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Happy May Day Comrades – class struggle is the Identity we need! My old College wanted $230 for a Ball ticket??? Tell ’em they’re dreamin! This is about Winston First, NOT NZ First MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner of you wanted to privatise… Sooooo when Luxon said he supported carpet bombing Tehran and we all thought he… WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Punts on the 7 Māori Electorates Does Jordan Williams and the Taxpayers’ Union going pidgin ghetto give everyone the ick? NZ Parliament’s biggest Zionist Apologist has audacity to attack Greens Political Bombshell: Luxon wanted to side with Trump over illegal Iranian War – snap… MEDIAWATCH: The F Word, Ani O’Brien and why Maiki Sherman kinda has to resign
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  • Happy May Day Comrades – struggle is the Identity we need!
    CTF | Deconstructing Headlines | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Most Recent Blogs

    Happy May Day Comrades – class struggle is the Identity we need!

    ByMartyn Bradbury 1 May 20261 May 2026

    Comrades! “Workers of the world, unite!” “You have nothing to lose but your chains!” Happy May Day! The day of unionised labour, solidarity and class! The wealthy gain their wealth in a market whose foundations have been built by the State. We all gain collectively from that societal memory and cohesion. Entrepreneurs sell their goods and services into a society…

    Read More Happy May Day Comrades – class struggle is the Identity we need!Continue

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  • My old College wanted $230 for a Ball ticket??? Tell ’em they’re dreamin!

    My old College wanted $230 for a Ball ticket??? Tell ’em they’re dreamin!

    Ōrewa College slashes $230 school ball ticket prices after parent backlash An Auckland college has slashed the price of tickets…

    Read More My old College wanted $230 for a Ball ticket??? Tell ’em they’re dreamin!Continue

  • This is about Winston First, NOT NZ First

    This is about Winston First, NOT NZ First

    Make no mistake. This extraordinary and unprecedented situation where the Foreign Minister outs the Prime Minister on crucial foreign policy…

    Read More This is about Winston First, NOT NZ FirstContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner of you wanted to privatise TVNZ

    MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner of you wanted to privatise TVNZ

    I think it was very foolish of Maiki to make these comments last year in front of the Government because…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner of you wanted to privatise TVNZContinue

Setting the Agenda

  • Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?
    Featured | Most Recent Blogs | Setting The Agenda

    Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?

    ByAllan Alach 29 April 202629 April 2026

    After a year of Erica Stanford’s wrecking-ball education reforms, Labour has finally put something on the table, and it’s bigger than just undoing the damage.

    Read More Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?Continue

  • Nicole McKee called to Condemn Israel’s Bulldozing Of New Zealand War Graves In Gaza

    Nicole McKee called to Condemn Israel’s Bulldozing Of New Zealand War Graves In Gaza

    ByJohn Minto 26 April 202626 April 2026

    Nicole McKee says respect for the fallen is shown in deeds, not words. Critics are now asking if that applies to New Zealand war graves bulldozed in Gaza.

    Read More Nicole McKee called to Condemn Israel’s Bulldozing Of New Zealand War Graves In GazaContinue

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    Public praise for High Court ruling on NZ Superfund policies on Israeli companies

    ByDr. David Robie 25 April 202628 April 2026

    An official of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) praised this month’s High Court judicial ruling over New Zealand Superfund…

    Read More Public praise for High Court ruling on NZ Superfund policies on Israeli companiesContinue

  • Anzac Day: Remembering the futility of wars for empire!

    Anzac Day: Remembering the futility of wars for empire!

    ByMike Treen 25 April 202625 April 2026

    Anzac Day should not glorify empire — it should remind us of the devastating human cost of war and those who resisted it.

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Deconstructing the Headlines

  • Sooooo when Luxon said he supported carpet bombing Tehran and we all thought he misspoke…

    Sooooo when Luxon said he supported carpet bombing Tehran and we all thought he misspoke…

    ByMartyn Bradbury 1 May 2026

    Luxon, Peters in crisis talks after NZ First leader releases emails showing PM wanted explicit Iran war backing Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held crisis talks with Foreign Minister Winston Peters in the Beehive last night after Peters’ office released emails to the Herald showing Luxon wanted to shift the Government’s…

    Read More Sooooo when Luxon said he supported carpet bombing Tehran and we all thought he misspoke…Continue

  • Does Jordan Williams and the Taxpayers’ Union going pidgin ghetto give everyone the ick?

