Roger Douglas Calls For Class War
By Elliot Crossan On Thursday, the architect of Aotearoa’s broken economic model called for the resignation of Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Sir Roger Douglas, now aged 87, issued a statement alongside University of Auckland chair of macroeconomics Robert MacCulloch putting pressure on the government to ramp up its austerity programme, claiming that
Disability Funding in a Time of Austerity
By M. Peterson The long-awaited changes to New Zealand’s disability funding system were announced yesterday by Louise Upston. The Minister for Disability Issues claimed that the government has taken time to work through reforms aimed at creating a more consistent, transparent and fair support framework, restoring choice and control to
It Is Not Enough Only to Change the Government
By Elliot Crossan Change the government. This is currently the unanimous goal of trade union leaders, left-wing politicians and progressive NGOs. At rallies, activist meetings and party conferences, everyone can agree: this Coalition must fall. It’s not hard to see why. The three-party National-ACT-New Zealand First Coalition constitutes the most right-wing
Western Complicity in the Gaza Genocide Shall Not Be Forgotten
By Elliot Crossan There are no words strong enough to condemn the horror that is currently unfolding in Palestine. The state of Israel has imposed a months-long blockade on humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip. Gaza had already been teetering on the brink of famine since October 7. Last week,
Zohran Mamdani Offers Hope in Trump’s America
By Elliot Crossan New York City is the beating heart of the global capitalist system. It is the wealthiest city in the world, home to more billionaires and millionaires than any other city by a significant margin; the diplomatic centre of the world, home to the headquarters of the United
Rangatahi Resist as the Rich Get Richer
By Elliot Crossan It’s a tale of two cities; a tale of two countries. On 10th June, the National Business Review (NBR) released its 2025 Rich List profiling the richest people in Aotearoa. A few days later, rangatahi in Auckland led a hīkoi demanding action on the crisis of youth
Trump and Musk: One Big Beautiful Break-up
By Elliot Crossan January 2025. The richest man in the world walks into the White House as advisor to the newly-elected President of the United States. A right-wing demagogue with an axe to grind and a tech billionaire who so desperately wants people to like him. Together, with Musk’s vast
The Trump Shock
By Elliot Crossan The eyes of the world are on Donald Trump once again. The world’s most successful attention-seeker has us all transfixed. It’s a story that has been all too familiar since the real estate mogul-turned-demagogue launched his first presidential campaign nearly ten years ago. On Wednesday 2nd April
What Is to Be Done? Taking the Fight to the Coalition in 2025
System Change Aotearoa was invited by the New Zealand Federation of Socialist Societies to contribute to the ‘What Is to Be Done?’ edition of the Commonweal journal. Elliot Crossan submitted the following article in January on behalf of our organisation. The full journal can be read here. “You have to act as
