Skip to content
The Daily Blog
Support us
  • Setting the AgendaExpand
    • TDB Poll of Polls
    • Guest & Sponsored Posts
  • Deconstructing the Headlines
  • Media WatchExpand
    • TDB Left News
    • TBD Top NZ Political Podcasts
    • The Bradbury Group
  • Liberal Agenda
  • Open Mic
  • Daily Gallery
  • Raw News
Breaking
Labour’s low expectations give Greens and TOP oxygen MEDIAWATCH: The NZ Free Speech Union is the sound of one hand clapping Wow, even for a cross burning, banjo twanging whero-neck local council politician – that’s… Walking away from Trans Rights is a culture war revenge fantasy Greedy Genesis Energy increasing power bills by 30% – time to nationalise electricity Auckland getting screwed over again WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Why Winston’s Māori Electorate Referendum is so dangerous The Impossible Rise of NZFirst and how the Feral Right will eat their own Sunny Kaushal, the power of the Migrant Exploitation Tobacco Guild and vigilante powers for… The report on ACT kneecapping pay parity is grim reading
The Daily Blog
– Advertisement –

Featured

  • Labour’s low expectations give Greens and TOP oxygen
    CTF | Deconstructing Headlines | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Most Recent Blogs

    Labour’s low expectations give Greens and TOP oxygen

    ByThe Daily Blog 27 February 202627 February 2026

    It was a very interesting interview with Kieran McAnulty on The Bradbury Group this week, where he categorically ruled out any new revenue streams to pay for the welfare state and infrastructure that NZ requires. This is a tactic by Labour to create a tiny target and not spook the middle. The danger for Labour is that they end up…

    Read More Labour’s low expectations give Greens and TOP oxygenContinue

– Advertisement –
  • MEDIAWATCH: The NZ Free Speech Union is the sound of one hand clapping

    MEDIAWATCH: The NZ Free Speech Union is the sound of one hand clapping

    The NZ Free Speech Union is nothing but a Zionist Apologist Front that weaponises Free Speech for the right! They…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: The NZ Free Speech Union is the sound of one hand clappingContinue

  • Wow, even for a cross burning, banjo twanging whero-neck local council politician – that’s racist

    Wow, even for a cross burning, banjo twanging whero-neck local council politician – that’s racist

    Even for a local council politician, this is appallingly racist! Mayor considering action after community board member shared ‘blatant racist’…

    Read More Wow, even for a cross burning, banjo twanging whero-neck local council politician – that’s racistContinue

  • Walking away from Trans Rights is a culture war revenge fantasy

    Walking away from Trans Rights is a culture war revenge fantasy

    The middle class woke, their fourth wave feminist allies and non-binary activists have really managed to ostracise and alienate everyone…

    Read More Walking away from Trans Rights is a culture war revenge fantasyContinue

Setting the Agenda

  • Epstein files flooding the zone and rewriting history
    CTF | Featured | Most Recent Blogs | Setting the Agenda | Tim Selwyn

    Epstein files flooding the zone and rewriting history

    ByTim Selwyn 24 February 202624 February 2026

    How will history record this moment in time – the opening months of 2026? For the North, the winter of Epstein, the blizzard of Epstein. The chronology is, approximately: Epstein files, Venezuela abduction, Epstein files, 4.2 earthquake near Dimona that…

    Read More Epstein files flooding the zone and rewriting historyContinue

  • Why are so many people are concerned about Education & Training (System Reform) Bill?

    Why are so many people are concerned about Education & Training (System Reform) Bill?

    ByAllan Alach 23 February 202623 February 2026

    I could write for many weeks about the Education & Training (System Reform) Bill that is making its way through…

    Read More Why are so many people are concerned about Education & Training (System Reform) Bill?Continue

  • Analysing Ukraine: Starlink down, Ukraine attacks

    Analysing Ukraine: Starlink down, Ukraine attacks

    ByBen Morgan 23 February 202623 February 2026

    The land campaign is evolving quickly, primarily driven by Russia’s recent communication problems: the loss of Starlink, and their decision…

    Read More Analysing Ukraine: Starlink down, Ukraine attacksContinue

  • Death of Palestine solidarity stalwart Roger Fowler

    Death of Palestine solidarity stalwart Roger Fowler

    ByJohn Minto 23 February 202623 February 2026

    PSNA is deeply saddened by the death of Palestine stalwart Roger Fowler last night. Roger has been a legend of…

