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The Bradbury Group with Chloe Swarbrick, Gerry Brownlee + Political Panel: Simon Wilson & Matthew Hooton
A Marxist, the co-Leader of the Greens, the Speaker of the House, a militant cyclist Listener Columnist and the new Editor of the Post 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 co-Leader of the Greens Chlöe Swarbrick Their Tax Plan has been…
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Heather duplicity-Allan + Taxpayers’ Union sock puppet bots screaming Treason at Chloe so hot right now
Love it. Love it. Love it. Heather duplicity-Allan + Taxpayers’ Union sock puppet bots screaming Treason at Chloe so hot…
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Ummmm. How do NZFirst have Dire Straits ‘Money for nothing’ song in the background of their social media???
NZ First will not support the progression of the Gene Tech Bill pic.twitter.com/J1oT2SDHKQ — New Zealand First (@nzfirst) June 27,…
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Shane ‘Stretch’ Jones in a pork barrel limo traffic jam of his own making – why it matters to NZF voters
This is glorious… Winston Peters and Shane Jones don’t like our questions. But here is what hasn’t been answered It’s…
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The Bradbury Group with Chloe Swarbrick, Gerry Brownlee + Political Panel: Simon Wilson & Matthew Hooton
A Marxist, the co-Leader of the Greens, the Speaker of the House, a militant cyclist Listener Columnist and the new Editor of the Post all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think…
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So the Orcs Have Given In and Conservation Lands Are Safe?
Yesterday Minister of ‘Conservation’ Tama Potaka announced that he will be: ‘removing a controversial clause in a proposed law that…
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The Government of Orcs Want to Sell Our Precious Conservation Lands
I’m sure you are well aware of the bill going through the parliament process that will allow the government to…
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We Warned You About Erica Stanford
Many articles have been written about the nefarious deeds of Erica Stanford, and her take over of education, based on…
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Shane ‘Stretch’ Jones in a pork barrel limo traffic jam of his own making – why it matters to NZF voters
This is glorious… Winston Peters and Shane Jones don’t like our questions. But here is what hasn’t been answered It’s uncomfortable for politicians when they have to explain the things we pay for them. So uncomfortable they forget details, or dismiss questions, or lash out and call a story crap….
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Mother of Guns becomes ACT Deputy while David Seymour goes full Thanos on public service
Nicole McKee named ACT deputy leader as party launches election campaign Cabinet Minister Nicole McKee has been chosen by the ACT caucus as the party’s new deputy leader, succeeding Brooke van Velden. The announcement was made on Sunday at ACT’s annual general meeting and campaign rally at Shed 10 in…
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Labour’s Apprenticeship Boost another part of the policy jigsaw
Labour To Expand Apprenticeship Boost Labour will expand Apprenticeship Boost to two full years, extend it to more trades, and introduce new grants and mentoring to help more apprentices complete their training. “Too many young New Zealanders are struggling to find good jobs while our country faces growing skills shortages,”…
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If Trump won the Iran War, why is he giving them $400billion? Does he understand what ‘winning’ means?
I’m loving watching Trump trying to explain the price of his surrender to Iran, which now stands at $400billion! For everyone keeping score at home the process has so far been: Week 1 – “I’ve won” Week 2 – “I’ve won again” Week 3 – “I’ve won so many times,…
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Trucking Mafia checkmated by Bishop as National pretend to be centrists
Bhahahahahahahahahahaha… Trucking lobby group outraged after transport minister rejects bid to allow heavier loads RNZ …I love this, I love this, I love this so much. It’s like telling a Farmer they won’t get everything they demand and watch the tantrum! The Trucking Mafia has total power over the NZ…
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If National, NZF and ACT win they will privatize 60% of conservation land, retry the the race war inducing Treaty Principles Referendum and allow Fishing Industry to pillage ocean
As God is my witness? I thought Shane Jones thought he was God? ‘God as my witness’ – Jones says public land will still be up for development Changes to the Conservation Amendment Bill preserve a mandate to prioritise development over nature, as Shane Jones vows to open up public…
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Why ACT are dropping, why National are losing and why NZ First have peaked + predictions
As we get into the election, we are seeing ACT drop, National drop and NZFirst slowing. Last election, many Kiwis…
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The economic myth of NZ Dairy and Agriculture
One of the arguments espoused by the Right in NZ is the economic myth of NZ Dairy and Agriculture. We…
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Corporate media whining about $50 restaurant meals
Why your restaurant main now costs $50 For years, restaurants played chicken with a $50 price tag. Kim Knight asks…
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The manosphere as a cultural backlash to woke dogma
Another podcast from middle class media decrying the manosphere… How the manosphere is hurting NZ boys …it is hilariously…
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Sera Cruickshank and the crucifixion of Jamie Foster
Society Insider: Sera Cruickshank welcomes baby with convicted rapist Jamie Foster Foster was convicted in 2020 of indecently assaulting and…
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The Bradbury Group with Chloe Swarbrick, Gerry Brownlee + Political Panel: Simon Wilson & Matthew Hooton
