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Audience-funded independent outlet (publicinterest.nz, est. March 2026); In Brief + Undercurrents shows; explicitly progressive.
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23 Aug 2026
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Recent items
The last 19 items from this source, with their canonical topic tags. Click through to read the original.
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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a persistent but outdated narrative about farming's role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
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Flat Wage Phillips Curve · Inflation Cost Transmission · Neoliberal Finance · Non-Tradable Inflation · Reserve Bank Interest Rate Dogma
indirect and unreliable link between interest rates and global prices
22 Jul
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Basic Essentials Access · Cost-Of-Living Crisis · Economic Greed · Economic Inequality · Income Distribution In Agriculture
antagonistic, systemic, corporate-governmental
22 Jul
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Advertising Migration Online · Content Consolidation · Decline Of Public Media Funding · Dual Remit In Public Media · Media Consumption Habits · Media Sector Crisis
public service obligations overshadowed by commercial performance
19 Jul
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Financial Performance Of Public Ports · Lyttelton Port Privatisation · Mana Fenoa Community Rights · Public Infrastructure Ownership · Union Opposition To Outsourcing
democratic control and community accountability
12 Jul
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Education System Crisis Framing · Ideological Education · International Education Trends · Physical Education Curriculum Overhaul · Technology And Learning · Well-Being Vs Achievement Debate
conflict over whether education should prioritize well-being or academic outcomes
8 Jul
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Health And Safety Legislation · Misleading Methane Prospectus · Pike River Mine Rescue · Robins Method Safety Framework · Union-Negotiated Protections
a retreat from worker protection in favour of deregulation
3 Jul
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Conservation Land Sales Maps · Conservation Policy Reform · Economic Development Through Preservation · Public Pressure · Weakened Conservation Board Approval
contested shift in legal priorities from nature to economy
26 Jun
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Entrepreneurial Merit · Inherited Economy · State Asset Sales · Tech Sector Wealth Growth · Wealth Concentration · Western Economic Exclusion
wealth built on government-sold public assets at below-market value
19 Jun
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Accessible Public Housing · Democracy Has Changed · Labour Party Origins · Progressive Community Base · Rogernomics Legacy · Treaty Of Waitangi And Christian Foundation · Universal Dental Care
strong representation in working-class and māori/pacific communities
13 Jun
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Crime Severity Perception · Criminal Justice Discourse · Daily Lives In The Criminal Justice System · Jail Conviction Rates Rising · Mori Overrepresentation In Prison · Punitive Legislation
human stories behind institutional structures
10 Jun
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Climate Activism And Corporate Lobbying · Climate Case Cover-Up · Extortionative Climate Litigation · Government Legal Clarity Rationale · Political Interference In Science · Public Trust In Energy Policy
official justification for policy change through legal certainty
3 Jun
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Government Financial Messaging · Pathway To Surplus · Public Sector Cuts · Separation Of Public And Private Interests · Tax Policy Framing
political exaggeration of fiscal recovery goals
29 May
