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  • Wellington water crisis: Drought risk driven by capitalism

    by Ian Anderson In mid-March 2013, Wellington City Council announced a water crisis. Nigel Wilson, chair of the region’s committee in charge of water supply, stated that Wellington, Porirua and the Hutt Valley had only 20 days of water left. From March 16th, the city announced a ban on outdoor water use by residents, with Read more

  • Christchurch event: Rally Against Racism

      Counter-demonstration against fascist “White Pride Worldwide” rally 2pm, Saturday March 23rd, Abberley Park, Christchurch Facebook event here Read more

  • Outcry over torture in Fiji, NZ hypocrisy

    by Byron Clark On March 15 protests took place in Auckland and Wellington against police brutality and torture in Fiji. While allegations of torture have cropped up in Fiji since the coup that put Bainimarama in power, the latest outcry follows the leaking of video depicting two handcuffed men being beaten by plain clothes police. Read more

  • National punishes the victims of the jobs crisis: Socialist solutions desperately needed

    This article by Jared Phillips, Fightback member, was originally published by the Socialist Party of Australia. Workers in Aotearoa/NZ are applying in large numbers for scarce jobs, large-scale redundancies are becoming more frequent, record numbers of people are leaving the country, and the government is putting tougher tests on welfare recipients. In a nutshell there Read more

  • Socialists and sexual violence claims: An evidence-based approach

    by Ian Anderson On March 12th 2013, the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in the UK split, over a crisis triggered when the Central Committee defended a member accused of rape. The Disputes Committee, comprised of colleagues and friends of the accused, had found the case “not proven.” While leading members of the SWP challenged this Read more

  • Meme: Lazy bludgers?

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