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#Clip: My Final Word: The Bradbury Group Turns One — Cancelled, Defunded & Bigger Than Ever
This is The Bradbury Group’s one-year birthday — and Martyn Bradbury has a few things to say about how we got here. 🎙️ Martyn’s final word — one year on The Bradbury Group was born after funding was pulled from Martyn’s previous podcast. The reason? He wouldn’t stop criticising Israel for committing war crimes so extreme they technically breach genocide…
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#Clip: 1-in-1 in 10: Harawira – One-Term Government, Māori Politics & Why Winston Must Be Stopped
🎙️ Hone Harawira joins Martyn Bradbury to discuss: ⚡ Why he decided not to stand in Te Tai Tokerau —…
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#Clip: Barbara Edmonds DESTROYS National’s Budget Narrative
Labour Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins The Bradbury Group to analyse the Government’s latest Budget, rising unemployment, housing pressures, public…
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#Clip: The War on News: English Tests for Workers, No Tests for Millionaires & AI Job Cuts
This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury tackles immigration hypocrisy, the return of Stuart Nash, and a government…
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Something Smells at The New Zealand Teachers Council
I and many others have written about Erica Stanford’s dictatorial control of education. Hopefully this message is starting to gain traction. The agenda is clearly far greater than the usual shibboleth of ‘raising achievement’ and in fact is aimed at…
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How Do You Define A Woman? Not Like This!
After years demanding Labour define a woman, NZ First’s answer appears to be: a woman is a biological female and a female is a biological female.
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update – Discussing geopolitical and military activity in the Pacific
A new US-led Pacific “kill web” linking Japan, South Korea and the Philippines signals how rapidly the Indo-Pacific is militarising.
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Can Labour centrism win the election? No. But why?
The problem with centrism is not moderation. It is that voters eventually stop believing you stand for anything at all.
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TDB Poll of Polls
Based on 4 polls, latest: 12 May 2026
Sources
- Roy Morgan — 12/05/2026
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Why every Kainga Ora tenant should be terrified and voting this election
The moves to increase state rents to 30%. The new plans to force state tenants out into the private market. The changes to housing allowances and how it penalises beneficiaries. The kick in the guts to the carers of the disabled. This on top of the $3billion tax loop hole…
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We are already using AI against beneficiaries
Beneficiaries are always the lab rats for how far the State thinks it can bend human rights. Beneficiaries are already under a level of mass surveillance we wouldn’t agree with if used on us. Beneficiaries are already facing AI. The Government changed the rules around welfare and forced beneficiaries to…
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Super El Nino could splinter the political spectrum – climate change could spark the revolution
I don’t think we’ve considered the political realities of what happens when the climate collapses. The impacts of a Super El Niño are going to be terrifying for those living under it… …and it looks like it could be worse than 1877… …so what happens when the extremes of climate…
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Britain is jailing environmentalists and anti-genocide protesters – NZ must not follow
Britain is locking up climate and Palestine-solidarity protesters. Now New Zealand is rushing through new Police powers with barely a murmur.
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English Tests for Migrant Workers, $5m Homes for Investors
Speak English if you are a migrant worker. Bring millions if you want a mansion. National’s immigration priorities could not be clearer.
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1.2 Billion in Mental Health Crisis as AI Guts Jobs
Nearly 1.2 billion people are living with mental disorders while the planet burns and AI threatens work. This despair is not happening by accident.
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Nashy gets NZ First pashy after bashy for slashy cashy and Sean Plunket’s woman definition smashy
THE NASHY IS BACK! Former Labour minister Stuart Nash switches to NZ First NZs second most compromised politician…
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When even Chris Bishop can see the human rights abuses of the new move on powers
Move-on orders law breach Bill of Rights in part – Chris Bishop Aspects of the Government’s move-on orders risk being…
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The madness of Trump and Israel’s ‘plan’ to illegally wage war with Iran – when you answer is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad???
Every time I think I can’t be surprised anymore with Trump’s illegal war on Iran, he manages to catch me…
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Why Is Seymour’s Red Tape Ministry So Huge and Expensive?
David Seymour wants fewer bureaucrats, except in his own Ministry for Regulation. Its staff numbers are now four times larger than the agency it replaced.
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You have more chance of winning lotto than getting a state house or any help from this Government
Nicola Willis says State housing tenants have won Lotto. Funny, because most of them are still waiting for a safe roof and a Government that cares.
