General Election:Socialist Policies Needed
By Graham Day   
Friday, 19 September 2008

Prime Minister Helen Clark has called the general election for November 8thhoping to win a fourth term . The general election date was of no real surprise as it was the much predicted date being the penultimate date with which the government could go to the country . The problem for the Labour Party is that it is well behind in the various opinion polls which give the National Party between 8% and 18% lead over the Labour Party. With such a lead in the opinion polls the Labour Party is most likely to be defeated.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 October 2008 )
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The 'R' word is back – Recession!
By Editorial Board   
Sunday, 06 July 2008
Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) confirmed what most of us have known for sometime that indeed we are at the beginning of a recession.

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 September 2008 )
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Labour Government Re-nationalises Railways
By Editorial Board   
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
The Labour led government is to re-nationalise the railways after reaching an agreement to purchase Australian owned Toll Holdings rail and ferry operating business for $665 million, thus completing the wholesale re-nationalisation of all aspects of the rail and ferry network.


Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 May 2008 )
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The Scandal that is NZ Telecom
By Jesse Reid   
Friday, 04 April 2008
Privatisation, the embrace of the free market and the New Right idealogy in New Zealand. These were the policies of sucessive New Zealand governments during the 1980's and 1990's. First under Labour's "Rogernomics", and later continued under National. Telecom was one of many of New Zealand's important assets which were privatised in this era and has come to epitomise the disasterous consequences we are now facing.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 April 2008 )
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Nationalise Auckland Airport
By Graham Day   
Thursday, 13 March 2008

Finance Minister Michael Cullen announcement that the Labour coalition government was immediately tightening the country's overseas investment rules with regard to stopping strategic assets falling into foreign ownership was an initial setback to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in its attempt to take over Auckland Airport: the country's international gateway.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 March 2008 )
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100% Pure New Zealand -- Or is it?
By Jesse Reid   
Friday, 22 February 2008
A damning 450 page government endorsed report released about the state of the environment in New Zealand, unveils shocking details about environmental degradation. It fully exposed the farce of "100% Pure" New Zealand, which this country has been trying to present to the world. The report mentions that a fifth of all ground water is now unsafe to drink, 15% of fish stocks have been over-fished, and more than half the population is breathing sub-standard air. The country's roads are increasingly being clogged by more, older vehicles. In a young country of only 4.2 million people, why is it this bad?
Last Updated ( Saturday, 20 February 2010 )
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New Zealand Perspectives
By Socialist Appeal NZ Editorial Board   
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
These perspectives constitute an analysis of the deepening social, political and economic crises of New Zealand capitalism. Such perspectives applies the method of Marxism to these developments, seeking to uncover the trends and processes within and serve as a guide to action for all workers and youth who want to struggle for the socialist transformation of society.
Last Updated ( Monday, 19 May 2008 )
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Home Thoughts, From Abroad - A Kiwi in Slovenia
By Jesse Reid   
Tuesday, 06 November 2007
A New Zealand comrade's experiences and lessons learned living in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 20 February 2010 )
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Terrorism Suppression Act used against activists in New Zealand
By Graham Day   
Saturday, 20 October 2007
At the beginning of the week New Zealand woke up to the news that there was a serious terrorist threat to the Prime Minister and that the police were carrying out militaristic armed raids (something unheard of in New Zealand) across the nation to apprehend the suspected terrorists under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 (TSA).
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 May 2008 )
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Auckland Docks Strike
By Graham Day   
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
Earlier this month there was a very militant 48-hour strike of the New Zealand dockworkers over pay and conditions. As usual, the bosses, while getting fat salaries themselves, claim the dockworkers are already well paid!
Last Updated ( Saturday, 27 October 2007 )
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Locked out SFWU workers say 'We Beat the boss'!
By Graham Day   
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
First ever national lockout in public hospitals ends in victory
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Budget 2007
By Graham Day   
Tuesday, 24 July 2007
NZ Labour's Finance Minister, Michael Cullen, delivered his 8th budget in the 'Beehive'
Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 September 2007 )
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