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The Bradbury Group with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on the 26 election, the Winston Peters interview with Moana plus Political Panel: Matthew Hooton, Dita De Boni and Tau Henare
A Marxist, a business journalist, a former NZFirst and National MP, the co-Leader of the Māori Party, a Māori broadcaster, a Newspaper columnist, and Listener columnist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?” 1-on-1 in 10 with Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer The Māori Party co-leader…
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Evangelicals praying at a new Golden Statue of Donald Trump is literally against a core tenet within the Ten Commandments
Pastors Gather Around Giant Trump Statue The controversy erupted after evangelical leaders assembled at Trump National Doral Miami for the…
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Alt-Right Billionaire Jim Grenon’s media mouthpiece proclaims the political right shall win the election so the Left may as well go home now
Hey everyone, Alt-Right Billionaire Jim Grenon’s media mouthpiece, the NZ Herald, has proclaimed the political right shall win the election…
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Kneecapping fee free student loans punishes the young while rewarding the propertied boomer class
We on the Left have allowed Identity Politics to become such a dominant narrative that there is no oxygen or…
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IDF subcontracts sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners to dogs???
As New Zealand politicians and media collude to obfuscate the truth about Israel’s vile Zionist/Apartheid regime, preferring instead to demonise Palestinians and all who support them; Israel trains dogs to rape Palestinians! A leading human rights group has published testimony…
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‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist
A New Zealander who took part in the global flotilla trying to break the illegal Gaza siege and who was…
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May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month
ME isn’t “just tiredness”. It’s a brutal neurological illness that can leave people bedridden, cognitively shattered and abandoned by the health system.
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New Zealand has a system of migrant labour exploitation by design
For decades New Zealand relied on migrant workers to prop up the economy, while trapping many in a temporary visa system with little long-term security.
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TDB Poll of Polls
Based on 4 polls, latest: 12 May 2026
Sources
- Roy Morgan — 12/05/2026
- 1News Verian — 19/04/2026
- RNZ Reid — 23/03/2026
- Talbot Mills — 12/03/2026
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Kapa-Kingi goes nuclear on Te Pati Māori – Te Tai Tokerau now in play
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi leaves Te Pāti Māori, starts new party Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is leaving Te Pāti Māori to start her own political party. Te Pāti Māori said it wished Kapa Kingi well and would announce its candidate to go up against Kapa-Kingi in the Te Tai Tokerau seat in due course….
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I told you Netanyahu conned Trump into an illegal Iranian War that could create a famine that kills millions
Netanyahu has been claiming that Iran was mere months away from developing. nuclear bomb and the West needed to invade since 1992! No American Administration over those 4 decades were ever stupid enough to try it on because very time the CIA geeks and Military Goons war-gamed out attacking Iran…
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CIA intelligence warns Iran far from beaten – Trump has been lying this entire time
Iran can outlast US blockade for months and has ‘significant’ missile reserves, says CIA report Iran retains 70% of its pre-war missile stockpile despite US-Israeli strikes, according to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Tehran has also reopened most of its underground storage facilities, repaired damaged missiles, and even assembled new…
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ACTs citizenship test if ACT were being honest
ACT are losing voters to NZFirst because kiwis like their bigotry full bodied, they don’t like the diet Fanta version that ACT sells. Kiwis are as sexually aroused by their rednecks as they are by their mullets, they don’t want ACT’s Libertarian fig leaf to veil their prejudice, they like…
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Luxon’s Singapore claims are hollow – what his trip really showed
Singapore and New Zealand sign supply chain pact to secure fuel, food and medical supplies amid disruptions Singapore and New…
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The NZ neoliberal experiment is melting down as enormity of energy crisis and climate dawns
Remember. This is the 10th week of a three day war that Trump has already won eight times. He has…
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Alpine Fault rupturing, war in Taiwan, Sovereign Credit & stopping Winston being PM: The 4 circumstance that would justify a National/Labour Grand Coalition
I wrote very early this year about the only circumstances that would justify a Grand Coalition, and now all of…
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The Bradbury Group with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on the 26 election, the Winston Peters interview with Moana plus Political Panel: Matthew Hooton, Dita De Boni and Tau Henare
A Marxist, a business journalist, a former NZFirst and National MP, the co-Leader of the Māori Party, a Māori broadcaster, a Newspaper columnist, and Listener columnist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do…
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MEDIAWATCH: Moana’s masterclass interview with Matua Winston
Moana’s interview with Matua Winston is a masterclass in how you interview the silver fox. Her ‘get off the grass’ tone when she challenges him shows how you put his feet to the fire. His unhinged rants show his bullying…
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Te Kaupapa Election 2026 weekend political podcast: with Teanau Tuiono, Hone Harawira, Kerrin Leoni, Matthew Tukaki and Bomber
🔥 RIGHT NOW ON TE KAUPAPA ELECTION ’26 🔥 Matthew Tukaki is joined by a heavyweight political panel to break down another massive week in politics as we head towards the 2026 Election. Joining the panel this week: 🎙 Hone…
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MEDIAWATCH: Mike Hosking’s face has been so whitewashed in new ZB advert he looks like a KKK scrotum with botox
The new ZB advert has polished Mike Hosking so aggressively he looks less like a broadcaster and more like a haunted scented candle with opinions.
