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The Dumb Lives Matter Parliament protest revenge backlash is why NZFirst is in double digits
When you listen to any of Winston’s speeches, the two biggest cheers he gets are when he bashes the Trans movement and when he plays up vaccine conspiracies. When the Dumb Lives Matter Parliament protests erupted in 2022, I was one of the few on the Left who decried Mallard’s actions, decried the refusal for anyone from the Government to…
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ICE invent new ways to be cruel
What the risen Christ is this new nightmare? White House border czar defends ICE electric shock gloves White House border…
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MEDIAWATCH: Saluting Penk and why Damien Grant is still a great columnist
Despite the enormous falling out between myself and Free Speech Champion Damien Grant, he’s still a very good columnist and…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Demographic explosion inside Māori Electorates could be huge for Greens and Te Pati Māori
As Te Pati Māori’s unique MMP strategy for the candidate vote only settles in, the most interesting feature of the…
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Shane Te Pou – One man, one board, one newsroom and no one at the wheel
A lot of people will know by now that I’ve turned into a bit of a digital nomad in my old age. I’m closing in on 60, and I’ve spent a good chunk of this year knocking about Europe. One…
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Palestine protesters told they are ‘rainbow people’ of hope after 150 weeks of Gaza protest
Palestine protesters in Aotearoa New Zealand celebrated an unprecedented 150 weeks of continuous Gaza genocide rallies in the heart of…
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Shane Te Pou – Max Harris in Tāmaki Wonderland
The puha — or perhaps the kale pot — is simmering in Tāmaki, and I reckon people should be paying…
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Luxon caucus vote: minute by minute
12 August 2026 9:06am Inbox ping: Bryce EdwAIrds this morning: And then there is John Key. Reported to be hitting…
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TDB Poll of Polls
Based on 4 polls, latest: 14 August 2026
Sources
- Talbot Mills — 14/08/2026
- 1News Verian — 11/08/2026
- Roy Morgan — 04/08/2026
- RNZ Reid — 14/07/2026
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“It wasn’t me”, “I know nothing”, “Someone else did it” – National are treating us the way they treated Penk
‘I didn’t challenge for the leadership’, Erica Stanford says in first media appearance this week ‘I don’t know’: Minister unsure if Penk acted alone in coup attempt ‘Penk was working for himself’: Bishop denies role in failed coup “It wasn’t me”, “I know nothing”, “Someone else did it” –…
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ACT promise to implement an apartheid public service
ACT pledges to end ‘race-based hiring’ in public service ‘reset’ The ACT Party says it will campaign on reforming public service legislation to end what it calls “race-based hiring” and “reset” government agencies around principles of merit and equal treatment. The proposals, released on Sunday, target ethnicity-based provisions in the…
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Te Pati Māori game changer could win 2026 Election
This is the game changer… Election 2026: Te Pāti Māori to campaign for candidate vote only Te Pāti Māori will only campaign on winning the Māori seats – rather than the party vote – in the election as part of a “strategic” effort to bring the coalition Government “to its…
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The Waitangi Tribunal is NZs conscience and NZFirst want to desecrate that because they’re so toxic
Unreleased review of Waitangi Tribunal sitting with ministers More than a year after a major review of the functions of the Waitangi Tribunal was announced, the completed review has yet to be released publicly, with Government ministers still considering how to respond. TVNZ Let’s be clear. The Waitangi Tribunal…
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LNG fiasco highlights National refuse to cut emissions or fund adaptation – our climate denial is about to be burnt
They lied and tried to hide… LNG document should not have been hidden, ombudsman says Officials should not have withheld a key document behind the government’s decision to proceed with a “divisive” LNG terminal, the chief ombudsman has ruled. The document – released in full following the ruling – concluded…
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My dear fellow Kiwis – I won’t tell you who to vote for (that is your sacred prerogative), but I will tell you WHY to vote
My dear Comrades of Aotearoa New Zealand. I love our country and I love our culture. I love the genuine aroha and mana of our people and I will always stand shoulder to shoulder with you. I don’t care who you vote for, I care about you. You are my…
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In 10 years the NZ political spectrum will be shattered
Your worst fears about cultural collapse might be true – here’s what you can do about it Writer Sarah Wilson…
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Election 2026 Predictions Update and why this could be the Year of the Overhang
With 70 days left to enrol, here’s my updated Election Predictions: Labour – 32 I think there might be a…
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The NZ State is working hard to rig and steal the next election and you should be incandescent with rage
The claim by Minister Goldsmith that we are disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of voters by gerrymandering the cut off date…
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The tragedy of the Allan Hall miscarriage of justice
Alan Hall miscarriage of justice trial: Auckland judge acquits ex-cops of wrongdoing in murder case Two elderly retired cops who…
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Sooooo, how did one of the world’s most famous activists get spied on by the NZ Police again?
