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By crossing Iran’s only redline, Trump has trapped himself and the planet
Netanyahu has spent 40 years claiming Iran was about to make a nuclear weapon and that the West immediately needed to attack. No one in any American Administration was ever dumb enough to get conned into this because every single time the CIA Geeks and Military Goons war gamed an invasion of Iran out, it always ended in a bloody…
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The horror of IDF dropping charges of sexually assaulting Palestinian prisoner
Of all the horrors the IDF committed during their genocide in Gaza, the targeting of children with headshots, the double…
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TDB Green Party top 15 list
The Green Party Delegate List is the staffers and woke apparatchiks choices and by the likes of it, there are…
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NZF going full anti-vaxx Cooker on Covid review
NZF have gone full anti-vaccine cooker over the latest Covid report because Winston didn’t get the result he needs for…
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Funny That!
Back in April of 2019 Western media were falling over themselves in fits of apoplexy over this cartoon, by Portuguese cartoonist Ant?nio Moreira Antunes, which they all deemed to be so anti-Semetic as to warrant repeated grovelling apologies. The New York…
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“Manufacturing consent, sanitising atrocities and platforming war criminals”
I came across this statement from an independent media source this week “The mainstream media is doing what it always…
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Government needs to close “back-door” method of restricting rights using proposed “move-on orders”
PSNA warns proposed police “move-on” powers could restrict protest rights in New Zealand and urges the Government to protect freedoms under the Bill of Rights Act.
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West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military
A new investigative documentary, Pig Feast, exposes rainforest destruction, oligarch influence and Indigenous resistance in West Papua during its international premiere in New Zealand.
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By crossing Iran’s only redline, Trump has trapped himself and the planet
Netanyahu has spent 40 years claiming Iran was about to make a nuclear weapon and that the West immediately needed to attack. No one in any American Administration was ever dumb enough to get conned into this because every single time the CIA Geeks and Military Goons war gamed an…
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The horror of IDF dropping charges of sexually assaulting Palestinian prisoner
Of all the horrors the IDF committed during their genocide in Gaza, the targeting of children with headshots, the double tap bombings, the brutal murder of Ambulance staff and torture of prisoners, perhaps one of the most shocking depravities was the IDF sexually assaulting a Palestinian teenager prisoner in front…
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TDB Green Party top 15 list
The Green Party Delegate List is the staffers and woke apparatchiks choices and by the likes of it, there are lots of Māori woman who didn’t want to join the Māori Party (and couldn’t wait 30 years to get anywhere inside Labour), who have thrown in their ambition with the…
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NZF going full anti-vaxx Cooker on Covid review
NZF have gone full anti-vaccine cooker over the latest Covid report because Winston didn’t get the result he needs for his feral conspiracy swamp electorate. The danger of flirting with QAnon anti-vaxers and Culture War Boomers who have radicalised online during lockdown is that short of a public hanging, you…
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National are lying to you about Covid review so why trust their next Kangaroo Court?
Bullshit… …let’s be clear, the second inquiry was very clear in saluting Labour’s leadership over Covid… “Overall, this report concludes…
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NZ First are lying to you about Marsden Point
Let’s be 100% clear here. NZ First are lying too you about Marsden Point being some sort of saviour right…
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Majority of Americans believe Trump started war to eclipse Epstein Files
This can’t surprise anyone… NEW POLL: Majority of Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal A…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The rise of TOP can take pressure off Te Pati Māori
Rising support for TOP could reshape Election 2026 politics and reduce pressure on Te Pāti Māori as new coalition possibilities emerge.
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The Bradbury Group Iran War Interview with Phil Goff + Fran O’Sullivan, Matthew Hooton and Maria Slade on economic and political fallout
A Marxist, 2 NZ Herald columnists, a former Labour Leader and a Business Journalist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?” 1-on-1 in 10 Interview – Iran…
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MEDIAWATCH: Why would we trust NZME journalism now we know alt-right billionaires and lobbyists are editor?
Yesterday I asked, Why would we trust TVNZ Journalism now we know Government is editor? Today I ask, Why would we trust NZME journalism now we know alt-right billionaires and lobbyists are editor? Mediawatch: Fears of interference and influence in…
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MEDIAWATCH: Why would we trust TVNZ Journalism now we know Government is editor?
Public broadcasters depend on one thing above all else: trust. But when ministers publicly attack coverage and broadcasters appear to apologise to politicians, the question quickly becomes unavoidable — who is really setting the editorial agenda? The latest controversy involving…
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1-on-1 in 10 clip: Barbara Edmonds on NZ Economy & Iran War Fallout
This week on The Bradbury Group, Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins Martyn Bradbury for a hard-hitting 1-on-1 in 10 on the state of New Zealand’s economy — and the geopolitical shockwaves of the escalating Iran war. As oil prices…
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Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda – The Rocky Horror Picture Show 5 stars
Fifty years after it first strutted onto stage, The Rocky Horror Show remains the ultimate cult musical — part theatre,…
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In Occupied Palestine – 10 March 2026
In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing death, injury and sickness 08:00, 10 February 2026 until 08:00, 11 February 2026 In Gaza during the past 24 hours…
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GUEST BLOG: More Than a Game
If Iran is barred from entering the United States for the World Cup, should New Zealand insist on playing elsewhere as a matter of principle? A guest blog on sport, politics, and moral leadership.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Class political warfare via employment law
In 1894 the new reforming Liberal government passed the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. It was recognised as landmark legislation…
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GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – Humans Reject AI, Panquake Goes Viral Again
As AI discontent spreads, people-powered social network Panquake is perfectly positioned to give users what they need – at exactly…
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GUEST BLOG: Mick Hall – Five Eyes on Iran
Responses to the US-Israeli crime of aggression from member states of the US-led Five Eyes intelligence network place them among…
The Bradbury Group
Iran War Fallout: Can Luxon Hold On?
On The Bradbury Group, Phil Goff joins us to break down the American war against Iran and what it means for New Zealand. With Fran O’Sullivan, Matthew Hooton and Maria Slade, we analyse the political, economic and electoral consequences as global instability hits home.
Raw News
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PSA Calls On MPs To Sign Pledge To Stop Cuts To Holidays And Pay For Thousands Of Workers
The PSA is calling on all MPs to sign a pledge promising to oppose a law change that will slash the pay and leave entitlements of tens of thousands of working people being debated in Parliament today. The first reading…
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Risks To Patients Of Health IT Cuts Laid Bare In Explosive Report Ignored By Government – PSA
The Government ploughed ahead with slashing Health NZ’s IT workforce, despite being told of the risks to patient care, an explosive internal report reveals. The report – ‘End user impact of digital change – consequences’ was obtained by the PSA…
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Fast-track Decision Looms on Destructive Waitaha Hydo Scheme – Greens
The Green Party says the Fast Track expert panel should turn down the previously declined ‘Waitaha Hydro’ project, which if approved will destroy an internationally significant South Island river. An application to dam the river as part of the ‘Waitaha…
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Luxon’s climate policies leave Kiwis hurting as petrol hits $3 a litre – Greenpeace
As petrol prices climb to around $3 a litre, Greenpeace is pointing to a series of Government decisions that have left Kiwis hit harder by the oil price spike. “The Luxon Government has spent the last two years dismantling policies…
