Helen Clark Calls for Political Upgrade | Auckland News

Former PM Helen Clark warns New Zealand’s politics needs a serious upgrade, urging leaders to move beyond short-term headlines and embrace long-term strategy. In her new book, she tackles housing, climate change, and infrastructure, criticizing today’s fractured political landscape that sabotages big-picture planning. She laments the loss of bipartisan cooperation on major projects and calls for empowering independent institutions like the Climate Change Commission. Clark also condemns recent divisive parliamentary remarks as damaging both domestically and internationally, noting how tone and accountability have shifted. Despite the chaos, she remains hopeful — believing New Zealand has the potential to rise to its challenges with more wisdom, compromise, and higher-quality policy. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1bd4d13de174f951