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  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hospital laboratory privatisation unsustainable; leaving with a “heavy heart”
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    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hospital laboratory privatisation unsustainable; leaving with a “heavy heart”

    ByIan Powell 13 July 202613 July 2026

    On 27 June the Otago Daily Times published a powerful paywalled article by  journalist Matthew Littlewood on the concerns of a leading highly experienced blood cancer laboratory scientist who was resigning his position at Dunedin Hospital to take up a new position in Brisbane’s Princess Alexandria Hospital.  The resignation was with a “heavy heart” and the concerns were that the…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hospital laboratory privatisation unsustainable; leaving with a “heavy heart”Continue

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  • BEN MORGAN: Ukraine strangles Crimea, while Europe stands strong together

    BEN MORGAN: Ukraine strangles Crimea, while Europe stands strong together

    Recently, reports that US intelligence services warned Poland about Russian plans to attack the country featured prominently in international media.[i]…

    Read More BEN MORGAN: Ukraine strangles Crimea, while Europe stands strong togetherContinue

  • #Clip: Mike Smith: The Government Is Protecting Big Polluters

    #Clip: Mike Smith: The Government Is Protecting Big Polluters

    Environmental activist Mike Smith returns to The Bradbury Group to discuss his new High Court legal challenge, the latest revelations…

    Read More #Clip: Mike Smith: The Government Is Protecting Big PollutersContinue

  • My Final Word: The Government Created This Homelessness Crisis

    My Final Word: The Government Created This Homelessness Crisis

    This week, Martyn examines New Zealand’s worsening homelessness crisis and asks whether Government policy is making the problem worse. Homelessness…

    Read More My Final Word: The Government Created This Homelessness CrisisContinue

Setting the Agenda

  • BEN MORGAN: Ukraine strangles Crimea, while Europe stands strong together
    CTF | Featured | Most Recent Blogs | Setting the Agenda

    BEN MORGAN: Ukraine strangles Crimea, while Europe stands strong together

    ByBen Morgan 13 July 202613 July 2026

    Recently, reports that US intelligence services warned Poland about Russian plans to attack the country featured prominently in international media.[i] Reporting that encouraged plenty of speculation, some of it hyperbolic. The threat of a Russian attack on a NATO member…

    Read More BEN MORGAN: Ukraine strangles Crimea, while Europe stands strong togetherContinue

  • BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific

    BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific

    ByBen Morgan 6 July 20266 July 2026

    Sino-Japanese tension and Japan’s rise as a military power This week, China issued a warning to Japanese Coast Guard vessels…

    Read More BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the PacificContinue

  • Pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters picket the US Consulate

    July 4th anniversary – speakers at NZ rally slam American ‘freedom built on bones of colonised’

    ByDr. David Robie 4 July 202611 July 2026

    Pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters gathered at the US Consulate in downtown Auckland today to mark July 4 — but they…

    Read More July 4th anniversary – speakers at NZ rally slam American ‘freedom built on bones of colonised’Continue

  • So the Orcs Have Given In and Conservation Lands Are Safe?

    So the Orcs Have Given In and Conservation Lands Are Safe?

    ByAllan Alach 26 June 202626 June 2026

    Yesterday Minister of ‘Conservation’ Tama Potaka announced that he will be: ‘removing a controversial clause in a proposed law that…

    Read More So the Orcs Have Given In and Conservation Lands Are Safe?Continue

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Deconstructing the Headlines

  • Trump’s NATO tantrum is glorious

    Trump’s NATO tantrum is glorious

    ByMartyn Bradbury 12 July 2026

    Trump’s European allies add distance on Iran following testy NATO summit President Donald Trump left the NATO summit in Turkey without announcing any new commitments from the group of traditional U.S. allies to assist with the Iran war. A geopolitics expert said the U.S. would greatly benefit from international help…

    Read More Trump’s NATO tantrum is gloriousContinue

  • UK Canary becomes minefield in a Zionist canary mine

    UK Canary becomes minefield in a Zionist canary mine

    ByMartyn Bradbury 12 July 2026

    The de-banking of the Canary is a warning. If they can silence us, they can silence anyone. Without a bank account, a media outlet cannot pay staff, process subscriptions, receive donations, or pay its bills. De-banking is not just closing an account — it is the power to destroy an…

