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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The next political generation of Māori leaders
This election will be very close, but there is a next political generation of Māori leaders who are poised to make enormous impacts in the next Government if National, ACT and NZF lose. Green Candidate for Waiariki – Tania Waikato: Tania is a remarkable candidate for the Greens in Waiariki and if TPM launches a candidate vote TPM and Party vote Green MMP tactical voting…
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BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific
Sino-Japanese tension and Japan’s rise as a military power This week, China issued a warning to Japanese Coast Guard vessels…
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Brash vs Hooton – how the wealthy use defamation law to gag free speech
Matthew Hooton asks Court of Appeal to strike out Don Brash defamation case Matthew Hooton acknowledges he went too far…
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Trump’s $1b Crypto corruption vs NZ being asked, ‘what have you done for America’
Trump is too stupid to be a Nazi, but he’s greedy enough to be a Gangster… ‘Everybody’s profiting’: Trump defends…
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BEN MORGAN: Pacific Update – Discussing geo-political and military activity in the Pacific
Sino-Japanese tension and Japan’s rise as a military power This week, China issued a warning to Japanese Coast Guard vessels operating in the East China Sea.[i] A small incident that highlights ongoing Sino-Japanese diplomatic tension. Sino-Japanese rivalry is becoming a…
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So the Orcs Have Given In and Conservation Lands Are Safe?
Yesterday Minister of ‘Conservation’ Tama Potaka announced that he will be: ‘removing a controversial clause in a proposed law that…
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The Government of Orcs Want to Sell Our Precious Conservation Lands
I’m sure you are well aware of the bill going through the parliament process that will allow the government to…
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We Warned You About Erica Stanford
Many articles have been written about the nefarious deeds of Erica Stanford, and her take over of education, based on…
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MSD cruelty reminds us what Weaponized Wellington Karens can justify
Wow, she’s just following orders … MSD boss defends linking staff performance with cutting emergency housing The Ministry of Social Development (MSD)’s boss is defending linking staff performance with cutting emergency housing numbers, saying it’s executing the government’s policy. The coalition has set out to largely get rid of emergency housing,…
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National kick disabled community in the face AGAIN
Labour pledges to scrap controversial Disability Support Services Bill Labour says it will scrap the controversial Disability Support Services Bill if it gets into power at the next election. People with disabilities, carers and advocates gathered at Parliament on Thursday to handover a petition against the bill. Organised by New…
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By arresting the homeless, National have created capitalist fascism
MSD boss defends linking staff performance with cutting emergency housing The Ministry of Social Development (MSD)’s boss is defending linking staff performance with cutting emergency housing numbers, saying it’s executing the government’s policy. RNZ The MSD Boss is just following orders. It’s very important that we all as New…
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ACT want to paramilitarize Vigilante Security Goons to touch our kids & whanau
Just when you thought the inane vigilante laws National are ramming through weren’t bad enough, now ACT wants to paramilitarize those vigilant groups… …FFS. NO ONE should be able to touch you other than a properly sworn in Police Officer. Allowing ZB Vigilante Dads to grab hold of anyone they…
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How long will it be before Putin launches a nuke at the Ukraine?
Bloodier than Stalingrad: Number of casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million Russia’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now cost the country some 450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the war’s total casualty numbers to have surpassed 2 million. The research…
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Free Speech Union is defending a Christofascist – Brian Tamaki isn’t a free speech champion
No, no, no! Brian Tamaki isn’t a free speech champion! The Bish claims he was using free speech to criticise Churches being attacked by extremist Hindu Nationalists in India. Ok, he has the free speech and right to be critical of that. But then he called on his nutty cultist…
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A bloated orange narcissist war crime fascist is the perfect gift to America at 250
Liberals inside America become spastic with rage over Trump’s vile racism, sexism & abuse – but those who live outside…
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How Kakariki Alliance between TPM and Greens inoculates Left against a TOP betrayal
The Opportunity Party ‘would be happy’ to go into coalition with National The Opportunity Party has taken the opportunity to…
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With Michael Laws now as a candidate NZ First is nothing more than a cavalcade of Political Circus Freaks
Jesus wept… New NZ First candidate Michael Laws wants broadcasting portfolio to scrap RNZ Former MP and Whanganui Mayor Michael…
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Winston won’t protect workers from Crook Van Velden’s worksafe mutilation
Health and safety wedge drives deeper between coalition partners New Zealand First has secured a small win amid a war…
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David ‘Thanos’ Seymour’s plan to destroy 50% of the State
ACT campaigning to halve number of Government departments, and limit Jobseekers’ spending ACT plan to merge, or close, more than…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: The next political generation of Māori leaders
This election will be very close, but there is a next political generation of Māori leaders who are poised to make enormous impacts in the next Government if National, ACT and NZF lose. Green Candidate for Waiariki – Tania Waikato: Tania is a remarkable candidate…
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MEDIAWATCH: alt-Right Canadian culture war billionaire Jim Grenon busted on defamation costs