    Read More Death of Palestine solidarity stalwart Roger FowlerContinue

Follow us
Facebook


12,656
Fans

X


7,743
Followers

YouTube


4,488
Subscribers

TDB Poll of Polls

Based on 4 polls, latest: 16 February 2026

LAB
33.2%
NAT
32.8%
GRN
10.3%
TPM
2.7%
ACT
8.3%
NZF
9.5%
OTH
3.0%
Sources
  • 1News Verian — 16/02/2026
  • Roy Morgan — 03/02/2026
  • Talbot Mills — 30/01/2026
  • RNZ Reid — 22/01/2026
– Advertisement –

Deconstructing the Headlines

  • Labour’s low expectations give Greens and TOP oxygen

    Labour’s low expectations give Greens and TOP oxygen

    ByThe Daily Blog 27 February 202627 February 2026

    It was a very interesting interview with Kieran McAnulty on The Bradbury Group this week, where he categorically ruled out any new revenue streams to pay for the welfare state and infrastructure that NZ requires. This is a tactic by Labour to create a tiny target and not spook the…

    Read More Labour’s low expectations give Greens and TOP oxygenContinue

  • Wow, even for a cross burning, banjo twanging whero-neck local council politician – that’s racist

    Wow, even for a cross burning, banjo twanging whero-neck local council politician – that’s racist

    ByMartyn Bradbury 27 February 2026

    Even for a local council politician, this is appallingly racist! Mayor considering action after community board member shared ‘blatant racist’ cartoon The Thames-Coromandel mayor has reminded elected members of their code of conduct, after concerns were raised about a cartoon a community board member shared on social media. The post,…

    Read More Wow, even for a cross burning, banjo twanging whero-neck local council politician – that’s racistContinue

  • Walking away from Trans Rights is a culture war revenge fantasy

    Walking away from Trans Rights is a culture war revenge fantasy

    ByMartyn Bradbury 27 February 2026

    The middle class woke, their fourth wave feminist allies and non-binary activists have really managed to ostracise and alienate everyone so much so that when the Government ignores protecting transgender, non-binary, and intersex New Zealanders under the Human Rights Act 1993 that no one barely notices… Govt refusal to prioritise…

    Read More Walking away from Trans Rights is a culture war revenge fantasyContinue

  • Greedy Genesis Energy increasing power bills by 30% – time to nationalise electricity

    Greedy Genesis Energy increasing power bills by 30% – time to nationalise electricity

    ByMartyn Bradbury 26 February 2026

    Is it fair that prices rise as power companies bank profits? Consumer NZ is asking how it is fair that power prices are rising at the same time as power companies are reporting large profits. Meridian Energy on Wednesday reported a $226 million half-year profit. Earlier, Mercury had recorded a…

    Read More Greedy Genesis Energy increasing power bills by 30% – time to nationalise electricityContinue

  • Auckland getting screwed over again

    Auckland getting screwed over again

    ByMartyn Bradbury 26 February 202626 February 2026

    When Jacinda called on Auckland to take the strain as Covid started running amok, Auckland stood. Auckland had gotten its…

    Read More Auckland getting screwed over againContinue

  • The Impossible Rise of NZFirst and how the Feral Right will eat their own

    The Impossible Rise of NZFirst and how the Feral Right will eat their own

    ByMartyn Bradbury 26 February 202626 February 2026

    National could be wiped out by nationalist right – who will be first to jump? In Britain, Conservative MPs are…

    Read More The Impossible Rise of NZFirst and how the Feral Right will eat their ownContinue

  • Sunny Kaushal, the power of the Migrant Exploitation Tobacco Guild and vigilante powers for ZB Dads

    Sunny Kaushal, the power of the Migrant Exploitation Tobacco Guild and vigilante powers for ZB Dads

    ByMartyn Bradbury 26 February 202626 February 2026

    Citizens arrests, armed guards, and the power of Sunny Kaushal The Government has long promised to be tough on crime,…

    Read More Sunny Kaushal, the power of the Migrant Exploitation Tobacco Guild and vigilante powers for ZB DadsContinue

Media Watch

  • MEDIAWATCH: The NZ Free Speech Union is the sound of one hand clapping
    CTF | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs

    MEDIAWATCH: The NZ Free Speech Union is the sound of one hand clapping

    ByMartyn Bradbury 27 February 202627 February 2026

    The NZ Free Speech Union is nothing but a Zionist Apologist Front that weaponises Free Speech for the right! They are part of the Taxpayers’ Union Stable of clients and are Atlas Network connected. They are bad faith actors who…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: The NZ Free Speech Union is the sound of one hand clappingContinue

  • WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Why Winston’s Māori Electorate Referendum is so dangerous

    WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Why Winston’s Māori Electorate Referendum is so dangerous

    ByMartyn Bradbury 26 February 2026

    Matua Winston Peters has done a Seymour and called for a highly controversial and divisive race referendum, this time on the Māori Electorates. Matua Winston, who has run in Māori Electorates and has clean swept them for NZ First in…

    Read More WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Why Winston’s Māori Electorate Referendum is so dangerousContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: AI Bryce goes full alt-Right Elon Musk on Andrea Vance’s Twitter virtue signal

    MEDIAWATCH: AI Bryce goes full alt-Right Elon Musk on Andrea Vance’s Twitter virtue signal

    ByMartyn Bradbury 26 February 202626 February 2026

    The man who still claims Chris Trotter is left wing, AI Bryce (we call him that because he’s admitted to using AI enhancement to write his posts), the great transparency campaigner has gone full Elon Musk on Andrea Vance’s Twitter…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: AI Bryce goes full alt-Right Elon Musk on Andrea Vance’s Twitter virtue signalContinue

  • The Bradbury Group with Kieran McAnulty on Labour’s State of the Nation + Matthew Hooton, David Cunliffe and Quilae Wong political panel

    The Bradbury Group with Kieran McAnulty on Labour’s State of the Nation + Matthew Hooton, David Cunliffe and Quilae Wong political panel

    ByThe Daily Blog 24 February 202625 February 2026

    A former Labour Leader, a NZ Herald columnist, the leader of a Political Party, the Shadow Leader of the House and a Marxist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is?…

    Read More The Bradbury Group with Kieran McAnulty on Labour’s State of the Nation + Matthew Hooton, David Cunliffe and Quilae Wong political panelContinue

  • NZ Corrections recruitment ads

    MEDIAWATCH: Why Are NZ Corrections Recruitment Ads So Weird?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 23 February 202623 February 2026

    NZ Corrections recruitment ads keep getting stranger — uniforms at BBQs, banker targets, and mocking the “uni kid” trope. What are they trying to sell, and who are they trying to recruit?

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Why Are NZ Corrections Recruitment Ads So Weird?Continue

