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Organised Crime in NZ with Police Minister Mark Mitchell 1 on 1
Police Minister Mark Mitchell joins The Bradbury Group to discuss organised crime, transnational criminal syndicates, methamphetamine addiction, gang activity, 501 offenders, Chinese shadow banking networks, cartel supply chains, police intelligence operations, and the future of law and order in New Zealand. In this explosive interview: 🔹 Has New Zealand lost control of the meth crisis? 🔹 The impact of Australian…
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Co-Party Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gives strongest hint yet Te Pati Māori are gearing up for Kākāriki Alliance
Co-Party Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer gave her strongest hint yet Te Pati Māori are gearing up for a Kākāriki Alliance MMP…
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MEDIAWATCH: Is Thomas Coughlan really enough to justify NZ Herald subscription (spoiler: no he is not)
Yawn Thomas Coughlan: My verdict on Labour’s alleged ‘hidden bill’ and your chance to see if you can make the…
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National burn down KiwiSaver to now save the village???
During the Vietnam War, an American Major defended the bombing of a village by stating… …fast forward to the present…
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BEN MORGAN: Ukraine’s plan is working – What next?
When he took command of Ukraine’s military in early 2024, General Oleksandr Syrski stated his plan to defeat Russia. It was simple, fight a defensive battle to attrit Russia and create the conditions for victory; either on the battlefield or…
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Police pay $10,000 in compensation to PSNA Campaign Co-ordinator John Minto
The non-confidential payout received this week follows negotiations after last year’s IPCA (Independent Police Conduct Authority) report finding that police…
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BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific.
Shangri La Dialogue 2026 – Notable Trends The Institute for International and Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri La Dialogue is the…
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Brie Elliot’s Letter Seeking a Review of Elizabeth Rata’s Damehood.
The awarding of a damehood to Elizabeth Rata has caused a great deal of kerfuffle and raising questions which need…
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BREAKING: Iran closes Strait after Israel breaches Truce! Trump claiming victory in Iran is like Germany pretending they won WW2
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National Conference Members ‘nervously optimistic’ about election the way Trump is certain of his Iranian ‘victory’
National members ‘nervously optimistic’ about election campaign National Party faithfuls are confident in its chances this election, but acknowledge it’s going to be tight, and one member told RNZ she could not understand “how people can have either forgiven or forgotten the damage that Labour did.” RNZ They must…
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This Government have killed the cities to protect big pollution rural sector mates – The Farmer ain’t your friend
Fieldays 2026 ends on high as visitor numbers near all-time record Fieldays 2026 is wrapping up, with a potential record number of visitors coming through the gates last week. Across four days, more than 132,000 visitors attended the 58th Fieldays, with exact numbers yet to be released. Though Wednesday’s gate…
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Let’s be honest, this LPG Gas refinery is another example of big polluters getting what they want
Power firms to fund LNG port through user pays – but effect is the same for consumers At an energy summit hosted by Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday morning, big local horticulture and post-harvest, wood processing and irrigation firms took to the stage to talk about how energy costs and supply reliability are…
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Palestine Action ruling and banning Cenk & Hasan has highlighted how UK Hate Speech laws penalise the protestors not those committing genocide
Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur Two leftwing US commentators, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for event The Guardian Free Speech is one of the most important values in Democracy and thanks to the middle class woke…
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The breakdown between Trump and Netanyahu is glorious
The breakdown between Trump and Netanyahu is glorious. Trump’s desperation to get the Epstein Files out of the news cycle led him to getting conned into a war with Iran that Netanyahu has been pimping for almost 4 decades. Trump needed Netanyahu as the fuse for Iran but Bibi is…
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How will Trump explain giving $300billion to Iran after bitching about Obama’s $1.8billion?
I’m loving it! I’m loving it. Oh sweet Jesus I am loving it! Look, I was arguing right from the…
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Shane Jones Fishing Industry pork barrel so ‘private-limo-extreme’ that even National balk at the self interest
Oh this is hilarious… Jones fails to force through Fisheries Amendment Bill before election, following public backlash – Greenpeace News…
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The double standards from mainstream media when criticising Labour and National policy
There is such a double standard when it comes to the mainstream media covering Labour vs National when it comes…
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If Matua Winston doesn’t want to be called a war criminal…
Winston Peters accosted by protesters at Parliament over Israel’s war in Gaza Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ appearance before Parliament’s Foreign…
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Karen Chhour hiding Boot Camp numbers to protect kids is hilarious
Children’s Minister Karen Chhour won’t say how many still in government’s bootcamps The Children’s Minister won’t confirm how many participants…
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MEDIAWATCH: Is Thomas Coughlan really enough to justify NZ Herald subscription (spoiler: no he is not)
Yawn Thomas Coughlan: My verdict on Labour’s alleged ‘hidden bill’ and your chance to see if you can make the spending add up The National Party has alleged Labour has a ‘hidden bill’ in its spending plans, arguing its promises…
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Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast Te Kaupapa – with Dale Husband, Hūhana Lyndon, Aperahama Edwards and Bomber Bradbury
Join Dale Husband, Māori Party candidate Aperahama Edwards, Green MP Hūhana Lyndon and The Daily Blog Editor Martyn Bradbury to discuss the weeks politics: Issue 1 – Anger over how much conservation land Minister Tama Potaka will allow to be…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The Kākāriki Alliance – How Māori voters using MMP tactical voting in Māori electorates could determine the next Government
I have been commentating on NZ Politics for 31 years and one thing I can tell you about NZ elections is that Māori voters in the Māori Electorates are the most strategic MMP voters in our country. Māori voters inside…
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MEDIAWATCH: Why are we allowing Big Tech to manipulate kids under 16?
