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Luxon rules TOP out – Labour+Green+TPM+TOP Government it is!
Great news for the Left… National rules out working with Opportunity Party National has ruled out working with the Opportunity Party, with leader Christopher Luxon saying National would not do business with a party that wants to raise taxes. Opportunity’s leader says New Zealanders are tired of that way of thinking, and suspected Luxon would change his tune if National…
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The dangers of a second National/ACT/NZF term
Last election I was warning voters that they were allowing their post-Covid bitterness towards Jacinda to vote in ACT, NZF…
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Trump spooked into pausing war crimes against Iran because he’s running out of Ammo
Trump still doesn’t know how to surrender to the Iranians without losing face to the Americans. He thought offering Iran…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – New Zealand public hospitals increasingly dependent on ‘place-holder’ senior doctors
The word locums originates from the Latin term ‘locum tenens’ which means ‘to hold the place of.’ Medical doctors and the…
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Erica Stanford Shows Her True Colours
Recently Labour education spokesperson Ginny Andersen published a very interesting document on Facebook. This document reveals exactly how much influence Stanford has had on the removal of Māori and Pasifika references from the new curriculum documents. This could be construed…
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BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – China’s submarine-launched ballistic missile test
On 6 July 2026, China test fired a ballistic missile from a submerged submarine into international waters in the South…
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‘They brought me here to kill me’ – NZ media slammed over ignoring plea
“This is the last time you’ll see me… they brought me here to kill me.” These chilling words by detained…
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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]…
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6 different ways to respond to Paul Henry that would have been far better than Labour’s pearl clutching po faced humourlessness
Look. We ALL want to give Paul Henry a kicking, but come on. Conflating his Marry, Shag, Shoot and manufacturing outrage to frame it as a ‘death threat’ is just pearl clutching po faced humourlessness… Labour outraged Paul Henry said he’d ‘shoot’ Chris Hipkins in radio game – Henry says…
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Trump’s Speech to the White House correspondents’ dinner was worse than terrible
Insults, potshots and quip about a third term: Trump’s rambling gala address Donald Trump joked around with the room of journalists whom he again accused of producing “fake news” as he hurled insults at his political enemies in a speech at the White House correspondents’ dinner. A day after the…
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Green Party staunches up on taxing the Mega Wealthy
Greens reveal campaign slogan, priorities, and call for end to ‘bloodsport politics’ The Green Party has laid out the three key planks of its election platform: tax reform, protecting waterways and energy reform. At its annual general meeting in South Auckland on Sunday, the party also revealed its campaign slogan:…
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Which NZFirst Candidate will implode next? Here’s a list to goad
Winston, Shane and Casey Costello are bad enough, but the cavalcade of political circus freaks who have all been dragged out from the grave of the undead are all ticking time bombs. We should help them detonate. There’s no way that the Nashy will be the only one who will…
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At some stage you are going to have to acknowledge the Super El Niño peaking over NZ
There is such a crazy disconnect between this Government’s position on climate change and the reality that is about to hit us… This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’ Forecasters predict that the monster climate pattern will combine with global warming to…
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Luxon’s double standards with Nash vs Jones
Luxon ruled Nash out of Cabinet after rumours were circulating that Nash had resigned, so not the great leadership moment that Luxon is bathing in, but it is testament to how badly NZF first have screwed up that they’ve managed to make Luxon look strong! The problem for Luxon is…
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Cameron Bagrie becomes the first economist (after Bernard Hickey) to be honest about what we are facing
Here’s the thing. Capitalism LOVES to fuck. But it’s a VERY nervous fucker and needs a vast circle of economists…
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ACT MP Simon Court argued ‘Māori ceded sovereignty’ and the brutality of RMA changes reflects that 19th Century White Settler Arrogance
ACT, NZF and National have all danced around the central issue in terms of the relationship between the Crown and…
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The Left need to win back male voters the middle class woke drove into the arms of the toxic masculinity reactionary right
The extremes of the middle class woke cancel culture social media Lynch mobs of 2016-2020 handed over enormous political ammunition…
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Winston said PM would ‘rue’ saying Nash wasn’t a good candidate – why NZF have peaked
When former Labour minister Stuart Nash was announced as NZ First’s candidate for Napier in May 2026, Prime Minister Christopher…
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Destroying social housing for the propertied boomer class undermines NZ Egalitarianism
the Government insists that their $140m housing promise is still on track despite only 18% of social homes being built……
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#Clip: Barbara Edmonds: Inflation Is Back — Why Are Kiwis Getting Poorer?
