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8pm LIVE TONIGHT with TOP Leader Qiulae Wong, Alliance Leader Victor Billot + political panel Hooton, Simon Wilson + Maria Slade
A Marxist, two Party leaders, a Business Journalist, a militant cyclist and a right wing newspaper columnist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?” 1-on-1 in 10 with Leader of TOP – Qiulae Wong After scoring 6% in the Roy Morgan Poll, what are TOP’s bottom lines…
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Labour List – Winners, Losers + Predictions
Labour’s Party List is out and it’s a fascinating insight into the state of play inside our largest Left Wing…
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57% of this Right Wing Governments policies have been rammed through under urgency – don’t dare lecture the Left about democracy
Listening to the Right gleefully burn Māori representation on local councils as part of their election campaign to bash Māori…
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Let’s remind you all – this Government was caught taking secret demands by the biggest polluters to change environmental law – don’t lecture the Left on corruption
Can we all just remind everyone as the Super El Nino bears down upon us, that a Senior Policy Analyst…
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8pm LIVE TONIGHT with TOP Leader Qiulae Wong, Alliance Leader Victor Billot + political panel Hooton, Simon Wilson + Maria Slade
A Marxist, two Party leaders, a Business Journalist, a militant cyclist and a right wing newspaper columnist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?” 1-on-1 in 10…
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BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific.
Shangri La Dialogue 2026 – Notable Trends The Institute for International and Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri La Dialogue is the…
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Brie Elliot’s Letter Seeking a Review of Elizabeth Rata’s Damehood.
The awarding of a damehood to Elizabeth Rata has caused a great deal of kerfuffle and raising questions which need…
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BEN MORGAN: Putin has problems, so expect volatility
After four years of intense fighting, the Ukraine War appears to be no closer to resolution. Russian offensive operations are…
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TDB Poll of Polls
Based on 4 polls, latest: 2 June 2026
Sources
- Roy Morgan — 02/06/2026
- 1News Verian — 19/04/2026
- RNZ Reid — 23/03/2026
- Talbot Mills — 12/03/2026
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100 days of the Illegal Iran War – Winners, Losers and Predictions
It’s 100 days of Trump’s 3 week illegal war with Iran that he has already won 17 times by blocking the blockade with his own blockade and apparently he’s about to make a peace deal for the thousandth time to return the situation to the exact same one that existed…
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You saw what ACT did to school lunches, do you want to trust them with uniforms?
Ummmmmmm…. ACT to campaign on reducing ‘absolutely ridiculous’ cost of school uniforms The ACT Party will campaign on bringing down the “absolutely ridiculous” cost of school uniforms. It would limit all state schools to three compulsory branded items and ensure generic items like shorts, pants, skirts, skorts and socks were…
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The NZ First Cavalcade of Political Circus Freaks
The existing NZ First Caucus is already a gallery of rogues. Race-baiting Winston may be the King, but he’s barely the greatest political mutant in his team. Dr Pork Matua Shane Jones should have a Honorary phd in graft, but keep digging and there is the corporate lobbyist for cancer,…
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The Super El Nino is coming – is NZ ready for climate denial bingo?
Here is the problem for the Government. They are so compromised by their relationship with the big polluters that when the Super El Niño peaks in NZ this summer, voters will be in shock and fury and looking for someone to blame. That someone will be National, ACT and NZF….
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63% more for Paula Bennett at Pharmac? She’s better funded than cancer!
Pharmac chairwoman Paula Bennett gets 63% pay increase approved by David Seymour David Seymour is standing by his decision to sign off a 63.2% pay rise for Pharmac chairwoman Paula Bennett. Bennett, a former National Party Cabinet Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, is set to see her pay rise from…
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Supermarket duopoly laughing all the way to the Banking Oligopoly – NZ is the land of exploitative monopoly rentals for foreign landlords
Little change in supermarket competition over past year, Commerce Commission report finds There has been scant improvement in supermarket competition over the past year, and now more needs to be done, commentators say. The Commerce Commission has released its latest annual grocery report, which says there has been little observable…
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The Right are gaining massive donations ahead of Election – why do right wing Kiwis love the rich?
The numbers don’t lie, the wealthy are donating to the Political Right… …why? The current Big Polluters scandal explains why,…
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How Te Pati Māori win the 2026 Election
There is one move left for Te Pati Māori to make in the Election Chess that would be a checkmate…
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The fascist right are on the rise – how does NZ Left fight back?
