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Hand of Trump – why World Cup matters and why this one has failed miserably
I’m not a big Sports person. Don’t get me wrong. I am in awe of their physical skill, I think what Simone Biles does is superhuman, but my hero’s are artists, philosophers and scientists. But I believe sport matters because for a specific set time, regardless of creed, religion or country, everyone agrees to abide by a set of clear…
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Te Puaruruhau – The name Family Court parents dreaded
I first heard of Te Puaruruhau in 2015 while I was near the end of a brutal 5 year Family…
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Ummm Ani O’Brien takes givealittle to new lengths
Ummmmm. Ok. So well know Right Wing Hate Troll Influencer, Ani O’Brien, has just come out with a gifealittle fund…
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Government hides big polluter influence as heatwave draws closer – Why Mike Smith’s fight matters
It’s coming, no matter how much you scream, ‘Climate Change is a socialist hoax’… Historic El Niño forecast brings wildfire…
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BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific
Sino-Japanese tension and Japan’s rise as a military power This week, China issued a warning to Japanese Coast Guard vessels operating in the East China Sea.[i] A small incident that highlights ongoing Sino-Japanese diplomatic tension. Sino-Japanese rivalry is becoming a…
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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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Based on 4 polls, latest: 23 June 2026
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Government hides big polluter influence as heatwave draws closer – Why Mike Smith’s fight matters
It’s coming, no matter how much you scream, ‘Climate Change is a socialist hoax’… Historic El Niño forecast brings wildfire and drought warnings A historically intense climate event which has sparked intense heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere is steadily gaining strength here, bringing a severe threat of parched soils, high…
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China testing missile into South Pacific is naked provocation
New Zealand warned by China of missile test in South Pacific, Winston Peters expresses concern Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is “deeply concerned” by China testing a “nuclear-capable” missile in the South Pacific, characterising it as inconsistent with peace in the region. Chinese state media Xinhua on…
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How many Michelin Star stories can our mainstream media manufacture and fawn over?
Look. I appreciate that there are many food wankers in NZ, how else could Jessie Mulligan have a job at NZME and what else would middle class pricks fantasise about at dinner parties? What makes me gag however is the pathetic way the mainstream media in NZ have manufactured story…
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How confused was Luxon over bombing Iran and his ongoing confusion with NZ First and Labour
Wow. Read Luxon’s talking points and how he managed to mangle them into that train-wreck interview… Revealed: The talking points Christopher Luxon failed to nail on Iran The prime minister’s policy office was provided with a full page of talking points ahead of a press conference seen by some as…
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Ummmm, does Matthew Horncastle understand what the Commerce Commission or Electoral Commission does?
Property developer Matthew Horncastle referred to police over political billboards A Christchurch property developer says he has been referred to police over political message on one of his digital billboards. Matthew Horncastle, a property developer and co-founder of Williams Corporation, said the message appeared on an unrented billboard on Moorhouse…
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Simeon Brown has underfunded public health and has blood on his hands
Minister told Stuff a month ago that new Waikato Hospital beds were on track. Now he says they’re not Minister of Health Simeon Brown has confirmed that a modular ward planned for Waikato Hospital, which would free up beds in the emergency department and promote faster urgent care, has been…
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Free Market Spirits, Positive Economic Soothsayers and what NZ Political Right will say when El Niño hits
I have argued for some time that we don’t have economic journalists, we have Free Market Cheerleaders, that the Free…
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National/NZF/ACT Government vs Labour/Green/TPM/TOP Government
There are two main possibilities this election. A National/NZF/ACT Government or a Labour/Green/TPM/TOP Government. Sure, there could be National/TOP/NZF/ACT Government…
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And then NZF Gumboot Fascism came for ALL the migrants: Why Winston is a Temu Nigel Farage
And then NZFirsts Gumboot Fascism came for ALL the migrants… NZ First to campaign on ending voting rights for permanent…
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Trump’s 250 Birthday speech more like a drunk uncle at a wedding
I watched Trump’s 250 Birthday Speech because like with any Trump event, you’re not sure if he’ll get through it…
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Brash vs Hooton – how the wealthy use defamation law to gag free speech
Matthew Hooton asks Court of Appeal to strike out Don Brash defamation case Matthew Hooton acknowledges he went too far…
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The Bradbury Group with Chris Hipkins, Mike Smith + Political Panel: Matthew Hooton, John Tamihere and Matthew Tukaki
A Marxist, the Leader of the Labour Party, an Environmental Activist, a Māori broadcaster, the President of the Māori Party and the new Editor of The Post all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The next political generation of Māori leaders
