The New Zealand government, like many others across the imperialist West, has refused to recognise a Palestinian state. At first glance, this appears to be a diplomatic slight or a moral failure. In truth, it is far deeper, it is the calculated refusal of a settler-colonial state to recognise the legitimacy of another colonised people’s […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
RNZ recently published an article Digital IDs Are Coming, the discussion centres on the increasing adoption of digital identification systems worldwide, incl...| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
For decades, the world has been captivated by proposed solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ranging from the two-state solution to the one-state solution. These ideas, while superficially promising, fundamentally fail because they cling to the notion that state structures,whether Israeli or Palestinian, can bring liberation. Anarchism offers a crucial critique of this reliance on states […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
On 10 September 2025, the political landscape of the United States was shaken when conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University. The public reaction was swift and intense. President Donald Trump delivered a formal statement, decrying the violence as a “dark moment for America,” blaming what he termed […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
On 23 August 2025, the New Zealand Government announced that it would legislate to allow driver’s licences, Warrants of Fitness (WoFs), and certificates of fitness to be carried digitally on smartphones. For the first time, drivers will no longer be legally bound to keep a physical licence on them when driving. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
Chlöe Swarbrick’s 2025 Green Party AGM speech opens with a calm, almost meditative invitation: “I want everyone to take a deep breath… In. Out.” It is a disarming way to begin a political address, especially one delivered in the midst of deepening inequality, climate breakdown, and an increasingly authoritarian political atmosphere in Aotearoa. The breath […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
According to RNZ (2.8.25), roughly 30 percent of people seeking food aid through the New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) were doing so for the first time. This alarming proportion reveals that hardship is extending into households that have never before needed emergency food support. According to NZFN CEO Gavin Findlay, even dual‑income families, people who would previously […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
On 31 July 2025, the FBI officially opened its first standalone office in Aotearoa New Zealand, based in Wellington’s U.S. Embassy. For most of the mainstream media, this development was reported with a mixture of bureaucratic neutrality and mild curiosity. For politicians, it was framed as a logical step in enhancing cooperation on “transnational crime.” […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
In the current stage of late capitalism, the figure of the tech billionaire has taken on an almost theological dimension. They are portrayed as visionaries, geniuses, men (almost always men) whose innovations will rescue us from ecological collapse, social fragmentation, and the limits of human biology itself. They promise immortality through AI, peace through crypto, […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
The latest figures from the 2025 UBS Global Wealth Report confirm a fact that many of us live every day but are rarely encouraged to fully name: the world is...| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
Digital ID – The New Chains of Capitalist Surveillance| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
The world is entering an era where identity is no longer a matter of personal relationships, lived experience, or even paperwork. Increasingly, it is reduced...| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement