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  • Organised Crime in NZ with Police Minister Mark Mitchell 1 on 1
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    Organised Crime in NZ with Police Minister Mark Mitchell 1 on 1

    ByThe Daily Blog 21 June 2026

    Police Minister Mark Mitchell joins The Bradbury Group to discuss organised crime, transnational criminal syndicates, methamphetamine addiction, gang activity, 501 offenders, Chinese shadow banking networks, cartel supply chains, police intelligence operations, and the future of law and order in New Zealand. In this explosive interview: 🔹 Has New Zealand lost control of the meth crisis? 🔹 The impact of Australian…

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  • Co-Party Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gives strongest hint yet Te Pati Māori are gearing up for Kākāriki Alliance

    Co-Party Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gives strongest hint yet Te Pati Māori are gearing up for Kākāriki Alliance

    Co-Party Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gave her strongest hint yet Te Pati Māori are gearing up for a Kākāriki Alliance MMP…

    Read More Co-Party Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gives strongest hint yet Te Pati Māori are gearing up for Kākāriki AllianceContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Is Thomas Coughlan really enough to justify NZ Herald subscription (spoiler: no he is not)

    MEDIAWATCH: Is Thomas Coughlan really enough to justify NZ Herald subscription (spoiler: no he is not)

    Yawn Thomas Coughlan: My verdict on Labour’s alleged ‘hidden bill’ and your chance to see if you can make the…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Is Thomas Coughlan really enough to justify NZ Herald subscription (spoiler: no he is not)Continue

  • National burn down KiwiSaver to now save the village???

    National burn down KiwiSaver to now save the village???

    During the Vietnam War, an American Major defended the bombing of a village by stating… …fast forward to the present…

    Read More National burn down KiwiSaver to now save the village???Continue

Setting the Agenda

  • BEN MORGAN: Ukraine’s plan is working – What next?
    CTF | Featured | Most Recent Blogs | Setting the Agenda

    BEN MORGAN: Ukraine’s plan is working – What next?

    ByBen Morgan 18 June 202618 June 2026

    When he took command of Ukraine’s military in early 2024, General Oleksandr Syrski stated his plan to defeat Russia. It was simple, fight a defensive battle to attrit Russia and create the conditions for victory; either on the battlefield or…

    Read More BEN MORGAN: Ukraine’s plan is working – What next?Continue

  • Police pay $10,000 in compensation to PSNA Campaign Co-ordinator John Minto

    Police pay $10,000 in compensation to PSNA Campaign Co-ordinator John Minto

    ByJohn Minto 17 June 202617 June 2026

    The non-confidential payout received this week follows negotiations after last year’s IPCA (Independent Police Conduct Authority) report finding that police…

    Read More Police pay $10,000 in compensation to PSNA Campaign Co-ordinator John MintoContinue

  • BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific.

    BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific.

    ByBen Morgan 8 June 20268 June 2026

    Shangri La Dialogue 2026 – Notable Trends The Institute for International and Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri La Dialogue is the…

    Read More BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific.Continue

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    Brie Elliot’s Letter Seeking a Review of Elizabeth Rata’s Damehood.

    ByAllan Alach 5 June 20265 June 2026

    The awarding of a damehood to Elizabeth Rata has caused a great deal of kerfuffle and raising questions which need…

    Read More Brie Elliot’s Letter Seeking a Review of Elizabeth Rata’s Damehood.Continue

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Deconstructing the Headlines

  • BREAKING: Iran closes Strait after Israel breaches Truce! Trump claiming victory in Iran is like Germany pretending they won WW2

    BREAKING: Iran closes Strait after Israel breaches Truce! Trump claiming victory in Iran is like Germany pretending they won WW2

    ByThe Daily Blog 21 June 2026

    Bhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahaha oh sweet Jesus this is beautiful… Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over ceasefire violations in Lebanon Israel carried out deadly strikes against Lebanon overnight. Iran’s military said it was shutting the Strait of Hormuz in response to the ‘breach’ of the ceasefire. …I’m honestly not sure what to…

    Read More BREAKING: Iran closes Strait after Israel breaches Truce! Trump claiming victory in Iran is like Germany pretending they won WW2Continue

  • National Conference Members ‘nervously optimistic’ about election the way Trump is certain of his Iranian ‘victory’

    National Conference Members ‘nervously optimistic’ about election the way Trump is certain of his Iranian ‘victory’

    ByThe Daily Blog 21 June 2026

    National members ‘nervously optimistic’ about election campaign National Party faithfuls are confident in its chances this election, but acknowledge it’s going to be tight, and one member told RNZ she could not understand “how people can have either forgiven or forgotten the damage that Labour did.” RNZ   They must…

    Read More National Conference Members ‘nervously optimistic’ about election the way Trump is certain of his Iranian ‘victory’Continue

  • This Government have killed the cities to protect big pollution rural sector mates – The Farmer ain’t your friend

    This Government have killed the cities to protect big pollution rural sector mates – The Farmer ain’t your friend

    ByMartyn Bradbury 21 June 2026

    Fieldays 2026 ends on high as visitor numbers near all-time record Fieldays 2026 is wrapping up, with a potential record number of visitors coming through the gates last week. Across four days, more than 132,000 visitors attended the 58th Fieldays, with exact numbers yet to be released. Though Wednesday’s gate…

    Read More This Government have killed the cities to protect big pollution rural sector mates – The Farmer ain’t your friendContinue

  • Let’s be honest, this LPG Gas refinery is another example of big polluters getting what they want

    Let’s be honest, this LPG Gas refinery is another example of big polluters getting what they want

    ByMartyn Bradbury 20 June 2026

    Power firms to fund LNG port through user pays – but effect is the same for consumers At an energy summit hosted by Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday morning, big local horticulture and post-harvest, wood processing and irrigation firms took to the stage to talk about how energy costs and supply reliability are…

    Read More Let’s be honest, this LPG Gas refinery is another example of big polluters getting what they wantContinue

  • Palestine Action ruling and banning Cenk & Hasan has highlighted how UK Hate Speech laws penalise the protestors not those committing genocide

    Palestine Action ruling and banning Cenk & Hasan has highlighted how UK Hate Speech laws penalise the protestors not those committing genocide

    ByMartyn Bradbury 20 June 2026

    Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur Two leftwing US commentators, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for event The Guardian  Free Speech is one of the most important values in Democracy and thanks to the middle class woke…

    Read More Palestine Action ruling and banning Cenk & Hasan has highlighted how UK Hate Speech laws penalise the protestors not those committing genocideContinue

  • The breakdown between Trump and Netanyahu is glorious

    The breakdown between Trump and Netanyahu is glorious

    ByMartyn Bradbury 19 June 202619 June 2026

    The breakdown between Trump and Netanyahu is glorious. Trump’s desperation to get the Epstein Files out of the news cycle led him to getting conned into a war with Iran that Netanyahu has been pimping for almost 4 decades. Trump needed Netanyahu as the fuse for Iran but Bibi is…

    Read More The breakdown between Trump and Netanyahu is gloriousContinue

  • How will Trump explain giving $300billion to Iran after bitching about Obama’s $1.8billion?

    How will Trump explain giving $300billion to Iran after bitching about Obama’s $1.8billion?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 19 June 202619 June 2026

    I’m loving it! I’m loving it. Oh sweet Jesus I am loving it! Look, I was arguing right from the…

    Read More How will Trump explain giving $300billion to Iran after bitching about Obama’s $1.8billion?Continue

  • Shane Jones Fishing Industry pork barrel so ‘private-limo-extreme’ that even National balk at the self interest

    Shane Jones Fishing Industry pork barrel so ‘private-limo-extreme’ that even National balk at the self interest

    ByMartyn Bradbury 19 June 202619 June 2026

    Oh this is hilarious… Jones fails to force through Fisheries Amendment Bill before election, following public backlash – Greenpeace News…

    Read More Shane Jones Fishing Industry pork barrel so ‘private-limo-extreme’ that even National balk at the self interestContinue

  • The double standards from mainstream media when criticising Labour and National policy

    The double standards from mainstream media when criticising Labour and National policy

    ByMartyn Bradbury 19 June 202619 June 2026

    There is such a double standard when it comes to the mainstream media covering Labour vs National when it comes…

    Read More The double standards from mainstream media when criticising Labour and National policyContinue

  • If Matua Winston doesn’t want to be called a war criminal…

    If Matua Winston doesn’t want to be called a war criminal…

    ByMartyn Bradbury 19 June 202619 June 2026

    Winston Peters accosted by protesters at Parliament over Israel’s war in Gaza Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ appearance before Parliament’s Foreign…

    Read More If Matua Winston doesn’t want to be called a war criminal…Continue

  • Karen Chhour hiding Boot Camp numbers to protect kids is hilarious

    Karen Chhour hiding Boot Camp numbers to protect kids is hilarious

    ByMartyn Bradbury 19 June 202619 June 2026

    Children’s Minister Karen Chhour won’t say how many still in government’s bootcamps The Children’s Minister won’t confirm how many participants…

    Read More Karen Chhour hiding Boot Camp numbers to protect kids is hilariousContinue

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Media Watch

  • MEDIAWATCH: Is Thomas Coughlan really enough to justify NZ Herald subscription (spoiler: no he is not)
    CTF | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs

    MEDIAWATCH: Is Thomas Coughlan really enough to justify NZ Herald subscription (spoiler: no he is not)

    ByThe Daily Blog 21 June 202621 June 2026

    Yawn Thomas Coughlan: My verdict on Labour’s alleged ‘hidden bill’ and your chance to see if you can make the spending add up The National Party has alleged Labour has a ‘hidden bill’ in its spending plans, arguing its promises…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Is Thomas Coughlan really enough to justify NZ Herald subscription (spoiler: no he is not)Continue

  • Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast Te Kaupapa – with Dale Husband, Hūhana Lyndon, Aperahama Edwards and Bomber Bradbury

    Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast Te Kaupapa – with Dale Husband, Hūhana Lyndon, Aperahama Edwards and Bomber Bradbury

    ByThe Daily Blog 20 June 202620 June 2026

    Join Dale Husband, Māori Party candidate Aperahama Edwards, Green MP Hūhana Lyndon and The Daily Blog Editor Martyn Bradbury to discuss the weeks politics: Issue 1 – Anger over how much conservation land Minister Tama Potaka will allow to be…

    Read More Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast Te Kaupapa – with Dale Husband, Hūhana Lyndon, Aperahama Edwards and Bomber BradburyContinue

  • WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The Kākāriki Alliance – How Māori voters using MMP tactical voting  in Māori electorates could determine the next Government

    WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The Kākāriki Alliance – How Māori voters using MMP tactical voting in Māori electorates could determine the next Government

    ByThe Daily Blog 20 June 2026

    I have been commentating on NZ Politics for 31 years and one thing I can tell you about NZ elections is that Māori voters in the Māori Electorates are the most strategic MMP voters in our country.   Māori voters inside…

    Read More WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The Kākāriki Alliance – How Māori voters using MMP tactical voting in Māori electorates could determine the next GovernmentContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Why are we allowing Big Tech to manipulate kids under 16?