This election will be very close, but there is a next political generation of Māori leaders who are poised to make enormous impacts in the next Government if National, ACT and NZF lose. Green Candidate for Waiariki – Tania Waikato: Tania is a remarkable candidate…
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MEDIAWATCH: alt-Right Canadian culture war billionaire Jim Grenon busted on defamation costs
Billionaire Jim Grenon must pay costs to TVNZ after funding ‘wholly unsuccessful defamation case’ Billionaire Jim Grenon has been ordered to pay costs to TVNZ after he was revealed as funding a “wholly unsuccessful” defamation case against the state broadcaster…
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The Keith Locke Memorial Debate – ‘Hate speech laws threaten Free Speech’
TICKETS ARE ALL SOLD OUT! The debate will be live streamed here at 7pm. Moot: That ‘Hate speech laws threaten Free Speech’ ‘Our debate could not be more topical, in the light of controversy about the recent anti-immigrant remarks of…
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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…
TDB: Left News
- Marsden Point tanks ready for arrival of diesel
- Finance Minister downplays likelihood of further OCR rises
- ACT announces Three Strikes policy for burglary
- Uncertainty over NZDF drone directives despite Kiwi troops helping blow them up in Australia
- Labour promises subsidies, new loan schemes for installing solar
- Government must walk 'careful path' standing up against China, Nicola Willis says
- Wednesday's Early Bird: Scoops, Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes, Front Pages & Cartoons
- 'Extremely frustrated' Government struggles to find buyer for Napier flats sitting empty for year
- Casey Costello's tobacco tax comments concerns experts, minister says no reduction
- Commissioner calls on politicians to avoid hateful speech
- China's missile test in South Pacific 'incredibly unwelcome', PM Luxon says
- Tuesday's Early Bird: Scoops, Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes, Front Pages & Cartoons
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The Govt's housing cuts come home to roost
- Monday's Early Bird: Scoops, Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes, Front Pages & Cartoons
- Saturday's Early Bird: Top News, Scoops, Picks n' Mixes, Front Pages & Cartoons
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The Weekly Hoon: Homelessness, Foreign Policy, the Reality of Everything & the gutting of safety reforms
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Half a million New Zealanders living in poverty
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What a rewrite of NZ's political & economic DNA might look like
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Hipkins' pitch is empty & performative, for now
- 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
PODCAST: A View from Afar
TDB: Top NZ Political Podcasts
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Liberal Agenda
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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 WEDNESDAY 8th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition
FACT OF THE DAY: Australia is wider than the Moon. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Donald Rumsfeld. Love him or hate him, you’ve gotta admit: a lot of people hate him.” ― Jon Stewart POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY: Red…
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Open Mic TUESDAY 7th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition
FACT OF THE DAY: Roughly 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health Minister ‘purges’ regulatory health practitioner authorities for carrying out their statutory function
Dr Dylan Mordaunt is a vocationally registered specialist in medical administration, paediatrics and clinical genetics. In recent months he has…
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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…
The Bradbury Group
Chris Hipkins on China, Trump and New Zealand’s changing political landscape
Leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkins joins Martyn Bradbury to discuss China’s missile test in the Pacific, New Zealand’s independent foreign policy, NZ First’s latest policies and the state of the economy. Plus, environmental activist Mike Smith examines the Government’s environmental record before a political panel featuring Matthew Hooton, John Tamihere and Matthew Tukaki debates the week’s biggest political stories.
Raw News
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AI drives experts from online community – Auckland University
The rise of generative AI is causing some expert contributors to leave the online communities they helped build, according to University of Auckland research. When AI can instantly generate expert-looking answers, people who have spent years developing specialist knowledge may…
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No missile launches wanted in the Pacific – Peace Action Wellington
The Chinese government test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a submarine that landed in the South Pacific Ocean Nuclear-Free Zone. “Peace Action Wellington universally condemns all nations using the Pacific for weapons testing and deployments. This includes the…
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Cutting Tobacco Excise Tax Wrongfooted, Say Researchers – Health Coalition Aotearoa
Tinkering with excise tax is foolhardy and would jeopardise public health, say leading tobacco researchers, concerned at Associate Health Minister Casey Costello’s move to review the levy. Costello told Newstalk ZB she has put forward a paper to Cabinet proposing…
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Greens’ policy announcement a win for fresh water and oceans, but Labour must follow – Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is welcoming the announcement from the Green Party that, if elected, they will phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, reduce the size of the dairy herd and lower the legal limit for nitrate contamination. However, Greenpeace Freshwater Campaigner Will…
