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Does Jordan Williams and the Taxpayers’ Union going pidgin ghetto give everyone the ick?
I don’t know man. I just don’t know. As the Prime Minister is outed for wanting to join an illegal war, the Pope of the Taxpayers’ Union, Jordan Williams, wants to play pidgin ghetto round two? After doing it to Tamatha Paul, he wants to expand it to Michel Mulipola? I don’t know. It just manages to come across as…
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NZ Parliament’s biggest Zionist Apologist has audacity to attack Greens
What’s that old Palestinian saying? Occupiers on stolen land shouldn’t throw stones? I’m not sure Parliaments biggest Zionist Apologist has…
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Political Bombshell: Luxon wanted to side with Trump over illegal Iranian War – snap election brewing with Winston
Congratulations to Thomas Coughlan, this is the political scoop and bombshell of the year… Luxon, Peters in crisis talks after…
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MEDIAWATCH: The F Word, Ani O’Brien and why Maiki Sherman kinda has to resign
If the Government had leverage over TVNZ’s political editor for a year, this isn’t a scandal; it’s a warning. And now the timing raises even bigger questions.
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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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More damage to workers? Hasn’t Brooke van Velden caused enough carnage?
Workers say the new leave law changes will make them worse off, and critics argue Brooke van Velden has already done enough damage.
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For all the climate deniers & big polluter pimps this Super El Nino will be a nightmare
A Super El Niño is coming, and it could smash through New Zealand’s climate denial, insurance system and political complacency all at once.
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Trump has gifted Iranian Theocracy legitimacy! He has no option other than to surrender
Trump’s Iran war is blowing out in cost and chaos, and may end up strengthening the very regime it was meant to crush.
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After wanting to mine conservation land, will Matua Shane Jones get pelted with cold Butter Chicken everywhere he speaks this election?
Shane Jones wants to mine conservation land. Voters might just respond by throwing butter chicken at him on the campaign trail.
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If only Nicola Willis was right and Labour has a list of secret taxes!
Nicola Willis thinks Labour has secret taxes. God, if only. NZ doesn’t need tax panic, it needs the rich to finally pay up.
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There’s more violence at your average US School shooting than at the White House Correspondents Dinner
Washington clutches its pearls over gunfire at a media gala while the real violence in Gaza, Iran and at the petrol pump keeps escalating.
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Surprise surprise – Trucking Industry Mafia get what they want – if only PM cared about us as much as trucks
Heavier trucks. Broken roads. Same lobby winning. If you think this is about efficiency, you’re missing who’s really paying the bill.
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MEDIAWATCH: The F Word, Ani O’Brien and why Maiki Sherman kinda has to resign
If the Government had leverage over TVNZ’s political editor for a year, this isn’t a scandal; it’s a warning. And now the timing raises even bigger questions.
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MEDIAWATCH: Heather Duplicity Allan is a bad faith National Party hack
Was it journalism, or just another bad faith political hit job? Heather du Plessis-Allan’s latest take has Martyn calling bullshit.
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MEDIAWATCH: How much of a snowflake has Barry Soper turned out to be?
Barry Soper says he almost quit after Duncan Garner’s ‘aggressive’ behaviour towards him on PM’s Afghanistan trip; Garner, Guyon Espiner respond – Media Insider Broadcaster Barry Soper says he almost quit after the way that he says two well-known journalists…
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The Bradbury Group with Finance Minister Nicola Willis on the economy; Green Party co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick on the economy + Political Panel: Jordan Williams, Matthew Hooton, John Tamihere, Max Harris
Nicola Willis. Chlöe Swarbrick. Matthew Hooton. John Tamihere. Jordan Williams. Max Harris. One show. One economy. Absolute carnage.
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MEDIAWATCH: Dumping Tova is weakness by Luxon and weakness gets stomped in Politics
Christopher Luxon ditching TVNZ’s Breakfast after tough interviews with Tova O’Brien looks like panic, and in politics, weakness gets stomped.
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Huhana Lyndon | Mana Wāhine Kaupapa Inquiry ki Ōtiria marae.
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Tohe Ashby | Tukua mātou ko taku tira ki te whakaora anō i ngā kauri i pāngia!
- BOTH LUXON AND PETERS ARE UNITED IN THEIR LOYALTY TO THE UNITED STATES
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#regional: Call for Submissions on Landmark Plan to Restore Tarawera Awa
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#national: Potaka Faces Pressure on Marine Deaths, Workers’ Wages and Māori Education
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#national: Woven Earth Transforms 1000 Homes into Safe Havens for Survivors
- UK Intel Role in Iran War UK Says It’s Not In
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- Caitlin Johnstone: Imperial Propaganda Brought to You by AI
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- Everything is threatening ‘social cohesion’! And everything is vital to its survival!
- AUKUS is falling apart before our eyes. The government and alliance shills are silent
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- Taylor, Hume and the Liberal circus are easy prey for hungry journalists. Policy critique is suffering because of it
- Under Blockade & the Threat of Invasion
- Israel’s Vulnerability & Palestinian Leverage
- Three Recent Examples Of AI Being Used For Empire Propaganda
- Taming the Military-Industrial Beast
- Labor senator’s Anzac ‘Ass n da Aurr’, Julian picks a Hill to die on, and spare a thought for UQP’s new boss
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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
Trump is so anti-woke he’s barely conscious
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In Occupied Palestine – 27 April 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, 27 April 2026 until 08:00, 28 April 2026 In Gaza during the past 24 hours…
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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.
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Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or wave
It’s hovering near 5%. That’s all it takes. The Opportunity Party could go from political footnote to kingmaker — if the ripple becomes a wave.
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Is it WW3 yet? Evaluating the Iran war as part of a larger globalised conflict
We’re asking the wrong question about Iran. It’s not “will this escalate?” — it’s whether we’re already in World War 3 and pretending we’re not.
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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CTU Launches Roving Health and Safety Reps Policy
As New Zealand marks Workers’ Memorial Day, the CTU is demanding new union-backed health and safety reps to stop preventable deaths on the job.
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Modern Slavery Bill Advances After Labour Pressure
After years of delay, Labour has forced movement on modern slavery, dragging hidden exploitation in global supply chains into the light.
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Hidden Transfer Fees Bill Passes First Reading
Kiwis are paying $743 million a year in hidden transfer fees. Labour’s new Bill wants banks to finally show the real cost upfront.
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Boarding House Bill Passes First Reading
After the horror of Loafers Lodge, Labour says it’s time unsafe boarding houses were dragged out of the shadows and held accountable.