Now you will remember at the end of last month, I was asking for someone, ANYONE in the NZ mainstream…
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MEDIAWATCH: Saluting Penk and why Damien Grant is still a great columnist
Despite the enormous falling out between myself and Free Speech Champion Damien Grant, he’s still a very good columnist and his latest on the decency of Chris Penk is worthy of praise… Ex-Navy officer Chris Penk can see the iceberg…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Demographic explosion inside Māori Electorates could be huge for Greens and Te Pati Māori
As Te Pati Māori’s unique MMP strategy for the candidate vote only settles in, the most interesting feature of the upcoming election in the Māori Electorates is the demographic explosion that has occurred in recent years as more and more…
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My Final Word: Are Migrants Really a Threat to New Zealand?
This week, Martyn takes on one of the biggest election-year arguments: immigration and New Zealand identity. Are migrants really an existential threat to our democracy — or does that argument fundamentally underestimate the strength of New Zealand’s values? Martyn argues…
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1 on 1 in 10: Cameron Bagrie Warns NZ’s Old Economic Model Is OVER
Economist Cameron Bagrie warns New Zealand is entering a profound economic transition as inflation rises, geopolitical tensions intensify, house prices stagnate and the economic model Kiwis relied upon for decades begins to break down. In this week’s 1 on 1…
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1 on 1 in 10: Māori Unemployment Hits 11.5% — Where Is The Growth?
Māori unemployment has hit 11.5%, food insecurity is affecting 51% of Māori households, and youth unemployment has climbed to devastating levels. So where is the economic growth New Zealanders were promised? In this week’s extra 1 on 1 in 10,…
TDB: Left News
- ACT proposes 'Working with Children' card to replace police checks
- Transport Minister Chris Bishop defends commissioning another Auckland harbour crossing report
- Sacked minister Chris Penk likely to return to Parliament next week
- Aged-care report calls for major systemic reform - but at what cost?
- Tuesday's Early Bird: Labour may water down CGT
- Defence force launches new drone training programme
- Chris Hipkins calls National 'hysterical' over Labour's plans
- Another business case for Auckland harbour crossing confirmed despite recent NZTA study
- Helen Clark dismisses Opportunity Party's tax plan as 'fantasy posing as policy'
- Report calls for action over creaking aged care model
- Plug-in solar to be charged up in regulation changes
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Monday's Early Bird: Land & infrastructure costs at the margins behind our ruinously expensive housing
- Friday's Early Bird: Housing & transport fast-track back-tracks
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The Weekly Hoon: Luxon lives on; Iran is winning and the role of Jevons Paradox in climate change
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
- Luxon, like NZ, is bogged down with the hand-brake jammed on
- Friday's Early Bird: National braces for poll after Luxon's dire week; Stanford wanted unlimited RSE workers; Bridges says Luxon doesn't understand NZ
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The Weekly Hoon: Luxon's MMP musings; NZ's jobspocalypse; Big data centres & sovereignty
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
- Thursday's Early Bird: A national cancer test funding scandal; PM uses RNZAF plane to fly from National fundraising dinner 'at no cost'; Jones eyes banning foreign-born citizens as MPs
- Chris Hedges: America’s Suicide Pact
- Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Condemn West Bank Land Sales
- The Unraveling of Nehru’s Vision for India
- The Democratic Candidate Closely Tied to Crypto and Big Tech
- An ICE Surveillance Vendor Is Misleading the Public
- Palestine Action Barrister Wins Appeal in UK Contempt Case
- Taking a Good, Long Look Into Elon Musk and “Muskism”
- Big Tech’s Cross-Border Abuses Demand an International Response
- Disney Is Encouraging and Exploiting the Rise of “Kidults”
- Want the hard numbers? Here’s the budget at a glance
- What made my jaw drop and eyes pop this budget? The ‘Mad Max’ scenario
