Aotearoa New Zealand

Prominent figures in Aotearoa (New Zealand) are calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to offer Wikileaks founder Julian Assange asylum, reports Matt Robson.

The impacts of climate change in the Pacific are compounded by the legacy of colonial occupation and the responses of rich countries to displacement, writes Susan Price.

Jacinda Ardern鈥檚 government has unveiled pro-union legislation. But salvation won't come from above, writes Ben Peterson.

Western Sahara Solidarity Aotearoa and Extinction Rebellion successfully blockaded the headquarters of Ballance Agri-Nutrients on May 29, reports Kerry Smith.

Information is coming to light about New Zealand's exports to Indonesia's military forces, which are engaged in a long-running and escalating conflict in West Papua, reports Maire Leadbeater.

91自拍论坛 sits down with Fightback 鈥 Aotearoa/Australia activist Ani White聽to discuss the recent New Zealand elections and the meaning of NZ Labour's聽landslide victory聽under Jacinda Ardern.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern鈥檚 personality is undoubtedly a factor in her appeal. But, politically, Ardern represents a form of centrist politics that has failed to address the challenges of our time, argues聽Ani White.

Much of the praise for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic聽is justified, writes Bronwen Beechey. However,聽New Zealand's existing inequalities remain, and have potentially聽deepened聽during the pandemic.

Unite Union, which represents fast food workers in New Zealand, on November 18 it had reached an agreement with fast food聽giant McDonald's, which will see tens of thousands of its current and former staff receive payment for miscalculated holiday pay.

SkyCity Casino workers in Auckland have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action on August 31, to force the company to compensate employees for working unsociable hours 鈥 which allows the casino to rake in profits at night and on weekends.

Teachers around Aotearoa New Zealand held a historic one-day strike on May 29 with both primary and secondary teachers joining together in a 鈥渕ega-strike鈥 to demand pay rises, parity between primary and secondary teachers, staffing increases and more time for preparation and out-of-classroom activities.

Islamophobia is a weapon to serve the needs of a war-mongering profit-seeking system and a way of keeping the oppressed and exploited people of the world fighting among ourselves instead of against our common enemy.