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Labour’s $18b budget hole vs National’s $56b budget hole (a plague on all your holes)
It’s the battle of the Budget Holes! Finance Minister Nicola Willis claimed Labour has a $18billion budget hole (National used the same tactic in 2017 when Steven Joyce claimed a $17b budget hole) Labour Party Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds has responded ‘nonsense, what about your $56Billion dollar hole in the Roads of National Significance Budget. Nicola’s attack is theoretical because…
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Imagine if ACT do to school uniforms what they did to School lunches?
Ummmmmm…. ACT to campaign on reducing ‘absolutely ridiculous’ cost of school uniforms RNZ …Y-e-a-h. Here’s what ACT did to our…
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Why does Simeon Brown hate Auckland so much?
In Auckland the current capped rate is $50 per week – Labour’s policy will save Aucklanders $120 per month –…
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Legally defining a Woman is Right Wing Hate Troll Performance Art
Demonstrators say they won’t rest until Bill to define woman and man is stopped Queer rights demonstrators say they won’t…
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BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific.
Shangri La Dialogue 2026 – Notable Trends The Institute for International and Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri La Dialogue is the Indo-Pacific region’s most important annual defence conference. It attracts defence leaders, officials, policy makers, and academics from Asia, the US,…
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Brie Elliot’s Letter Seeking a Review of Elizabeth Rata’s Damehood.
The awarding of a damehood to Elizabeth Rata has caused a great deal of kerfuffle and raising questions which need…
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BEN MORGAN: Putin has problems, so expect volatility
After four years of intense fighting, the Ukraine War appears to be no closer to resolution. Russian offensive operations are…
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Police double standard on Palestine
PSNA is demanding police charge a pro-Israel tyre slasher, after he slashed two tyres on a Palestine supporter’s car in…
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Based on 4 polls, latest: 2 June 2026
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Legally defining a Woman is Right Wing Hate Troll Performance Art
Demonstrators say they won’t rest until Bill to define woman and man is stopped Queer rights demonstrators say they won’t rest until a Bill to define ‘woman’ and ‘man’ is stopped. Defy Definition protest organisers estimated 10,000 people across five cities marched on Saturday to reject New Zealand First’s effort…
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Why I won’t be lectured to by the Right on Democracy when it comes to banning Māori and Youth from local councils
Heather Duplicity Allan is furious… Race relations gives people the ick, but stripping unelected members of voting rights was obvious – Heather du Plessis-Allan …and Alt-Right Billionaire Canadian Jim Grenon’s favourite hate pet is outraged… Democracy cannot mean bypassing voters – Jonathan Ayling …the Government’s sudden desire through…
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A NZ prison empire filled with shoplifters
Law changes expected to boost prison population over next decade The prison population is expected to grow by more than a third in the next decade. The annual Ministry of Justice projections also expect the number of people on remand – that is, behind bars but awaiting trial or sentencing…
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Why did Government gloss over use of AI against beneficiaries?
Their proclamations that they always had the power to use AI as a weapon against beneficiaries is concerning… Ministry says it could always use automated decision-making to make welfare decisions The Ministry for Social Development says it has never been restricted in its use of automated decision-making in the welfare…
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Latest Poll shows Budget hasn’t helped National
Latest Freshwater Strategy poll has shown no love for National’s Budget with National dropping to 29% and the Right Track Wrong Track jumped to 57% of NZ believing we are on the wrong track. This will have the right panicking, Budgets are supposed to generate support not alienate voters and…
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Shane Jones – the most compromised politician in NZ slags off Sir David Attenborough
Look. We all appreciate that Shane Jones is an enormous arsehole who uses dad jokes drenched in Boomer culture war grievance to gloss over how utterly compromised he is to his donor class, but shitting on Sir David Attenborough??? Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says RNZ should be ‘very careful’, in…
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What the Super El Niño means politically for NZ, right-wing hate trolls and right wing corporate media
Our climate denial is no longer sustainable… Costs of not adapting to climate change will rise along with sea levels…
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It’s election time, here comes the Taxpayers’ Union and ACT Party self-manufactured fragile snowflake war on Farmers
Oh here we go, It’s election time, so here comes the Taxpayers’ Union and ACT Party self-manufactured fragile snowflake war…
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Time is running out for Putin and his ill-judged war
Russian MP warns Putin: We’re on the brink of social collapse A Russian MP has demanded that Vladimir Putin deliver…
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$5 billion in carbon credits – the true cost of this Government’s slavish capitulation to farmers, gutting public transport, reneging on Irex Ferries and protecting big polluters
Government facing up to $5 billion bill over carbon credits, Treasury reveals The Prime Minister has doubled down on his…
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The collapse of Western Civilisation via Social Media, Trump, Climate Change, Covid Backlash, AI and Oligarchy
The question isn’t whether we’re in trouble — it’s which threat hits first. Between escalating conflict, runaway AI risk, and…
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#Clip: TOP Hits 6%: Can Q Wong Become The Election Kingmaker?