    MEDIAWATCH: Why are we allowing Big Tech to manipulate kids under 16?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 19 June 202620 June 2026

    Social media ban law a couple of weeks away, but ACT and NZ First not quite on board yet The Government is in the final stages of considering its social media ban for under 16s, with the final Cabinet paper…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Why are we allowing Big Tech to manipulate kids under 16?Continue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Hooton hears a what? Where to now for The Post? Winners, Losers and Predictions

    MEDIAWATCH: Hooton hears a what? Where to now for The Post? Winners, Losers and Predictions

    ByThe Daily Blog 18 June 2026

    I have been mates with Hoots for decades now. We first worked together in 2011 on the I-Predict Election Special where we ran a weekly TV Show over the Election Campaign and over those decades I have seen all versions…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Hooton hears a what? Where to now for The Post? Winners, Losers and PredictionsContinue

TDB: Left News
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  • Greens propose wealth, corporate, and inheritance taxes to fund income tax changes
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-22 By admin
  • National's Simeon Brown discourages members from strategic voting
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-22 By admin
  • Can New Zealanders really afford compulsory KiwiSaver?
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-22 By admin
  • National to make KiwiSaver compulsory, if elected
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-22 By admin
  • Higher immigration leads to higher house prices and lower unemployment - report
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-22 By admin
  • National members 'nervously optimistic' about election campaign
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-21 By admin
  • Powers v systems: Do police get more of one despite absence of other?
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-21 By admin
  • 'Take this seriously': Flotilla activist claims beating allegations ignored by government
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-21 By admin
  • National rallies members at AGM, Labour rises in polls
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-21 By admin
  • Former National minister Andrew Bayly won't seek re-election
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-06-21 By admin
  • Bernard's Chorus: Why so relaxed Minister?
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-20 By Bernard Hickey
  • Saturday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-20 By Bernard Hickey
  • Friday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-19 By Bernard Hickey
  • The Weekly Hoon: Calling for a new RONS' suspension; Golden Mile decision; Religion's role in the Ukraine war;
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-19 By Bernard Hickey
  • Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-19 By Bernard Hickey
  • Thursday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-18 By Bernard Hickey
  • Wednesday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-17 By Bernard Hickey
  • When a lobbyist jumps the species barrier into journalism
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-16 By Bernard Hickey
  • Tuesday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-16 By Bernard Hickey
  • Monday's Dawn Chorus: Nicola & the Phantom 'fiscal black hole'
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-06-15 By Bernard Hickey
  • Chris Hedges: America’s Suicide Pact
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-13 By corinna barnard
  • Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Condemn West Bank Land Sales
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Ben Burgis
  • The Unraveling of Nehru’s Vision for India
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-13 By Consortiumnews.com
  • The Democratic Candidate Closely Tied to Crypto and Big Tech
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Katya Schwenk
  • An ICE Surveillance Vendor Is Misleading the Public
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Katya Schwenk
  • Palestine Action Barrister Wins Appeal in UK Contempt Case
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-13 By corinna barnard
  • Taking a Good, Long Look Into Elon Musk and “Muskism”
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Ben Tarnoff
  • Big Tech’s Cross-Border Abuses Demand an International Response
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Nandita Shivakumar
  • Disney Is Encouraging and Exploiting the Rise of “Kidults”
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Ryan Zickgraf
  • Want the hard numbers? Here’s the budget at a glance
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Bernard Keane
  • What made my jaw drop and eyes pop this budget? The ‘Mad Max’ scenario 
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Jason Murphy
  • What secret budget items are ‘not for publication’?
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Jack Callil
  • E-bikes and strawberries: The weirdest things we spotted in the budget
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Jason Murphy
  • Labor has a spending addiction. But at least it’s shaking off some timidity
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Bernard Keane
  • Finally, some changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax. They may not be enough to shift the dial on housing
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Jason Murphy
  • This budget, Labor grapples with the politics of pain in a world gone populist
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Bernard Keane
  • PATRICK LAWRENCE: Epic Desperation
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-13 By corinna barnard
  • Israel Accuses The New York Times Of Antisemitic Journalism, And Other Notes
    Source: Caitlin Johnstone Date: 2026-05-13 By Caitlin Johnstone
  • Labor’s gambling plan snuck out on budget day, ANU gets framed, and Julie goes jogging
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Cochon Truffier
  • Tim Wilson will ‘never, ever, ever’ be treasurer
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Rachel Withers
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  • The Liberal Agenda – Keith Locke Memorial Free Speech Debate (minus the Free Speech Union)

