“The “Cold War” is considered to be over, but we remain on the brink of global destruction for a variety of reasons; and at the root of all of those reasons is still the system of capitalism which persists despite our efforts.” #socialism iso.org.nz/2026/06/05/m...

ISO members helped to lead marches today, protesting government attacks on students. From Ōtepoti in the south up to Tāmaki Makaurau, we say - Keep fees free! #nzpol #socialism www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...

“It cannot be understated that #RocketLab is now a US corporation with explicit ties to an empire hungry for blood, cheap labour, and cheaper resources.” #nzpol #imperialism #socialism iso.org.nz/2026/05/26/i...

ISO members joined ~1k people rallying against public sector job cuts yesterday. The action, called by the PSA, came a day after the govt announced a $1.5 billion lolly scramble for the military. Our response: “Defend our public services”, “No war but class war!” #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Historical Materialism is a theory of history. It is not deterministic, but affirms that we have agency, even if in conditions not of our own choosing. Within society, there are seeds of other possibilities, which can be realised through collective action #nzpol #socialism iso.org.nz/2026/05/20/m...

The rise of #NZFirst cannot be separated from the economic restructuring of the 1980s & 1990s. With the left & right implementing neoliberalism, weakened social-democracy created space for new formations that mobilise discontent w/o challenging capitalism itself. #nzpol iso.org.nz/2026/05/18/u...

Living standards are slipping as unemployment rises, wages fall, & public services are cut. The antidote to gloom & doom is to celebrate & extend every forward step by the working class. Such a step is brewing: a ‘Wellington Works’ campaign by Unions #Wellington #nzpol iso.org.nz/2026/05/11/w...

Issue 20 of The Socialist lead with: “ #NoWar But #ClassWar!” Articles: The Capitalist Drive to War, Turn Anti-War Sentiment to Action, #HandsOffCuba, & Mutually Assured Destruction. Available from ISO members, meetings, & stalls. Or subscribe here: iso.org.nz/the-socialist #nzpol #socialism

A strike is not just a symbolic protest. It works because we withhold something that the employer needs: production, profits, and above all, control over us. Our guide to striking and winning breaks down how to plan, build, and sustain a powerful strike. Learn more here: labornotes.org/strikes

“The #Luddites are now remembered as a group of angry rioters who, in their fear, impotently smashed machinery. In reality, however, they were a network of organised workers with specific demands – fairer wages and better working conditions.” iso.org.nz/2026/05/07/w...

Biometry - the automated measurement of human features - can enable personal access to our phones and laptops by facial or fingerprint recognition. Unfortunately this is where the good news ends. Biometrics & surveillance are weapons of class warfare against us #socialism iso.org.nz/2026/05/03/b...

“Capitalism & technology often seem synonymous. The word technology conjures an image of Google HQ full of tech bros yapping about how best to maximise ad revenue, but a different vision of tech is possible: one that centres humanity & shared creation” #nzpol #socialism iso.org.nz/2026/04/30/t...

#ClimateChange is causing flooding, landslides, damage to homes & infrastructure, even deaths. The govt’s adaptation strategy is to pay if it benefits the rich, while the poor pay with their lives & livelihoods. To fully adapt, we need a programme of class struggle #nzpol iso.org.nz/2026/04/26/c...

Looking forward to seeing you for the Hīkoi for Peace Saturday 2pm Waitangi Park for kōrero, kai, music & whānau-friendly activities.

“Technological development occurs whether we approve of it or not, but it does not occur outside of politics & economics. To challenge #AI “enshitification” of our work, our digital life, and our environment we need to be building resistance to capitalism itself.” #nzpol iso.org.nz/2026/04/21/a...

“The National Party is the enemy of the working class. As the ruling class is numerically tiny, it must draw wider electoral support - a hotchpotch of small businesspeople, farmers, landlords, investors, higher state echelons & a few misguided working class fools” #nzpol iso.org.nz/2026/04/13/p...

