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  • Willis hilariously outshines Luxon in Post-Cabinet Press Conference questioning his leadership – why he’ll get rolled in June
    CTF | Deconstructing Headlines | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Most Recent Blogs

    Willis hilariously outshines Luxon in Post-Cabinet Press Conference questioning his leadership – why he’ll get rolled in June

    ByThe Daily Blog 9 March 20269 March 2026

    The latest Post-Cabinet press conference revealed more than just policy messaging — it exposed the growing contrast between Christopher Luxon and his senior ministers. When Nicola Willis appeared more confident and authoritative than the Prime Minister himself, it inevitably reignited speculation about the stability of National’s leadership. Willis Overshadows Luxon at Post-Cabinet Luxon’s Post-Cabinet Press Conference questioning his leadership was…

    Read More Willis hilariously outshines Luxon in Post-Cabinet Press Conference questioning his leadership – why he’ll get rolled in JuneContinue

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  • Epstein Files won’t go away

    Epstein Files won’t go away

    New Epstein Files released during the US war with Iran include explosive allegations involving Donald Trump and a teenage victim, raising questions about timing, accountability and political distraction.

    Read More Epstein Files won’t go awayContinue

  • Blood bath on the NZ Stock Exchange – one of the largest single day drops since Covid

    Blood bath on the NZ Stock Exchange – one of the largest single day drops since Covid

    The NZX50 plunged 420 points in one of the biggest single-day drops since Covid, as global markets panic over the escalating US-Israel war with Iran and surging oil prices.

    Read More Blood bath on the NZ Stock Exchange – one of the largest single day drops since CovidContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Why would we trust TVNZ Journalism now we know Government is editor?

    MEDIAWATCH: Why would we trust TVNZ Journalism now we know Government is editor?

    Public broadcasters depend on one thing above all else: trust. But when ministers publicly attack coverage and broadcasters appear to…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Why would we trust TVNZ Journalism now we know Government is editor?Continue

Setting the Agenda

  • We Should be Learning from Finland’s Education System
    Setting the Agenda | Allan Alach

    We Should be Learning from Finland’s Education System

    ByAllan Alach 6 March 20267 March 2026

    Finland’s education system emphasises human development, democracy and lifelong learning. Critics argue New Zealand’s current reforms focus too narrowly on benchmarks and testing.

    Read More We Should be Learning from Finland’s Education SystemContinue

  • War on Iran is an illegal and murderous adventure that must be stopped

    War on Iran is an illegal and murderous adventure that must be stopped

    ByMike Treen 4 March 20264 March 2026

    The attack on Iran by the US Trump regime and the Israeli apartheid regime are war crimes that threaten another economic…

    Read More War on Iran is an illegal and murderous adventure that must be stoppedContinue

  • Ben Morgan’s Pacific Brief: The evolution of land forces in the Pacific: Part Three – Exercise Hedgehog 2025 – Why it matters for land warfare in the Pacific?

    Ben Morgan’s Pacific Brief: The evolution of land forces in the Pacific: Part Three – Exercise Hedgehog 2025 – Why it matters for land warfare in the Pacific?

    ByBen Morgan 3 March 20263 March 2026

    New technology is changing land combat and last year several NATO armies got an important ‘wake up’ call during Estonia’s…

    Read More Ben Morgan’s Pacific Brief: The evolution of land forces in the Pacific: Part Three – Exercise Hedgehog 2025 – Why it matters for land warfare in the Pacific?Continue

  • The Need For Schools to Develop Creativity

    The Need For Schools to Develop Creativity

    ByAllan Alach 28 February 20262 March 2026

    Are New Zealand schools narrowing education to basics? Why creativity, arts education, and imagination are essential for children’s future success.

