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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hidden waiting list exposed; unmet health need unreported WATCH: Moana UNLOADS On Winston Peters, Media Attacks & Maiki Sherman WATCH: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer BREAKS SILENCE On Te Pāti Māori Chaos TDB Contributions drive for Election ’26 coverage The Toxic Political Legacy of Judith Collins Why $200 a barrel oil could hit in June WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Police shouldn’t gain mass surveillance powers over Maori youth (again) Why I think the Te Tai Tokerau Party will be a flop Big New Zealand First donors argue for tax breaks to save ‘unsustainable’ racing industry,… Don’t give the NZ Police these powers you clowns!
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  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hidden waiting list exposed; unmet health need unreported
    CTF | Featured | Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts | Most Recent Blogs

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hidden waiting list exposed; unmet health need unreported

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 2026

    ‘Doing God’s work’ is an interesting expression, Usually it refers to performing acts that are virtuous, altruistic, or, in a religious sense, aligned with divine will. Often it is attributed to doing difficult or unpaid work that directly benefits others or society, and making a profound positive difference in people’s lives. God’s work evident in exposure of hidden waiting list…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hidden waiting list exposed; unmet health need unreportedContinue

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  • WATCH: Moana UNLOADS On Winston Peters, Media Attacks & Maiki Sherman

    WATCH: Moana UNLOADS On Winston Peters, Media Attacks & Maiki Sherman

    Māori TV host Moana joins The Bradbury Group after her explosive interview with Winston Peters that stunned political audiences across…

    Read More WATCH: Moana UNLOADS On Winston Peters, Media Attacks & Maiki ShermanContinue

  • WATCH: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer BREAKS SILENCE On Te Pāti Māori Chaos

    WATCH: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer BREAKS SILENCE On Te Pāti Māori Chaos

    Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joins The Bradbury Group for a major 1-on-1 interview covering the growing political tensions…

    Read More WATCH: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer BREAKS SILENCE On Te Pāti Māori ChaosContinue

  • TDB Contributions drive for Election ’26 coverage

    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.

    Read More TDB Contributions drive for Election ’26 coverageContinue

Setting the Agenda

  • IDF subcontracts sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners to dogs???
    Most Recent Blogs | Setting the Agenda

    IDF subcontracts sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners to dogs???

    ByMalcolm Evans 10 May 202613 May 2026

    Testimony, leaked footage and human rights investigations are piling up around allegations of horrific abuse inside Israel’s Sde Teiman detention centre.

    Read More IDF subcontracts sexual assault of Palestinian prisoners to dogs???Continue

  • Abducted NZ Gaza flotilla campaigner Sean Janssen . . .

    ‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist

    ByDr. David Robie 9 May 202613 May 2026

    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.

    Read More ‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activistContinue

  • May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month

    May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Month

    ByAllan Alach 6 May 20267 May 2026

    ME isn’t “just tiredness”. It’s a brutal neurological illness that can leave people bedridden, cognitively shattered and abandoned by the health system.

    Read More May is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness MonthContinue

  • New Zealand has a system of migrant labour exploitation by design

    New Zealand has a system of migrant labour exploitation by design

    ByMike Treen 6 May 20267 May 2026

    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.

    Read More New Zealand has a system of migrant labour exploitation by designContinue

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Deconstructing the Headlines

  • The Toxic Political Legacy of Judith Collins

    The Toxic Political Legacy of Judith Collins

    ByMartyn Bradbury 15 May 2026

    ‘Proud as punch’: After 24 years in Parliament, Judith Collins bids farewell Judith Collins has spoken in Parliament for the last time, telling colleagues she is “proud as punch” of the work she has achieved. The MP of 24 years announced her plans to retire from politics in January. The…

    Read More The Toxic Political Legacy of Judith CollinsContinue

  • Why $200 a barrel oil could hit in June

    Why $200 a barrel oil could hit in June

    ByMartyn Bradbury 15 May 2026

    Most Kiwis are under some illusion that Luxon’s trip to Singapore has guaranteed us some sort of access to fuel. Yes. And no. What has been guaranteed is our allotment of fuel in return for food, what isn’t being pointed out is the price that fuel will end up costing…

    Read More Why $200 a barrel oil could hit in JuneContinue

  • Why I think the Te Tai Tokerau Party will be a flop

    Why I think the Te Tai Tokerau Party will be a flop

    ByMartyn Bradbury 15 May 2026

    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…

    Read More Why I think the Te Tai Tokerau Party will be a flopContinue

  • Big New Zealand First donors argue for tax breaks to save ‘unsustainable’ racing industry, so guess what will happen next?

