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TDB Contributions drive for Election ’26 coverage
Election 2026 is becoming a political knife fight over who gets heard, who gets blamed and who gets protected. Independent media has never mattered more.
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The Toxic Political Legacy of Judith Collins
‘Proud as punch’: After 24 years in Parliament, Judith Collins bids farewell Judith Collins has spoken in Parliament for the…
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Why $200 a barrel oil could hit in June
Most Kiwis are under some illusion that Luxon’s trip to Singapore has guaranteed us some sort of access to fuel….
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Police shouldn’t gain mass surveillance powers over Maori youth (again)
This hard right Government with its anti-Maori, anti-Treaty, anti-beneficiary, anti-disabled, anti-worker, anti-renter and anti-environmental agenda is a never ending scrum…
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IDF subcontracts sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners to dogs???
Testimony, leaked footage and human rights investigations are piling up around allegations of horrific abuse inside Israel’s Sde Teiman detention centre.
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‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist
A New Zealander came home from the Gaza flotilla with a story Wellington would rather not hear: guns, beatings, threats — and silence from our leaders.
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May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month
ME isn’t “just tiredness”. It’s a brutal neurological illness that can leave people bedridden, cognitively shattered and abandoned by the health system.
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New Zealand has a system of migrant labour exploitation by design
For decades New Zealand relied on migrant workers to prop up the economy, while trapping many in a temporary visa system with little long-term security.
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TDB Poll of Polls
Based on 4 polls, latest: 12 May 2026
Sources
- Roy Morgan — 12/05/2026
- 1News Verian — 19/04/2026
- RNZ Reid — 23/03/2026
- Talbot Mills — 12/03/2026
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Why I think the Te Tai Tokerau Party will be a flop
I think the Te Tai Tokerau Party will be a flop. Firstly, they need 500 paying members. Secondly, it won’t, as a name, get past the approval of the Electoral Commission. Thirdly, it’s the worst strategic move Mariameno Kapa-Kingi could have made. Fourthly, it alienates many voters who wanted solidarity…
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Big New Zealand First donors argue for tax breaks to save ‘unsustainable’ racing industry, so guess what will happen next?
Horse racing: Big New Zealand First donors argue for tax breaks to save ‘unsustainable’ racing industry A leaked report completed for TAB New Zealand by racing insiders says the horse racing industry is “unsustainable” without further tax breaks. It also recommends allowing TAB NZ to run online casinos, shifting the…
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Don’t give the NZ Police these powers you clowns!
Law Society worried Policing Amendment Bill could lead to clampdown on political protest The Law Society here is worried the Policing Amendment Bill which is making its way through Parliament with strong police backing will clamp down on political protest. “It’s a clear parallel,” said Timothy Roberts, president of the…
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Cheap racism + brutal economics – Luxon brings poppadoms for butter chicken tsunami while promising more austerity
So National feel so much pressure from NZFirst’s racism that they are going to jump on the dog whistle bandwagon as well… PM promising solution to immigration problem that doesn’t exist, demographer says A demographer believes the prime minister is promising a solution to an immigration problem that does not…
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Oriini Kaipara missteps again???
Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti…
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Trump has lost the war in Iran – nukes or surrender are his only options now
When the war humping, NeoCon Hawk tub thumping and military industrial complex pumping ATLANTIC attacks the Iranian war, you know…
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BBC shamed by their own pro Zionism at Baftas
The documentary that the BBC refused to air – Gaza: Doctors Under Attack – won a Bafta last night. The…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Police shouldn’t gain mass surveillance powers over Maori youth (again)
This hard right Government with its anti-Maori, anti-Treaty, anti-beneficiary, anti-disabled, anti-worker, anti-renter and anti-environmental agenda is a never ending scrum of legislative change that is occurring sometimes blatantly and sometimes quietly in the background, and it’s very difficult to keep…
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MEDIAWATCH: The pearl clutching by mainstream media over everyone hating them is hilarious
The Detail: Media under fire from all angles New Zealand media is in the firing line, with political attacks, public distrust and a controversial high-profile resignation – so can newsrooms get back on track to regain public trust? RNZ …
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MEDIAWATCH: The Spin-off suggests Mariameno Kapa-Kingi could vote for National???
Astounding claim by the wokiest woke wokers at The Spin-off that Mariameno Kapa-Kingi could vote for National… It also allows Kapa-Kingi to remain politically fluid, potentially even supporting a National-led government if the opportunity arises. …you would think after…
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The Bradbury Group with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on the 26 election, the Winston Peters interview with Moana plus Political Panel: Matthew Hooton, Dita De Boni and Tau Henare
A Marxist, a business journalist, a former NZFirst and National MP, the co-Leader of the Māori Party, a Māori broadcaster, a Newspaper columnist, and Listener columnist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do…
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MEDIAWATCH: Moana’s masterclass interview with Matua Winston
Moana Maniapoto didn’t let Winston Peters dance away in fog and fury. She held the line. And exposed how thin the old magic has become.