    Read More The Need For Schools to Develop CreativityContinue

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TDB Poll of Polls

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Deconstructing the Headlines

  • Willis hilariously outshines Luxon in Post-Cabinet Press Conference questioning his leadership – why he’ll get rolled in June

    Willis hilariously outshines Luxon in Post-Cabinet Press Conference questioning his leadership – why he’ll get rolled in June

    ByThe Daily Blog 9 March 20269 March 2026

    The latest Post-Cabinet press conference revealed more than just policy messaging — it exposed the growing contrast between Christopher Luxon and his senior ministers. When Nicola Willis appeared more confident and authoritative than the Prime Minister himself, it inevitably reignited speculation about the stability of National’s leadership. Willis Overshadows Luxon…

    Read More Willis hilariously outshines Luxon in Post-Cabinet Press Conference questioning his leadership – why he’ll get rolled in JuneContinue

  • Epstein Files won’t go away

    Epstein Files won’t go away

    ByMartyn Bradbury 9 March 20269 March 2026

    New Epstein Files released during the US war with Iran include explosive allegations involving Donald Trump and a teenage victim, raising questions about timing, accountability and political distraction.

    Read More Epstein Files won’t go awayContinue

  • Blood bath on the NZ Stock Exchange – one of the largest single day drops since Covid

    Blood bath on the NZ Stock Exchange – one of the largest single day drops since Covid

    ByMartyn Bradbury 9 March 20269 March 2026

    The NZX50 plunged 420 points in one of the biggest single-day drops since Covid, as global markets panic over the escalating US-Israel war with Iran and surging oil prices.

    Read More Blood bath on the NZ Stock Exchange – one of the largest single day drops since CovidContinue

  • Trump’s Iran gamble risks destabilising entire Middle East and what $150 oil barrel means to NZ

    Trump’s Iran gamble risks destabilising entire Middle East and what $150 oil barrel means to NZ

    ByMartyn Bradbury 9 March 20269 March 2026

    Trump’s escalation with Iran risks destabilising the Middle East and sending oil to $150 a barrel. What that could mean for New Zealand fuel prices and global instability.

    Read More Trump’s Iran gamble risks destabilising entire Middle East and what $150 oil barrel means to NZContinue

  • Bad news climate denying Kiwis – catastrophic climate change is happening faster!

    Bad news climate denying Kiwis – catastrophic climate change is happening faster!

    ByMartyn Bradbury 9 March 20269 March 2026

    New research shows global heating is accelerating faster than expected, putting the world on track to breach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C limit before 2030.

    Read More Bad news climate denying Kiwis – catastrophic climate change is happening faster!Continue

  • What happens when 40,000 Kiwis suddenly get MSD debt letters in September?

    What happens when 40,000 Kiwis suddenly get MSD debt letters in September?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 9 March 20269 March 2026

    The Greens warn new legislation could leave nearly 40,000 New Zealanders facing MSD debt letters after receiving welfare while waiting for ACC claims.

    Read More What happens when 40,000 Kiwis suddenly get MSD debt letters in September?Continue

  • This election it’s either Winston as PM for 12 months, 18months or TOP – pick one

    This election it’s either Winston as PM for 12 months, 18months or TOP – pick one

    ByMartyn Bradbury 9 March 20269 March 2026

    Look. Winston is playing to the worst angels of our nature and is drawing voter support from the sub 5%…

    Read More This election it’s either Winston as PM for 12 months, 18months or TOP – pick oneContinue

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Media Watch

  • MEDIAWATCH: Why would we trust TVNZ Journalism now we know Government is editor?
    CTF | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs

    MEDIAWATCH: Why would we trust TVNZ Journalism now we know Government is editor?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 9 March 20269 March 2026

    Public broadcasters depend on one thing above all else: trust. But when ministers publicly attack coverage and broadcasters appear to apologise to politicians, the question quickly becomes unavoidable — who is really setting the editorial agenda? The latest controversy involving…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Why would we trust TVNZ Journalism now we know Government is editor?Continue

  • 1-on-1 in 10 clip: Barbara Edmonds on NZ Economy & Iran War Fallout

    1-on-1 in 10 clip: Barbara Edmonds on NZ Economy & Iran War Fallout

    ByThe Daily Blog 8 March 2026

    This week on The Bradbury Group, Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins Martyn Bradbury for a hard-hitting 1-on-1 in 10 on the state of New Zealand’s economy — and the geopolitical shockwaves of the escalating Iran war. As oil prices…

