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Greens losing 3rd party status and a plot to make Winston Prime Minister
Every time a Māori Labour MP resigns, Chippy’s leadership becomes weaker. The Māori Labour Caucus is the biggest faction supporting Chippy. Winston has demanded Chippy’s head as the price to do business with Labour, but it will be more than that. There’s only one thing that Winston now wants and it’s one thing National and ACT can never give him,…
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Economy in meltdown and the broken privatization experiment never more apparent – so why is NZ Left floundering?
Despite the free market cheerleaders telling us that 5.4% Unemployment is actually a wonderful miracle of capitalism, the economy is…
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Old Zealand is a broken privatization experiment – are Kiwis capable of waking up?
The problem of believing we are a country is that it treats a false sense of oversight and bureaucracy. Checks…
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Waitangi 2026 – Western Pakeha values + Māori Kaupapa are strong enough to welcome multiculturalism not fear it
Attacking immigrants and scapegoating their desire for a better life for the hollowing out of public services and the deunionisation…
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Luxon’s vision for our children
Waitangi Day was described by our Prime Minister as a time ‘to reflect on the future we want for our country.’ Indeed, and that reflection must involve us all. In his speech he set out his desire for New Zealand…
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The wilful ignorance of Epstein’s connections with Israeli Intelligence
Editor’s note: This article examines media framing, intelligence-linked influence networks, and accountability failures surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case. It does…
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Reindustrialising education, taking it back to the 19th century
Education policy does not exist in a vacuum. It reflects the values a society holds about work, intelligence, equity, and…
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PSNA calls on government to condemn desecration of New Zealand war graves in Gaza
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) is urging the New Zealand Government to formally condemn the destruction of New Zealand First…
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Greens losing 3rd party status and a plot to make Winston Prime Minister
Every time a Māori Labour MP resigns, Chippy’s leadership becomes weaker. The Māori Labour Caucus is the biggest faction supporting Chippy. Winston has demanded Chippy’s head as the price to do business with Labour, but it will be more than that. There’s only one thing that Winston now wants and…
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Economy in meltdown and the broken privatization experiment never more apparent – so why is NZ Left floundering?
Despite the free market cheerleaders telling us that 5.4% Unemployment is actually a wonderful miracle of capitalism, the economy is melting down and it is melting down DIRECTLY BECAUSE of this Government’s hard core Right wing economic extremism. The decision by National to smash Labour’s infrastructure pipeline early in 2024…
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Old Zealand is a broken privatization experiment – are Kiwis capable of waking up?
The problem of believing we are a country is that it treats a false sense of oversight and bureaucracy. Checks and balances built into place to ensure the egalitarian values of our country can be expressed. The truth is we are not a country. We are 3 sparsely populated giant…
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Waitangi 2026 – Western Pakeha values + Māori Kaupapa are strong enough to welcome multiculturalism not fear it
Attacking immigrants and scapegoating their desire for a better life for the hollowing out of public services and the deunionisation of the Labour force that continues to push conditions and wages lower is an age old tactic that looks like it will be making a come back this year thanks…
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Tragic Givealittle legal fight sets precedence
Givealittle fight: Funds donated after young dad’s death remain frozen, judge says settlement in ‘everyone’s interest’ Contested funds at the…
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Will Trump attack Iran to eclipse latest Epstein revelations?
When the Epstein Files were causing him grief last time, Trump illegally kidnapped the President of Venezuela and seized their…
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BREAKING: Latest Poll shows hung Parliament
Labour – 34.1 National – 31.3 NZF – 10.5 Green – 10.3 ACT – 6.7 TPM – 2.9 Latest Taxpayers’…
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MEDIAWATCH: Is NZME’s Canadian billionaire owner about to use the OneRoof crisis to tighten editorial control?
New Zealand’s largest media company is facing serious internal questions after the abrupt departure of three senior managers — yet one of its most prominent internal critics has fallen conspicuously silent. When NZME announced an independent workplace review tied to…
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MEDIAWATCH: Why is Hooton the only one having an adult discussion about the reality of Climate Change?