TDB Left News
  • Domestic
  • International
  • 47,500 more kids in material hardship since 2022
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-02-27 By Bernard Hickey
  • The Weekly Hoon: Good climate policy better for economy & affordability; Housing the homeless better than hiding them
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-02-27 By Bernard Hickey
  • Labour considers including volunteers in ACC mental injury cover
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-02-27 By admin
  • #national: Overwhelming No as Waatea Audience Weighs In on Government Trust
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • Winston Peters rails against 'blind ideology' panic amid talk of Air NZ sale
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-02-27 By admin
  • A home for granny, a headache for the homeowner
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-02-27 By admin
  • Aucklanders protest government's move-on orders for rough sleepers
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-02-27 By admin
  • Flood early warning systems - where are they in the Civil Defence Act overhaul?
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-02-27 By admin
  • #hauora: Final COVID Inquiry Report Delivered — New Zealand Faces Reckoning on Pandemic Lessons
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #national: Advocates Warn Move-On Powers Will Harm Homeless Whānau, Not Help Them
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #regional: Pedestrian Killed in Serious Crash on Kamo Road, Whangārei
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #regional: $45 Million Upgrade to End Wastewater Discharges into Waiwera Estuary
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #hauora: Rising Demand Highlights Pressure on Addiction Services
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #hauora: Te Whare Kaiao Reframes Children’s Palliative Care in Aotearoa
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #national: Aotearoa Manu Set to Take Flight at Venice Biennale
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #national: Finalists Announced for 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #national: Urgent Alarm Over Child Hardship as Progress on Poverty Stalls in Aotearoa
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-02-27 By Matthew Tukaki
  • Tui’s Magic carpet ride into a new netball era
    Newsroom Date: 2026-02-27 By Suzanne McFadden
  • How we can say the ‘longest goodbye’ with the most dignity
    Newsroom Date: 2026-02-27 By Dr Makarena Dudley
  • NZers with disabilities ‘expedient collateral’ in cancelled pay equity deals
    Newsroom Date: 2026-02-27 By Lynne Pillay
  • The Price of Perfect Nihilism
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-02-27 By Consortiumnews.com
  • Pentagon Doesn’t Know What to Do With $500 Bn
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-02-27 By Michele Steinberg
  • The UAW Is Leading the Push for Green Jobs in California
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-02-27 By Dan DiMaggio
  • Diego Rivera Was the Painter of the Mexican Revolution
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-02-27 By Mike Gonzalez
  • Don’t Expect a Refund for Your Tariff-Inflated Expenses
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-02-27 By David Sirota
  • The Genocide in Gaza Has Not Ended
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-02-27 By Lee Mordechai
  • Chris Hedges: The Suicidal Folly of a War with Iran
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-02-27 By Elizabeth Vos
  • Trump Is Cutting Transit Funding Left and Right
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-02-27 By Emmett Hopkins
  • What would it take to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession? – video
    Source: The Guardian Date: 2026-02-27 By Matilda Boseley, Tania Lee, Bertin Huynh and Michael Kalenderian
  • Internal email hints at Guardian Australia’s editor hunt, NSW flushes toilet ideas, and Spotify cops backlash
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-02-27 By Cochon Truffier
  • In attacking Grace Tame as ‘difficult’, Anthony Albanese reveals much about his own personal standards
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-02-27 By Bernard Keane
  • Jacinda Ardern living and working in Australia after move from US
    Source: The Guardian Date: 2026-02-27 By Eva Corlett in Wellington
  • Donald Trump’s 108-minute State of Unreality
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-02-26 By Toby Ralph
  • The rhetoric ramping up over ISIS brides has nothing to do with the women and children themselves
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-02-26 By Shakira Hussein
  • George Bennett obituary
    Source: The Guardian Date: 2026-02-26 By Graham Mytton
  • Jeffrey Sachs to Trump: Give Back the Tariff Money
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-02-26 By Elizabeth Vos
  • Donald Trump’s Death Cards
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-02-26 By Michele Steinberg
  • Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Is the Burned-Out End of Something
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-02-26 By Eileen Jones
  • Kathy Hochul Is Failing on Climate
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-02-26 By Liza Featherstone
  • Cuba Is Not Alone
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-02-26 By David Adler
TDB: Top NZ Political Podcasts
  1. Q+A with Jack Tame Audience: 40,000
  2. MATA with Mihi Forbes Audience: 36,333
  3. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF with Duncan Garner Audience: 30,667
  4. THE ELEPHANT with Miriama Kamo and Mark Crysell Audience: 13,667
  5. HERALD NOW with Ryan Bridge Audience: 6,967
  6. TE AO with Moana Audience: 6,167
  7. LOCKED OUT with Craig Renney Audience: 4,400
  8. PENNY MARIE NZ Audience: 4,000
  9. BHN – BIG HAIRY NEWS with Pat and Chewie Audience: 3,533
  10. THE BRADBURY GROUP with Martyn Bradbury Audience: 2,500
– Advertisement –
– Advertisement –

Liberal Agenda

  • The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre

    The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre

    ByThe Daily Blog 25 February 2026

      In the Theatre, catch The Ruckus, a DIY fantasy nerd punk show. Part D&D, part improvised gig, three performers…

    Read More The Liberal Agenda – Basement TheatreContinue

  • The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre

    The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre

    ByThe Daily Blog 21 February 2026

    In the Theatre, don’t miss Potluck: A Smorgasbord of Drag Talent, a high-energy showcase with a different line-up every night…

    Read More The Liberal Agenda – Basement TheatreContinue

  • The Liberal Agenda – Gig Guide

    The Liberal Agenda – Gig Guide

    ByThe Daily Blog 18 February 2026

    Bringing the best music + live entertainment to Aus + NZ since ’79  This month in music  In February 1984,…

    Read More The Liberal Agenda – Gig GuideContinue

Daily Gallery

  • Political Caption Competition

    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 27 February 2026

    Would Jesus arrest the Homeless or Politicians?

