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Eeeew – What’s more disgusting? ACT MP Simon Court sucking up to Elon Musk or Israel?
Ugh. What’s more disgusting? ACT MP Simon Court sucking up to Elon Musk… …or Israel? …why suck up to such awful rich people? ACTs sycophancy to the wealthy, (be they Musk or Israel) is about as hollow as you can get when it comes to wider political support. ACT’s problem is that Kiwis like their bigotry full flavoured, they…
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Shouldn’t people protest Ani O’Brien and Free speech Union ‘good faith’ tour?
Seeing as the Free Speech Union are defending Brian Tamaki after Brian called on his followers to burn temples and…
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ACT Party with Chinese Communist Party links?
WTF??? ACT candidate resigns after Chinese political group link revealed An ACT candidate has withdrawn from a new Wellington electorate…
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$6m Michelin Stars for wank food in a land of 170 000 hungry children and broke Foodbanks
Fifteen NZ restaurants awarded Michelin stars Fifteen New Zealand restaurants have been awarded Michelin stars at a ceremony in Auckland…
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So the Orcs Have Given In and Conservation Lands Are Safe?
Yesterday Minister of ‘Conservation’ Tama Potaka announced that he will be: ‘removing a controversial clause in a proposed law that would allow more conservation land to be sold. Tama Potaka told the Environmental Defence Society conference the country’s understanding of…
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The Government of Orcs Want to Sell Our Precious Conservation Lands
I’m sure you are well aware of the bill going through the parliament process that will allow the government to…
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We Warned You About Erica Stanford
Many articles have been written about the nefarious deeds of Erica Stanford, and her take over of education, based on…
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BEN MORGAN: Ukraine’s plan is working – What next?
When he took command of Ukraine’s military in early 2024, General Oleksandr Syrski stated his plan to defeat Russia. It…
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TDB Poll of Polls
Based on 4 polls, latest: 23 June 2026
Sources
- 1News Verian — 23/06/2026
- Talbot Mills — 17/06/2026
- Roy Morgan — 02/06/2026
- RNZ Reid — 23/03/2026
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$6m Michelin Stars for wank food in a land of 170 000 hungry children and broke Foodbanks
Fifteen NZ restaurants awarded Michelin stars Fifteen New Zealand restaurants have been awarded Michelin stars at a ceremony in Auckland this evening. The winners of the first Michelin Guide New Zealand restaurant awards were in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown. TVNZ I think there is something terribly sick about a…
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Simeon Brown has blood all over his hands and must acknowledge his Government’s role in ED death
Witnesses describe chaos as man collapses at Waikato Hospital emergency department King said the ED waiting room was “packed” with around 30 to 40 patients. She didn’t blame staff who, she believed, “did their best”. “It’s not their fault because they’re understaffed,” she told the Herald. “I feel for the…
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ACT destroy schools in lunch programme because they always hate blamed hungry children
Up to 20000 school lunches wasted daily, nearly half don’t reach nutritional standards The report showed just over 50% of the lunches met nutritional standards in 2025, while up to 20,000 were being returned uneaten every day. The Audit Office initiated a review into the coalition Government’s reformed school lunch…
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It’s not enough to raid Bishop Brian Tamaki for guns – arrest him for inciting violence!
“I think we should reciprocate in kind. Let’s purge New Zealand of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims,” “And, while we’re at it, if they’re burning churches down, why don’t we burn mosques and their temples down? Tit for tat.” Brian Tamaki Here’s the funny thing. The Bish is right. There is…
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NEW ROY MORGAN POLL – Why Māori voters in Māori Electorates + Kakariki Alliance is only way Left can win 2026 Election
New Roy Morgan Poll is out and it highlights why Māori voters in Māori Electorates + Kakariki Alliance is only way Left can win 2026 Election. National – 31 Labour – 25.5 NZF – 10.5 ACT – 9.5 Greens – 13.5 TPM – 3 TOP – 6.5 This election, as…
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Taxpayers’ Union begging for election donations is the funniest thing you’ll read this year
Election on knife-edge: Just 120 days until voting opens David Farrar, the Chief Nazgul at the Taxpayer’s Union is very frightened. This is the email he sent out to other Taxpayers’ Union fascists begging for donations because the election is so close. Cry harder David, your tears are delicious. When…
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Predictions on 7 Māori electorates
The Māori electorates could decide the 2026 election — and the battle between Te Pāti Māori, New Zealand Labour Party…
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Taxing Billionaires isn’t envy, it’s survival
The NZ Right are screaming that the Green Tax policy to let the yoke of tax off the poorest and…
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Heather duplicity-Allan + Taxpayers’ Union sock puppet bots screaming Treason at Chloe so hot right now
Love it. Love it. Love it. Heather duplicity-Allan + Taxpayers’ Union sock puppet bots screaming Treason at Chloe so hot…
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Ummmm. How do NZFirst have Dire Straits ‘Money for nothing’ song in the background of their social media???
