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MEDIAWATCH: Jack Tame wins Greatest Political Quote 2026
Is this the greatest political quote of 2026? “Has your tolerance for human misery increased?” Gold!
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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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Police recorded 170,478 Family Harm Incidents last year – why are we cutting family and sexual violence staff?
Job cuts proposed for agency fighting family and sexual violence The centre responsible for government’s collective response to family and…
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Trump throws tantrum and hilariously promises more violence
Trump vows attacks on Iran for ‘playing’ US over peace deal President Donald Trump is warning he will renew US…
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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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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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The Debt Monster Myth the Political Right use to strangle NZ vision
The Right pretend the Government is like a household in that you can’t spend more than your household brings in which is of course bullshit garbage because the fucking Government can snap their fingers and make money, a household can’t. The Right manipulates small business morality so as to starve…
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Real NZ Left vision needs to think about what more democracy and a unique Treaty economic/social infrastructure looks like
While the Government looks to exploit international students and cause gridlock to our underfunded physical and social infrastructure… Government wants to grow international student numbers by over 30,000 in next nine years …our own Kiwis fear returning because of student loan debt… Overseas Kiwis struggle with massive interest, penalties on…
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The possibilities of a Labour/Green/TOP/TPM Government
If the latest polling is even half right, a Labour, Green, Te Pāti Māori, TOP Governmentisn’t fantasy anymore — it’s suddenly within reach. And that changes the conversation from survival to possibility. As a Left Wing mercenary, my heart will skip if we can get a Labour, Green, Te Pāti…
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The Kākāriki Alliance is the most important for Left wing voters this Election
The moment to gain real wins for progressives isn’t at the election, it’s at the negotiating table AFTER the election. There is one move left for Te Pati Māori to make in the Election Chess that would be a checkmate for the Left and would set up a Labour/Green/TPM Government…
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Labour finally delivers with public transport policy that saves commuters $120 per month
Oh thank you sweet Jesus… Labour reveals public transport fare cap in long-awaited election policy The Labour Party has pledged to cap public transport fares at $20 per week, in its first election policy announcement since the Budget last month. The long-awaited announcement is a sign the party is finally…
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ACT demands more slaves for farmers
ACT Party book burner Andrew Hoggard may be the dumbest MP in the NZ Parliament. Watching him struggle to hide his naked bias towards Farmers is always a lot of fun… Minister Andrew Hoggard assures PM he’s following Cabinet rules after complaint A decision to allow the continued use of…
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‘Biggest Election question I get asked is ‘Can Chippy do it’ – I’ll tell you what I tell them
The biggest question I get from the peeps sliding into my DMs is ‘Can Chippy do it’? I’ll tell you…
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Halving Food Banks will cost us all
One of the real frustrations of this Government is their needless counterproductive cruelty. Every single agency that worked with the…
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AI bubble popping while AI builds itself
Major AI firm urges ‘pause’ in development as risks grow Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies…
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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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MEDIAWATCH: Jack Tame wins Greatest Political Quote 2026
Is this the greatest political quote of 2026? “Has your tolerance for human misery increased?” Gold!
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The Bradbury Group – 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…
TDB: Left News
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- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
- Fieldays acts as launching pad for $110 million in new funding initiatives
- 'We're actually out and about': Labour cops flack from Bishop, Seymour over Fieldays stall
- Government facing up to $5 billion bill over carbon credits, Treasury reveals
- What needs to be done to tackle child homelessness in Aotearoa?
- Government floats using emergency fund on public transport, Labour asks why it wasn't in Budget
- Officials redacted advice showing 'low need' for LNG imports
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Here's the devil in our housing inflation detail
- New Zealand condemns 'lethal plotting' by Iran in joint statement
- Tourism operators call on government to deliver sustainable funding model
- Former MP Peter Dunne says questions remain over minister's $17k airport parking bill
- 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
- 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'
- 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
He represents all that is wrong with Right Wing Men
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OPEN MIC – THURSDAY 11th JUNE 2026
FACT OF THE DAY: Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest volcano in the solar system, standing about three times taller than Mount Everest. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” ―…
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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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Bigger fines needed for companies that breach privacy – Greens
The Green Party is proposing to give the Privacy Commissioner the power to seek serious financial penalties for major privacy breaches. “New Zealanders rightly expect their most sensitive information to be protected, but right now a company can lose your…
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$30m for school drinking water safety is a start but pollution keeps flowing – Greens
The Green Party is welcoming Government investment of $30m into school drinking water following their questions on the issue, but warns rural communities will continue to get sick until broader pollution problems are addressed. The Green Party released data in…
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Luxon’s Government commits to billion-dollar gas terminal with no plan to pay for it – which means you will – Greens
Luxon’s Government has committed to building a billion-dollar LNG import terminal without knowing how to pay for it. “Luxon’s Government has finally admitted New Zealanders don’t want to pay for their ridiculous LNG terminal, but by pressing ahead without any idea on how to…
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Labour to deliver unlimited public transport for $20-max a week
Labour will make it cheaper for New Zealanders to catch the bus or train, by capping weekly fares at just $20 in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and $10 a week everywhere else in New Zealand. “Our fare cap is a…
