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From Tsunami of butter chicken to ICE ICE BABY: ACT out-redneck Winston on Immigration… Givealittle fight is finally settled – TDB stands by our advocacy  Dear Kiwis, the Strait must be reopened but we are not helping Trump’s insane… Neoliberal free market capitalism + lazy mass immigration policies = a collapse in NZ’s… GUEST BLOG: Maire Leadbeater – The Official Information Act, the Official Secrets Act and… Palantir’s manifesto is pure AI Technofascism – shouldn’t expelling Peter Thiel be a national security… Israel Flotilla Attack Sparks NZ Response Calls Who would Jesus bomb? Did PM want to attack Iran because he’s an Evangelical… MEDIAWATCH: No RNZ – Israel illegally kidnapped Kiwis 250 years and America needed a king
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  • From Tsunami of butter chicken to ICE ICE BABY: ACT out-redneck Winston on Immigration by proposing NZ ICE
    Deconstructing Headlines | Featured | Most Recent Blogs

    From Tsunami of butter chicken to ICE ICE BABY: ACT out-redneck Winston on Immigration by proposing NZ ICE

    ByMartyn Bradbury 3 May 20263 May 2026

    ACT wants a NZ version of ICE. But is this policy, or a desperate bid to outflank Winston on immigration?

    Read More From Tsunami of butter chicken to ICE ICE BABY: ACT out-redneck Winston on Immigration by proposing NZ ICEContinue

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  • Givealittle fight is finally settled – TDB stands by our advocacy 

    Givealittle fight is finally settled – TDB stands by our advocacy 

    A tragic death, a disputed fundraiser, and a legal first. The Givealittle fight that raised bigger questions about trust is finally settled.

    Read More Givealittle fight is finally settled – TDB stands by our advocacy Continue

  • Dear Kiwis, the Strait must be reopened but we are not helping Trump’s insane illegal war!

    Dear Kiwis, the Strait must be reopened but we are not helping Trump’s insane illegal war!

    The Strait of Hormuz must reopen, but that doesn’t mean New Zealand should fight someone else’s war.

    Read More Dear Kiwis, the Strait must be reopened but we are not helping Trump’s insane illegal war!Continue

  • Neoliberal free market capitalism + lazy mass immigration policies = a collapse in NZ’s social cohesion

    Neoliberal free market capitalism + lazy mass immigration policies = a collapse in NZ’s social cohesion

    New Zealand isn’t drifting apart by chance. Decades of economic policy and population pressure are tearing at the social fabric.

    Read More Neoliberal free market capitalism + lazy mass immigration policies = a collapse in NZ’s social cohesionContinue

Setting the Agenda

  • Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?
    Featured | Most Recent Blogs | Setting The Agenda

    Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?

    ByAllan Alach 29 April 202629 April 2026

    After a year of Erica Stanford’s wrecking-ball education reforms, Labour has finally put something on the table, and it’s bigger than just undoing the damage.

    Read More Enough About Erica: What Does Labour Have to Say?Continue

  • Nicole McKee called to Condemn Israel’s Bulldozing Of New Zealand War Graves In Gaza

    Nicole McKee called to Condemn Israel’s Bulldozing Of New Zealand War Graves In Gaza

    ByJohn Minto 26 April 202626 April 2026

    Nicole McKee says respect for the fallen is shown in deeds, not words. Critics are now asking if that applies to New Zealand war graves bulldozed in Gaza.

    Read More Nicole McKee called to Condemn Israel’s Bulldozing Of New Zealand War Graves In GazaContinue

  • PSNA secretary Neil Scott

    Public praise for High Court ruling on NZ Superfund policies on Israeli companies

    ByDr. David Robie 25 April 202628 April 2026

    An official of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) praised this month’s High Court judicial ruling over New Zealand Superfund…

    Read More Public praise for High Court ruling on NZ Superfund policies on Israeli companiesContinue

  • Anzac Day: Remembering the futility of wars for empire!

    Anzac Day: Remembering the futility of wars for empire!

    ByMike Treen 25 April 202625 April 2026

    Anzac Day should not glorify empire — it should remind us of the devastating human cost of war and those who resisted it.