The Socialist Issue 19 is out. With a theme of “technology”, it leads with the call: “Seize the Machines! Smash Big Tech! Reclaim Our Future!” Articles: #Socialist Vision of Technology, The Neoliberal Uni Meets Spies & Big Tech, AI as Class Struggle & more. Subscribe: iso.org.nz/the-socialist #nzpol

Down with empire! ISO comrades marched against war in Tāmaki Makaurau yesterday, & work to end imperialist war every day! #nzpol #stopwarsaotearoa

The Foreign Minister Winston Peters has failed to call out the genocidal threats of the US and Israeli governments against the 90 million people of Iran as he meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Peters' silence in the face of imminent war crimes is not good enough.

MARCH TO STOP US & Israeli WARS Sat 11 April 11am. Civic Sq >> Parliament

Over the weekend ISO comrades joined some 1500 socialists at the #Marxism Conference in #Melbourne/ Naarm. It was brilliant opportunity to arm ourselves with the ideas, knowledge, and strategies to fight for a better world #auspol #nzpol #socialism

“Lenin is a divisive figure, demonised by bourgeois society as a tyrant, and deified by Stalinist regimes who used him as a figurehead to justify their actions. Vladimir Ilyich “Lenin” Ulyanov’s actual legacy is more interesting” #marxism #socialism iso.org.nz/2026/03/31/l...

“The Socialist is a magazine produced by the International Socialist Organisation of Aotearoa NZ. We aim to provide quality political analysis that represents the interests of the working class majority, both at home & abroad” #nzpol #socialism Subscribe here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“Universities in NZ are structurally underfunded, putting them in a precarious position in a market-driven world. Today, our institutions risk becoming entirely subservient to the interests of state & market collaboration – including the military-industrial complex” #nzpol iso.org.nz/2026/03/22/t...

This Anzac Day 2026 join the hīkoi for peace. As we stand at the precipice of global war and climate breakdown, now is the time to stand up against war, fascism and ecocide across the globe. Meet at Waitangi Park Saturday, 25 April from 2pm. A peace concert will follow on our arrival at Pukeahu.

Help up to keep the pressure on 👉 Share our content 😊 Get involved climateliberationaotearoa.org/join/ ✍️ Add yr name to get ANZ to drop Bathurst as a customer 350.org.nz/coal/ ✍️Add yr name to make #DennistonPlateau a scientific reserve www.forestandbird.org.nz/petitions/ma... #climatecrisis

“Capitalism can’t save the planet. It is only through an organised and militant working class, alongside and in solidarity with generations of Indigenous people around the world, casting off its shackles, that the earth might spring into the future” #nzpol #climatecrisis iso.org.nz/2026/03/15/c...

“The creep of #fascism is advancing over Europe and the United States. At present, attention is drawn to #France” Information for this article has come primarily from French websites imperfectly translated, but supplemented by further information by the author. #antifa iso.org.nz/2026/03/13/t...

A torrent of public outcry has followed the announcement of plans to amend the Summary Offences Act, giving police further coercive powers against unhoused people. As Marxists, while we should not hide our disdain for such policy, we should also not be surprised. #nzpol iso.org.nz/2026/03/09/s...

For as long as there have been calls for radical change, students have been involved. From global calls to combat climate change, campaigns to #FreePalestine & protests that have even resulted in regime change, the importance of students in radical politics is clear #nzpol iso.org.nz/2026/03/05/s...

Speech @ @peacewellington.bsky.social vigil: “These events can be disheartening. What is critical is that we don’t lose hope or resolve. What stops the war machine is effective resistance. Stand with the people of #Iran vs US-Israeli bombs & the regime’s repression” #nzpol iso.org.nz/2026/03/03/a...

It’s Orientation Week on campuses, from Tāmaki Makaurau down to Ōtepoti, and lots of students are interested in #socialism! Victoria University of Wellington-Te Herenga Waka International Socialists have 44 new members in their club 😊✊ www.iso.org.nz #nzpol

Huge numbers out in Naarm/Melbourne right now for the second time this week to say the war criminal Isaac Herzog isn't welcome in our city! ✊🇵🇸

“What freedoms do workers really have? We may be free to choose between 20 different brands of shampoo, or which boss will dictate to us next, but we are restricted from experiencing freedom in a meaningful way.” iso.org.nz/2026/02/02/w...