Billionaire Jim Grenon must pay costs to TVNZ after funding ‘wholly unsuccessful defamation case’ Billionaire Jim Grenon has been ordered to pay costs to TVNZ after he was revealed as funding a “wholly unsuccessful” defamation case against the state broadcaster…
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The Keith Locke Memorial Debate – ‘Hate speech laws threaten Free Speech’
TICKETS ARE ALL SOLD OUT! The debate will be live streamed here at 7pm. Moot: That ‘Hate speech laws threaten Free Speech’ ‘Our debate could not be more topical, in the light of controversy about the recent anti-immigrant remarks of…
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The Bradbury Group with Chloe Swarbrick, Gerry Brownlee + Political Panel: Simon Wilson & Matthew Hooton
A Marxist, the co-Leader of the Greens, the Speaker of the House, a militant cyclist Listener Columnist and the new Editor of the Post all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this…
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MEDIAWATCH: Q+A Exclusive on Homelessness targets proves what we’ve always said about MSD cruelty
TDB warned over and over and over again that this is what is really happening inside MSD and it’s taken an explosive exclusive on Q+A to prove it all… ‘Perverse incentive’: MSD staff metrics include emergency housing grants Ministry of…
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- The outcomes of a long week of lawmaking
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The Weekly Hoon: Homelessness, Foreign Policy, the Reality of Everything & the gutting of safety reforms
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Half a million New Zealanders living in poverty
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What a rewrite of NZ's political & economic DNA might look like
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Hipkins' pitch is empty & performative, for now
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Where growth isn't paying for growth
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The Weekly Hoon: Climate, housing, Iran and the revival of the Alliance Party
- Friday's Early Bird: Scoops, my Picks n' Mixes & Front Pages
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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
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- 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”
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- 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
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- Tim Wilson will ‘never, ever, ever’ be treasurer
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Second Annual Keith Locke Memorial Debate Focuses On The Free Speech Debate
Moot: That ‘Hate speech laws threaten Free Speech’ Place Law School 9 Eden Cres Central Auckland Date Thursday 2 July…
Daily Gallery
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Open Mic MONDAY 6th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition
FACT OF THE DAY: Earth’s core is estimated to be as hot as the surface of the Sun POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It still remains unrecognised, that to bring a child into existence without a fair prospect of…
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OPEN MIC SUNDAY 5th JULY 2026 + Political Caption Competition
FACT OF THE DAY: Plants can “speak” to each other by releasing chemical signals to warn of predators. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Israel’s demonstration of its military prowess in 1967 confirmed its status as a ‘strategic asset,’ as…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health Minister ‘purges’ regulatory health practitioner authorities for carrying out their statutory function
Dr Dylan Mordaunt is a vocationally registered specialist in medical administration, paediatrics and clinical genetics. In recent months he has…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health target politics versus clinical prioritisation
It isn’t often that smaller provincial newspapers break revealing health stories. They struggle with fewer resources to call upon and…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – When opportunity knocks for the Opportunity Party?
Opportunity Knocks’ is a British television and radio talent show that first began in 1949. It provided a platform to…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Two different tales of avoidable hospital bed-blocking
Through necessity bed-blocking is a term that of is increasingly being used by those working in Aotearoa New Zealand’s public…
The Bradbury Group
National’s war on workers — and its plan to sell your conservation land
Matthew Hooton, Fran O’Sullivan and Max Harris tear into whether National’s compulsory KiwiSaver announcement is a genuine retirement policy or a slow-motion pension kill, whether the Greens’ super-rich tax is political courage or electoral suicide — and whether the National-ACT-NZ First coalition is already eating itself alive..
Raw News
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Kahu Carter Officially Launches Christchurch Central Campaign, Pledging Fearless Advocacy For Ōtautahi
Kahu Carter officially launched her campaign to win Christchurch Central on Sunday afternoon at the heart of the electorate, the Arts Centre. Joined by local elected members, community advocates and the Green Party Co-Leaders, Kahu spoke to supporters and members…
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Alliance Joins The Dots On Systemic Issues And Alleged Human Rights Abuses At Wakari
The Alliance Party has expressed its strong concern at alleged grave misconduct found by inspectors in March at the inpatient unit of Wakari Hospital in Dunedin, with the closure of Ward 10A reported on Friday by Chief Ombudsman John Allen….
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Trump’s Man In Wellington Is A Danger To Us All – Peace Action Wellington
“The new US Ambassador to New Zealand, Jared Novelly, is a danger to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand. He spreads disinformation about the risk of nuclear-armed and powered vessels. His attempt to renegotiate our nuclear-free policy, and to pressure…
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ACT party leader David Seymour’s “crocodile tears” for hypothetical children at protest in Wellington toy shop – Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
PSNA is accusing ACT Party leader David Seymour of crying “crocodile tears” for children who may have been present at a Palestine solidarity protest at a toy store in Wellington this afternoon. Seymour was launching a policy on toy safety….