    Read More 1-on-1 in 10 clip: Barbara Edmonds on NZ Economy & Iran War FalloutContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Heather Du Plessis-Allan interview with Luxon reeked of desperation,  delusion and an inability to read the room

    MEDIAWATCH: Heather Du Plessis-Allan interview with Luxon reeked of desperation, delusion and an inability to read the room

    ByMartyn Bradbury 7 March 20269 March 2026

    It was a coup of an interview. After the shocking poll umbers, Luxon went into hiding on Friday to avoid media after appearing at a Simeon Brown breakfast event. Hilariously only Luxon cared what Simeon had to say because everyone…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Heather Du Plessis-Allan interview with Luxon reeked of desperation, delusion and an inability to read the roomContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Steve Braunias takes us on a delightful trip back to the cancel culture of 2016

    MEDIAWATCH: Steve Braunias takes us on a delightful trip back to the cancel culture of 2016

    ByMartyn Bradbury 7 March 20267 March 2026

    Ahhh. 2016. The year of the woke cancel culture Lynch mobs where people lost their job for not liking Chocolate bars in Māori, misusing pronouns and suggesting biological gender was a thing. The middle class woke, their non-binary allies, fourth…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Steve Braunias takes us on a delightful trip back to the cancel culture of 2016Continue

  • Te Kaupapa Election ’26 – Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast with Matthew Tukaki, Hone Harawira, Shanan Halbert and Bomber Bradbury

    Te Kaupapa Election ’26 – Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast with Matthew Tukaki, Hone Harawira, Shanan Halbert and Bomber Bradbury

    ByThe Daily Blog 7 March 20267 March 2026

    Joining us this week for Te Kaupapa Election ’26 – Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast is host Matthew Tukaki, Labour MP Shanan Halbert, Former MANA Leader Hone Harawira  and Political Commentator Martyn Bradbury PMs response to America’s attack on Iran –…

    Read More Te Kaupapa Election ’26 – Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast with Matthew Tukaki, Hone Harawira, Shanan Halbert and Bomber BradburyContinue

