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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 Zealand signed an agreement on Monday to keep supply chains open during times of crisis, with both sides saying it could serve as a model for other countries to build a network of trusted partners, The Straits Times reported. The…
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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 lesson from UK Labour meltdown that NZ Labour must learn
Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling Senior Labour MPs urge prime minister to step down…
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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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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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BEN MORGAN – A tactical revolution in Ukraine, but what next?
The future of war may already be here. Ukraine’s drone battlefield is changing military tactics faster than governments, generals or ethicists can keep up.
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The lesson from UK Labour meltdown that NZ Labour must learn
Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling Senior Labour MPs urge prime minister to step down within year as party loses control of 25 English councils and humbled in Wales The Guardian By standing for nothing, Labour UK fell for everything. The incrementalism of Starmer…
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Maiki Sherman had no choice but to resign – Ani O’Brien gets 2 for 4 as right wing political assassin
TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman parts ways with broadcaster following scrutiny TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman has announced her departure from the broadcaster after a turbulent 11 days. The move comes after Sherman was issued a five-day suspension from Parliament for breaching parliamentary press gallery rules. She also made headlines…
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We have relied on neoliberal free market mechanisms to protect fuel supply – buckle up for what that reality feels like
Like everything in this country, we We have relied on neoliberal free market mechanisms to protect fuel supply… Over the past 15 years, NZ moved its fuel safety net offshore – now it’s being exposed Amid a worsening global energy crisis, New Zealand and Singapore’s freshly struck deal to keep…
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The day NZ Dairy dies
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a thousand times, Dairy is a sunset industry and there will be a day coming that crashes the backbone of this economy… Lab-grown meat and dairy: Futurist sees threats, opportunities for New Zealand farmers It’s early days but, as it gets better and…
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Seymour over-rules OIO advice to NOT sell 3 South Otago farms to foreign investors while attacking immigrants
Comrades, I’m a tad confused. While Wintson is raging against the migrants, he opened NZ up for rich foreigners to…
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UN complaint against pay parity knee capping
NZ pay equity rollback triggers United Nations complaint – NZCTU A group of organisations has lodged a formal complaint with…
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The Oligarchy rushes to donate to National, ACT and NZ First
The money is pouring into National, ACT and NZ First, and critics say it reveals exactly who this Government is really working for.
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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 white washed in new ZB advert he looks like a KKK scrotum with botox
Come on. Look. We all want to put our best foot forward, and we like to get that self perfect but Mike Hosking’s face has been so white washed in this new ZB advert that he looks like a KKK…
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MEDIAWATCH: Ummmm, Russian media is reporting on Chantelle Baker
Christian fear grifter and anti-vax activist, Chantelle Baker, who has had her farcical defamation cases paid for by alt-Right Culture War Canadian Billionaire and Rupert Murdoch wannabe at NZME, Jim Grenon is now being spotlighted by Russian Media? Those things…
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MEDIAWATCH: Seymour plays Temu Trump by attacking RNZ on The Platform
David vs the media: Has Seymour gone too far? A law professor and a media expert say David Seymour has gone too far in public attacks against RNZ and TVNZ. They’ve warned jabs at the media will continue as the…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Who will people complain to about Māori now BSA has been shut?
There were so many complaints from angry reactionary Kiwis complaining that Te Reo was on the radio/TV/Paper that in 2021, the BSA was forced to release a press release stating they would no longer consider complaints about the use of…
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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?
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Mike Hosking’s face has been so white washed in new ZB advert he looks like a KKK scrotum with botox
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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
Hipkins on Immigration, Goff on Iran & Is Winston Triggering a Snap Election?
Tonight on The Bradbury Group: Labour Leader Chris Hipkins on the coalition’s immigration war and collapsing public confidence over the energy crisis, plus former British High Commissioner Phil Goff on Luxon, Iran, Trump and whether New Zealand is drifting closer to America’s foreign policy agenda. With political panelists Matthew Hooton, Simon Wilson and Kerrin Leoni debating whether Winston Peters is manufacturing the conditions for a snap election.
Raw News
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BPM opposes plans to scrap the BSA
The Better Public Media Trust is strongly opposed to government plans to scrap the Broadcasting Standards Authority. The BSA is the only real protection New Zealand has against rogue broadcasters and dodgy media companies who want to put out lies,…
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Governments Of The World: History Will Record What You Did Not Do – Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla
This is a decisive moment in the history of international solidarity. Governments can no longer evade the question before them: What will you do? Whose interests do you truly serve? We ask: what will the New Zealand government do? We…
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Communities Have Fought Too Hard To See Conservation Protections Weakened – 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…
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2026 Climate Risk Assessment yet more reason to reduce NZ’s dairy herd – Greenpeace
Greenpeace is calling for immediate action to reduce the size of New Zealand’s largest climate polluter, the intensive dairy industry. This follows the release of the 2026 National Climate Risk Assessment today by the Government’s independent Climate Change Commission. Greenpeace…