The Opportunity Party (TOP) has surged to 6% in the latest Roy Morgan poll, placing it above the parliamentary threshold and potentially making it a kingmaker in Election 2026. In this exclusive 1-on-1 in 10 interview, TOP leader Q Wong…
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#Clip: Alliance Party Returns: Victor Billot Calls For A Socialist Reset
Alliance Party leader Victor Billot joins The Bradbury Group following the historic decision by the Maritime Union of New Zealand to affiliate with the Alliance Party ahead of Election 2026. In this extra 1-on-1 in 10 interview, Victor discusses: ⚓…
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#Clip: The War on News: Trump’s Endless Iran Disaster, AI Delusions & ACT’s School Uniform Crusade
This week on The War on News, Martyn Bradbury takes aim at Trump’s never-ending Iran conflict, bizarre AI fantasies from a National Party MP, and ACT’s latest attempt to reinvent education. 🔥 Trump’s “Three-Week War” Hits Day 101 Donald Trump’s…
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Waatea’s Weekend Political Podcast Te Kaupapa – with Dale Husband, Arena Williams, Kahurangi Carter and Bomber Bradbury
Join Dale Husband, Labour MP Arena Williams, Green MP Kahurangi Carter and The Daily Blog Editor Martyn Bradbury to discuss the weeks politics: Why is the Government so focused on removing Māori representatives from local councils? Is Labour’s public transport policy worth the…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Why removing local Māori representation is so damaging and racist
The sudden decision by Local Government Minister Simon Watts to legislate away any unelected Māori representation that has voting rights on local councils seems like a racist solution looking for a stupid problem. ACT and the Taxpayers’ Union have made…
TDB: Left News
- Move-on orders will 'criminalise children experiencing homelessness' - public health experts
- Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley is the new chair of the Waitangi National Trust
- Christopher Luxon, Nicola Willis urge fuel importers to 'do the right thing' after Iran peace deal
- PM asks for advice on entitlements for ex-MPs
- Unregulated international streaming services devastating local broadcasters, screen content creators
- Stuff stuns with ‘bold’ call on new Post editor
- National slides below 30% in latest poll, ACT and NZ First gain
- More details revealed over climate case briefing
- Matthew Hooton, former National and ACT advisor, appointed editor of Wellington newspaper The Post
- Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters welcome US-Iran deal
- Monday's Dawn Chorus: Nicola & the Phantom 'fiscal black hole'
- Monday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
- Saturday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes; Front Pages & Cartoons
- Friday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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The Weekly Hoon: An amazing SpaceX IPO; NZ's $6.5b emissions credits bill; Auckland's de-intensification & Labour's fare cap policy
- Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
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Here's the devil in our housing inflation detail
- Thursday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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Auckland chooses high house prices & low GDP
- Wednesday's Early Bird: My Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
- 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
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Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda – Keith Locke Memorial Free Speech Debate (minus the Free Speech Union)
New debater joins the Keith Locke Memorial Debate 2026 Yasmine Serhan, respected trade union organiser, educator, social justice advocate and…
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
National Party Philosophy
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Open Mic – MONDAY 15th JUNE 2026
FACT OF THE DAY: Babies are born with about 300 bones, but as they grow, these bones fuse together until adults have 206. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Politics is war without blood, while war is politics with blood.” ―…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Hypocrisy of Free Speech Union opposing free speech in practice
With some origins in ‘Athenian democracy’ free speech is one of the noblest rights which people have struggled for and…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – The wider implications of eyecare privatisation
On 5 March the Government through Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) formally called for ‘Requests for Proposals’ (RFPs) for…
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GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Q-Day Is Coming
Quantum computing could make every password, VPN, and encrypted website on the planet vulnerable Remember Y2K? A fear that every…
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Gleichschaltung and Far-Right Momentum in NZ
Ian Powell warns that New Zealand is far from Nazi Germany, but far-right momentum, neoliberal drift and authoritarian instincts should not be dismissed.
The Bradbury Group
Qiulae Wong & Victor Billot join us as 33,000 homeless children expose the Budget’s broken promise
TOP Leader Qiulae Wong, fresh off a 6% Roy Morgan surge, and Alliance Leader Victor Billot join us, to take on the economy, the Left’s political strategy, and the global rise of the far right. Plus, the panel: Matthew Hooton, Maria Slade and Simon Wilson, tears into the real numbers behind the Budget: 33,000 homeless children, company liquidations at an 11-year high, the war on Māori local government representation, and what Labour’s list versus NZ First’s candidate strategy actually means for the next election. It’s a big night. Don’t miss it.
Raw News
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Open Letter Of Support For Rakesh Naidoo
He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, He tangata, He tangata. We have known and worked with Rakesh Naidoo over many years through our shared commitment to human rights, race relations, community wellbeing and public service. While…
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‘Let’s Make History’: Qiulae Wong To Run Two-Ticks Campaign In Mt Albert – The Opportunity Party
Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong will ask Mt Albert voters to send her party to Parliament with their party vote and electorate vote this election. Wong, who lives in Mt Albert with her husband and two daughters, will contest the seat…
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Cultural Vandalism: Arts Workers Pay The Price For Govt Neglect Of Creative NZ – PSA
Creative New Zealand is proposing to cut a third of its workforce – 23 jobs – as part of a sweeping restructure that will fundamentally change how arts funding is delivered across the country, with workers and artists set to…
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Callaghan Debacle: 176 Science Workers Left Hanging As Govt Botches Its Own Policy – PSA
Eighteen months after announcing it would disestablish Callaghan Innovation, the Government has failed to pass the legislation needed to do it – leaving 176 workers with no idea what their future holds. Then Science Minister Shane Reti stated in writing…