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The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance has responded to revelations by Councillor John Gillon that Auckland Council and its Council-Controlled Organisations have spent $5 million on catering over the past four financial years amid the biggest rates hike in the history of the Super City. · Josh Van Veen, spokesman for the Auckland Ratepayer’s Alliance, said: · “While Aucklanders are tightening their belts, the Council has loosened theirs at the…

Latest figures show an increase in national fuel stocks, with officials maintaining that supply remains stable — for now. · New data released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) indicates that New Zealand’s fuel reserves have strengthened slightly, easing immediate concerns following recent warnings of potential supply disruption. · As of the latest update: · Petrol: 59.3 days of cover Diesel: 54.5 days of cover Jet…

30 March 2026 – The NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party (NZOFP) has today announced its landmark media reform policy, calling for an immediate end to the "editorial filtering" of political discourse and the opening of Parliament TV to all registered political parties. · The announced policy follows a recent meeting between Party Leader Sue Grey and Parliamentary Services to discuss direct access for parties to broadcast their policies. NZOFP contends…

Chantelle Baker · DECEMBER 3rd - Covid Vaccine Pass and Traffic light system locked anyone over 12 out of society. · DECEMBER 9th - CVTAG said NOT to double jab u18’s. · DECEMBER 21st - Chris asked about Rory’s death, deflected and told people the jab was safe. @chrishipkinsmp #labour · Read the document released on HEALTH NZ

A year ago, breaking up the electricity gentailers was protest-chant politics. Consumer advocates pushed it. So did some unions and the odd contrarian academic. It sounded too “radical”, too “anti-market”, too likely to be swatted away with the ritual phrase “investor confidence”. !Image Text · Over the past week, the proposal to break up New Zealand’s gentailers — splitting the big four power companies into separate generators and retailers —…

New Zealand’s annual trust survey is out. The trust figures are not good. But this year, the most alarming finding in the 2026 Acumen Edelman Trust Barometer isn’t really about trust at all. It’s about hope. Only 17% of New Zealanders believe the next generation will be better off than today. That’s a nine-point drop from last year, a sharp collapse in optimism, and it puts us among the most pessimistic countries in the developed world. Lower…

The New Zealand Government is now considering pausing planned fuel tax increases, as rising global energy prices begin to bite into households and businesses already under pressure. The move signals a growing recognition inside Government that the current fuel shock is not temporary—but part of a broader structural disruption to global energy supply. · Tax Increases Put on Hold · Planned increases to fuel levies—originally intended to support…

New Zealand was recently told we were staring down the barrel of a major diesel shortage with only 11 days of supply remaining... In this episode, Duncan looks at the fallout after MBIE admitted their data was completely wrong. Within just one day, the story changed from a looming economic paralysis to a comfortable 46-day buffer. · Duncan argues that this isn't just a simple rounding error. It is a massive failure of communication and basic…

New Zealand’s economic vulnerability to a global fuel shock is now being openly acknowledged by mainstream financial institutions, with Kiwibank warning that an escalating oil crisis could undermine the currency, weaken growth, and intensify inflation pressures simultaneously. · In its latest economic update, Kiwibank economists point to a rapidly deteriorating global backdrop driven by Middle East conflict and tightening fuel supply…

TASMAN, NZ – The New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party is sounding the alarm on a looming national crisis, as refined fuel stocks face potential depletion by late April 2026. Energy Spokesperson Lester Bryant warns that the escalating Iran US conflict has exposed the catastrophic vulnerability of New Zealand’s supply chain following the closure of the Marsden Point refinery. · With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to stable shipping, New…