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$5 billion in carbon credits – the true cost of this Government’s slavish capitulation to farmers, gutting public transport, reneging on Irex Ferries and protecting big polluters
Government facing up to $5 billion bill over carbon credits, Treasury reveals The Prime Minister has doubled down on his insistence that the government will not spend billions of dollars offshore to meet New Zealand’s climate commitments. RNZ One of the things that really does my head in about this Government is how they are told in very clear terms…
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The collapse of Western Civilisation via Social Media, Trump, Climate Change, Covid Backlash, AI and Oligarchy
The question isn’t whether we’re in trouble — it’s which threat hits first. Between escalating conflict, runaway AI risk, and…
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#Clip: Alliance Party Returns: Victor Billot Calls For A Socialist Reset
Alliance Party leader Victor Billot joins The Bradbury Group following the historic decision by the Maritime Union of New Zealand…
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#Clip: The War on News: Trump’s Endless Iran Disaster, AI Delusions & ACT’s School Uniform Crusade
This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury takes aim at Trump’s never-ending Iran conflict, bizarre AI fantasies from…
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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 Indo-Pacific region’s most important annual defence conference. It attracts defence leaders, officials, policy makers, and academics from Asia, the US,…
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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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Police double standard on Palestine
PSNA is demanding police charge a pro-Israel tyre slasher, after he slashed two tyres on a Palestine supporter’s car in…
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Based on 4 polls, latest: 2 June 2026
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- Roy Morgan — 02/06/2026
- 1News Verian — 19/04/2026
- RNZ Reid — 23/03/2026
- Talbot Mills — 12/03/2026
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Gwyneth Paltrow is now ‘Gwynocide’?
I have tried to like Gwyneth Paltrow. In really have. I tried to like her in the Marvel movies. I did like Seven. I liked her in Shakespeare in Love and The Royal Tenenbaums. I tried to like her through all that wanky expensive Goop stuff and I was genuinely…
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The scale of Trump’s Epstein File cover up is staggering
We joke that Trump launched his disastrous and illegal war with Iran to eclipse the Epstein Files, but in this staggering new book, it looks like that’s exactly what has happened… Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files The president’s top advisers gathered in a series of Situation…
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British Pro Zionist State imprisons Palestine Action activists for 8 years
Pro-Palestine activists sentenced as terrorists over damage at Israeli arms factory in UK Four found guilty get tougher conditions as judge says actions were ‘designed to intimidate the UK government and a section of the public’ A judge has imposed lengthy custodial sentences on four Palestine Actionactivists who smashed up…
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Saving Commuters $120 per month has been Labour’s best week for a long time
This was a bloody good week for Labour. Putting $120 per month back into the pockets of 170 000 commuters each month makes a meaningful difference in the lives of many working class people. While National, ACT and NZF waddled around Fieldays sucking up to every farmer they could French…
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Musk becoming the first Plutocrat Oligarch Trillionaire is a grotesque threat to global democracy
I really, really, really don’t like Musk. Don’t get me wrong, the rocket landing and catching stuff is cool and his car has really clever design features. I think his stewardship of Twitter is so fucking dumb it hurts. He’s literally the worst person to be the Overlord of the…
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Chris Bishop whines Labour don’t slavishly worship Farmers like he does
Zionist apologist… …and property speculator pimp Chris Bishop… How Sunfields sums up everything wrong with political corruption in NZ The Sunfield development is rapidly becoming a case study in everything New Zealanders distrust about modern politics — fast-track powers, developer influence, weak infrastructure planning and the feeling that ordinary people…
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New Poll shows why the Kākāriki Alliance is the most important for Left wing voters this Election
The new Taxpayers’s Fake Union Poll is out: Labour – 32.2% National – 30.1% Greens – 11.5% NZF – 11.4%…
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Explosive new details in Government secret pollution documents
‘Constitutionally abhorrent’: Expert reveals advice to government on climate law change A legal expert who was consulted on the government’s…
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Oranga Tamariki doesn’t deserve its Māori name
Police and social workers raise alarm about ‘mayhem’ and government cuts hitting kids Police officers, social workers and Oranga Tamariki’s…
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Elliot Ikilei is a Christofascist and NZ First Gumboot Fascism has mutated it into a cavalcade of political circus freaks
NZ First’s latest candidate aligns party with Reform, One Nation and Trump Elliot Ikilei wants to shield the youth from…
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The horrific pogrom in Belfast
Jesus wept… Second night of unrest hits Belfast as victim’s family pleads for calm Police fired water cannons on protesters…
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#Clip: TOP Hits 6%: Can Q Wong Become The Election Kingmaker?