    Read More UK Canary becomes minefield in a Zionist canary mineContinue

  • National, ACT + NZF have been a Government of cruelty – their second term will be far worse

    National, ACT + NZF have been a Government of cruelty – their second term will be far worse

    ByMartyn Bradbury 12 July 2026

      Last election, I was busy trying to explain to anyone who was listening that the policy alignment of National, ACT and NZF would explode into a hard right vandalism of the economy with culture war revenge fantasies masquerading as social policy. I warned we would see free market ideology…

    Read More National, ACT + NZF have been a Government of cruelty – their second term will be far worseContinue

  • Out of the Xi Fire into the Modi Frying Pan

    Out of the Xi Fire into the Modi Frying Pan

    ByMartyn Bradbury 12 July 202612 July 2026

    New Zealand-India relationship ‘rejuvenated’ – but what about that $20 billion commitment? India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an “ambitious business programme” out of the free trade agreement signed with New Zealand in April. At the business event in Auckland, Modi gave a speech for nearly 10 minutes,…

    Read More Out of the Xi Fire into the Modi Frying PanContinue

  • NZF now add anti-vaxxer Anti-abortionist lunatic Harete Hipango-Brownlie to their cavalcade of political circus freaks and gumboot fascism

    NZF now add anti-vaxxer Anti-abortionist lunatic Harete Hipango-Brownlie to their cavalcade of political circus freaks and gumboot fascism

    ByMartyn Bradbury 11 July 202611 July 2026

    Ugh, NZF now add anti-vaxxer Anti-abortionist lunatic Harete Hipango-Brownlie to their cavalcade of political circus freaks and gumboot fascism… NZ First haven: Former MP Harete Hipango-Brownlie latest to make the jump In the past Hipango-Brownlie has courted controversy when in 2022 she asked a staffer to edit her Wikipedia page…

    Read More NZF now add anti-vaxxer Anti-abortionist lunatic Harete Hipango-Brownlie to their cavalcade of political circus freaks and gumboot fascismContinue

  • ACT’s Paramilitary Militia + 3 strikes on burglaries puts property rights over human rights

    ACT’s Paramilitary Militia + 3 strikes on burglaries puts property rights over human rights

    ByMartyn Bradbury 11 July 2026

    ACT announces Three Strikes policy for burglary ACT want to impose a Three Strikes regime for burglary, requiring a minimum three-year prison sentence with no parole for anyone convicted of burglary three times. Announcing the policy, ACT deputy leader Nicole McKee said someone’s home should be the one place they…

    Read More ACT’s Paramilitary Militia + 3 strikes on burglaries puts property rights over human rightsContinue

  • Dickhead vs BinFace

    Dickhead vs BinFace

    ByMartyn Bradbury 11 July 2026

      Farage left fighting a trash can as the UK populist leader’s election gamble backfires A political gamble looks like…

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  • 25 hour wait drives another ED death – more blood on Simeon Browns hands

    25 hour wait drives another ED death – more blood on Simeon Browns hands

    ByMartyn Bradbury 10 July 202610 July 2026

    Following the death of a person at Waikato ED after. 9 hour wait, another ED death driven by fears of…

    Read More 25 hour wait drives another ED death – more blood on Simeon Browns handsContinue

  • Sooooo, with new evidence does the NZ Prime Minister finally have an opinion on bombing an Iranian school?

    Sooooo, with new evidence does the NZ Prime Minister finally have an opinion on bombing an Iranian school?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 10 July 2026

    Read Luxon’s talking points and how he managed to mangle them into that train-wreck interview… Revealed: The talking points Christopher…

    Read More Sooooo, with new evidence does the NZ Prime Minister finally have an opinion on bombing an Iranian school?Continue

  • OCR rise and the green shoots of recovery myth

    OCR rise and the green shoots of recovery myth

    ByMartyn Bradbury 10 July 2026

    Analysis: The economy has become Nicola Willis’ political problem ANALYSIS: Nearly a year ago, Nicola Willis stood with Christopher Luxon…

    Read More OCR rise and the green shoots of recovery mythContinue

  • China missile whataboutasim misses the context

    China missile whataboutasim misses the context

    ByMartyn Bradbury 10 July 2026

    There is a lot of ‘whataboutasim’ over China launching a missile into the Pacific. ‘BUT WHAT ABOUT AMERICA’ they scream….

    Read More China missile whataboutasim misses the contextContinue

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Media Watch

  • #Clip: Mike Smith: The Government Is Protecting Big Polluters
    CTF | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs

    #Clip: Mike Smith: The Government Is Protecting Big Polluters

    ByMartyn Bradbury 13 July 202613 July 2026

    Environmental activist Mike Smith returns to The Bradbury Group to discuss his new High Court legal challenge, the latest revelations surrounding government transparency, the alleged influence of New Zealand’s biggest polluters, and why the battle over climate accountability is now…

    Read More #Clip: Mike Smith: The Government Is Protecting Big PollutersContinue

  • My Final Word: The Government Created This Homelessness Crisis

    My Final Word: The Government Created This Homelessness Crisis

    ByMartyn Bradbury 13 July 202613 July 2026

    This week, Martyn examines New Zealand’s worsening homelessness crisis and asks whether Government policy is making the problem worse. Homelessness organisations warned that tightening emergency housing eligibility would leave more people sleeping rough. Now, as homelessness rises, new proposals focus…

    Read More My Final Word: The Government Created This Homelessness CrisisContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: A tale of 2 Davids – How Seymour celebrates Chinese New Year vs Matariki 

    MEDIAWATCH: A tale of 2 Davids – How Seymour celebrates Chinese New Year vs Matariki 

    ByMartyn Bradbury 12 July 202612 July 2026

    Let me get this straight. When it is Chinese New Year, David can dress up in cosplay and put together Mandarin greetings… …when it’s Matariki, David shits on it and makes it a cost issue… …who does David work for?…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: A tale of 2 Davids – How Seymour celebrates Chinese New Year vs Matariki Continue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Despite 7 social media staff Luxon had to photoshop his Matariki Photo – isn’t that censorship?

    MEDIAWATCH: Despite 7 social media staff Luxon had to photoshop his Matariki Photo – isn’t that censorship?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 12 July 202612 July 2026

    Well, well, well. What do we have here? Despite 7 social media staff Luxon had to photoshop his Matariki Photo – isn’t that censorship? Why are we paying for 7 staff to manage Luxon’s bullshit social media tom foolery and…

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Despite 7 social media staff Luxon had to photoshop his Matariki Photo – isn’t that censorship?Continue

  • WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: More Young Māori in Māori electorates could have huge impact this election

    WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: More Young Māori in Māori electorates could have huge impact this election

    ByMartyn Bradbury 11 July 2026

    Last years Tāmaki Makaurau by-election result was a shock. Peeni Henare, a legacy Māori politician was staggeringly beaten by a Māori Party who adopted a social media first election campaign that resulted in one of the great by-election upsets. The…

    Read More WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: More Young Māori in Māori electorates could have huge impact this electionContinue