    Does Jordan Williams and the Taxpayers’ Union going pidgin ghetto give everyone the ick?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 30 April 2026

    I don’t know man. I just don’t know. As the Prime Minister is outed for wanting to join an illegal war, the Pope of the Taxpayers’ Union, Jordan Williams, wants to play pidgin ghetto round two? After doing it to Tamatha Paul, he wants to expand it to Michel Mulipola?…

    Read More Does Jordan Williams and the Taxpayers’ Union going pidgin ghetto give everyone the ick?Continue

  • NZ Parliament’s biggest Zionist Apologist has audacity to attack Greens

    NZ Parliament’s biggest Zionist Apologist has audacity to attack Greens

    ByMartyn Bradbury 30 April 2026

    What’s that old Palestinian saying? Occupiers on stolen land shouldn’t throw stones? I’m not sure Parliaments biggest Zionist Apologist has any high ground to attack a colourful Green Party candidate. What ever happened to Free Speech? Isn’t ACT the great free speech champions? Funny how the moment they need to…

    Read More NZ Parliament’s biggest Zionist Apologist has audacity to attack GreensContinue

  • Political Bombshell: Luxon wanted to side with Trump over illegal Iranian War – snap election brewing with Winston

    Political Bombshell: Luxon wanted to side with Trump over illegal Iranian War – snap election brewing with Winston

    ByMartyn Bradbury 30 April 202630 April 2026

    Congratulations to Thomas Coughlan, this is the political scoop and bombshell of the year… Luxon, Peters in crisis talks after NZ First leader releases emails showing PM wanted explicit Iran war backing Prime Minister Christopher Luxon held crisis talks with Foreign Minister Winston Peters in the Beehive last night after…

    Read More Political Bombshell: Luxon wanted to side with Trump over illegal Iranian War – snap election brewing with WinstonContinue

  • More damage to workers? Hasn’t Brooke van Velden caused enough carnage?

    More damage to workers? Hasn’t Brooke van Velden caused enough carnage?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 30 April 202630 April 2026

    Workers say the new leave law changes will make them worse off, and critics argue Brooke van Velden has already done enough damage.

    Read More More damage to workers? Hasn’t Brooke van Velden caused enough carnage?Continue

  • For all the climate deniers & big polluter pimps this Super El Nino will be a nightmare

    For all the climate deniers & big polluter pimps this Super El Nino will be a nightmare

    ByMartyn Bradbury 30 April 202630 April 2026

    A Super El Niño is coming, and it could smash through New Zealand’s climate denial, insurance system and political complacency all at once.

    Read More For all the climate deniers & big polluter pimps this Super El Nino will be a nightmareContinue

  • Trump has gifted Iranian Theocracy legitimacy! He has no option other than to surrender

    Trump has gifted Iranian Theocracy legitimacy! He has no option other than to surrender

    ByMartyn Bradbury 30 April 202630 April 2026

    Trump’s Iran war is blowing out in cost and chaos, and may end up strengthening the very regime it was meant to crush.

    Read More Trump has gifted Iranian Theocracy legitimacy! He has no option other than to surrenderContinue

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Media Watch

  • MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner of you wanted to privatise TVNZ
    CTF | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs

    MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner of you wanted to privatise TVNZ

    ByMartyn Bradbury 1 May 20261 May 2026

    I think it was very foolish of Maiki to make these comments last year in front of the Government because the naked reality is that it gave them leverage over her. The question now is did she pull her punches…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner of you wanted to privatise TVNZContinue

  • WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Punts on the 7 Māori Electorates

    WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Punts on the 7 Māori Electorates

    ByMartyn Bradbury 1 May 2026

    Here are my punts on the 7 Māori electorates. The Māori Electorates are a lot more conservative than most punters reckon, but they have also had an influx of younger voters thanks to the enormous demographic bubble within Māoridom that…

    Read More WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Punts on the 7 Māori ElectoratesContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: The F Word, Ani O’Brien and why Maiki Sherman kinda has to resign

    MEDIAWATCH: The F Word, Ani O’Brien and why Maiki Sherman kinda has to resign

    ByMartyn Bradbury 30 April 202630 April 2026

    If the Government had leverage over TVNZ’s political editor for a year, this isn’t a scandal; it’s a warning. And now the timing raises even bigger questions.

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: The F Word, Ani O’Brien and why Maiki Sherman kinda has to resignContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Heather Duplicity Allan is a bad faith National Party hack

    MEDIAWATCH: Heather Duplicity Allan is a bad faith National Party hack

    ByMartyn Bradbury 29 April 202629 April 2026

    Was it journalism, or just another bad faith political hit job? Heather du Plessis-Allan’s latest take has Martyn calling bullshit.

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Heather Duplicity Allan is a bad faith National Party hackContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: How much of a snowflake has Barry Soper turned out to be?