- 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
- PATRICK LAWRENCE: Epic Desperation
- Israel Accuses The New York Times Of Antisemitic Journalism, And Other Notes
- Labor’s gambling plan snuck out on budget day, ANU gets framed, and Julie goes jogging
- Tim Wilson will ‘never, ever, ever’ be treasurer
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Liberal Agenda
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BHN Treaty Debate Review
Pat and Chewie at BHN have created a unique online community of Kiwis who are bound by aroha, compassion and…
Daily Gallery
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Open Mic TUESDAY 18th AUGUST + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: King George I of Great Britain spoke very little English, which helped empower early prime ministers. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY:“[W]e understood perfectly that the life of a single human being is worth millions of…
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Open Mic MONDAY 17th AUGUST + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: The Magna Carta was signed in 1215 in England, establishing the principle that the monarch was subject to the law. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY:“Two things form the bedrock of any open society — freedom…
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GUEST BLOG: Shane Te Pou – Why the Seats matter this Election
Before I get too deep into the analysis, I know what the political diehards will say: seats don’t matter, it’s…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – It’s ‘a song and a prayer’: hidden cost of 1,300 unfilled nursing jobs
‘A song and a prayer’ is an interesting phrase. It combines a song (words set to music) and a prayer…
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GUEST BLOG: Shane Te Pou – The pain of ‘go back to where you came from’
Often, politics seems a distant thing. Sometimes, it hits close to home. Two recents events hit home for me. First,…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – A microscopic view that highlights worsening crisis in public hospitals
There are occasions when a crisis in a particular hospital department provides a microscopic insight into the wider crisis across…
The Bradbury Group
Unemployment rises, house values fall — why is New Zealand’s economy so broken?
Economist Cameron Bagrie and Professor Matt Roskruge join Martyn Bradbury to examine rising unemployment, falling house values and what’s gone wrong with the New Zealand economy — including the disproportionate impact economic downturns can have on Māori communities. Plus, Tania Waikato, Simon Wilson and Dr Harpreet Singh debate Luxon’s leadership, a possible MMP referendum, Labour ruling out Winston Peters, Election 2026 and the growing political battle over climate investment.
Raw News
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Aged Care Report Step In Right Direction, But Reform Must Fix Pay Equity For Care Workers – PSA
Today’s Ministerial Advisory Group report on aged care will only deliver the system older New Zealanders need if it comes with real pay equity for the workforce that delivers it. “More than ever, as our population ages, we need to…
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Long-Term Investment In Aged Care Can’t Wait – Delaying It Will Only Increase The Cost – Green
The Green Party welcomes the release of “A place to grow old: Securing the future of aged care” report and echoes the need for a plan to support older people to live and age with dignity. “We need a system…
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New Bill To Ban Supermarket Price Gouging – Greens
The Green Party has announced a new Member’s Bill, the Commerce (Excessive Pricing in Retail Grocery Industry) Amendment Bill, that would ban price gouging by the supermarket duopoly. “New Zealanders pay too much for their groceries, while supermarkets are raking…
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Need for a long-lasting aged care funding strategy – E Tu
E tū is calling for the government to include unions and their workforce representatives in any new strategy to transform the care and support sector. The Government’s appointed Aged Care Ministerial Advisory Group report, released today, makes recommendations for better…