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MEDIAWATCH: Ummmm, Russian media is reporting on Chantelle Baker
When Russian media starts spotlighting Chantelle Baker, after billionaire-backed defamation crusades and anti-vax culture war politics, alarm bells should be screaming.
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Bernard Hickey & Verity Johnson bust the NZ debt myth
- #climatechange: Climate Laws ‘Being Rewritten To Protect Polluters’ – Mike Smith
- New poll: Coalition partners tumble, but could still form government
- #whanau: Robotic Walker Bringing New Hope To Wellington Children
- Government considered phasing out fees-free university scheme before axing it
- Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman 'hounded' into resigning
- #climate: Govt Accused Of Protecting Big Polluters From Climate Accountability
- #economy: Government Books Still Deep In The Red Despite Slight Improvement
- #election2026: Name Game Could Block New Te Tai Tokerau Party From Election Run
- Torts and tautology: Govt to change law to override the courts … again
- Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports
- Government changes climate law to prevent lawsuits
- Luxon calls OECD warning on government's LNG plans 'load of rubbish'
- Climate Change: Putting polluters above the law
- New Te Tai Tokerau Party may not be able to contest election under that name, Bishop says
- Retailers, truckers back government's simplified fuel rationing, Labour unconvinced
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The world's oil reserves are running out
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#national: Shane Jones on Maiki, Sherman, Te Pati Maori, Fuel Powers, Homelessness and Fisheries Crackdown
- 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
- Caption this: Jim Chalmers on budget eve
- The Fight to Free Palestinian Organizer Salah Sarsour From ICE
- An Armed Robbery of the World’s Energy Supply
- Flight of the Conchords’ US reunion brings needed joy: ‘Grateful you accepted people from outside your country’
- Workers Have a Secret Weapon Against the AI Build-Out
- Socialists Aim for Assembly Seat in Kathy Hochul’s Backyard
- Lobby Group Takes Journalists on Tours of Israel
- What Real American Won’t Say About Hulk Hogan
- Netanyahu Stresses The Need For More Propaganda As Israel's Hasbara Budget Soars
- Italy’s Ruling Class Has Found Its Plan B
- Hiding Why Democrats Lost to Boost Harris
- We Are Being Driven To Our Doom By Mindless Machines Of Our Own Making
- On Notice: Budget week is upon us again, Labor flags gambling response, and Koorie Youth Summit returns
- What exactly is Tony Abbott playing at?
- Everywhere the Liberals look, the feral right and their News Corp friends are killing them
- One Nation now has to hold itself together — and grow
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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
Fra Right Hate site, The Platform, lecturing us on being classy
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Political Caption Competition
National Party Conference
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The cruelty of health professional staffing shortages
Behind every staffing shortage statistic is a whānau shattered, a burnt-out health worker, and a system failing people when they are most vulnerable.
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Iran War = no food?
The Iran conflict may be about to hit your supermarket bill. Fertiliser shortages, drought and collapsing crop economics are forming a dangerous global storm.
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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.
The Bradbury Group
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on the 2026 Election, Winston Peters Interview & NZ Political Panel
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on the 2026 election. Moana Maniapoto on her explosive Winston Peters interview and the Maiki Sherman sacking. Our panel — Matthew Hooton, Tau Henare & Dita De Boni — on Trump’s trade war, NZ First’s poll surge, and press freedom.
Raw News
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Te Pāti Māori Responds To Announcement Of New Political Party
Te Pāti Māori acknowledges Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s announcement that she intends to contest the 2026 General Election under the newly announced Te Tai Tokerau Party. We wish Mariameno well. Te ao Māori has always carried many voices, many rohe, many whakapapa,…
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Hūhana Lyndon Says Te Tai Tokerau Needs Long Term Commitment, Not Short Term Politics – Greens
Green Party Te Tai Tokerau candidate Hūhana Lyndon says the people of Te Tai Tokerau are looking for leadership grounded in kaupapa, integrity and long term commitment to whānau and whenua. Hūhana Lyndon says, “since the signing of He Whakaputanga…
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Greens call on Government to act on power bills before winter – Green
The Green Party is calling on the Government to use every tool they have as shareholding Ministers of the major gentailers to bring power bills down before winter, after new data shows tens of thousands more households can’t afford to…
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Government cuts education funding while youth unemployment soars – Greens
Green Party Co-leader Marama Davidson says the Government is callously trading away New Zealanders’ education opportunities to pay for tax cuts for the super-rich. “Unemployment has soared since Luxon came to power, and the situation is even worse for our…