Socialist Worker began to grow modestly through work done in workers' organisations such as the Solidarity Union,[1] Unite Union,[2] the Climate Change Coalition Climaction,[3] the anti-war movement and the Venezuela Aotearoa Solidarity Team.
[4] Socialist Worker had a regularly updated blog called UnityAotearoa.
[5] SW's national conference in February 2007 adopted a new ten point "Where We Stand" programme.
On 1 May 2007, it presented a May Day Statement to the IST, calling for a positive engagement with the Venezuelan Revolution.
[7] A number of SW members split from the organisation in 2008 to form Socialist Aotearoa.