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POLL MELTDOWN – NATIONAL CRASH TO 28%
As TDB noted last night thanks to our TDB Whistleblower Tipline, National’s own pollster is predicting a National Party massacre… Bombshell poll: Luxon under pressure as National sinks towards 2020 disaster mark The Taxpayers’ Union is set to release a poll tipped to show the National Party only a couple of points above its disastrous 2020 wipeout. NZ Herald …Matthew…
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Hooton argued Luxon was a national security risk – here’s proof
On ‘The Bradbury Group’ this week, political commentator Matthew Hooton said that Prime Minister Chris Luxon was going to lose…
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Qiulae Wong is the perfect antidote to Winston Peters and NZF
With TOP scoring 4% inbound the latest Roy Morgan Poll, there is a real chance that momentum from horrified National…
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David Farrar is National’s polling wizard – what is he telling them? Tipline ringing off the hook
No one has navigated National out of trouble better than their pollster David Farrar. He was the genius who told…
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War on Iran is an illegal and murderous adventure that must be stopped
The attack on Iran by the US Trump regime and the Israeli apartheid regime are war crimes that threaten another economic and humanitarian crisis. The only beneficiaries will be the oligarchy that rules the United States empire for their own domination…
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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?
New technology is changing land combat and last year several NATO armies got an important ‘wake up’ call during Estonia’s…
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The Need For Schools to Develop Creativity
Are New Zealand schools narrowing education to basics? Why creativity, arts education, and imagination are essential for children’s future success.
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Epstein files flooding the zone and rewriting history
As Epstein disclosures resurface in 2026, the real story may be institutional trust, media fragmentation and the battle over elite accountability.
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TDB Poll of Polls
Based on 4 polls, latest: 2 March 2026
Sources
- Roy Morgan — 02/03/2026
- 1News Verian — 16/02/2026
- Talbot Mills — 30/01/2026
- RNZ Reid — 22/01/2026
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POLL MELTDOWN – NATIONAL CRASH TO 28%
As TDB noted last night thanks to our TDB Whistleblower Tipline, National’s own pollster is predicting a National Party massacre… Bombshell poll: Luxon under pressure as National sinks towards 2020 disaster mark The Taxpayers’ Union is set to release a poll tipped to show the National Party only a couple…
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Hooton argued Luxon was a national security risk – here’s proof
On ‘The Bradbury Group’ this week, political commentator Matthew Hooton said that Prime Minister Chris Luxon was going to lose National the 2026 election and that after his disastrous interviews on New Zealand’s position over Iran that he actually poses a ‘national security threat’. Hooton made the comparison based on…
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Qiulae Wong is the perfect antidote to Winston Peters and NZF
With TOP scoring 4% inbound the latest Roy Morgan Poll, there is a real chance that momentum from horrified National Urban Voters and Blue/Green Green voters could well propel TOP over the threshold and destroying the NZ Rights favourite attack weapon of Labour+Green+MP fear mongering. The reality is that the…
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David Farrar is National’s polling wizard – what is he telling them? Tipline ringing off the hook
No one has navigated National out of trouble better than their pollster David Farrar. He was the genius who told Key when to sacrifice Judith. He was the genius who connected Key to a wider electorate. He was the genius who knew when to move against Judith as leader. Truth…
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NZ Right could lose their biggest election attack weapon against NZ Left
To date, the drama-drama inside te Pati Māori has managed to hand David Seymour, Mike Hosking, Sean Plunkett, Don Brash,…
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Does the Prime Minister know his own foreign policy position yet or not?
Ummmmmm…. Luxon says he ‘misspoke’ on ‘any actions’ in Iran 1News …ummmmm…. Christopher Luxon has to return to Parliament to…
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Police Minister bullies TVNZ to lie about National’s crime stats
This is the sort of shit that Trump pulls with his media… TVNZ chair calls Paul Goldsmith after police minister…
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The War on News clip: Trump’s Epic Tantrum War, Biometric Nightmare & Luxon’s Train-Wreck Response
This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury lays waste to the latest imperial tantrums, biometric betrayals, and a prime minister whose statement on war was like watching someone read from a checklist of excuses. 🔥 Trump & Israel’s…
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MEDIAWATCH: Aotearoa Podcast Survey February 2026
A monthly survey ranking Aotearoa’s political podcasts based on YouTube views and online activity. See the Top 10 political podcasts, livestream rankings, and the full directory of active podcasts in New Zealand.
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The Bradbury Group with Barbara Edmonds + Matthew Hooton, Simon Wilson and Matthew Tukaki political panel
A NZ Herald columnist, a Listener Columnist, a Marxist, a Māori raconteur and the Finance Spokesperson for the Labour Party all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?”…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: As Trump bombs Iran, why would we hand over our biometrics?
The timing is bad. Just as President Trump launches an illegal attack on Iran, (following his illegal kidnapping of Venezuelan President Maduro), America has threatened the 42 countries in its Visa Waiver Program to either agree with their new Enhanced Border Security…
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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…
TDB Left News
- Marama Davidson | Ko te noho rawakore o ngā tamariki te hua o te ngoikore o tēnei kāwanatanga me ngā kāwanatanga o mua hoki.