    Big New Zealand First donors argue for tax breaks to save ‘unsustainable’ racing industry, so guess what will happen next?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 15 May 2026

    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…

    Read More Big New Zealand First donors argue for tax breaks to save ‘unsustainable’ racing industry, so guess what will happen next?Continue

  • Don’t give the NZ Police these powers you clowns!

    Don’t give the NZ Police these powers you clowns!

    ByMartyn Bradbury 15 May 202616 May 2026

    Law Society worried Policing Amendment Bill could lead to clampdown on political protest The Law Society here is worried the…

    Read More Don’t give the NZ Police these powers you clowns!Continue

  • Cheap racism + brutal economics –  Luxon brings poppadoms for butter chicken tsunami while promising more austerity

    Cheap racism + brutal economics – Luxon brings poppadoms for butter chicken tsunami while promising more austerity

    ByMartyn Bradbury 14 May 2026

    So National feel so much pressure from NZFirst’s racism that they are going to jump on the dog whistle bandwagon…

    Read More Cheap racism + brutal economics – Luxon brings poppadoms for butter chicken tsunami while promising more austerityContinue

  • Oriini Kaipara missteps again???

    Oriini Kaipara missteps again???

    ByMartyn Bradbury 14 May 2026

    Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti…

    Read More Oriini Kaipara missteps again???Continue

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Media Watch

  • TWITTERWATCH: Come on, does anyone believe this Matthew Horncastle story?
    CTF | Martyn Bradbury | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs

    TWITTERWATCH: Come on, does anyone believe this Matthew Horncastle story?

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 202616 May 2026

    Oh come on now! Does anyone honestly believe this story by hard right arsehole Matthew Horncastle? The idea he has a friend! COME ON! I appreciate the requirement to suspend belief for a good story, but the idea that Matthew…

    Read More TWITTERWATCH: Come on, does anyone believe this Matthew Horncastle story?Continue

  • WATCH: Moana UNLOADS On Winston Peters, Media Attacks & Maiki Sherman

    WATCH: Moana UNLOADS On Winston Peters, Media Attacks & Maiki Sherman

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 2026

    Māori TV host Moana joins The Bradbury Group after her explosive interview with Winston Peters that stunned political audiences across Aotearoa. In this special 1-on-1 in 10, Moana discusses: 🔥 Winston Peters’ combative interview style 🔥 Why NZ First continues…

    Read More WATCH: Moana UNLOADS On Winston Peters, Media Attacks & Maiki ShermanContinue

  • WATCH: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer BREAKS SILENCE On Te Pāti Māori Chaos

    WATCH: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer BREAKS SILENCE On Te Pāti Māori Chaos

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 2026

    Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joins The Bradbury Group for a major 1-on-1 interview covering the growing political tensions inside Te Pāti Māori, the Te Tai Tokerau battle, the Maiki Sherman controversy, and why the 2026 election could reshape…

    Read More WATCH: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer BREAKS SILENCE On Te Pāti Māori ChaosContinue

  • WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Police shouldn’t gain mass surveillance powers over Maori youth (again)

    WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Police shouldn’t gain mass surveillance powers over Maori youth (again)

    ByThe Daily Blog 15 May 202615 May 2026

    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…

    Read More WAATEA NEWS COLUMN – Police shouldn’t gain mass surveillance powers over Maori youth (again)Continue

  • MEDIAWATCH: The pearl clutching by mainstream media over everyone hating them is hilarious

    MEDIAWATCH: The pearl clutching by mainstream media over everyone hating them is hilarious

    ByMartyn Bradbury 14 May 2026

    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  …

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: The pearl clutching by mainstream media over everyone hating them is hilariousContinue

TDB: Left News
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  • Nurses union votes to accept Te Whatu Ora offer after nearly two years of bargaining
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-16 By admin
  • Government targets 19 pieces of legislation for Waitangi Treaty amendments
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-16 By admin
  • Government commits $212m to continue school lunch programme - but changes coming
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-16 By admin
  • 'The violence that I experience is not casual': Māori women tell Waitangi Tribunal of abuse
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-16 By admin
  • Striking students call on the government to do more to fight climate change
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-16 By admin
  • Bill banning under-16s from social media put on hold as Stanford looks at wider law change
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-16 By admin
  • New Zealand in 'big trouble' amid growing global uncertainty, US-China relations, expert says
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-16 By admin
  • Ngāti Ruanui demands apology for 'shameful' Shane Jones comments
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-16 By admin
  • Waitangi Tribunal calls for immediate halt to changes to education legislation affecting Treaty
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-16 By admin
  • Foreign masters degree enrolments soar as August rule change looms
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-05-15 By admin
  • Total Mobility funding cuts being finalised
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-05-15 By Bernard Hickey
  • The Weekly Hoon: Trump in China & posting late at night; Luxon on migration & more climate laws rewritten
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-05-15 By Bernard Hickey
  • Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-05-15 By Bernard Hickey
  • Wednesday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-05-13 By Bernard Hickey
  • Compliance
    Nick’s Kōrero Date: 2026-05-13 By Nick Rockel
  • Wednesday's Early Bird: $3 of benefit for each $1 spent on social housing
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-05-13 By Bernard Hickey
  • #international: Royal Connections Renewed: Māori Queen Meets Prince William at Windsor Castle
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-13 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #regional: High-Tech Fight Against Lakeweed Hits Rotorua Waters
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-13 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #economy: Competition Concerns Growing As New Report Warns NZ Markets Not Working For Consumers
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-13 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #education: Nature’s Highest Classroom Opens Beneath Aoraki’s Peaks
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-05-13 By Matthew Tukaki
  • 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
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Liberal Agenda

