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Aotearoa: Controversial bill to strip Māori people's rights backfires

Zara Lomas — 2024-11-26T20:38:33Z

Aotearoa New Zealand's parliament was brought to a halt on November 14 during the first reading of a controversial and divisive bill that aims to undermine the rights of Māori people.

- IV598 - November 2024 / New Zealand

Christchurch terror: How did this happen?

Tyler West, Ani White, Byron Clark, Daphne Lawless — 2019-03-22T13:25:52Z

You've heard the news: on March 15th, 2019, Aotearoa/New Zealand experienced its largest mass shooting since the colonial massacres, a coordinated terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch. Throughout the day the death toll climbed; first 6, then 27, then 40, and finally 49 (with more passing away in hospital beds in the ensuing days). Victims included resettled Syrian children, fleeing terrorism in one place only to encounter it in another.

- IV530 - March 2019 / New Zealand, Racism and Islamophobia

Christchurch: Mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living

Oula Shihan — 2019-03-21T09:19:28Z

Politicians have expressed “horror” and “shock” at the attack in New Zealand and now are scratching their heads, asking, “Who could have predicted this?”

- IV530 - March 2019 / Australia, New Zealand, Racism and Islamophobia

Stand with Muslims – No to Islamophobia! Down with White Supremacy!

International Socialist Organisation National Committee in Aotearoa/New Zealand — 2019-03-20T06:10:50Z

In the aftermath of the Christchurch terrorist attack, the International Socialist Organisation National Committee in Aotearoa/New Zealand released the following statement.

- IV530 - March 2019 / New Zealand, Racism and Islamophobia

New Zealand First and the global far-right

Daphne Lawless — 2018-11-30T08:45:36Z

The New Zealand First (NZF) Party was founded in 1993 by Winston Peters, formerly a cabinet minister for the mainstream conservative National Party. Since then, under Peters' continuous and unchallenged leadership, its share of the popular vote has ranged from 4 to 13% - large enough to be a significant player in all but one of New Zealand's parliaments from them until now, and to have participated in coalition governments with both of New Zealand's major parties, National and centre-left Labour. It is currently the junior partner in Jacinda Ardern's Labour-led coalition, also supported by the Green Party.

- IV526 - November 2018 / New Zealand, Far Right

Stuck in the neo-liberal groove

Alf King — 2001-07-16T00:00:00Z

The election of the Labour Party to power signalled, many hoped, the end of neo-liberal economic and social policies that had increased inequality and hardship in New Zealand. However, with some exceptions in the area of social policy labour have proven themselves little different to the preceding National government.

- IV333 - July 2001 / New Zealand