    Read More Anzac Day: Remembering the futility of wars for empire!Continue

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Deconstructing the Headlines

  • Neoliberal free market capitalism + lazy mass immigration policies = a collapse in NZ’s social cohesion

    Neoliberal free market capitalism + lazy mass immigration policies = a collapse in NZ’s social cohesion

    ByMartyn Bradbury 3 May 20263 May 2026

    New Zealand isn’t drifting apart by chance. Decades of economic policy and population pressure are tearing at the social fabric.

    Read More Neoliberal free market capitalism + lazy mass immigration policies = a collapse in NZ’s social cohesionContinue

  • Palantir’s manifesto is pure AI Technofascism – shouldn’t expelling Peter Thiel be a national security issue?

    Palantir’s manifesto is pure AI Technofascism – shouldn’t expelling Peter Thiel be a national security issue?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 3 May 20263 May 2026

    Palantir’s manifesto isn’t just tech optimism, critics say it points toward something far more dangerous.

    Read More Palantir’s manifesto is pure AI Technofascism – shouldn’t expelling Peter Thiel be a national security issue?Continue

  • Who would Jesus bomb? Did PM want to attack Iran because he’s an Evangelical Christian who thinks this might trigger the Rapture?

    Who would Jesus bomb? Did PM want to attack Iran because he’s an Evangelical Christian who thinks this might trigger the Rapture?

    ByThe Daily Blog 2 May 20263 May 2026

    Luxon’s rush toward the Iran war is raising more than political questions, it’s opening a debate about belief, judgement, and power.

    Read More Who would Jesus bomb? Did PM want to attack Iran because he’s an Evangelical Christian who thinks this might trigger the Rapture?Continue

  • 250 years and America needed a king

    250 years and America needed a king

    ByMartyn Bradbury 2 May 20263 May 2026

    250 years after rejecting a king, America is being warned it may be drifting back toward one.

    Read More 250 years and America needed a kingContinue

  • Is NZ jumping out of the Chinese fire and into the Indian frying pan?

    Is NZ jumping out of the Chinese fire and into the Indian frying pan?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 2 May 20263 May 2026

    New Zealand wants to replace China with India, but what if we’re just swapping one problem for another?

    Read More Is NZ jumping out of the Chinese fire and into the Indian frying pan?Continue

  • Happy May Day Comrades – struggle is the Identity we need!

    Happy May Day Comrades – class struggle is the Identity we need!

    ByMartyn Bradbury 1 May 20263 May 2026

    Forget the culture wars, May Day is a reminder that class struggle is still the fight that matters most.

    Read More Happy May Day Comrades – class struggle is the Identity we need!Continue

  • My old College wanted $230 for a Ball ticket??? Tell ’em they’re dreamin!

    My old College wanted $230 for a Ball ticket??? Tell ’em they’re dreamin!

    ByMartyn Bradbury 1 May 20263 May 2026

    $230 for a school ball? Parents are pushing back, and asking when school events became luxury experiences.

    Read More My old College wanted $230 for a Ball ticket??? Tell ’em they’re dreamin!Continue

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Media Watch

  • MEDIAWATCH: No RNZ – Israel illegally kidnapped Kiwis
    Featured | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs

    MEDIAWATCH: No RNZ – Israel illegally kidnapped Kiwis

    ByThe Daily Blog 2 May 20263 May 2026

    Were Kiwis “caught up,” or illegally detained at sea? RNZ’s wording is now part of the story.

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: No RNZ – Israel illegally kidnapped KiwisContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner, if you wanted to privatise TVNZ

    MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner, if you wanted to privatise TVNZ

    ByMartyn Bradbury 1 May 20263 May 2026

    Is this really about Maiki Sherman, or part of a wider push to weaken TVNZ ahead of privatisation?

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: You would crucify Maiki Sherman in this manner, if you wanted to privatise TVNZContinue

  • WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Punts on the seven Māori Electorates

    WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Punts on the seven Māori Electorates

    ByMartyn Bradbury 1 May 20263 May 2026

    Seven Māori electorates. Multiple parties. One outcome. Whoever wins here could decide the next Government.

    Read More WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Punts on the seven Māori ElectoratesContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: The F Word, Ani O’Brien and why Maiki Sherman kinda has to resign

    MEDIAWATCH: The F Word, Ani O’Brien and why Maiki Sherman kinda has to resign

    ByMartyn Bradbury 30 April 202630 April 2026

    If the Government had leverage over TVNZ’s political editor for a year, this isn’t a scandal; it’s a warning. And now the timing raises even bigger questions.