TDB: Left News
  • Domestic
  • International
  • NZ supporting Indo-Pacific Four and NATO countries over defence technology - minister
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-13 By admin
  • Leader of the House: Juggling a jigsaw puzzle
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-12 By admin
  • NZ must consider cost of joining Pacific defence alliance
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-12 By admin
  • Hipkins welcomes NZ, India partnership but warns of 'potential consequences'
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-12 By admin
  • Luxon and Modi agree on partnership with trade and maritime security ambitions
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-12 By admin
  • New Zealand wage growth 'worst in the world' - OECD report
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-11 By admin
  • Large security presence in Auckland, as Modi meets political, community leaders
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-11 By admin
  • Saturday's Early Bird: Top News; Scoops; Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes; Front Pages & Cartoons
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-11 By Bernard Hickey
  • Indian prime minister Narendra Modi arrives in New Zealand
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-11 By admin
  • Rehearsals held to test 'intense security' for Narendra Modi visit
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-10 By admin
  • Friday's Early Bird: Top News; Scoops; Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes; Front Pages & Cartoons
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-10 By Bernard Hickey
  • Lower Hutt locals' relieved as new motorway deprioritised
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-07-10 By admin
  • The Weekly Hoon: Downplaying climate scenarios; China's sabre-rattling & Chris Bishop's RONS U-turn
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-10 By Bernard Hickey
  • Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-10 By Bernard Hickey
  • The way we run the economy isn't working
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-10 By Bernard Hickey
  • Thursday's Early Bird: Top News; Scoops; Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes; Front Pages & Cartoons
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-09 By Bernard Hickey
  • Wednesday's Early Bird: Scoops, Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes, Front Pages & Cartoons
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-08 By Bernard Hickey
  • Tuesday's Early Bird: Scoops, Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes, Front Pages & Cartoons
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-07 By Bernard Hickey
  • The Govt's housing cuts come home to roost
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-06 By Bernard Hickey
  • Monday's Early Bird: Scoops, Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes, Front Pages & Cartoons
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-07-06 By Bernard Hickey
  • Chris Hedges: America’s Suicide Pact
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-13 By corinna barnard
  • Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Condemn West Bank Land Sales
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Ben Burgis
  • The Unraveling of Nehru’s Vision for India
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-13 By Consortiumnews.com
  • The Democratic Candidate Closely Tied to Crypto and Big Tech
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Katya Schwenk
  • An ICE Surveillance Vendor Is Misleading the Public
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Katya Schwenk
  • Palestine Action Barrister Wins Appeal in UK Contempt Case
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-13 By corinna barnard
  • Taking a Good, Long Look Into Elon Musk and “Muskism”
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Ben Tarnoff
  • Big Tech’s Cross-Border Abuses Demand an International Response
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Nandita Shivakumar
  • Disney Is Encouraging and Exploiting the Rise of “Kidults”
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-05-13 By Ryan Zickgraf
  • Want the hard numbers? Here’s the budget at a glance
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Bernard Keane
  • What made my jaw drop and eyes pop this budget? The ‘Mad Max’ scenario 
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Jason Murphy
  • What secret budget items are ‘not for publication’?
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Jack Callil
  • E-bikes and strawberries: The weirdest things we spotted in the budget
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Jason Murphy
  • Labor has a spending addiction. But at least it’s shaking off some timidity
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Bernard Keane
  • Finally, some changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax. They may not be enough to shift the dial on housing
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Jason Murphy
  • This budget, Labor grapples with the politics of pain in a world gone populist
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Bernard Keane
  • PATRICK LAWRENCE: Epic Desperation
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-05-13 By corinna barnard
  • Israel Accuses The New York Times Of Antisemitic Journalism, And Other Notes
    Source: Caitlin Johnstone Date: 2026-05-13 By Caitlin Johnstone
  • Labor’s gambling plan snuck out on budget day, ANU gets framed, and Julie goes jogging
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Cochon Truffier
  • Tim Wilson will ‘never, ever, ever’ be treasurer
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-05-13 By Rachel Withers
PODCAST: A View from Afar
TDB: Top NZ Political Podcasts
  1. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF with Duncan Garner Audience: 30,667
  2. Q+A with Jack Tame Audience: 40,000
  3. Ryan Bridge Today Audience: xx,xxx
  4. MATA with Mihi Forbes Audience: 36,333
  5. LOCKED OUT with Craig Renney Audience: 4,400
  6. The Vinny Eastwood Show Audience: xx,xxx
  7. BHN – BIG HAIRY NEWS with Pat and Chewie Audience: 3,533
  8. THE BRADBURY GROUP with Martyn Bradbury Audience: 4,600
  9. PENNY MARIE NZ Audience: 4,000
  10. Cross Party Lines with Phil Goff & Christopher Finlayson Audience: 4,000
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Liberal Agenda

  • The Liberal Agenda – 25 years of genius and the real differences between the American and British Office

    The Liberal Agenda – 25 years of genius and the real differences between the American and British Office

    ByMartyn Bradbury 12 July 2026

    Actors from The Office reflect on 25-year legacy Actors who starred in the UK version of The Office have been…

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Daily Gallery

  • Open Mic MONDAY 13th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition

    Open Mic MONDAY 13th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 13 July 2026

