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#Clip: Nicola Willis on Cost of Living, Debt Crisis & Iran War Economic Fallout
This week’s 1-on-1 in 10 features New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis on the economy, the ongoing cost of living crisis, and how New Zealand plans to navigate the global economic fallout from the Iran conflict. As oil prices surge and the world watches the Strait of Hormuz crisis, questions are growing about inflation, recession risks, and whether New Zealand’s…
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#Clip: Chlöe Swarbrick: NZ Economy Is Rigged For The Rich
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick responds to Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ economic optimism — and argues New Zealand’s economy is…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Do Wellington floods, climate change and wealth accumulation equal “suicidal capitalism”?
The Wellington floods weren’t just bad weather. They were a warning flare from a system still worshipping fossil fuels while the water rises.
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Winston vs Luxon: Winners, Losers + Predictions
Make no mistake, Winston’s actions this week by releasing explosive details about the Prime Ministers secret yearning to support an…
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Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?
After a year of Erica Stanford’s wrecking-ball education reforms, Labour has finally put something on the table, and it’s bigger than just undoing the damage.
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Nicole McKee called to Condemn Israel’s Bulldozing Of New Zealand War Graves In Gaza
Nicole McKee says respect for the fallen is shown in deeds, not words. Critics are now asking if that applies to New Zealand war graves bulldozed in Gaza.
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Public praise for High Court ruling on NZ Superfund policies on Israeli companies
An official of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) praised this month’s High Court judicial ruling over New Zealand Superfund…
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Anzac Day: Remembering the futility of wars for empire!
Anzac Day should not glorify empire — it should remind us of the devastating human cost of war and those who resisted it.
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After secretly wanting to support American and Israeli war crimes Luxon is not fit to be Prime Minister
What the Christ was Luxon thinking? He wanted to side with this illegal war on Iran that is now seeing us bleed at the pumps! He wanted to side with the war criminals! LET. THAT. SINK. IN! He wanted us to actively side with the bloody war criminals??? I just…
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From Tsunami of butter chicken to ICE ICE BABY: ACT out-redneck Winston on Immigration by proposing NZ ICE
ACT wants a NZ version of ICE. But is this policy, or a desperate bid to outflank Winston on immigration?
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Givealittle fight is finally settled – TDB stands by our advocacy
A tragic death, a disputed fundraiser, and a legal first. The Givealittle fight that raised bigger questions about trust is finally settled.
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Dear Kiwis, the Strait must be reopened but we are not helping Trump’s insane illegal war!
The Strait of Hormuz must reopen, but that doesn’t mean New Zealand should fight someone else’s war.
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Neoliberal free market capitalism + lazy mass immigration policies = a collapse in NZ’s social cohesion
New Zealand isn’t drifting apart by chance. Decades of economic policy and population pressure are tearing at the social fabric.
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Palantir’s manifesto is pure AI Technofascism – shouldn’t expelling Peter Thiel be a national security issue?
Palantir’s manifesto isn’t just tech optimism, critics say it points toward something far more dangerous.
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Who would Jesus bomb? Did PM want to attack Iran because he’s an Evangelical Christian who thinks this might trigger the Rapture?
Luxon’s rush toward the Iran war is raising more than political questions, it’s opening a debate about belief, judgement, and power.
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#Clip: Nicola Willis on Cost of Living, Debt Crisis & Iran War Economic Fallout
This week’s 1-on-1 in 10 features New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis on the economy, the ongoing cost of living crisis, and how New Zealand plans to navigate the global economic fallout from the Iran conflict. As oil prices surge…
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#Clip: Chlöe Swarbrick: NZ Economy Is Rigged For The Rich
Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick responds to Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ economic optimism — and argues New Zealand’s economy is fundamentally rigged in favour of the wealthy. In this 1-on-1 in 10, Swarbrick lays out the case for a wealth…
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MEDIAWATCH: No RNZ – Israel illegally kidnapped Kiwis
Were Kiwis “caught up,” or illegally detained at sea? RNZ’s wording is now part of the story.