NZ First will not support the progression of the Gene Tech Bill pic.twitter.com/J1oT2SDHKQ — New Zealand First (@nzfirst) June 27,…
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Shane ‘Stretch’ Jones in a pork barrel limo traffic jam of his own making – why it matters to NZF voters
This is glorious… Winston Peters and Shane Jones don’t like our questions. But here is what hasn’t been answered It’s…
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The Bradbury Group with Chloe Swarbrick, Gerry Brownlee + Political Panel: Simon Wilson & Matthew Hooton
A Marxist, the co-Leader of the Greens, the Speaker of the House, a militant cyclist Listener Columnist and the new Editor of the Post all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this…
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MEDIAWATCH: Q+A Exclusive on Homelessness targets proves what we’ve always said about MSD cruelty
TDB warned over and over and over again that this is what is really happening inside MSD and it’s taken an explosive exclusive on Q+A to prove it all… ‘Perverse incentive’: MSD staff metrics include emergency housing grants Ministry of…
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Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast Te Kaupapa – with Dale Husband, Teanau Tuiono, Mananui Ramsden and Bomber Bradbury
Issue 1 – What does the latest TVNZ Poll mean for the election? Issue 2 – Backlash to Minister Potaka’s DoC land proposal Issue 3 – Bishop Brian Tamaki’s comments against Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims Issue 4 – National’s compulsory super…
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MEDIAWATCH: The Great Thomas Coughlan concedes his AI Orac may be on the blink
With Simon Wilson, Joe Lose and Matthew Hooton now gone, is the Great Thomas Coughlan with his no mates on the Left insight worth the Herald Subscription? No. No it is not. Earlier this year the Great Oracle and mouthpiece…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The real problem for Minister Tama Potaka
The backlash Minister Tama Potaka faced for his plan to sell conservation land is a real problem for the Government, and that is why he had to u-turn it the way Shane Jones was forced to over the Fisheries Amendment…
TDB: Left News
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Half a million New Zealanders living in poverty
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What a rewrite of NZ's political & economic DNA might look like
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Hipkins' pitch is empty & performative, for now
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Where growth isn't paying for growth
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The Weekly Hoon: Climate, housing, Iran and the revival of the Alliance Party
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- What secret budget items are ‘not for publication’?
- E-bikes and strawberries: The weirdest things we spotted in the budget
- Labor has a spending addiction. But at least it’s shaking off some timidity
- Finally, some changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax. They may not be enough to shift the dial on housing
- This budget, Labor grapples with the politics of pain in a world gone populist
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Liberal Agenda
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Second Annual Keith Locke Memorial Debate Focuses On The Free Speech Debate
Moot: That ‘Hate speech laws threaten Free Speech’ Place Law School 9 Eden Cres Central Auckland Date Thursday 2 July…
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
Zohran Mamdani gives a hungry Queenstown child some French tyres to eat
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OPEN MIC WEDNESDAY 1st JULY 2026
FACT OF THE DAY: Octopuses have 3 hearts and blue blood. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There are few genuine conservatives within the U.S. political system, and it is a sign of the intellectual corruption of the age that the…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health target politics versus clinical prioritisation
It isn’t often that smaller provincial newspapers break revealing health stories. They struggle with fewer resources to call upon and…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – When opportunity knocks for the Opportunity Party?
Opportunity Knocks’ is a British television and radio talent show that first began in 1949. It provided a platform to…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Two different tales of avoidable hospital bed-blocking
Through necessity bed-blocking is a term that of is increasingly being used by those working in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hypocrisy of Free Speech Union opposing free speech in practice
With some origins in ‘Athenian democracy’ free speech is one of the noblest rights which people have struggled for and…
The Bradbury Group
National’s war on workers — and its plan to sell your conservation land
Matthew Hooton, Fran O’Sullivan and Max Harris tear into whether National’s compulsory KiwiSaver announcement is a genuine retirement policy or a slow-motion pension kill, whether the Greens’ super-rich tax is political courage or electoral suicide — and whether the National-ACT-NZ First coalition is already eating itself alive..
Raw News
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Mike Smith’s Judicial Review Of Minister’s Decision Welcome – Environmental Law Initiative
Response from the Environmental Law Initiative, following the announcement this morning by Mike Smith (see Mr Smith’s press release below) that he has taken High Court proceedings challenging Minister Goldsmith’s decision to introduce legislation to outlaw climate tort litigation: “At…
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Mike Smith Files High Court Challenge Against Minister’s Move To Block Climate Tort Litigation
Mike Smith has filed High Court proceedings challenging Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s announcement that he will introduce legislation to amend the Climate Change Response Act to prevent tort-based climate litigation. In the announcement, the Minister expressed his intention to stop…
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Rally At Parliament Tomorrow Calling For Urgent Funding For Sexual Violence Prevention – PSA
A rally will take place at Parliament tomorrow to hand over an open letter urging the Government to stop the closure of specialist sexual violence prevention organisation RespectEd Aotearoa. The letter, signed by 21 organisations and over 600 individuals, asks…
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Labour rules out social housing rent increase
A Labour Government will not increase state house rents or increase the Accommodation Supplement to private landlords. “Under Labour, social housing tenants won’t be hit with higher rents and taxpayers won’t be asked to write bigger cheques to private…