New Zealand’s political class continues to lie to the public about climate change, not about whether it’s real, but about what it will actually cost, and what we will actually do when the bills arrive. In a rare moment of…
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1-on-1 in 10: Chris Hipkins on Cost of Living, Climate Cuts & NZ First’s Culture War
With the 2026 election looming, Labour Leader Chris Hipkins sits down with The Bradbury Group for a raw, unscripted 1-on-1 in 10 — tackling the cost-of-living crisis, climate backsliding, and the culture war politics reshaping Aotearoa. Filmed live from Waitangi,…
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MEDIAWATCH: Meta are dangerous attention pimps who lie to us
Social media giant Meta insists banning under-16s from platforms like Facebook and Instagram won’t work Critics — including academics, child psychologists, and digital harm researchers — say this defence mirrors the tactics once used by Big Tobacco: deny harm, delay…
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MEDIAWATCH: How does Heather Duplicity-Allan and Jason Wells define recovery?
As unemployment climbs to its highest level in over a decade, sections of New Zealand’s right-wing media are attempting to spin economic distress as a sign of “recovery.” This MEDIAWATCH examines how broadcasters and commentators are reframing job losses, youth…
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Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda: Summer Pride Season Week One at Basement Theatre
Basement Theatre’s Summer Pride Season launches with a powerful first week of queer theatre, drag, film, improv and community-led events…
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The Liberal Agenda – Melania. 5 stars
Melania is a lavish, chilling documentary about obscene wealth, political decay and elite delusion. A five-star train wreck you have to see.
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The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre Pride Summer
Wake up from your holiday daze Tāmaki Makaurau – it’s officially Summer/Pride season at Basement Theatre! From 7 Feb – 18…
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The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre
Kia ora Basement whānau,Aue, e hika ma! Titiro koutou ki ngā whakaari i tēnei wiki! Check out what’s on this…
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
David Seymour claims colonisation is so good that the poorest Kiwis live like Kings
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In Occupied Palestine – 07 February 2026
In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing…
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Political Caption Competition
We could have had Three Waters instead
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Political Caption Competition
How Luxon thought Waitangi Day went
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Political Caption Competition
This is Epstein Files level bullshit
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Ian Powell – Mismanaging my (and our) health by private operational control
The Manage My Health cyber breach was not just a security failure — it was a failure of sovereignty. When 127,000 patients’ health records were exposed, it revealed something far more troubling than missing safeguards: New Zealand had quietly ceded…
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GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford – Nzs pimped out, again! NACTs critical minerals fast track trap.
A guest analysis of New Zealand’s fast-tracked critical minerals strategy, questioning royalties, foreign control, and the long-term risks to national sovereignty.
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GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – Code versus conscience: When AI operates outside ethics and law
From rogue government chatbots to biometric surveillance, this guest column examines how AI is outpacing ethics, law, and democratic accountability.
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Nael Barghouti: Courageous words from an unbreakable spirit
The words of Nael Barghouti, a Palestinian leader imprisoned for decades, reveal resilience, resistance and the human cost of occupation.
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The Bradbury Group
Election 2026 Begins: Economy, Immigration and a World in Disorder
The first Bradbury Group of 2026 opens the election year with a hard look at what has already gone wrong. From the disappearance of the promised economic “green shoots,” to the political weaponisation of anti-immigrant sentiment and the destabilising impact of Donald Trump’s return to global power, this panel cuts through the spin to examine who benefits, who pays, and what kind of year New Zealand is heading into.
Raw News
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New International Report Warns Global Drug Policies Are Failing – NZ Drug Foundation
The NZ Drug Foundation says a major new report on international drug policy reform over the past 10 years shows that the drug control system has failed and countries like New Zealand urgently need to change direction. The UNGASS decade…
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EDS Draft Submission On RM Replacement Bills Calls For Significant Changes
EDS has released its draft submission on the two Resource Management Act replacement Bills ahead of the closing date (which is this Friday). “The Natural Environment and Planning Bills, when enacted, will replace the RMA. They are very important. We…
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LNG terminal decision: Dirty, dumb and expensive – Greenpeace
Greenpeace is slamming the Luxon government’s announcement it will build a liquid natural gas (LNG) import terminal, calling it a dirty, dumb and expensive decision that will leave New Zealanders subsidising more climate pollution through higher electricity bills. The decision…
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Forest & Bird Appeals FastTracked Approval Of Waihi North Gold Mine
Forest & Bird is appealing the Government’s fasttracked approval of the Waihi North gold mine which threatens Coromandel Forest Park – a nationally significant conservation area. “Conservation land should be for people and nature, not for mines,” says Erika Toleman,…