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MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner, if you wanted to privatise TVNZ
Is this really about Maiki Sherman, or part of a wider push to weaken TVNZ ahead of privatisation?
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Punts on the seven Māori Electorates
Seven Māori electorates. Multiple parties. One outcome. Whoever wins here could decide the next Government.
TDB: Left News
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Hone Matthews | Tirohia ōu taipitopito rēhita i mua i te pōtitanga.
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Tama Potaka |Te whakatūnga o tētahi pokapū ohotata motuhake mō Te Taitokerau.
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#tetiriti: TAMIHERE WARNS OF TREATY DILUTION BY GOVERNMENT
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#election2026: EARLY ELECTION TALK HEATS UP AS TAMIHERE SIGNALS TE PĀTI MĀORI READINESS
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#politics: MEDIA TRUST AND INVESTOR NERVES IN SPOTLIGHT AFTER SHERMAN INCIDENT
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#international: NZ URGED TO STAY OUT OF HORMUZ MILITARY MOVE
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#indigenous: UN FLAGS CONCERNS OVER NZ TREATY RESET
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#news: SUSPENSION SPARKS DEBATE OVER TREATMENT OF MĀORI WOMEN IN MEDIA
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- Fiona Pardington’s portraits of the lost birds of Aotearoa New Zealand – in pictures
- For Iranians, Despair Is Not Strategy
- The Donroe Doctrine: Making LatAm an Investor’s Paradise
- Dissecting An "Antisemitism" Psyop
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Liberal Agenda
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Dear TVNZ – I don’t care if this kid finds his biological father, why are you launching a cellphone service when you can barely do TV?
It’s meant to sell phone plans. Instead, it feels like a low-budget TVNZ drama about finding your dad. What are they thinking?
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
According to Evangelical Christian PM Chris Luxon, who would Jesus Bomb?
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Political Caption Competition
NZ First and National
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Do Wellington floods, climate change and wealth accumulation equal “suicidal capitalism”?
The Wellington floods weren’t just bad weather. They were a warning flare from a system still worshipping fossil fuels while the water rises.
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GUEST BLOG: Maire Leadbeater – The Official Information Act, the Official Secrets Act and Dr Bill Sutch
Before the OIA, secrecy ruled. The Bill Sutch case shows why transparency still matters, especially now.
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GUEST BLOG: Graeme Doull – Iran’s most dangerous course of action
Forget the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s most devastating move could be precision drone strikes on global fuel infrastructure — and the world isn’t ready.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Failing kidney patients symptomatic of health system crisis; health system needs its own mantra
Dialysis rationing is not bad luck. It is the brutal bill for a health system that ignored prevention, ignored clinicians, and called chaos reform.
The Bradbury Group
Nicola Willis and Chlöe Swarbrick clash over New Zealand’s economy tonight
Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Green Party co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick join Martyn tonight on The Bradbury Group to debate the economy, the cost of living crisis, and the economic fallout of the Iran conflict. Plus, political heavyweights Matthew Hooton, John Tamihere and Max Harris tackle the big question: can New Zealand weather the storm?
Raw News
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UN Warns Israel Death Penalty Law Targets Palestinians
A death penalty law that doesn’t apply equally isn’t justice; it’s policy. The UN is warning Israel’s latest move crosses a dangerous line.
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Santa Marta Pushes Global Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Forward
This wasn’t another climate talkfest. Santa Marta put fossil fuels on the chopping block, and civil society is watching to make sure governments don’t flinch.
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Helen Clark Warns WHO Pandemic Agreement Is Stalled
The next pandemic won’t wait for diplomatic niceties. Helen Clark says the world is still dangerously exposed while equity remains unresolved.
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World Press Freedom Day – UN News
What would a world without a free press look like? It would be a world of indifference, where violence is met with silence. A world of manipulation, where truth is negotiable and traded like a commodity. A world where people…