The Opportunity Party (TOP) has surged to 6% in the latest Roy Morgan poll, placing it above the parliamentary threshold and potentially making it a kingmaker in Election 2026. In this exclusive 1-on-1 in 10 interview, TOP leader Q Wong…
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#Clip: Alliance Party Returns: Victor Billot Calls For A Socialist Reset
Alliance Party leader Victor Billot joins The Bradbury Group following the historic decision by the Maritime Union of New Zealand to affiliate with the Alliance Party ahead of Election 2026. In this extra 1-on-1 in 10 interview, Victor discusses: ⚓…
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#Clip: The War on News: Trump’s Endless Iran Disaster, AI Delusions & ACT’s School Uniform Crusade
This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury takes aim at Trump’s never-ending Iran conflict, bizarre AI fantasies from a National Party MP, and ACT’s latest attempt to reinvent education. 🔥 Trump’s “Three-Week War” Hits Day 101 Donald Trump’s…
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Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast Te Kaupapa – with Dale Husband, Arena Williams, Kahurangi Carter and Bomber Bradbury
Join Dale Husband, Labour MP Arena Williams, Green MP Kahurangi Carter and The Daily Blog Editor Martyn Bradbury to discuss the weeks politics: Why is the Government so focused on removing Māori representatives from local councils? Is Labour’s public transport policy worth the…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Why removing local Māori representation is so damaging and racist
The sudden decision by Local Government Minister Simon Watts to legislate away any unelected Māori representation that has voting rights on local councils seems like a racist solution looking for a stupid problem. ACT and the Taxpayers’ Union have made…
TDB: Left News
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- Porirua City Councillor Mike Duncan dies suddenly
- NZ First says overhaul of GMO laws unlikely before election
- National's Nicola Willis attacks Labour's economic plans
- Scrutinising government's budget in an election year
- Equity vs equality? Why educators and health experts say understanding the difference matters
- Health NZ increases funding offer for GPs
- Number of female prisoners expected to surge by 63 percent over next decade
- Saturday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes; Front Pages & Cartoons
- Health ministry launches review into effects of nitrate in water
- Targeting diabetes drugs at Māori and Pasifika is needs-based, specialist says
- Friday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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The Weekly Hoon: An amazing SpaceX IPO; NZ's $6.5b emissions credits bill; Auckland's de-intensification & Labour's fare cap policy
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
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Here's the devil in our housing inflation detail
- Thursday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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Auckland chooses high house prices & low GDP
- Wednesday's Early Bird: My Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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Protest growing against Govt's disability cost-cutting bill
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Scoop: NZ Govt has more assets than debt
- 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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The Liberal Agenda – Keith Locke Memorial Free Speech Debate (minus the Free Speech Union)
New debater joins the Keith Locke Memorial Debate 2026 Yasmine Serhan, respected trade union organiser, educator, social justice advocate and…
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
National Party Philosophy
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Open Mic – MONDAY 15th JUNE 2026
FACT OF THE DAY: Babies are born with about 300 bones, but as they grow, these bones fuse together until adults have 206. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Politics is war without blood, while war is politics with blood.” ―…
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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
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.
Raw News
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Open Letter Of Support For Rakesh Naidoo
He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, He tangata, He tangata. We have known and worked with Rakesh Naidoo over many years through our shared commitment to human rights, race relations, community wellbeing and public service. While…
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‘Let’s Make History’: Qiulae Wong To Run Two-Ticks Campaign In Mt Albert – The Opportunity Party
Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong will ask Mt Albert voters to send her party to Parliament with their party vote and electorate vote this election. Wong, who lives in Mt Albert with her husband and two daughters, will contest the seat…
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Cultural Vandalism: Arts Workers Pay The Price For Govt Neglect Of Creative NZ – PSA
Creative New Zealand is proposing to cut a third of its workforce – 23 jobs – as part of a sweeping restructure that will fundamentally change how arts funding is delivered across the country, with workers and artists set to…
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Callaghan Debacle: 176 Science Workers Left Hanging As Govt Botches Its Own Policy – PSA
Eighteen months after announcing it would disestablish Callaghan Innovation, the Government has failed to pass the legislation needed to do it – leaving 176 workers with no idea what their future holds. Then Science Minister Shane Reti stated in writing…