TDB Left News
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  • Government working 'around the clock' to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-03-10 By admin
  • #economy: Gulf War Lessons: What the 1990 Oil Shock Could Tell Us About Petrol Prices Today
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-10 By Matthew Tukaki
  • As it happened: Christopher Luxon responds to poll result
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-03-10 By admin
  • Luxon: Bad poll result 'not a major focus' for National
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-03-10 By admin
  • #international: Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei as New Supreme Leader After Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-10 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #national: Middle East War Pushes Oil Prices Higher — Cost of Living Pressure Could Hit Whānau
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-10 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #national: Rising Cost of Living and Better Pay Overseas Driving Young Kiwis to Leave
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-10 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #international: Tensions Escalate as Conflict Between Israel, Iran and the United States Deepens
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-10 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #international: Cyclone Alfred Leaves Trail of Damage Across Australia’s East Coast
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-10 By Matthew Tukaki
  • 09 o Māehe 2026 Ngā Kawepūrongo a Waatea | 12pm
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-10 By Scotty Morrison
  • Ex-deputy mayor of Nelson, Rohan O'Neill-Stevens, to run for seat as Green candidate
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-03-09 By admin
  • #national: International Women’s Day Highlights Importance of Flexible Work in Horticulture
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-09 By Dale Husband
  • #national: High Court Challenge Filed Over Whaikaha Disability Funding Decision
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-09 By Dale Husband
  • #hakinakina: Big Weekend Across Rugby, League, Shearing and Manu Competition
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-03-09 By Dale Husband
  • How strong is support for Christopher Luxon? We're about to find out
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-03-09 By admin
  • Defiant Christopher Luxon says no discussions needed on his leadership
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-03-09 By admin
  • PM Christopher Luxon facing a 'last straw scenario' - commentators
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-03-09 By admin
  • Police ramp up recruitment efforts in Auckland as drain to Australia slows
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-03-09 By admin
  • Dawn Chorus: Will the fuel tax hikes actually happen?
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-03-09 By Bernard Hickey
  • Dawn Chorus Live Video with Bernard Hickey
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-03-09 By Bernard Hickey
  • DAY 9: ATTACK ON IRAN
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-03-10 By Consortiumnews.com
  • Caitlin Johnstone: Dead GIs Weren’t Heroes
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-03-10 By Elizabeth Vos
  • Watching Amazon Prime While The Iranians Burn
    Source: Caitlin Johnstone Date: 2026-03-10 By Caitlin Johnstone
  • Q+A successor show launches, Grace Tame says ‘no to violence’, and Queen Mary returns
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-03-10 By Anton Nilsson
  • Nine’s ‘Red Alert’ series was nonsense. But the China threat narrative in Australia isn’t dying down anytime soon
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-03-10 By Wanning Sun
  • Anthony Albanese has decided ‘the smart play’ is supporting Trump on Iran. It’s leading Australia to a dark place
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-03-10 By Bernard Keane
  • US ‘Lets’ India Buy Russian Oil After Iran Attack
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-03-09 By Elizabeth Vos
  • A Fight for the Soul of One of Australia’s Biggest Unions
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-09 By Tim Kennedy
  • Is Palantir Under Contract to Surveil the Federal Workforce?
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-09 By Luke Goldstein
  • The Labor Movement Must Go All In on Organizing Amazon
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-09 By Benjamin Y. Fong
  • The Iraq War Was Not About Oil
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-09 By Matt Huber
  • The Toxic Finance Behind Europe’s Plans for Ukraine
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-09 By Yanis Varoufakis
  • It Is Not Okay For Grown Adults To Believe Infantile Fairy Tales About Iran
    Source: Caitlin Johnstone Date: 2026-03-09 By Caitlin Johnstone
  • WATCH: The World This Week w/Ray McGovern
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-03-08 By Consortiumnews.com
  • DAY 8: ATTACK ON IRAN
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-03-08 By Consortiumnews.com
  • America’s Next Generation of Socialist Organizers
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-08 By Trey Cook
  • Big Tech Oversees Itself at Homeland Security
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-08 By Katya Schwenk
  • Average People Won Universal Childcare for New York
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-08 By Corey Robin
  • America’s Holy War in Iran
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-08 By Ryan Zickgraf
  • Germany’s Gen Z Is Revolting Against Militarism
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-03-08 By Elias Koenig
TDB: Top NZ Political Podcasts
  1. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF with Duncan Garner Audience: 30,667
  2. Q+A with Jack Tame Audience: 40,000
  3. Ryan Bridge Today Audience: xx,xxx
  4. MATA with Mihi Forbes Audience: 36,333
  5. LOCKED OUT with Craig Renney Audience: 4,400
  6. The Vinny Eastwood Show Audience: xx,xxx
  7. BHN – BIG HAIRY NEWS with Pat and Chewie Audience: 3,533
  8. THE BRADBURY GROUP with Martyn Bradbury Audience: 2,500
  9. PENNY MARIE NZ Audience: 4,000
  10. Cross Party Lines with Phil Goff & Christopher Finlayson Audience: 4,000
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Liberal Agenda

  • The Liberal Agenda – The Rocky Horror Picture Show 5 stars

    The Liberal Agenda – The Rocky Horror Picture Show 5 stars

    ByMartyn Bradbury 1 March 20265 March 2026

    Fifty years after it first strutted onto stage, The Rocky Horror Show remains the ultimate cult musical — part theatre,…

    Read More The Liberal Agenda – The Rocky Horror Picture Show 5 starsContinue

Daily Gallery

  • Malcolm Evans – Goliath

    Malcolm Evans – Goliath

    ByThe Daily Blog 9 March 2026

    Read More Malcolm Evans – GoliathContinue

  • Political Caption Competition

    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 9 March 2026

    Most honest meme of 2026

    Read More Political Caption CompetitionContinue

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Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts

  • GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – Humans Reject AI, Panquake Goes Viral Again

    GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – Humans Reject AI, Panquake Goes Viral Again

    ByThe Daily Blog 5 March 2026

    As AI discontent spreads, people-powered social network Panquake is perfectly positioned to give users what they need – at exactly…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – Humans Reject AI, Panquake Goes Viral AgainContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Mick Hall –  Five Eyes on Iran