Social media ban law a couple of weeks away, but ACT and NZ First not quite on board yet The Government is in the final stages of considering its social media ban for under 16s, with the final Cabinet paper…
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MEDIAWATCH: Hooton hears a what? Where to now for The Post? Winners, Losers and Predictions
I have been mates with Hoots for decades now. We first worked together in 2011 on the I-Predict Election Special where we ran a weekly TV Show over the Election Campaign and over those decades I have seen all versions…
TDB: Left News
- Greens propose wealth, corporate, and inheritance taxes to fund income tax changes
- National's Simeon Brown discourages members from strategic voting
- Can New Zealanders really afford compulsory KiwiSaver?
- National to make KiwiSaver compulsory, if elected
- Higher immigration leads to higher house prices and lower unemployment - report
- National members 'nervously optimistic' about election campaign
- Powers v systems: Do police get more of one despite absence of other?
- 'Take this seriously': Flotilla activist claims beating allegations ignored by government
- National rallies members at AGM, Labour rises in polls
- Former National minister Andrew Bayly won't seek re-election
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Bernard's Chorus: Why so relaxed Minister?
- Saturday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
- Friday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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The Weekly Hoon: Calling for a new RONS' suspension; Golden Mile decision; Religion's role in the Ukraine war;
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
- Thursday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
- Wednesday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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When a lobbyist jumps the species barrier into journalism
- Tuesday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
- Monday's Dawn Chorus: Nicola & the Phantom 'fiscal black hole'
- Chris Hedges: America’s Suicide Pact
- Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Condemn West Bank Land Sales
- The Unraveling of Nehru’s Vision for India
- The Democratic Candidate Closely Tied to Crypto and Big Tech
- An ICE Surveillance Vendor Is Misleading the Public
- Palestine Action Barrister Wins Appeal in UK Contempt Case
- 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”
- Want the hard numbers? Here’s the budget at a glance
- What made my jaw drop and eyes pop this budget? The ‘Mad Max’ scenario
- What secret budget items are ‘not for publication’?
- E-bikes and strawberries: The weirdest things we spotted in the budget
- 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
- 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
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Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda – Keith Locke Memorial Free Speech Debate (minus the Free Speech Union)
New debater joins the Keith Locke Memorial Debate 2026 Yasmine Serhan, respected trade union organiser, educator, social justice advocate and…
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
We are selling this kids organs to ensure we can balance the budget
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OPEN MIC SUNDAY 21st JUNE 2026
FACT OF THE DAY: Mars is shaped like a rugby ball rather than a perfect sphere due to its unique rotational forces. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Three hundred years of humiliation, abuse and deprivation cannot be expected to find…
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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…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The wider implications of eyecare privatisation
On 5 March the Government through Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) formally called for ‘Requests for Proposals’ (RFPs) for…
The Bradbury Group
Qiulae Wong & Victor Billot join us as 33,000 homeless children expose the Budget’s broken promise
TOP Leader Qiulae Wong, fresh off a 6% Roy Morgan surge, and Alliance Leader Victor Billot join us, to take on the economy, the Left’s political strategy, and the global rise of the far right. Plus, the panel: Matthew Hooton, Maria Slade and Simon Wilson, tears into the real numbers behind the Budget: 33,000 homeless children, company liquidations at an 11-year high, the war on Māori local government representation, and what Labour’s list versus NZ First’s candidate strategy actually means for the next election. It’s a big night. Don’t miss it.
Raw News
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Peters’ ‘Bulldust’ Claim Is Bulldust – Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
PSNA is challenging the government to obtain medical records held in Türkiye to prove the truth of Global Sumud Flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby’s claim that he was beaten and injured by Israeli guards in Israel in late April. In a…
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Labour’s Public Transport Cap A Band-Aid On A Broken System – Alliance Party
The Alliance says the Labour Party’s proposed Public Transport cap papers over structural issues, and ultimately fails to deliver for Kiwis. The Alliance rejects the notion that Labour’s Public Transport fare cap is unaffordable, a “lolly scramble”, or any of…
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Government’s parental leave decision steals from new families – NZCTU
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (CTU) President Sandra Grey says the Government has chosen to once again pass on the costs of its failed economic policies onto working families. “The Government has today announced that it…
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MFAT Must Act Urgently To Free Everlee Wihongi After Another Delayed Hearing – Te Pati Māori
Everlee Wihongi was set to appear in court today to be freed from ICE detention. Unfortunately, approximately 80 minutes before it was scheduled to begin, the Immigration Court decided to postpone the hearing until June 30, 2026. ICE has no…
