The dark-money junktanks, and the Atlas Network, are a highly effective means of disguising and aggregating power. They are the channel through which billionaires and corporations influence politics without showing their hands,…
In December of 2021 news broke that a "group of water users is taking action against claims made by the Minister of Local Government to justify giving some Māori the…
The fate of the Treaty of Waitangi is teetering on the brink of a popular vote, as the new coalition government pledges to introduce a Treaty Principles Bill, potentially triggering…
While we will never know exactly what or who influenced David Seymour and Winston Peters, we do know that two former high-ranking NZ First officials, David Broome and Apirana Dawson, now…
For decades, the Atlas Network has used its reach and influence to spread conservative philosophy—and criminalize climate protest. It’s a lot easier to justify ripping an activist off the road…
Defeat is not a foregone conclusion but this piece provides good perspective on who the enemies are. Editor's note: While Hobson's Pledge has history of connection to other groups that…
A $1 million lobbying campaign to persuade the government to restart live animal exports has been launched by key players in the agriculture industry.The previous Labour government announced a ban on…
In forming the new Government, the National Party forged alliances with smaller, more extreme parties intent on amplifying their power, entering dangerous territory. With its immoderate attacks on the media, te…
Leaked emails reveal that the tech giant Palantir has hired Topham Guerin to pay influencers to attack Good Law Project on social media – but the source of the money…
Imagine if an organisation that raised millions of dollars from unknown donors and employed almost as many people as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment tried to influence the election.Not only that,…