    The Liberal Agenda – Keith Locke Memorial Free Speech Debate (minus the Free Speech Union)

    ByMartyn Bradbury 13 June 202613 June 2026

    New debater joins the Keith Locke Memorial Debate 2026 Yasmine Serhan, respected trade union organiser, educator, social justice advocate and…

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    We are selling this kids organs to ensure we can balance the budget

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    ByThe Daily Blog 21 June 2026

    FACT OF THE DAY: Mars is shaped like a rugby ball rather than a perfect sphere due to its unique rotational forces. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find…

    Read More OPEN MIC SUNDAY 21st JUNE 2026Continue

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  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – When opportunity knocks for the Opportunity Party?

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – When opportunity knocks for the Opportunity Party?

    ByIan Powell 21 June 202621 June 2026

    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

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Two different tales of avoidable hospital bed-blocking

    ByIan Powell 17 June 202617 June 2026

    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

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hypocrisy of Free Speech Union opposing free speech in practice

    ByIan Powell 7 June 20267 June 2026

    With some origins in ‘Athenian democracy’ free speech is one of the noblest rights which people have struggled for and…

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    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The wider implications of eyecare privatisation

    ByIan Powell 4 June 20264 June 2026

    On 5 March the Government through Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) formally called for ‘Requests for Proposals’ (RFPs) for…

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The Bradbury Group

Qiulae Wong & Victor Billot join us as 33,000 homeless children expose the Budget’s broken promise

TOP Leader Qiulae Wong, fresh off a 6% Roy Morgan surge, and Alliance Leader Victor Billot join us, to take on the economy, the Left’s political strategy, and the global rise of the far right. Plus, the panel: Matthew Hooton, Maria Slade and Simon Wilson, tears into the real numbers behind the Budget: 33,000 homeless children, company liquidations at an 11-year high, the war on Māori local government representation, and what Labour’s list versus NZ First’s candidate strategy actually means for the next election. It’s a big night. Don’t miss it.

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  • Peters’ ‘Bulldust’ Claim Is Bulldust – Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa

    Peters’ ‘Bulldust’ Claim Is Bulldust – Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa

    ByThe Daily Blog 21 June 2026

    PSNA is challenging the government to obtain medical records held in Türkiye to prove the truth of Global Sumud Flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby’s claim that he was beaten and injured by Israeli guards in Israel in late April. In a…

    Read More Peters’ ‘Bulldust’ Claim Is Bulldust – Palestine Solidarity Network AotearoaContinue

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    Labour’s Public Transport Cap A Band-Aid On A Broken System – Alliance Party

    ByThe Daily Blog 21 June 2026

    The Alliance says the Labour Party’s proposed Public Transport cap papers over structural issues, and ultimately fails to deliver for Kiwis. The Alliance rejects the notion that Labour’s Public Transport fare cap is unaffordable, a “lolly scramble”, or any of…

    Read More Labour’s Public Transport Cap A Band-Aid On A Broken System – Alliance PartyContinue

  • Government’s parental leave decision steals from new families – NZCTU

    Government’s parental leave decision steals from new families – NZCTU

    ByThe Daily Blog 21 June 2026

    New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (CTU) President Sandra Grey says the Government has chosen to once again pass on the costs of its failed economic policies onto working families. “The Government has today announced that it…

    Read More Government’s parental leave decision steals from new families – NZCTUContinue

  • MFAT Must Act Urgently To Free Everlee Wihongi After Another Delayed Hearing – Te Pati Māori

    MFAT Must Act Urgently To Free Everlee Wihongi After Another Delayed Hearing – Te Pati Māori

    ByThe Daily Blog 21 June 2026

    Everlee Wihongi was set to appear in court today to be freed from ICE detention. Unfortunately, approximately 80 minutes before it was scheduled to begin, the Immigration Court decided to postpone the hearing until June 30, 2026. ICE has no…

    Read More MFAT Must Act Urgently To Free Everlee Wihongi After Another Delayed Hearing – Te Pati MāoriContinue

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