“The working class is always expected to absorb the shocks of capitalism in crisis, and strikes are one of the most effective ways the working class has of fighting back” #unionstrong #nzpol #megastrikenz #strike iso.org.nz/2026/01/28/s...

“The Iranian people should not have to choose between two poisonous futures: a Pinochet-style “tortured and executed dissidents” neoliberal Iran; or a Libya-style “liberated” neoliberal Iran. An alternative can and must be built.” #Iran #WomenLifeFreedom iso.org.nz/2026/01/22/i...

Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23 @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports 🧵1/7

Thousands on the streets of Minneapolis - the best response to ICE socialistworker.co.uk/us-elections...

“Firefighters with the NZPFU have, as part of their #DireEmergency campaign, been taking strike action since October. Why, and how, are they striking? What’s been the response from FENZ, and the govt? What’s at stake for the public?” #nzpol #solidarity iso.org.nz/2026/01/12/d...

The following is a statement from the Iranian Revolutionary Marxist Tendency (IRMT). The organisation’s theoretical foundations are rooted in Trotsky’s Transitional Programme and the first four congresses of the Communist International. #Iran #WomenLifeFreedom redflag.org.au/article/in-s...

Useful intro to the key issues here. Argues issue is not oil - much of Venezuelan oil is effectively privatised - but about allowing Trump to mass deport Venezuelan migrants and increase power of ICE. Very risky for Trump, who promised no new wars.

HANDS OFF VENEZUELA EMERGENCY PROTESTS! MELBOURNE: Sunday 4 January, 5pm, Flinders Street Station SYDNEY: Sunday 4 January, 6pm, Sydney Town Hall BRISBANE: Sunday 4 January, 5pm, King George Square CANBERRA: Sunday 4 January, PERTH: Monday 5 January, 5:30pm, US Consulate (16 St Georges Tce)

US imperialism= war & terrorism.

“What are Crisis Pregnancy Centres? Essentially, they are anti-choice organisations that masquerade as sources of information and support for pregnant people” Extended Interview with Alma de Anda from @alranz.bsky.social #nzpol #abortion #healthcare iso.org.nz/2025/12/15/e...

“The 23 October public sector #strike was the largest industrial action in #Aotearoa since the 1979 general strike. On 28 Oct ISO hosted a panel discussion on this historic action. Nurse & unionist @grantbrookesnz.bsky.social was among the speakers” #MegaStrikeNZ #nzpol iso.org.nz/2025/12/11/s...

Last month I spoke with a Spanish language outlet about “Reflections on the mega #strike of public sector workers in Aotearoa (New Zealand)”. Non-Spanish speakers interested in what I had to say could use the translate function in their browser #nzpol www.laizquierdadiario.com.bo/Reflexiones-...

Transgender-questioning youth in #Aotearoa will now be denied access to the “pause button” of puberty blockers. This govt is deliberately misinterpreting scientific language to achieve a desired outcome: in this case, the oppression of young #transgender people #nzpol iso.org.nz/2025/11/23/p...

#RocketLab has had US military contracts since 2009. This year they launched satellites that could be used by Israel. >100 ppl, incl ISO members, joined @peaceactnotautahi.bsky.social last month to blockade them, defence firm Nova & USAF contractor Dawn Aerospace #nzpol iso.org.nz/2025/11/18/p...

ISO was proud to stand with #Uberdrivers during their long legal battle for the minimum employment rights. Today #Uber lost in the Supreme Court. If the govt proceeds with planned law changes to annul this Supreme Court decision, it must pay the political price #nzpol union.org.nz/govt-must-re...

In a historic victory for the left, Catherine Connolly won the Irish presidential election on October 24, becoming the first left candidate to win a majority of votes in a national election. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1442/wo...