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#Clip: My Final Word: The Bradbury Group Turns One — Cancelled, Defunded & Bigger Than Ever
This is The Bradbury Group’s one-year birthday — and Martyn Bradbury has a few things to say about how we got here. 🎙️ Martyn’s final word — one year on The Bradbury Group was born after funding was pulled from…
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#Clip: Barbara Edmonds DESTROYS National’s Budget Narrative
Labour Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins The Bradbury Group to analyse the Government’s latest Budget, rising unemployment, housing pressures, public service cuts, and what Labour plans to offer voters ahead of Election 2026. In this wide-ranging 1-on-1 in 10 interview,…
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#Clip: The War on News: English Tests for Workers, No Tests for Millionaires & AI Job Cuts
This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury tackles immigration hypocrisy, the return of Stuart Nash, and a government that thinks artificial intelligence can replace thousands of public servants. 🏠 English Tests for Workers, Not Millionaires The Government wants…
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Waatea Election Budget ’26 Coverage with Cameron Bagerie, Chris Hipkins, Brad Olson, Tama Potaka, Bernard Hickey, John Tamihere, Shane Jones, Marama Davidson, Barbera Edmonds, Willie Jackson and Fran O’Sullivan
The most up to date Budget Day commentary and coverage live from 2pm-6pm Thursday. With Massey University Economist – Professor Matt Roskruge, co-Leader of Te Pati Māori – Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Economist – Cameron Bagerie, Leader of the Labour Party – Chris Hipkens, Economist…
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The Bradbury Group Turns 1: Here’s To Election 2026
One year after being pushed out for refusing to shut up, The Bradbury Group is still here, still growing, and still spoiling for Election 2026.
TDB: Left News
- Claims of attempted ousting of Nelson city councillor by fellow councillor
- Six times Kiwi creatives called out the government
- Māori unions and iwi leaders say the Budget will not alleviate Māori unemployment
- Proposed law could see government use AI to make decisions about people's benefits
- 'Same old cliche': Paul Goldsmith brushes off Dame Lynda Topp's criticism
- Budget 2026: University leader welcomes extra funding, but critics warn students worse off
- Kindys prepare to ask parents for donations after 'drop in the bucket' Budget increase
- ACT gets $600,000 donations surge in 20 days, doubling campaign year contributions
- Budget 2026: First-time mums prioritised in promise for longer post-natal stays
- LNG imports not needed for dry year cover, Meridian says
- Friday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
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The Weekly Hoon: Budget 2026, a climate scandal, Saudi Arabia & Iran & disinformation flooding NZ's political debates
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
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A sugar-free Budget that relies on rosy forecasts
- Why the Govt's 'sensible, grown up' tight Budget strategy is failing the economy
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RBNZ almost hikes & eyes three hikes before election
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Live with Bernard Hickey
- The $1.4 billion hole in the Govt's revenues
- The fuel powering our captured political economy
- The 30/30 rule that is the Govt's North Star
- 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
TDB: Top NZ Political Podcasts
- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF with Duncan Garner Audience: 30,667
- Q+A with Jack Tame Audience: 40,000
- Ryan Bridge Today Audience: xx,xxx
- MATA with Mihi Forbes Audience: 36,333
- LOCKED OUT with Craig Renney Audience: 4,400
- The Vinny Eastwood Show Audience: xx,xxx
- BHN – BIG HAIRY NEWS with Pat and Chewie Audience: 3,533
- THE BRADBURY GROUP with Martyn Bradbury Audience: 4,600
- PENNY MARIE NZ Audience: 4,000
- Cross Party Lines with Phil Goff & Christopher Finlayson Audience: 4,000
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
Who ate all the pies? Who ate all the pies? Those fat bastards, those fat bastards They ate all the pies! (not a crumb for children in poverty)
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Political Caption Competition
Shane Jones trying to define ‘what is a woman’
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Un-funding rural general practice
They’re the ones that would suffer…our elderly vulnerable community who are struggling with pensions, who are suddenly going to have…
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GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – Let’s Fix New Zealand
New Zealand is entering another election being offered the same failed remedies for the very problems those remedies helped create….
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GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – AI Everything: Chatbots To Be Your Friend, Your Doctor and Your Judge – What Could Go Wrong?
We’re delivering you the hottest internet news that affects all of us. Scroll down to read our full reporting below…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – When a falsified Taxpayers’ Union ‘golden handshake’ is neither ‘golden’ nor a ‘handshake’
The Taxpayers’ Union has perfected the art of manufacturing fury around public sector payouts, but strip away the slogans and many of these so-called ‘golden handshakes’ turn out to be contractual obligations dressed up as scandal.
The Bradbury Group
Pre-Budget reckoning — Barbara Edmonds & Hone Harawira join us on The Bradbury Group
Labour Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins Martyn to take apart the pre-Budget economic agenda and ask whether free market ideology has become economic vandalism. Hone Harawira brings his unfiltered message for Māori politics ahead of the election. And the panel: Matthew Hooton, Verity Johnston and Quilae Wong, dig into the Big Polluter scandal, Luxon’s attack on John Campbell, and the question nobody in the Beehive wants to answer: how does criminalising the homeless and fighting culture wars, grow the NZ economy?
Raw News
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Budget 2026 Child Poverty Failure Exposed – NZCCSS
A Budget promising security leaves children in poverty exactly where they were. NZCCSS says vulnerable whānau have been abandoned again.
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Budget 2026: Where There’s A Willis There’s No Way
Māori funding goes backwards while the wider Budget grows by billions. Te Pāti Māori says Nicola Willis has chosen war, prisons and the wealthy over whānau.
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Budget 2026 Child Poverty Targets at Risk
Treasury’s own numbers show child poverty targets slipping out of reach. The Greens say National has chosen to leave tamariki behind.
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Budget 2026 Māori Funding Cuts: Labour Slams National
Nearly $100 million stripped from Te Puni Kōkiri, no new help for housing, jobs or hauora. Labour says this is Tama Potaka’s Budget legacy.
