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ACT backed Pro War Iranian MAGA Zionist activists threaten anti-war protests outside US Consulate
The same ACT backed Pro War Iranian Zionist activists who recently protested outside the Anti-War meeting in Mt Eden have threatened to counter protest next Saturdays massive Anti-War protest, calling on the US and Israel to continue their illegal war on Iran. I can’t remember when there was a pro-war and anti-war protest at the same time. The Pro War…
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MEDIAWATCH: Maiki Sherman capitulated to NZ Police Minister to strangle fourth estate journalism – she must be sacked
It is now 24 hours since the revelations of how TVNZ Political Editor Maiki Sherman contacted Police Minister Mark Mitchell…
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When are we going to ask if Trash Queen Julie Christie will break NZ Suppression orders via Netflix?
The sheer scale of behind the scenes collusion between Police, andTrash Queen Julie Christie for Netflix has been laid bare…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific
Japan strengthening its security position Japan is clearly concerned about security, specifically the threat it believes China poses to its…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific
Japan strengthening its security position Japan is clearly concerned about security, specifically the threat it believes China poses to its southern islands and to freedom of navigation in the South and East China Seas. Recently, Japan’s interest has focussed on…
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Cuba has saved millions of lives across the world and we must fight for its survival as a duty to humanity
A small island trained doctors for the world — while the richest nations looked away. Now that system is being pushed to collapse.
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Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran
From the heart of Auckland, the message was blunt: If New Zealand won’t speak out, what exactly does it stand for?
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Erica Stanford’s Takeover of New Zealand Education Continues
Turn schools into grades, and you don’t just measure performance — you reshape behaviour. The question is who benefits.
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Seymour + Winston vs IEA’s executive director and JP Morgan
Seymour and Winston want New Zealanders to stay calm. Trouble is, the IEA and JP Morgan are waving around numbers that look a lot more like an energy crisis than a minor blip.
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Trump’s expletive rant the final thrashing of a mad king who can’t get out of war of his own making
Five weeks in and Trump is threatening to blow up Iran’s infrastructure in a profanity-laced rant. This isn’t strategy — it’s a war spinning out of control.
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Look, I don’t like Jonathan Ayling either but Winston’s hate drenched attack on him is abuse not argument
You don’t have to agree with Jonathan Ayling to see this — when the Foreign Minister talks like this, something’s gone badly wrong.
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Because that’s what NZ needs right now, old men defining what is a woman
While Kiwis struggle with fuel, jobs and rising costs, NZ First has picked its fight — defining what a woman is. This is where we are now.
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Pam Bondi sacked and Top Military General Purged – the thrashing around of a Mad Orange King
When even the most loyal insiders get cut loose, it’s no longer strategy — it’s chaos. And the war just keeps getting worse.
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Israel’s racist execution policy is horrific
Race-based executions. If that phrase doesn’t stop you cold, nothing will. And yet — here we are.
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40 countries meeting to discuss closure of Strait, should be criticising America NOT Iran!
Forty countries scrambling to fix a crisis — while blaming the wrong culprit. If you ignore how this started, you guarantee how it ends.
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MEDIAWATCH: Maiki Sherman capitulated to NZ Police Minister to strangle fourth estate journalism – she must be sacked
It is now 24 hours since the revelations of how TVNZ Political Editor Maiki Sherman contacted Police Minister Mark Mitchell to grotesquely throw her own journalist under the bus and agree with the Police Minister as a censor to public…
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MEDIAWATCH: Maiki Sherman must resign as TVNZ Political Editor immediately
A political editor apologising to a minister for telling the truth? That’s not journalism — that’s something else entirely.
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1-on-1 in 10 with Matt Watson: They Tried to Hide This Fishing Law… Until Kiwis Found It
They didn’t think anyone would notice.
Now one of NZ’s most recognisable fishers is calling it out — and asking who this law really protects. -
Te Kaupapa Election 2026 weekend political podcast: with Māori Party Co-Leader – Debbie Ngarewa-Packer + Green MP – Hūhana Lyndon
Fuel prices, iwi radio cuts, the fishing bill and a housing market locked against the young — this Election 2026 political podcast goes straight to the pressure points.
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The question no one is asking Trash Queen over Netflix Tom Phillips exploitation doco
Police feeding details to a Netflix doco? This isn’t journalism — it’s narrative control. And no one’s asking the most dangerous question.
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The Liberal Agenda – Anti-War Protest April 11th
Join the April 11 anti-war protest in New Zealand opposing US and Israeli military action against Iran. Stand for peace.
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
Nothing sums up where National is right now quite like this photo
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In Occupied Palestine – 04 April 2026
In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing death, injury and sickness 08:00, 04 April 2026 until 08:00, 05 April 2026 In Gaza during the past 24 hours…
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Kaitiaki Hauora – Together for Public Health, a powerful voice for the health system
Kaitiaki Hauora – Together for Public Health signals a renewed fight for equitable, publicly funded healthcare in Aotearoa as pressure on the system intensifies.
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Why does the United States have it in for Cuba so badly, and for so long?
A deep dive into why the United States has maintained decades of economic warfare against Cuba since the 1959 revolution.
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Ethics of conviction and ethics of responsibility in healthcare systems
Ian Powell examines how conviction politics has reshaped New Zealand’s health system — and why responsibility must come first.
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Why NZ Is Better Placed for the Energy Crisis
New Zealand’s renewable grid and EV uptake mean it’s far better placed than the 1970s — and even Australia — to weather the Iran war oil shock
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War Fallout, Fishing Fight & Police Powers
Tonight on The Bradbury Group, Matt Watson takes on Shane Jones over new fishing laws while economist Cameron Bagrie breaks down the Iran war’s impact on NZ. With Hooton, Tukaki and Leoni, we examine global instability and growing concerns over expanded police powers.
Raw News
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Foreign Minister Peters urged to put Palestine at the front of the agenda in Washington – Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has just written to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, urging him to put Palestine front and centre in his meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington this week. “The escalating international crisis, which all…
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Israel’s Death Penalty Law Constitutes Discriminatory Regime Of Capital Punishment: UN Experts
Israel’s new law effectively providing for the death penalty solely against Palestinians constitutes a discriminatory regime of capital punishment and manifestly violates Israel’s obligations under international human rights law, UN experts* said today. “We condemn the Knesset’s adoption of this…
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Trump’s Social Media Meltdown: Alliance Demands New Zealand Sever Military And Intelligence Ties With The US
Alliance Party Leader Victor Billot today called for New Zealand to formally terminate its military and intelligence dependency on the United States, following a series of unhinged and “dangerously incoherent” social media threats issued by U.S. President Donald Trump against…
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Luxon Must Confirm No SAS To Iran War – Peace Action Wellington
If Australian SAS are already in the region, the question isn’t if — it’s whether New Zealand is next. And Luxon isn’t answering.