    Read More Political Caption CompetitionContinue

  • Political Caption Competition

    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 26 February 2026

    The total disconnect between the fantasy world of privilege and wealth Luxon lives in vs the reality

    Read More Political Caption CompetitionContinue

  • In Occupied Palestine – 23 February 2026

    In Occupied Palestine – 23 February 2026

    ByThe Daily Blog 26 February 2026

    In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing…

    Read More In Occupied Palestine – 23 February 2026Continue

– Advertisement –

Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts

  • GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – RBNZ confessions
    CTF | Featured | Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts | Most Recent Blogs

    GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – RBNZ confessions

    ByTadhg Stopford 23 February 202623 February 2026

    The Reserve Bank of NZ doesn’t decide what Money builds New Zealand doesn’t have a monetary policy problem. It has a credit governance problem. New Zealand has become what Bernard Hickey calls a “housing market with bits tacked on.” That…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – RBNZ confessionsContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – Ruthenasia, honoured. Why?

    GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – Ruthenasia, honoured. Why?

    ByTadhg Stopford 18 February 202619 February 2026

    To my horror, I see Ruth Richardson got the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit last year. Personally,…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – Ruthenasia, honoured. Why?Continue

  • GUEST BLOG: Political interference in regulatory authorities threatens health and safety of the public

    GUEST BLOG: Political interference in regulatory authorities threatens health and safety of the public

    ByIan Powell 18 February 202619 February 2026

    The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (HPCA) is legislation that Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system can’t function safely without….

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Political interference in regulatory authorities threatens health and safety of the publicContinue

  • Political Interference threatens Health Regulation in NZ

    Political Interference threatens Health Regulation in NZ

    ByIan Powell 12 February 202613 February 2026

    Proposed changes to the HPCA Act could allow ministerial direction of health regulators. Critics warn political interference may undermine public safety.

    Read More Political Interference threatens Health Regulation in NZContinue

– Advertisement –
– Advertisement –

The Bradbury Group

The Bradbury Group – Treaty, Gas and Global Tensions

Live from Waatea, The Bradbury Group brings together politicians, journalists and commentators for Aotearoa’s most fearless weekly political debate. Tonight: Winston Peters’ proposed Māori electorates referendum, the Government’s controversial gas policy, the India free trade deal amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment, and what New Zealand should do if conflict erupts between America, Israel and Iran.

Watch all episodes

Raw News

  • Save The Children: Child Poverty Figures Demand Government Action To Address Stagnation

    Save The Children: Child Poverty Figures Demand Government Action To Address Stagnation

    ByThe Daily Blog 27 February 2026

    Save the Children is calling on the Government to strengthen its response to child poverty following the release of the latest Child Poverty Statistics today. Statistics for the year ending June 2025 released by Stats NZ show no annual change…

    Read More Save The Children: Child Poverty Figures Demand Government Action To Address StagnationContinue

  • More children living in hardship under Luxon – Labour

    More children living in hardship under Luxon – Labour

    ByThe Daily Blog 27 February 2026

    Latest figures show more children living in hardship as National continues to fail families. “Christopher Luxon promised to make life better for Kiwis, instead he’s made things harder for families and kids are paying the price,” Labour’s child poverty reduction…

    Read More More children living in hardship under Luxon – LabourContinue

  • Child poverty stats highlight Government’s failing record – Greens

    Child poverty stats highlight Government’s failing record – Greens

    ByThe Daily Blog 27 February 2026

    The Green Party is calling out this Government’s record on child poverty following the release of the latest child poverty statistics. “It’s clear this Government has done nothing to reduce child poverty, choosing landlords and the wealthy over our tamariki,” says…

    Read More Child poverty stats highlight Government’s failing record – GreensContinue

  • Alliance Party

    Alliance Party: Time To Bring Power Back Into Public Hands

    ByThe Daily Blog 27 February 2026

    The Alliance Party is calling for an immediate end to the profit-driven model of New Zealand’s electricity sector, as gentailers once again post massive profits while Kiwis face another round of punishing price hikes during a cost-of-living crisis. Alliance Party…

    Read More Alliance Party: Time To Bring Power Back Into Public HandsContinue

– Advertisement –
  • Whistleblower
  • Contact
  • About
Facebook X YouTube

© 2026 The Daily Blog • Privacy Policy • Legal

Scroll to top
  • Setting the Agenda
  • Guest & Sponsored Posts
  • TDB Poll of Polls
  • Deconstructing the Headlines
  • Media Watch
  • TBD Top NZ Political Podcasts
  • TDB Left News
  • The Bradbury Group
  • Liberal Agenda
  • Open Mic
  • Daily Gallery
  • Raw News
Support Us
Search