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- Former MP Jackie Blue quits National to join Opportunity party
- Amnesty International calls for corporations to take responsibility for social media harm
- Dawn Chorus: National slumps to 28%
- NZTA considers U-turn on 100k speed limits for SH1, SH57 south of Levin
- Luck, legacy and a hot dog: Kiwi trainer’s winning recipe
- MSD can now legally claw back welfare payments
- Dawn Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey: Poll hit for Luxon
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The Weekly Hoon: Middle East in crisis; NZ economy stagnant; Peters at odds with Luxon
- #hauora: Ngāti Kahungunu Partners with Health Hawke’s Bay to Host Primary Care Symposium
- Waatea Question of the Day Sparks Huge Response on Māori Rights: Is Christopher Luxon the most disliked PM in a generation?
- #hauora: Charity Urges Kiwis to Test Kidney Health During Awareness Month
- #hauora: Health Workers Urged to “Go Purple” in Nationwide Call for Pay Equity
- #education: Whitireia and WelTec Welcome Ākonga with Pōwhiri, Mihi Whakatau and Orientation Events
- #economy: Drone Glyphosate Spraying at Te Henga Proceeds Despite Court Appeal
- Rotorua Retailer Charged Over Illegal Sale of Nitrous Oxide
- Daily crossword, Friday 6 March
- Newsroom daily quiz, Friday 6 March
- Mini crossword, Friday 6 March
- Hegseth Brags of Mass Killing in Iran
- DAY 5: ATTACK ON IRAN
- My girlfriend’s a New Zealander and so hates possums. It’s not a dealbreaker (but I’ll bring her round) | Rebecca Shaw
- Trump’s Unjust & Unconstitutional War
- The US War Machine Is Run By Deranged Armageddon Cultists
- The New York City Nurses’ Strike Was a Historic Victory
- Reflecting on New York City’s Largest Nurses’ Strike
- Only Love Can Set the Looksmaxxer Free
- Everyone Is Missing the Point of SCOTUS’s Tariffs Decision
- Why They Hated Rosa Luxemburg
- German Deindustrialization Is Self-Inflicted
- IWD website is full of AI women, Mamamia spruiks AFP, and Rinehart’s Hancock solves gender inequality
- During an illegal war, Albanese and Wong treat us like idiots
- Rollout of new NDIS reform in chaos, as fears grow over impact of computer-driven assessments
- WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Mideast on Fire’
- The US Is Fighting Israel’s War on Iran
- Other Avenues to Try, to Stop the War on Iran
- Melania Trump’s Hypocrisy at the UN
- Democrats Are Facing a Moment of Reckoning
- Iran Is Morally Superior To The United States
TDB: Top NZ Political Podcasts
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- THE BRADBURY GROUP with Martyn Bradbury Audience: 2,500
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Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda – The Rocky Horror Picture Show 5 stars
Fifty years after it first strutted onto stage, The Rocky Horror Show remains the ultimate cult musical — part theatre,…
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
Rubio: “Let me explain to you guys, Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics” Ummmmmmmmmmm…..
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In Occupied Palestine – 03 March 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, 03 March 2026 until 08:00, 04 March 2026 In Gaza during the past 24 hours…
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GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – Humans Reject AI, Panquake Goes Viral Again
As AI discontent spreads, people-powered social network Panquake is perfectly positioned to give users what they need – at exactly…
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GUEST BLOG: Mick Hall – Five Eyes on Iran
Responses to the US-Israeli crime of aggression from member states of the US-led Five Eyes intelligence network place them among…
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GUEST BLOG: Pat O’Dea – Class War: Leadership Counts
Class War: Leadership Counts There are tens of thousands of people in New Zealand without secure housing. Over 150,000…
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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…
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.
Raw News
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Online safety inquiry a step forward – Labour
A Select Committee inquiry into online safety tabled in Parliament today confirms Labour’s long held view that keeping young people safe online requires more than simply setting an age limit. “With this report, we now have a better chance to…
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Government legalises debts for survivors of sexual violence and abuse in state care – Green
The Government today passed legislation entrenching nearly 40,000 people, including many sexual abuse and abuse in state care survivors in debt. Pushing survivors of sexual abuse, survivors of abuse in care and injured people into debt is cruel and inhumane,” said Green…
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Building slump under National costs jobs – Labour
New StatsNZ data shows more than $5 billion less was spent on building work between 2023 and 2025, a stark sign of the Government’s economic mismanagement. “The Government’s stop-start approach is hammering construction and costing tens of thousands of jobs,”…
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Families Will Pay More Without Clean Car Standard – Greens
The Green Party says scrapping the Clean Car Standard will mean New Zealanders end up paying more to run their cars. “Less efficient cars burn more fuel and burning more fuel costs more money. Families will be paying the price…