    GUEST BLOG: Mick Hall – Five Eyes on Iran

    ByThe Daily Blog 4 March 2026

    Responses to the US-Israeli crime of aggression from member states of the US-led Five Eyes intelligence network place them among…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Mick Hall – Five Eyes on IranContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Class War: Leadership Counts

    GUEST BLOG: Class War: Leadership Counts

    ByPat O'Dea 28 February 20269 March 2026

    Guest Blog: Pat O’Dea argues New Zealand faces a stark choice between austerity and taxing wealth as poverty, housing insecurity and inequality deepen.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Class War: Leadership CountsContinue

  • GUEST BLOG – Seeby Woodhouse – The Discombobulator

    GUEST BLOG – Seeby Woodhouse – The Discombobulator

    BySeeby Woodhouse 28 February 202628 February 2026

    When Maduro was captured 6 weeks ago, I didn’t write an article, because frankly it was a fairly depressing prospect…

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The Bradbury Group

War Abroad. Poll Shock at Home. Crime Spin Tested.

The Bradbury Group goes LIVE with Barbara Edmonds, Matthew Hooton, Simon Wilson and Matthew Tukaki. Trump’s escalating war with Iran and NZ’s confused response. A new IPSOS poll showing Labour ahead on almost every major issue. And National’s claims of falling crime — reality or spin? Sharp debate. No safe spaces.

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Raw News

  • REVEALED: Scientists’ discovery of ancient deep sea corals brings new hope for protection against threat of industrial fishing – Greenpeace

    REVEALED: Scientists’ discovery of ancient deep sea corals brings new hope for protection against threat of industrial fishing – Greenpeace

    ByThe Daily Blog 8 March 2026

    New scientific research from Greenpeace has uncovered ancient and fragile corals at a Lord Howe Rise seamount in the South Pacific, an area of huge ecological significance in the high seas that has never been surveyed before. This scientific discovery,…

    Read More REVEALED: Scientists’ discovery of ancient deep sea corals brings new hope for protection against threat of industrial fishing – GreenpeaceContinue

  • On Day Seven Of Middle East War, No Let-Up In Suffering – UN News

    On Day Seven Of Middle East War, No Let-Up In Suffering – UN News

    ByThe Daily Blog 8 March 2026

    Seven days since Israeli and US bombing in Iran prompted ongoing counter-strikes across the Middle East, humanitarians confirmed massive upheaval in Lebanon, with hundreds of shelters now full, as whole suburbs of Beirut have emptied. “Israel’s military ground incursions into…

    Read More On Day Seven Of Middle East War, No Let-Up In Suffering – UN NewsContinue

  • UN Experts Strongly Condemn Deadly Missile Strike On Girls’ School In Iran, Call For Independent Investigation – UN Special Procedures – Human Rights

    UN Experts Strongly Condemn Deadly Missile Strike On Girls’ School In Iran, Call For Independent Investigation – UN Special Procedures – Human Rights

    ByThe Daily Blog 8 March 20268 March 2026

    United Nations human rights experts have condemned a deadly missile strike on a girls’ primary school in Iran’s Hormozgan province, which reportedly killed more than 160 children during ongoing regional hostilities. The UN Special Procedures experts are calling for an…

    Read More UN Experts Strongly Condemn Deadly Missile Strike On Girls’ School In Iran, Call For Independent Investigation – UN Special Procedures – Human RightsContinue

  • UN Experts Warn Against The Irreversible ‘De-Palestinisation’ Of Jerusalem –  UN Special Procedures

    UN Experts Warn Against The Irreversible ‘De-Palestinisation’ Of Jerusalem – UN Special Procedures

    ByThe Daily Blog 8 March 20268 March 2026

    UN human rights experts warn that escalating violence and demographic changes could irreversibly alter Jerusalem’s character and threaten Palestinian communities.

    Read More UN Experts Warn Against The Irreversible ‘De-Palestinisation’ Of Jerusalem – UN Special ProceduresContinue

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