
System Change Statement on the Treaty Principles Bill
Submissions have reopened on the Treaty Principles Bill after a record-breaking number of submissions crashed the Parliament website. If you have not done so already, you now have until 1pm on Tuesday 14th January to submit. System Change Aotearoa made a submission to the Select Committee, which you can read

Should Socialists Join the NZ Labour Party? An Interview with Justine Sachs
Elliot Crossan interviews Justine Sachs Justine Sachs is a socialist activist who has been involved in left-wing activism for over a decade. She is a trade unionist, currently working for the New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) as an organiser, and a leading pro-Palestine voice in the Auckland Jewish community, being

The 2024 US Election: A No-Win Scenario
By Elliot Crossan Next Tuesday is election day in the United States of America, the land of democracy — where billionaires buy elections, where the President is not elected by popular vote, and where the nominee of the Republican Party attempted to overturn the results after he was voted out

Will This Be a One-Term Government?
The Right Is United By Power — Don’t Underestimate Them By Elliot Crossan A year on from the 2023 general election, David Seymour responded to the latest One News-Verian poll, showing a 5% lead for the government, by gloating. “The coalition is working so much better than our enemies hoped!”

One Year On, Do Not Stop Fighting for Palestine
By Elliot Crossan One year of genocide. One year of Palestinian men, women and children being systematically slaughtered in Gaza. One year of journalists and aid workers being murdered; one year of international institutions failing to stop the bloodshed. There are no words for this horror we have been witnessing

Living and Dying with Dignity
By M. Peterson The ACT Party is proposing changes to the End of Life Choice Act (EOLC) which may pose a danger for some disabled people. Voluntary euthanasia has been legal in Aotearoa since 2021, following a binding referendum during the 2020 election in which the EOLC was approved by

Roger Douglas Has a Lesson for the Left
Transformative Change Must Come in Quantum Leaps By Elliot Crossan “According to the Douglas doctrine, you move in quantum leaps. By the time your opponents catch up with what you’re doing, you’re on to the next thing.” That’s how Toby Manhire summarised Roger Douglas’ approach to economic reform in The

Is a Transformational Left-Wing Leadership of the NZ Labour Party Possible?
By Elliot Crossan System Change Aotearoa is hosting a public meeting with Sue Bradford on Tuesday, 20th August on the question: Does Aotearoa Need a New Radical Left-Wing Party? In the lead-up, System Change Chair Elliot Crossan analyses the prospect that the New Zealand Labour Party could become a vehicle

The Luxon Government Is Failing To Meet Its Obligations to Beneficiaries
By M. Peterson This week the government has introduced a traffic light system of welfare sanctions designed to punish beneficiaries for failing to comply with their obligations. For those who find themselves in the red light, this will include a highly intrusive money management card that can only be used