TDB: Left News
- Nurses union votes to accept Te Whatu Ora offer after nearly two years of bargaining
- Government targets 19 pieces of legislation for Waitangi Treaty amendments
- Government commits $212m to continue school lunch programme - but changes coming
- 'The violence that I experience is not casual': Māori women tell Waitangi Tribunal of abuse
- Striking students call on the government to do more to fight climate change
- Bill banning under-16s from social media put on hold as Stanford looks at wider law change
- New Zealand in 'big trouble' amid growing global uncertainty, US-China relations, expert says
- Ngāti Ruanui demands apology for 'shameful' Shane Jones comments
- Waitangi Tribunal calls for immediate halt to changes to education legislation affecting Treaty
- Foreign masters degree enrolments soar as August rule change looms
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Total Mobility funding cuts being finalised
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The Weekly Hoon: Trump in China & posting late at night; Luxon on migration & more climate laws rewritten
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
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Wednesday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
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- Wednesday's Early Bird: $3 of benefit for each $1 spent on social housing
- #international: Royal Connections Renewed: Māori Queen Meets Prince William at Windsor Castle
- #regional: High-Tech Fight Against Lakeweed Hits Rotorua Waters
- #economy: Competition Concerns Growing As New Report Warns NZ Markets Not Working For Consumers
- #education: Nature’s Highest Classroom Opens Beneath Aoraki’s Peaks
- 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
- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF with Duncan Garner Audience: 30,667
- Q+A with Jack Tame Audience: 40,000
- Ryan Bridge Today Audience: xx,xxx
- MATA with Mihi Forbes Audience: 36,333
- LOCKED OUT with Craig Renney Audience: 4,400
- The Vinny Eastwood Show Audience: xx,xxx
- BHN – BIG HAIRY NEWS with Pat and Chewie Audience: 3,533
- THE BRADBURY GROUP with Martyn Bradbury Audience: 4,600
- PENNY MARIE NZ Audience: 4,000
- Cross Party Lines with Phil Goff & Christopher Finlayson Audience: 4,000
Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda – AI, Big Tech and Journalism JMAD Conference
AI, Big Tech and Journalism As the flyer below suggests, this two-day conference in early September covers two interrelated…
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
Chris Luxon – Will take a silly selfie with the media but will run a mile form being actually interviewed
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Political Caption Competition
How big an arsehole am I? This big!
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Inhumanity of US economic sanctions against Cuba – infant mortality and starvation; time to end New Zealand’s silence
Cuba is facing a humanitarian crisis that has been caused by an unjustified escalation of an unjustified over 60-year old…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The cruelty of health professional staffing shortages
Behind every staffing shortage statistic is a whānau shattered, a burnt-out health worker, and a system failing people when they are most vulnerable.
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Iran War = no food?
The Iran conflict may be about to hit your supermarket bill. Fertiliser shortages, drought and collapsing crop economics are forming a dangerous global storm.
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Do Wellington floods, climate change and wealth accumulation equal “suicidal capitalism”?
The Wellington floods weren’t just bad weather. They were a warning flare from a system still worshipping fossil fuels while the water rises.
The Bradbury Group
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on the 2026 Election, Winston Peters Interview & NZ Political Panel
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on the 2026 election. Moana Maniapoto on her explosive Winston Peters interview and the Maiki Sherman sacking. Our panel — Matthew Hooton, Tau Henare & Dita De Boni — on Trump’s trade war, NZ First’s poll surge, and press freedom.
Raw News
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Luxon Confirms Criminalisation Of Those He’s Made Homeless – Green
Luxon’s decision to provide Police with the power to issue move-on orders to homeless people as young as 14 will have disastrous consequences for our country and our most vulnerable, says the Green Party. “Christopher Luxon has chosen to make…
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Nitrate in drinking water linked to stomach cancer risk – Greenpeace
A new Danish study has linked elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water to an increased risk of stomach cancer. Greenpeace Aotearoa says it’s yet more reason to lower New Zealand’s nitrate limits, following studies that have linked low-level nitrate…
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Don’t scrap the Broadcasting Standards Authority – Better Public Media
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) is the only real protection New Zealand has against lies, abuse or misinformation in broadcasting. Since 1989, it has done an excellent job supporting our television and radio broadcasters to be responsible by providing an…
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National dumping homeless people in suburbs – Labour
The Government is pushing ahead with a doomed-to-fail policy despite being warned it won’t work. “Instead of investing in solutions that reduce offending and help people turn their lives around, National has chosen a headline-grabbing law enforcement approach that officials…
