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The fascist right are on the rise – how does NZ Left fight back?
Pauline Hanson says she has ‘ability’ to be Australia PM after shock poll Pauline Hanson says she has the ability to lead Australia as prime minister but admits she was shocked by a poll that suggested One Nation had pulled ahead of Labor. A Redbridge Group and Accent Research poll published in the Australian Financial Review shows primary support for…
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Henry Nowak isn’t ‘White Lives Matter’ – it’s ‘No Lives Matter’
‘I can’t breathe’: Outrage, violence after UK police handcuff dying student Body camera footage of a dying student who was…
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Platner and the MeToo girlfriends of Christmas past
Despite new allegations, Maine’s Platner predicts voters will send him to Senate Democrat denies reports of physical intimidation towards women,…
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TOP’s Optimism vs NZFirst Malice – New Zealand vs Old Zealand
I was surprised last week. I thought the blockbuster Roy Morgan Poll would have been carried by all mainstream media,…
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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 to be answered. As is well known, and easy to verify, Rata makes no secret of her aim to ‘recolonise…
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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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A Principal’s Lament
Of Stanford’s many and multifaceted attacks on New Zealand education, her attitudes towards, and treatment of, the principals and teachers…
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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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TOP’s Optimism vs NZFirst Malice – New Zealand vs Old Zealand
I was surprised last week. I thought the blockbuster Roy Morgan Poll would have been carried by all mainstream media, but none of them did. I’ve found that if a Blog breaks a Poll, the mainstream media ignore it, especially if the result demands more from their political analysis than…
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NZ Government’s war on Free Press is attempt to control narrative going into Election
Let’s be very clear, this Government has waged a war on the Free Press so that they can control the narrative… …the Political Right dominate the private media while strangling off Public media and then rely on lying on social media to bypass any scrutiny… …by gagging and defanging the…
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Pacific drug links, Chinese shadow banking and Organised crime as a geopolitical problem
Samoa drug raids reach 20 this year, as countrymen caught up in gang hit Samoa’s acting police commissioner says police have carried out 20 drug raids in the first five months of the year, amid regional worry on drug trafficking. The Samoa Observer reported Leiataua Samuelu Afamasaga made the comments…
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Israel is exporting its warcrimes to Lebanon & Trump has no option but to surrender to Iran
It’s week 14 of Trump’s 3 day war with Iran that he has already won 17 times, and apparently he’s about to make a deal for the thousandth time to return the situation to the exact same one that existed before he and Netanyahu launched their illegal war against Iran….
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If we were honest, Trump perfectly represents 250 years of America
Liberals inside America become spastic with rage over Trump’s vile racism, sexism & abuse – but those who live outside of America beneath the shadow of its corporate war machine reality know Trump is the naked face of the real United States of Violence. Obama and Biden just made us…
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How quick will Penk change his tone over desecrating Nuclear Free status?
How quick will Penky change tack on NZs Nuclear Free status? a) Really quickly b) Very fast c) On the plane home after a phone call with the Prime Minister d) Who’s Pete Hegseth, I’ve never heard of him? or e) Will get home, pretend he wasn’t asked that…
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Finally a free speech debate minus the Free Speech Union!