A Marxist, the co-Leader of the Greens, the Speaker of the House, a militant cyclist Listener Columnist and the new Editor of the Post all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think…
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MEDIAWATCH: Q+A Exclusive on Homelessness targets proves what we’ve always said about MSD cruelty
TDB warned over and over and over again that this is what is really happening inside MSD and it’s taken an explosive exclusive on Q+A to prove it all… ‘Perverse incentive’: MSD staff metrics include emergency housing grants Ministry of…
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Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast Te Kaupapa – with Dale Husband, Teanau Tuiono, Mananui Ramsden and Bomber Bradbury
Issue 1 – What does the latest TVNZ Poll mean for the election? Issue 2 – Backlash to Minister Potaka’s DoC land proposal Issue 3 – Bishop Brian Tamaki’s comments against Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims Issue 4 – National’s compulsory super…
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MEDIAWATCH: The Great Thomas Coughlan concedes his AI Orac may be on the blink
With Simon Wilson, Joe Lose and Matthew Hooton now gone, is the Great Thomas Coughlan with his no mates on the Left insight worth the Herald Subscription? No. No it is not. Earlier this year the Great Oracle and mouthpiece…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The real problem for Minister Tama Potaka
The backlash Minister Tama Potaka faced for his plan to sell conservation land is a real problem for the Government, and that is why he had to u-turn it the way Shane Jones was forced to over the Fisheries Amendment…
TDB: Left News
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What a rewrite of NZ's political & economic DNA might look like
- MPs to spend a long week in the trenches
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Hipkins' pitch is empty & performative, for now
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Where growth isn't paying for growth
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The Weekly Hoon: Climate, housing, Iran and the revival of the Alliance Party
- Friday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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- The Unraveling of Nehru’s Vision for India
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- 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”
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- What made my jaw drop and eyes pop this budget? The ‘Mad Max’ scenario
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- 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
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Second Annual Keith Locke Memorial Debate Focuses On The Free Speech Debate
Moot: That ‘Hate speech laws threaten Free Speech’ Place Law School 9 Eden Cres Central Auckland Date Thursday 2 July…
Daily Gallery
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Open Mic – TUESDAY 30th JUNE 2026
FACT OF THE DAY: Sharks have been around for over 400 million years, making them older than trees and the rings of Saturn. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can…
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In Occupied Palestine – 27 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, 27 June 2026 until 08:00, 28 June 2026 In Gaza during the past 24 hours…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health target politics versus clinical prioritisation
It isn’t often that smaller provincial newspapers break revealing health stories. They struggle with fewer resources to call upon and…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – When opportunity knocks for the Opportunity Party?
Opportunity Knocks’ is a British television and radio talent show that first began in 1949. It provided a platform to…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Two different tales of avoidable hospital bed-blocking
Through necessity bed-blocking is a term that of is increasingly being used by those working in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public…
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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…
The Bradbury Group
National’s war on workers — and its plan to sell your conservation land
Matthew Hooton, Fran O’Sullivan and Max Harris tear into whether National’s compulsory KiwiSaver announcement is a genuine retirement policy or a slow-motion pension kill, whether the Greens’ super-rich tax is political courage or electoral suicide — and whether the National-ACT-NZ First coalition is already eating itself alive..
Raw News
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Loss Of Last New Zealand Crewed Container Ship A Massive Threat To Our National Resilience And Security – Alliance Party
Alliance Party leader Victor Billot visited the crew of the MV Moana Chief, the last New Zealand-flagged and domestically crewed container ship on our coast, in the Port of Lyttelton this weekend. Operator Swire Shipping intends to withdraw the MV…
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Alliance Party Condemns Government’s Vote Against Gig Worker Protections
The Alliance Party has condemned the Government’s decision to vote against baseline international protections for gig workers, warning that it represents a callous disregard for fairness, worker security, and basic rights in Aotearoa New Zealand’s labour market. Alliance Party candidate…
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Coromandel Deserves Conservation Laws That Put Nature First – Green
Green Party Coromandel candidate Pamela Grealey welcomes the Greens commitment to rewrite New Zealand’s conservation laws, primarily restoring nature and protecting public conservation land from sale and inappropriate commercial development. Grealey says, “The Coromandel Forest Park is one of New…
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Calls for Ombudsman to open wider investigation into private back-channel emails in Luxon’s office – Green Party
The Green Party is calling for a fulsome investigation into the use of private email in the Prime Minister’s Office, after an answer to a written parliamentary question exhaustively listed staff private email – except for the Fonterra and Z Energy climate lobbying document sent to Luxon’s former staffer. “Something fishy is…