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: The F Word, Ani O’Brien and why Maiki Sherman kinda has to resignContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Heather Duplicity Allan is a bad faith National Party hack

    MEDIAWATCH: Heather Duplicity Allan is a bad faith National Party hack

    ByMartyn Bradbury 29 April 202629 April 2026

    Was it journalism, or just another bad faith political hit job? Heather du Plessis-Allan’s latest take has Martyn calling bullshit.

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Heather Duplicity Allan is a bad faith National Party hackContinue

TDB: Left News
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  • ACT's plan to toughen immigration rules
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-04 By admin
  • World largely unprepared if any new pandemic arises - Helen Clark
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-04 By admin
  • Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ government to intervene after Israeli interception
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-04 By admin
  • Anti-slavery law uses new rules to bypass ballot
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-04 By admin
  • #regional: Historic step forward: Whanganui settlement deed signed
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-04 By Matthew Tukaki
  • Land of Plenty
    Nick’s Kōrero Date: 2026-05-04 By Nick Rockel
  • #opinion: Matthew Tukaki: Calling Time on the Cowardice of Online Abuse
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-03 By Matthew Tukaki
  • The law isn’t neutral, and it never has been
    Newsroom Date: 2026-05-03 By Dr Zoë Prebble
  • Top restaurant Amisfield received complaints about renowned chef’s behaviour to women
    Newsroom Date: 2026-05-03 By Alice Peacock
  • #usa: Indigenous Voices Confront Colonial Legacy in Talks with King Charles
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-03 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #Hawaii: Indigenous Knowledge Shapes Future of Sustainable Timber Design
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-03 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #Australia: Community Rallies as Tributes Flow for Kumanjayi Little Baby
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-03 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #fuelcrisis: Airline Turbulence: Global Fuel Crisis Grounds Flights and Raises Alarm for Aotearoa
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-03 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #regional: Tiwai Workers Take Action After Lengthy Pay Dispute
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-03 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #hakinakina: Blues Climb Into Second With Strong Win Over Moana Pasifika
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-03 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #lotto: Auckland Lotto Player Strikes It Rich with $700K Win
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-03 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #hakinakina: Randle’s Ireland Coaching Move Collapses After Past Allegations Resurface
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-03 By Matthew Tukaki
  • The Sunday poems, by Ariana Tikao
    Newsroom Date: 2026-05-03 By Ariana Tikao
  • NZer in flotilla intercepted by Israel has concussion and possible broken rib, wife says
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-03 By admin
  • Peace activist urges government to reject US proposal to help reopen Strait of Hormuz
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-03 By admin
  • Every Israel-Palestine Debate In A Nutshell:
    Source: Caitlin Johnstone Date: 2026-05-04 By Caitlin Johnstone
  • Guy Montgomery: ‘One fan took us back to his house and showed us all his guns’
    Source: The Guardian Date: 2026-05-03 By Sian Cain
  • Donald Trump Is on a Mining Offensive in DR Congo
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-03 By Harrison Stetler
  • The Corporate Thriller Lied to Us
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-03 By Eileen Jones
  • Capitalism Was Built on the Ruins of the Commons
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-03 By Peter Linebaugh
  • Messing With Childcare Ratios Is a Terrible Idea
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-03 By Elliot Haspel
  • Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” Is a Board of Naked Power
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-03 By William Hartung
  • WATCH: The World This Week: ‘Economic War or Bombs?’
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-03 By Consortiumnews.com
  • PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trump’s Trap, Trump’s Sanity
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-03 By corinna barnard
  • The Historic Strike That Transformed the Danish West Indies
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-02 By William Banks
  • The US Supreme Court, Race & the Right to Vote
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-02 By corinna barnard
  • How Massachusetts Teachers Transformed Their Union
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-02 By Max Page
  • Vijay Prashad: ‘Democracy of the Strongest’
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-02 By Elizabeth Vos
  • Barbara Kopple on Her Labor Documentary Masterpieces
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-02 By Barbara Kopple
  • May 1: Day of Work or Workers’ Day?
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-02 By Jean Vigreux
  • Protest Laws Should Be Viewed As Efforts To Ban Criticism Of Israel
    Source: Caitlin Johnstone Date: 2026-05-02 By Caitlin Johnstone
  • Strikes Are Down, but Workers Are Rediscovering Their Power
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-02 By Johnnie Kallas
  • Palestine Action Defendants Address Jury Directly
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-02 By corinna barnard
  • ‘Revolving door into the weapons industry’: Ex-pollies’ links with arms company is business as usual for Canberra
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-02 By Bernard Keane
  • Australia is fixing its teen social media ban on the fly. Do the changes go far enough?
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-02 By Cam Wilson
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Liberal Agenda

  • 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?