Labour Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins The Bradbury Group to discuss New Zealand’s latest inflation figures, the cost of living crisis, rising poverty, unemployment, OCR forecasts, and what Labour says it would do differently. With inflation climbing to 4.1%, unemployment…
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#Clip: My Final Word: $60 Million for Concrete, Cuts for the Arts
This week, Martyn questions the Government’s spending priorities after Creative New Zealand announced significant funding cuts while Fletcher Building received $60 million in public support for a cement plant. Creative New Zealand faces staff reductions and a multi-million-dollar funding decrease,…
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#Clip: 1 on 1 in 10: Brie Elliott Exposes What’s Behind NZ’s Education Reforms
In this extra 1 on 1 in 10, Martyn Bradbury speaks with education activist and researcher Brie Elliott about Erica Stanford’s curriculum changes, the influence of right-wing think tanks, the New Zealand Initiative, the Atlas Network, charter schools, NCEA, the…
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Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast Te Kaupapa – with Aperhama Edwards, Mananui Ramsden and Arena Williams alongside Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury
Issue 1 – Are the RMA changes another slap in the face to Māori? Issue 2 – What to make of the comments by Shane Jones, Stuart Nash and Paul Henry Issue 3 – Food inflation up 4.1% – will…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: RMA changes another last minute kick in the teeth for Māori
Once again, Māori have sickeningly become the punching bag for right wing reactionary voters. Gutting the RMA by Scrapping Iwi-Council Agreements, Removal of Treaty Principles and Diminished Māori Voices in Planning is all so National ACT and NZF can provide…
TDB: Left News
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- 'The most loving, laziest dogs': Greyhound-owner wants others to adopt as 1500 lose homes
- Government to consider future of cost of living payment
- Data centre opponents welcome Greens policy, warn of 'potential crisis'
- National rules out working with Opportunity Party
- Which district spends the most on water, which has the most leaks?
- Fuel support for families being reconsidered, PM says
- Erica Stanford refuses to release file Winston Peters says proves discrimination against Indians
- Lifting Pharmac's budget will make healthcare system more efficient - ACT
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Why NZ should electrify everything ASAP
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The Weekly Hoon: Climate gaslighting; Construction turnover & hazardous Houthis
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
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The only thing NZ has to fear is...fear of debt itself
- How NZ could have avoided the 'Trump spike'
- I'm taking a couple of days off. Back Wednesday.
- Saturday's Early Bird: Top News; Scoops; Deep-Dives; My Picks n' Mixes; Front Pages & Cartoons
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The Weekly Hoon: Luxon's (un)popularity; Middle Powers debate; Another Climate funding fudge
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- 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
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Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda – ODYSSEY 3.5 stars review
So I saw it on Imax because if you are even going to consider leaving the house these days, it’s…
Daily Gallery
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Open Mic TUESDAY 28TH JULY + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: Jacinda Ardern was the youngest female prime minister in the world when she took office in New Zealand in 2017 at age 37 POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The major western democracies are moving towards…
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Open Mic MONDAY 27TH JULY + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: Nelson Mandela served 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa’s president. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall For…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – New Zealand public hospitals increasingly dependent on ‘place-holder’ senior doctors
The word locums originates from the Latin term ‘locum tenens’ which means ‘to hold the place of.’ Medical doctors and the…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Could the Opportunity Party upend New Zealand’s general election
The phrase ‘for whom the bell tolls’ has a long history signifying the interconnectedness of humanity and the inevitability of death….
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GUEST BLOG: Professor Junaid Ahmad – Trump’s ‘Memorandum of Surrender’: An Empire Battered, Bluffing, and Buying Time
“Donald Trump is not negotiating with Iran.” “He is negotiating with the humiliation of having failed to break it.” “Iran…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hospital laboratory privatisation unsustainable; leaving with a “heavy heart”
On 27 June the Otago Daily Times published a powerful paywalled article by journalist Matthew Littlewood on the concerns of…
The Bradbury Group
Barbara Edmonds on the cost of living, housing and New Zealand’s economic future
Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins Martyn Bradbury to discuss the cost of living crisis, housing, inflation and Labour’s vision for New Zealand’s economy. Plus, education activist Brie Elliot examines the Government’s education agenda before a political panel featuring John Tamihere, Simon Wilson and Phil Twyford debates the NZ First conference, social housing targets and Creative New Zealand funding cuts.
Raw News
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Did New Zealand Back The Israel/US At The ICC This Week Or Did It Back International Law? – Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
PSNA has today challenged the Prime Minister to explain why his government has not revealed how New Zealand voted at the International Criminal Court on Friday when ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan was ousted from his role after intense Israeli/US…
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Eleven Days Left: Leoni Urges Māori Voters To Confirm Their Roll Before 6 August Deadline
Labour’s Tāmaki Makaurau candidate Kerrin Leoni is urging voters of Māori descent to check their enrolment and confirm which electoral roll they are on before the Māori Electoral Option closes at midnight on Thursday 6 August. Voters who miss the…
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Christopher Luxon ruled out working with Opportunity – TOP
Today, Christopher Luxon ruled out working with Opportunity after what he described as a “cursory glance” at our policies. That’s the kind of old politics New Zealanders are tired of. The challenges facing our country are too serious for political…
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New Bill Would Give Firefighters With Cancer Automatic ACC Cover – Greens
The Green Party has announced a new Member’s Bill that would grant eligible professional and volunteer Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) firefighters presumptive occupational cancer cover. “We trust firefighters with our lives and livelihoods. This Green Party Bill will…