Finally a free speech debate minus the Free Speech Union! The Free Speech Union is nothing but a Zionist apologist…
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Hegseth’s attack on us spending $1.5billion on military proves we need an Independent Foreign Policy
Hegseth is a full blown alcoholic Christo-fascist white nationalist who is so inanely dumb he recently quoted the fake Bible…
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To be fair – nothing manages to celebrate the sham 250 year democracy of a neofascist regime quite like Vanilla Ice
The implosion of this cultural monstrosity is so glorious… ‘It turned into a circus’: Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan latest artist…
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When even Trump is sick of Israel’s war crimes
Wow, when EVEN TRUMP is sick of Israel’s war crimes… ‘Everyone hates you’: Trump reportedly tells Netanyahu in expletive-filled phone…
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Dear right wing hate Trolls – YOUR Government is borrowing more than Jacinda did and you don’t have a once in a century pandemic to justify it
The argument being used to justify the massive budget cuts to public services is that Labour overspent with Covid, and…
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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…
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The War on News: Trump’s Endless Iran War, Shane Jones’ Oil Giveaway & Arresting the Homeless
This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury takes aim at endless wars, environmental hypocrisy, and a government determined to ignore every warning placed in front of it. 🔥 Trump’s “3-Day” Iran War Enters Week 13 Donald Trump’s war…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Using Māori as a political punching bag for Election 26
Once again we are back at the Waitangi Tribunal with another urgent review into deeply questionable anti-Treaty Government Policy. This time it is the Treaty Principles Reform Urgent Inquiry as the Government attempts to strip Treaty references out of…
TDB: Left News
- Maritime Union affiliates with Alliance Party, keeps door open to Labour
- PM Christopher Luxon in happy place hanging with Australian PM Anthony Albanese
- Wellington Mayor Andrew Little calls for referendum on local govt reforms
- New Solomon Islands PM to visit NZ
- Call for mandated school van supervision after 'preventable' death of disabled boy
- 'Fruit on the ceiling': School students take over Parliament
- Christopher Luxon, Anthony Albanese trade 'tongue-in-cheek' barbs after leaders' meeting
- NZ's $2.6 billion military helicopter purchase approved by US
- Watch: Christopher Luxon, Australian PM Anthony Albanese speak to media following annual meeting
- Paramedics will soon be able to prescribe certain medicines
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The Weekly Hoon: Johan Rockstrom's 'saturation point'; Data centre footprints; Trump vs Netanyahu; China vs four NZ MPs; Exports of forced labour
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A mini-Hoon with Transparency International CEO Julie Haggie
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
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A mini-Hoon with Shamubeel Eaqub on his big infrastructure report
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A mini-Hoon with Mike Casey on Sapere's dry year report
- NZ to pay for turning a blind eye to modern slavery
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A mini-Hoon with Tex Edwards, calling for lobbyist reform & a breakup of the grocery duopoly
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A mini-Hoon with Nick Ruane about the risks of a Robodebt scandal in NZ
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A mini-Hoon with Susan St John on Budget 2026 and child poverty
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A mini-Hoon with TOP Leader Quilae Wong after getting 6% in the latest Roy Morgan poll
- 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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Open Mic – SUNDAY 7th JUNE 2026
FACT OF THE DAY: A single day on Venus lasts longer than a single year on Venus, due to its slow rotation. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of…
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In Occupied Palestine – 04 June 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 June 2026 until 08:00, 05 June 2026 The total numbers of people killed and…
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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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Monopoly Watch Calls For Transparency International Resignations Over Lobbying Scandal
Transparency International NZ Chair Cannot Serve Two Masters Latest Lobbyist Scandal With Fonterra & Z Energy Must Trigger Resignation Of Ex Cabinet Minister Monopoly Watch calls for the immediate resignation of the Chair of Transparency International New Zealand (TINZ), and…
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With Friends Like This, Who Needs Enemies? What Hegseth’s 3.5% War Spend Would Mean – Peace Action Wellington
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has called New Zealand a ‘freeloader’ because of the level of NZ’s spending on preparing and training for war. He has said that the country should be spending at least 3.5% of our GDP…
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Governments Falling 90 Percent Short Of Climate Adaptation Finance Needs, Oxfam Warns Ahead Of Bonn Climate Talks – Oxfam Aotearoa
Governments are falling 90 percent short of adaptation finance targets and leaving people in climate-vulnerable communities drastically under-equipped to cope with the devastating impacts of climate change, Oxfam warns ahead of Bonn climate talks (8-18 June). According to the Organization…
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Asylum Seekers Support Trust Say “We Have More In Common Than Sets Us Apart” – Asylum Seekers Support Trust
Cost of living, housing, economy, healthcare – in that order, this is what tops the polls when it comes to issues that concerns us all. Immigration? Where does that sit? Not in our Top 10. Poverty, Inequality, Climate Change all…