    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?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 18 April 202620 April 2026

    It’s meant to sell phone plans. Instead, it feels like a low-budget TVNZ drama about finding your dad. What are they thinking?

    Read More 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?Continue

Daily Gallery

  • Political Caption Competition

    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 3 May 2026

    NZ First and National

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  • Political Caption Competition

    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 2 May 2026

    If the Herald told the truth

    Read More Political Caption CompetitionContinue

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Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts

  • GUEST BLOG: Maire Leadbeater – The Official Information Act, the Official Secrets Act and Dr Bill Sutch

    GUEST BLOG: Maire Leadbeater – The Official Information Act, the Official Secrets Act and Dr Bill Sutch

    ByThe Daily Blog 3 May 20263 May 2026

    Before the OIA, secrecy ruled. The Bill Sutch case shows why transparency still matters, especially now.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Maire Leadbeater – The Official Information Act, the Official Secrets Act and Dr Bill SutchContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Graeme Doull – Iran’s most dangerous course of action

    GUEST BLOG: Graeme Doull – Iran’s most dangerous course of action

    ByThe Daily Blog 20 April 202625 April 2026

    Forget the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s most devastating move could be precision drone strikes on global fuel infrastructure — and the world isn’t ready.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Graeme Doull – Iran’s most dangerous course of actionContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Failing kidney patients symptomatic of health system crisis; health system needs its own mantra

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Failing kidney patients symptomatic of health system crisis; health system needs its own mantra

    ByIan Powell 20 April 202625 April 2026

    Dialysis rationing is not bad luck. It is the brutal bill for a health system that ignored prevention, ignored clinicians, and called chaos reform.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Failing kidney patients symptomatic of health system crisis; health system needs its own mantraContinue

  • Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or wave

    Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or wave

    ByIan Powell 15 April 202624 April 2026

    It’s hovering near 5%. That’s all it takes. The Opportunity Party could go from political footnote to kingmaker — if the ripple becomes a wave.

    Read More Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or waveContinue

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The Bradbury Group

Nicola Willis and Chlöe Swarbrick clash over New Zealand’s economy tonight

Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Green Party co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick join Martyn tonight on The Bradbury Group to debate the economy, the cost of living crisis, and the economic fallout of the Iran conflict. Plus, political heavyweights Matthew Hooton, John Tamihere and Max Harris tackle the big question: can New Zealand weather the storm?

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Raw News

  • News Fatigue: Stay Informed Without Burnout

    News Fatigue: Stay Informed Without Burnout

    ByThe Daily Blog 3 May 20263 May 2026

    You don’t need to drown in headlines to stay informed. News fatigue is real, and there’s a smarter way to engage with the world.

    Read More News Fatigue: Stay Informed Without BurnoutContinue

  • Tiwai Workers Strike After 2.5 Years Bargaining

    Tiwai Workers Strike After 2.5 Years Bargaining

    ByThe Daily Blog 3 May 20263 May 2026

    After years of talks going nowhere, Tiwai workers are taking action, and putting Rio Tinto’s massive profits under the spotlight.

    Read More Tiwai Workers Strike After 2.5 Years BargainingContinue

  • NZ Urged to Reject Strait of Hormuz Role

    NZ Urged to Reject Strait of Hormuz Role

    ByThe Daily Blog 3 May 20263 May 2026

    Should New Zealand join a US-led mission in the Strait of Hormuz, or stay out of another Middle East conflict entirely?

    Read More NZ Urged to Reject Strait of Hormuz RoleContinue

  • Israel Flotilla Attack Sparks NZ Response Calls

    Israel Flotilla Attack Sparks NZ Response Calls

    ByThe Daily Blog 3 May 20263 May 2026

    A humanitarian flotilla has been boarded at sea, now the pressure is on New Zealand to decide where it stands.

    Read More Israel Flotilla Attack Sparks NZ Response CallsContinue

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