    MEDIAWATCH: How much of a snowflake has Barry Soper turned out to be?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 29 April 202630 April 2026

    Barry Soper says he almost quit after Duncan Garner’s ‘aggressive’ behaviour towards him on PM’s Afghanistan trip; Garner, Guyon Espiner respond – Media Insider Broadcaster Barry Soper says he almost quit after the way that he says two well-known journalists…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: How much of a snowflake has Barry Soper turned out to be?Continue

TDB: Left News
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  • Calls for government to release list of who will get fuel priority
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-02 By admin
  • Tama Potaka | Te Mana o te Taiao, ko te matū, ko te whakaora i te taiao kia makuru anō te tupu o ngā momo taketake o te wao.
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-02 By Pohaturoa Waenga
  • Tohe Ashby | Tukua mātou ko taku tira ki te whakaora anō i ngā kauri i pāngia!
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-02 By Pohaturoa Waenga
  • Marama Davidson | Kaua e rāweke i te tapu me te mana o Te Wāhipounamu.
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-02 By Pohaturoa Waenga
  • Huhana Lyndon | Huhana Lyndon | Mana Wāhine Kaupapa Inquiry ki Ōtiria marae.
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-02 By Pohaturoa Waenga
  • Broadcasting Standards Authority calls for change as MPs probe its role in a digital era
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-02 By admin
  • Prime Minister declines to offer evidence to back his claim he was mischaracterised in emails
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-02 By admin
  • US invites NZ to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-02 By admin
  • Public expenses should be public as a matter of course
    No Right Turn Date: 2026-05-02 By Source Author
  • Marama Davidson | Kaua e rāweke i te tapu me te mana o Te Wāhipounamu.
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-02 By Pohaturoa Waenga
  • Friday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-05-02 By Bernard Hickey
  • Former National MP Chris Finlayson calls for 'war' on NZ First
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-01 By admin
  • #election2026: Labour Names Toni Boynton for Waiariki, Signalling Focus on Māori Leadership and Local Voice
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-01 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #national: Cost Pressures Mount as Calls Grow for Economic Reset in Aotearoa
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-01 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #hauora: Toothache Nation: Dental Care Crisis Deepens as Access Slips Out of Reach
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-01 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #national: Lifesaving Law Change: Overdose Bill Aims to Remove Fear and Save Lives
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-01 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #culture: Tōiere Takes the Stage: Māori Voices Reshape the Future of Opera in Aotearoa
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-01 By Matthew Tukaki
  • They all get Winston’d in the end.
    Nick’s Kōrero Date: 2026-05-01 By Nick Rockel
  • 'As damaging as the Treaty Principles Bill': Proposed changes to Treaty clauses revealed
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-01 By admin
  • Belatedly, Luxon tries to redeem his original sin
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-05-01 By Bernard Hickey
  • ‘Revolving door into the weapons industry’: Ex-pollies’ links with arms company is business as usual for Canberra
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-02 By Bernard Keane
  • Australia is fixing its teen social media ban on the fly. Do the changes go far enough?
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-02 By Cam Wilson
  • Let’s Compare Hasan Piker’s Comments to Elite Centrists’
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-01 By Branko Marcetic
  • Israel Attacks Gaza Flotilla Near Greek Waters
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-01 By corinna barnard
  • Israel’s Yellow-Line Annexation in Gaza
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-01 By corinna barnard
  • The Trump Surveillance State
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-01 By corinna barnard
  • The Struggle for Democracy in Iran Isn’t Over
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-01 By Puya Gerami
  • The US Government Has the Power to Lower Drug Costs
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-01 By David Sirota
  • How to Buy a Slice of Your Neighbor’s Home and Hike the Rent
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-01 By David Moscrop
  • For Pedro Sánchez, Europe Has to Leave the US’s Shadow
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-01 By Eoghan Gilmartin
  • Podcast: Gaza, Cuba, Global Sumud Flotilla, And More
    Source: Caitlin Johnstone Date: 2026-05-01 By Caitlin Johnstone
  • Podcast: Gaza, Cuba, Global Sumud Flotilla, And More
    Source: Caitlin Johnstone Date: 2026-05-01 By Caitlin Johnstone
  • UK Intel Role in Iran War That UK Says It’s Not In
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-01 By corinna barnard
  • Family of New Zealand woman detained by ICE pleads for government help to secure her release
    Source: The Guardian Date: 2026-05-01 By Eva Corlett in Wellington
  • Christchurch gunman fails in bid to appeal against guilty pleas in New Zealand court
    Source: The Guardian Date: 2026-05-01 By Eva Corlett in Wellington
  • Just how ‘teal’ is independent Farrer candidate Michelle Milthorpe?
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-01 By Rachel Withers
  • Gina Rinehart’s executives are making big One Nation donations
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-04-30 By Crystal Andrews
  • How UK Media Shields the Israel Lobby
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-04-30 By Michele Steinberg
  • The Loans Bleeding Colombia’s Poor Dry, Drop by Drop
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-30 By Kurt Hollander
  • Flotillas Tell Gaza They Haven’t Been Abandoned
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-04-30 By Elizabeth Vos
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Liberal Agenda

  • Dear TVNZ – I don’t care if this kid finds his biological father, why are you launching a cellphone service when you can barely do TV?