  • The Liberal Agenda – AI, Big Tech and Journalism JMAD Conference

    The Liberal Agenda – AI, Big Tech and Journalism JMAD Conference

    ByProf. Wayne Hope 14 May 202616 May 2026

    AI, Big Tech and Journalism   As the flyer below suggests, this two-day conference in early September covers two interrelated…

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Daily Gallery

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    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 2026

    How do you know what I said to Maiki?

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  • Political Caption Competition

    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 15 May 202616 May 2026

    Chris Luxon – Will take a silly selfie with the media but will run a mile form being actually interviewed

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Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hidden waiting list exposed; unmet health need unreported

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hidden waiting list exposed; unmet health need unreported

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 2026

    ‘Doing God’s work’ is an interesting expression, Usually it refers to performing acts that are virtuous, altruistic, or, in a…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hidden waiting list exposed; unmet health need unreportedContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Inhumanity of US economic sanctions against Cuba – infant mortality and starvation; time to end New Zealand’s silence

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Inhumanity of US economic sanctions against Cuba – infant mortality and starvation; time to end New Zealand’s silence

    ByIan Powell 14 May 202614 May 2026

    Cuba is facing a humanitarian crisis that has been caused by an unjustified escalation of an unjustified over 60-year old…

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Inhumanity of US economic sanctions against Cuba – infant mortality and starvation; time to end New Zealand’s silenceContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The cruelty of health professional staffing shortages

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The cruelty of health professional staffing shortages

    ByIan Powell 6 May 20267 May 2026

    Behind every staffing shortage statistic is a whānau shattered, a burnt-out health worker, and a system failing people when they are most vulnerable.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The cruelty of health professional staffing shortagesContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Iran War = no food?

    GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Iran War = no food?

    BySeeby Woodhouse 5 May 20267 May 2026

    The Iran conflict may be about to hit your supermarket bill. Fertiliser shortages, drought and collapsing crop economics are forming a dangerous global storm.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Iran War = no food?Continue

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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.

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Raw News

  • Israel threatens to use deadly force against peaceful humanitarian flotilla Inbox – Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla

    Israel threatens to use deadly force against peaceful humanitarian flotilla Inbox – Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud Flotilla

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 2026

    Once again, the israeli regime has started its propaganda engine as the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) sails towards Gaza. The timing is not accidental; it is part of their playbook of depraved tactics to justify another crime and potential deadly…

    Read More Israel threatens to use deadly force against peaceful humanitarian flotilla Inbox – Aotearoa Delegation of the Global Sumud FlotillaContinue

  • Alliance Party

    Alliance Calls For Resignation Of Justice Minister

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 2026

    The Alliance Party is calling for the immediate resignation of Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith, citing what it says is a dangerous disregard for constitutional principles and a pattern of legislative interference designed to protect major corporate interests from legal accountability….

    Read More Alliance Calls For Resignation Of Justice MinisterContinue

  • NZDF plans upcoming training with Israel and US – Peace Action Wellington

    NZDF plans upcoming training with Israel and US – Peace Action Wellington

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 2026

    The NZDF is planning upcoming naval training alongside the Israeli Defence Force as part of the US-led Rim of the Pacific exercises (RIMPAC). The Rim of the Pacific Exercise is the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise. It is held…

    Read More NZDF plans upcoming training with Israel and US – Peace Action WellingtonContinue

  • Palestine Forum condemns NZDF participation in military exercises alongside Israel

    Palestine Forum condemns NZDF participation in military exercises alongside Israel

    ByThe Daily Blog 16 May 2026

    The Palestine Forum of New Zealand expresses deep concern regarding reports that the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will participate in the upcoming Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises alongside Israel and the United States. At a time when…

    Read More Palestine Forum condemns NZDF participation in military exercises alongside IsraelContinue

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