Elliot Crossan

Guest writer

Elliot Crossan is a socialist writer and activist from Auckland. He is the Chair of System Change Aotearoa. You can find more of his writing on his Substack.

Left: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York, discusses city-owned grocery stores in a recent social media post. (Image: The Spinoff / Supplied)

Is it time for New Zealand to have publicly owned supermarkets?

The government thinks more foreign chains will solve our supermarket price problem – but it’s the market itself that’s failed.

By Elliot Crossan | 1st September, 2025

Image: David Aubrey/The Image Bank via Getty Images; additional design The Spinoff)

A wealth tax isn’t enough – to build a fairer society, we need tax cuts for workers too

Until we radically restructure our economy to reward work, we will endure a permanent housing crisis and a permanent inequality crisis.

By Elliot Crossan | 11th May, 2023