally responsible and economically pragmatic
28 Aug
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Absence Of Renter Advocacy In Policy Debate · Landlord Cartel Practices · Nz Super Affordability · Rent Increases · Renter's Market Narrative · Tenant Rent Negotiation · Wage And Rental Inflation
coordinated rent increases through property management collusion
23 Aug
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Cross-Cultural Political Comparison · Democratic Socialism · Dsa Political Rise · Labour's Working-Class Electoral Decline · National Political Engagement · Progressive Political Failure In Nz · Zoran Mamdani's Mayoral Victory
a policy vision rooted in collective action and economic justice
18 Aug
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Genocide In Gaza · Government Oversight Of Payload Permits · Nz Defence Complicity In Genocidal Wars · Rocket Lab Gunsmoke J Payload · Rocket Lab Launches For Black Sky · Rocket Lab Military Contracts · Space Policy And Human Rights
widespread humanitarian crisis with international legal framing
12 Aug
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Equity Laws Change · Market Versus Feminist Economic Assumptions · Pay Equity Erosion · Pay Equity Vs Play Equity · Public Scrutiny Of Pay Equity · Unpaid Women's Work · Unpaid Work In National Accounts
a historical economic bias excluding essential domestic labor
9 Aug
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Agricultural Emissions Monitoring · Agricultural Subsidy Rebate · Agriculture As Economic Backbone · Dairy Farm Financial Intensification · Drinking Water Contamination · Gdp's Omission Of Environmental Harm · Rural Media Influence On Farming Politics
a persistent but outdated narrative about farming's role
7 Aug
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Aging Population Trends · Anti-Means-Testing Superannuation · Industry Influence · Nz Super Affordability · Public Spending Priorities · Retirement Age Policy Differences
motivated by profit, not public interest
31 Jul
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Global Environmental Accountability · Military-Industrial Complex · Us Imperialism And Ecological Destruction · Us Military As Environmental Polluter · Us Military Build-Up In Asia · War As An Unquantifiable Emitter
deeply intertwined, parasitic fueling of war and extraction
27 Jul