    FACT OF THE DAY: Bhutan measures national success using “Gross National Happiness” rather than Gross Domestic Product POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” — Plato POLITICAL HAIKU…

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  • Open Mic SUNDAY 12th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition

    Open Mic SUNDAY 12th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 12 July 2026

    FACT OF THE DAY: Silent reading activates mouth, tongue, and larynx muscles (subvocalization). POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It is not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messengers without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the…

    Read More Open Mic SUNDAY 12th JULY 2026 + Political Caption CompetitionContinue

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Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hospital laboratory privatisation unsustainable; leaving with a “heavy heart”

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hospital laboratory privatisation unsustainable; leaving with a “heavy heart”

    ByIan Powell 13 July 202613 July 2026

    On 27 June the Otago Daily Times published a powerful paywalled article by  journalist Matthew Littlewood on the concerns of…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hospital laboratory privatisation unsustainable; leaving with a “heavy heart”Continue

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Destroying the essence of Palestinian

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Destroying the essence of Palestinian

    ByIan Powell 10 July 202610 July 2026

    Foreign Minister Winston Peters has been reported to be considering the Government’s response to an horrific United Nations special investigation…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Destroying the essence of PalestinianContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health Minister ‘purges’ regulatory health practitioner authorities for carrying out their statutory function

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health Minister ‘purges’ regulatory health practitioner authorities for carrying out their statutory function

    ByThe Daily Blog 3 July 2026

    Dr Dylan Mordaunt is a vocationally registered specialist in medical administration, paediatrics and clinical genetics. In recent months he has…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health Minister ‘purges’ regulatory health practitioner authorities for carrying out their statutory functionContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health target politics versus clinical prioritisation

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health target politics versus clinical prioritisation

    ByIan Powell 24 June 202624 June 2026

    It isn’t often that smaller provincial newspapers break revealing health stories. They struggle with fewer resources to call upon and…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health target politics versus clinical prioritisationContinue

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.

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Raw News

  • Did Winston Peters stay silent on explosive UN Commission report so it wouldn’t interfere with his first meeting with the new US ambassador? – Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa

    Did Winston Peters stay silent on explosive UN Commission report so it wouldn’t interfere with his first meeting with the new US ambassador? – Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa

    ByThe Daily Blog 13 July 2026

    PSNA is accusing Foreign Minister Winston Peters of staying silent on the explosive UN Independent Commission report on Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children so it wouldn’t interfere with his first meeting with the new US ambassador – pictured above….

    Read More Did Winston Peters stay silent on explosive UN Commission report so it wouldn’t interfere with his first meeting with the new US ambassador? – Palestine Solidarity Network AotearoaContinue

  • The real reason we are buying new frigates – Peace Action Wellington

    The real reason we are buying new frigates – Peace Action Wellington

    ByThe Daily Blog 13 July 2026

    On Tuesday this week, the NZ initiative is hosting a webinar, “What is a Frigate? And why does New Zealand need one?” that purports to be asking the hard questions about why New Zealand should spend $4-6 billion to buy…

    Read More The real reason we are buying new frigates – Peace Action WellingtonContinue

  • The Digital Horizon: Why The Pacific’s Blue Economy Depends On New Financial Architecture – UNDP

    The Digital Horizon: Why The Pacific’s Blue Economy Depends On New Financial Architecture – UNDP

    ByThe Daily Blog 11 July 2026

    The Pacific Ocean is more than an awesome geographic feature; it is a $2.5 trillion blue economic engine that includes sustainable fisheries, marine tourism, and renewable energy. For the dozens of nations that dot and border it, from Japan to…

    Read More The Digital Horizon: Why The Pacific’s Blue Economy Depends On New Financial Architecture – UNDPContinue

  • Open Mic FRIDAY 10th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition

    Open Mic FRIDAY 10th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 10 July 2026

    FACT OF THE DAY: It rains diamonds on Jupiter and Saturn due to extreme atmospheric pressures. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A city’s only ever three hot meals away from anarchy.” ― Alastair Reynolds, POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY: Forests…

    Read More Open Mic FRIDAY 10th JULY 2026 + Political Caption CompetitionContinue

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