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Trump illegally attacks Iran and murders Ayatollah after unlawfully kidnapping Maduro: Cuba is next if Epstein File revelations continue
Death toll from Iran school bombing reportedly rises to almost 150 The death toll from a missile strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran has risen to almost 150, according to Iranian state media. Mizan news agency, the official news outlet of Iran’s judiciary, reported that the number killed in Saturday’s strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab…
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Claims Nationals tough on crime approach is reducing crime are Trump level deception
Ministers say ‘tough on crime’ working as new figures unveiled The government says its tough on crime approach has driven…
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Massive by-election blow to Labor UK a stark warning to NZ Labour Incrementalism
Labour MPs demand Starmer change course after humiliating byelection loss Scale of defeat to Greens has plunged party into fresh…
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Of course we shouldn’t privatise Air NZ!
David Seymour renews call to sell government’s Air NZ shares after half-year loss Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has renewed…
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The Need For Schools to Develop Creativity
There seems to be a lull in the outpouring of educational nonsense from the government so I thought I’d take the opportunity to start a series of articles outlining alternative visions for primary schooling in New Zealand. While my own…
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Epstein files flooding the zone and rewriting history
How will history record this moment in time – the opening months of 2026? For the North, the winter of…
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Why are so many people are concerned about Education & Training (System Reform) Bill?
I could write for many weeks about the Education & Training (System Reform) Bill that is making its way through…
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Analysing Ukraine: Starlink down, Ukraine attacks
The land campaign is evolving quickly, primarily driven by Russia’s recent communication problems: the loss of Starlink, and their decision…
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Trump illegally attacks Iran and murders Ayatollah after unlawfully kidnapping Maduro: Cuba is next if Epstein File revelations continue
Death toll from Iran school bombing reportedly rises to almost 150 The death toll from a missile strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran has risen to almost 150, according to Iranian state media. Mizan news agency, the official news outlet of Iran’s judiciary, reported that the number killed…
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Claims Nationals tough on crime approach is reducing crime are Trump level deception
Ministers say ‘tough on crime’ working as new figures unveiled The government says its tough on crime approach has driven a significant drop in the number of victims of violent crime. It comes as the latest New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey reported 49,000 fewer victims of violent crime in…
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Massive by-election blow to Labor UK a stark warning to NZ Labour Incrementalism
Labour MPs demand Starmer change course after humiliating byelection loss Scale of defeat to Greens has plunged party into fresh despair and again raised prospect of leadership challenge The Guardian NZ Labour’s incrementalism has been shown the contempt it deserves in the UK with a shocking win for the Greens….
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Of course we shouldn’t privatise Air NZ!
David Seymour renews call to sell government’s Air NZ shares after half-year loss Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has renewed his call for the government to sell its 51 percent stake in Air New Zealand after it reported a significant half-year loss. RNZ How stupid are we as a people?…
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NZ Government’s support of Trump’s illegal Iranian War stains our collective mana
The NZ Government’s unbelievably weak statement on Trump’s latest illegal conflict stains all our collective mana. Helen Clark calls it……
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The Mad Orange King starts a war with Iran – the American Midnight is upon us
Trump’s ranting justification to start a war is so unhinged – there is no way this won’t cause terrible backlash…
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4 years of Ukraine War, 3 years of Gaza Genocide and new war with Iran
4 years of Ukraine War, 3 years of Gaza Genocide and new war with Iran. There’s also been an invisible…
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Te Kaupapa Election ’26 – Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast with Dale Husband, Teanau Tuiono, Georgie Dansey and Bomber Bradbury
Joining us this week for Te Kaupapa Election ’26 – Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast is host Dale Husband, Green MP Teanau Teanau Tuiono, Labour MP Georgie Dansey and Political Commentator Martyn Bradbury Move on powers Citizen arrests The report into…
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MEDIAWATCH: The NZ Free Speech Union is the sound of one hand clapping
The NZ Free Speech Union is nothing but a Zionist Apologist Front that weaponises Free Speech for the right! They are part of the Taxpayers’ Union Stable of clients and are Atlas Network connected. They are bad faith actors who…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Why Winston’s Māori Electorate Referendum is so dangerous
Matua Winston Peters has done a Seymour and called for a highly controversial and divisive race referendum, this time on the Māori Electorates. Matua Winston, who has run in Māori Electorates and has clean swept them for NZ First in…
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MEDIAWATCH: AI Bryce goes full alt-Right Elon Musk on Andrea Vance’s Twitter virtue signal
The man who still claims Chris Trotter is left wing, AI Bryce (we call him that because he’s admitted to using AI enhancement to write his posts), the great transparency campaigner has gone full Elon Musk on Andrea Vance’s Twitter…
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The Bradbury Group with Kieran McAnulty on Labour’s State of the Nation + Matthew Hooton, David Cunliffe and Quilae Wong political panel
A former Labour Leader, a NZ Herald columnist, the leader of a Political Party, the Shadow Leader of the House and a Marxist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is?…
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Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda – The Rocky Horror Picture Show 5 stars
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Can we please just give Richard O’Brien a New Zealand Order of Merit for services…
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The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre
In the Theatre, catch The Ruckus, a DIY fantasy nerd punk show. Part D&D, part improvised gig, three performers…
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The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre
In the Theatre, don’t miss Potluck: A Smorgasbord of Drag Talent, a high-energy showcase with a different line-up every night…
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
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In Occupied Palestine – 27 February 2026
In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing…
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Political Caption Competition
“Phew, what a day.”
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GUEST BLOG – Seeby Woodhouse – The Discombobulator
When Maduro was captured 6 weeks ago, I didn’t write an article, because frankly it was a fairly depressing prospect that we’re now at the stage of history where the USA is just going to start randomly capturing foreign heads…
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Guest Blog: Ian Powell – What do they know of balance sheets who only balance sheets know?
I’m a self-confessed ‘cricket nut’ or, as former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern once said of her finance minister Grant Robertson,…
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GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – RBNZ confessions
The Reserve Bank of NZ doesn’t decide what Money builds New Zealand doesn’t have a monetary policy problem. It has…
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GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – Ruthenasia, honoured. Why?
To my horror, I see Ruth Richardson got the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit last year. Personally,…
The Bradbury Group
The Bradbury Group – Treaty, Gas and Global Tensions
Live from Waatea, The Bradbury Group brings together politicians, journalists and commentators for Aotearoa’s most fearless weekly political debate. Tonight: Winston Peters’ proposed Māori electorates referendum, the Government’s controversial gas policy, the India free trade deal amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment, and what New Zealand should do if conflict erupts between America, Israel and Iran.
Raw News
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Unilateral attack on Iran must be condemned – Greens
“Trump and Netanyahu’s unilateral attack on Iran must be condemned as an illegal and unprovoked act against the people of the region and any genuine pathway to peace” Green Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson says. “This latest escalation in aggression is…
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Te Pāti Māori Statement: Aotearoa Must Stand For Peace
Te Pāti Māori stands firmly opposed to war and military escalation in Iran and across the Middle East. We reject the idea that bombing, invasion, or unilateral military strikes create peace. History shows us the opposite. Military aggression destabilises regions,…
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Peace Vigil – No NZ Support For US/Israeli War On Iran – Peace Action Wellington
Peace Action Wellington is calling a peace vigil on Monday, 2 March at 5:30pm meeting at the Cenotaph on the corner of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street. All people who oppose war are welcome. Peace Action Wellington condemns the illegal…
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“Get the Government off the Couch” – Build the Nation
Build The Nation’s Richard McIntosh today called for politicians to get serious about rebuilding essential national capacity. “The era of privatisation, contracting out and selling off has seriously weakened the nation’s ability to defend its interests. Complacency and lack of…