    Dear TVNZ – I don’t care if this kid finds his biological father, why are you launching a cellphone service when you can barely do TV?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 18 April 202620 April 2026

    It’s meant to sell phone plans. Instead, it feels like a low-budget TVNZ drama about finding your dad. What are they thinking?

    Read More Dear TVNZ – I don’t care if this kid finds his biological father, why are you launching a cellphone service when you can barely do TV?Continue

Daily Gallery

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    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 1 May 2026

    Thumbs up for war crimes – what would Jesus do?

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    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 30 April 2026

    Trump is so anti-woke he’s barely conscious

    Read More Political Caption CompetitionContinue

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Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts

  • GUEST BLOG: Graeme Doull – Iran’s most dangerous course of action

    GUEST BLOG: Graeme Doull – Iran’s most dangerous course of action

    ByThe Daily Blog 20 April 202625 April 2026

    Forget the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s most devastating move could be precision drone strikes on global fuel infrastructure — and the world isn’t ready.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Graeme Doull – Iran’s most dangerous course of actionContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Failing kidney patients symptomatic of health system crisis; health system needs its own mantra

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Failing kidney patients symptomatic of health system crisis; health system needs its own mantra

    ByIan Powell 20 April 202625 April 2026

    Dialysis rationing is not bad luck. It is the brutal bill for a health system that ignored prevention, ignored clinicians, and called chaos reform.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Failing kidney patients symptomatic of health system crisis; health system needs its own mantraContinue

  • Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or wave

    Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or wave

    ByIan Powell 15 April 202624 April 2026

    It’s hovering near 5%. That’s all it takes. The Opportunity Party could go from political footnote to kingmaker — if the ripple becomes a wave.

    Read More Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or waveContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Is it WW3 yet? Evaluating the Iran war as part of a larger globalised conflict

    GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Is it WW3 yet? Evaluating the Iran war as part of a larger globalised conflict

    BySeeby Woodhouse 13 April 202618 April 2026

    We’re asking the wrong question about Iran. It’s not “will this escalate?” — it’s whether we’re already in World War 3 and pretending we’re not.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Is it WW3 yet? Evaluating the Iran war as part of a larger globalised conflictContinue

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The Bradbury Group

Nicola Willis and Chlöe Swarbrick clash over New Zealand’s economy tonight

Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Green Party co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick join Martyn tonight on The Bradbury Group to debate the economy, the cost of living crisis, and the economic fallout of the Iran conflict. Plus, political heavyweights Matthew Hooton, John Tamihere and Max Harris tackle the big question: can New Zealand weather the storm?

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Raw News

  • Luxon needs to rule out support for Iran War – Greens

    Luxon needs to rule out support for Iran War – Greens

    ByThe Daily Blog 1 May 2026

    The Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out support for the Iran war. “Luxon should immediately and categorically rule out any New Zealand support, rhetorical or material, for the war in Iran,” says Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson….

    Read More Luxon needs to rule out support for Iran War – GreensContinue

  • Israeli forces intercept, board and threaten Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters – Greenpeace

    Israeli forces intercept, board and threaten Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters – Greenpeace

    ByThe Daily Blog 1 May 2026

    Crew on the Greenpeace International vessel Arctic Sunrise report that vessels in the Global Sumud Flotilla have been boarded and harassed by Israeli forces in international waters 45 nautical miles west of the Greek island Kythira and 600 nautical miles from Gaza….

    Read More Israeli forces intercept, board and threaten Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters – GreenpeaceContinue

  • Greenpeace free nitrate contamination water testing returns to Southland in May

    Greenpeace free nitrate contamination water testing returns to Southland in May

    ByThe Daily Blog 1 May 2026

    Greenpeace Aotearoa has announced that it will be running free drinking water testing for nitrate contamination in Edendale, Ōtautau, and Lumsden in mid-May, as the organisation marks the fifth year of its nitrate water testing programme by returning to Southland….

    Read More Greenpeace free nitrate contamination water testing returns to Southland in MayContinue

  • Green Party Bill to protect overdose emergency callers from legal risks receives cross party support

    Green Party Bill to protect overdose emergency callers from legal risks receives cross party support

    ByThe Daily Blog 1 May 2026

    The Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Amendment Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament, marking an important step toward ensuring that no one hesitates to call for help in a medical emergency. “The Bill will provide protection from prosecution for…

    Read More Green Party Bill to protect overdose emergency callers from legal risks receives cross party supportContinue

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