Pauline Hanson says she has ‘ability’ to be Australia PM after shock poll Pauline Hanson says she has the ability…
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Henry Nowak isn’t ‘White Lives Matter’ – it’s ‘No Lives Matter’
‘I can’t breathe’: Outrage, violence after UK police handcuff dying student Body camera footage of a dying student who was…
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Platner and the MeToo girlfriends of Christmas past
Despite new allegations, Maine’s Platner predicts voters will send him to Senate Democrat denies reports of physical intimidation towards women,…
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8pm LIVE TONIGHT with TOP Leader Qiulae Wong, Alliance Leader Victor Billot + political panel Hooton, Simon Wilson + Maria Slade
A Marxist, two Party leaders, a Business Journalist, a militant cyclist and a right wing newspaper columnist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?” 1-on-1 in 10…
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My Final Word: Jools Topp & the New Zealand We’ve Lost
This week, Martyn reflects on the life and legacy of Jools Topp and what her passing means for New Zealand. Alongside her sister Dame Lynda Topp, Jools helped shape modern Aotearoa through music, activism, humour, and an unapologetic commitment to…
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Mike Smith EXPOSES Secret Polluter Influence Inside Government
Environmental activist Mike Smith joins The Bradbury Group to discuss his landmark climate case against New Zealand’s biggest polluters and the explosive revelations that emerged after the government legislated to stop it. In this powerful 1-on-1 in 10 interview, Mike…
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Marama Davidson SLAMS National’s Budget: “It’s Absolute Bullsh*t”
Green Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson joins The Bradbury Group to break down Budget 2026 and explain why the Greens believe National’s economic priorities are failing ordinary New Zealanders. In this explosive 1-on-1 in 10 interview, Marama discusses: 📚 Education funding…
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The War on News: Trump’s Endless Iran War, Shane Jones’ Oil Giveaway & Arresting the Homeless
This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury takes aim at endless wars, environmental hypocrisy, and a government determined to ignore every warning placed in front of it. 🔥 Trump’s “3-Day” Iran War Enters Week 13 Donald Trump’s war…
TDB: Left News
- Labour set to announce first policy in six months, on cost-of-living
- 'Constitutionally abhorrent': Expert reveals advice to government on climate law change
- Police launch review into period Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo's was engaged with Labour
- 'A significant cost for us' - Tax credit changes to hit charity sector
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Protest growing against Govt's disability cost-cutting bill
- Third code of conduct complaint laid against controversial Dunedin councillor Bendict Ong
- Energy Minister Simeon Brown promises new generator rules will put 'downward pressure' on power bills
- Rough sleepers, beggars should not be subject to move-on orders - Auckland Council
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Scoop: NZ Govt has more assets than debt
- Ambulance medicines to be funded by Pharmac
- $100m of new health funding to go towards mental health
- ACT proposes new 'Rural Workforce Visa' to ease farmer worker shortages
- Tuesday's Early Bird: My Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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Accepting 57,000 homeless mums with 33,000 homeless kids 'tells us who we are as a society'
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Why shops & bars are closing as spending 'recovers'
- Monday's Early Bird: My Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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The Weekly Hoon: Johan Rockstrom's 'saturation point'; Data centre footprints; Trump vs Netanyahu; China vs four NZ MPs; Exports of forced labour
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A mini-Hoon with Transparency International CEO Julie Haggie
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
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A mini-Hoon with Shamubeel Eaqub on his big infrastructure report
- 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
PODCAST: A View from Afar
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Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda – Second annual Keith Locke Memorial Debate July 2nd – Hate Speech Laws threaten Free Speech
Do hate speech laws protect the vulnerable, or hand the state a weapon against free speech? This Keith Locke Memorial Debate will be worth watching.
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
Biden is too old to be President!
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OPEN MIC TUESDAY 8th JUNE 2026
FACT OF THE DAY: Neutron stars are so incredibly dense that a single teaspoon of their material would weigh about 1 billion tons. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The state can’t give you free speech, and the state can’t take…
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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…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The wider implications of eyecare privatisation
On 5 March the Government through Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) formally called for ‘Requests for Proposals’ (RFPs) for…
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Q-Day Is Coming
Quantum computing could make every password, VPN, and encrypted website on the planet vulnerable Remember Y2K? A fear that every…
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Gleichschaltung and Far-Right Momentum in NZ
Ian Powell warns that New Zealand is far from Nazi Germany, but far-right momentum, neoliberal drift and authoritarian instincts should not be dismissed.
The Bradbury Group
Marama Davidson on the Budget, polluter cover-up exposed & will National surrender NZ’s nuclear-free status?
Green Party co-Leader Marama Davidson gives her post-budget verdict tonight on The Bradbury Group, as environmental activist Mike Smith reveals how NZ’s seven biggest polluters have been secretly advising the Government. Plus, the political panel — Matthew Hooton, Matthew Tukaki, Maria Slade and John Tamihere — weigh in on whether the Budget can rescue the economy, what Pete Hegseth’s contempt for NZ really signals, and whether the National Government is about to trade away our nuclear-free identity to keep Donald Trump onside.
Raw News
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Labour announces party list for 2026 Election
The Labour Party has unveiled its 2026 party list – a diverse, experienced team ready to deliver for New Zealanders in the next election. “New Zealanders are doing it tough and deserve a team that is on their side,” said…
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Removing Te Tiriti Principles Will Do Lasting Damage To Public Services – PSA
Removing references to Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in 19 laws will widen existing inequities for Māori and reduce Māori and Te Tiriti capability in the public service, a survey of PSA members says. Māori PSA members who deliver public…
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Alliance Party Welcomes Historic Affiliation Of Maritime Union Of New Zealand
In an unprecedented advance for the political left in New Zealand, the Alliance Party has officially welcomed the formal affiliation of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ). The historic decision, formalized by the MUNZ National Council on 3 June…
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Let The Sun Shine In: TINZ Calls For More Political Integrity
The recent revelation of unrecorded discussions between farming lobbyists and government ministers is an exact example of why change is urgently needed to raise standards of political integrity and maintain trust in the practice of democracy. Transparency International NZ says…
