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Ripping Chippy to pieces until he cried over his kids is the saddest day for NZ Journalism ever
The pack mentality of ripping Chris Hipkins to pieces until he cried over his children is one of the saddest days of Journalism in NZ. The new evidential threshold is now whatever someone alleges on social media. The Right Wing Hate Trolls who were pimping this smear are the same ones claiming Benjamin Doyle was a abusing their child and…
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8pm LIVE TONIGHT The Bradbury Group with Rawiri Waititi + Chris Penk, Matthew Hooton and John Tamihere
A Marxist, A Party President, a Party Co-Leader, a National Party Minister and a Newspaper columnist all walk into…
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How will allowing foreign millionaires buy $5million mansions going to help Kiwis other than Luxon?
Golden visa holders go house hunting A Korean citizen this week became the first foreign investor to seek sign-off to…
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Why are we allowing America to encroach into our Realm while complaining about China?
This… US President Donald Trump’s pick for New Zealand Ambassador reveals priorities, interested in expanding defence partnership US President Donald…
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CTF | Deconstructing Headlines | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs | Setting the Agenda
8pm LIVE TONIGHT The Bradbury Group with Rawiri Waititi + Chris Penk, Matthew Hooton and John Tamihere
A Marxist, A Party President, a Party Co-Leader, a National Party Minister and a Newspaper columnist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?” 1-on-1 in 10…
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BEN MORGAN: Why We Should Still Care About Ukraine in 2026
Ukraine may have slipped from the headlines, but Russia’s war still matters in 2026 for international law, European security and the rules-based order.
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Sir Ken Robinson and Education’s Death Valley
Sir Ken Robinson warned modern education systems risk becoming “death valleys” for curiosity and creativity. What does that mean for New Zealand schools?
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From the gauntlet to stopping the Iran war, Joe Carolan makes action plea
David Robie also blogs at Café Pacific From our Asia Pacific Report A peace advocate urged people in New Zealand…
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Ripping Chippy to pieces until he cried over his kids is the saddest day for NZ Journalism ever
The pack mentality of ripping Chris Hipkins to pieces until he cried over his children is one of the saddest days of Journalism in NZ. The new evidential threshold is now whatever someone alleges on social media. The Right Wing Hate Trolls who were pimping this smear are the same…
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8pm LIVE TONIGHT The Bradbury Group with Rawiri Waititi + Chris Penk, Matthew Hooton and John Tamihere
A Marxist, A Party President, a Party Co-Leader, a National Party Minister and a Newspaper columnist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?” 1-on-1 in 10 Interview – with Rawiri Waititi Māori Party co-Leader – Rawiri…
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How will allowing foreign millionaires buy $5million mansions going to help Kiwis other than Luxon?
Golden visa holders go house hunting A Korean citizen this week became the first foreign investor to seek sign-off to buy a $5m plus house in Auckland. So who are our golden visa immigrants? And should residency be for sale? The Press How will allowing foreign millionaires buy $5million…
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Why are we allowing America to encroach into our Realm while complaining about China?
This… US President Donald Trump’s pick for New Zealand Ambassador reveals priorities, interested in expanding defence partnership US President Donald Trump’s pick for New Zealand Ambassador says his priority in Wellington will be “expanding our defence partnership”, while he’s made his interest clear in the critical minerals found in the…
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Exploding beneficiary numbers and rising hunger – this is Old Zealand disintegrating
After crashing the economy by crushing the infrastructure pipeline in 2024 that Labour created causing enormous cascading job loses and…
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Nicola Willis 1pm Podium of Truth had all the bedside manner of a slow moving coma
She’s, ahhh. Not very good at this is she? Nicola Willis took over the 1pm Podium of Truth and as…
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Make Hormuz Great Again? Trump has trapped himself in Iran where $200barrel of oil will be their victory
Trump ‘demands’ allies help in Hormuz, Seymour says he hasn’t asked NZ yet US President Donald Trump has warned that…
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CTF | Deconstructing Headlines | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs | Setting the Agenda
8pm LIVE TONIGHT The Bradbury Group with Rawiri Waititi + Chris Penk, Matthew Hooton and John Tamihere
A Marxist, A Party President, a Party Co-Leader, a National Party Minister and a Newspaper columnist all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?” 1-on-1 in 10…
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MEDIAWATCH: Damien Grant’s Libertarian Covid debt tears hard to swallow as ACT Government borrow billions more
Wait, wait, WHAT? Damien Grant: John Key and Jacinda Ardern both turned to debt when disaster hit There are many revelations in the Covid report that a cantankerous columnist with libertarian inclinations could focus on but I am going to…
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MEDIAWATCH: Heather du Plessis-Allan goes full Anti-vaxx Cooker to suck up to new Alt-Right Billionaire Owner
Do we owe our Covid conspiracy friends an apology? – Heather du Plessis-Allan Perhaps we owe the Covid conspiracy theorists among us an apology. Not for dismissing their wackier claims, like the vaccine containing microchips and magnetising the jabbed. But…
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1-on-1 in 10: Phil Goff on Trump, Netanyahu & the Iran War
*Phil Goff explains the Iran war and the collapse of the rules-based international order.* This week on The Bradbury Group, former New Zealand Foreign Minister and former UK High Commissioner Phil Goff joins Martyn Bradbury for a special 1-on-1 in…
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My Final Word: What If Scott Watson Is Innocent?
This week, Martyn examines the Supreme Court decision to reopen the Scott Watson murder case. The 1998 disappearance and murder of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope remains one of New Zealand’s most controversial criminal cases. Now the Supreme Court will…
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Fifty years after it first strutted onto stage, The Rocky Horror Show remains the ultimate cult musical — part theatre,…
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In Occupied Palestine – 14 March 2026
In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land 08:00, 14 March 2026 until 08:00, 15 March 2026 Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing death, injury and sickness In Gaza during the past 24 hours…
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GUEST BLOG: Talk Liberation – Surprise! Humans Left To Clean Up AI Messes
Amazon AI coding bots cause service outages, a journalist tricks major AI service into spreading falsehoods & NY Court rules…
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Guest Blog: Ian Powell – Child poverty, social determinants of health, and balance sheets
‘One in seven New Zealand children living in material hardship’ was the dramatic heading of a NZ Herald feature article…
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GUEST BLOG: More Than a Game
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Class political warfare via employment law
In 1894 the new reforming Liberal government passed the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. It was recognised as landmark legislation…
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Iran War Fallout: Can Luxon Hold On?
On The Bradbury Group, Phil Goff joins us to break down the American war against Iran and what it means for New Zealand. With Fran O’Sullivan, Matthew Hooton and Maria Slade, we analyse the political, economic and electoral consequences as global instability hits home.
Raw News
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Government’s failure to provide any relief for fuel crisis – Green
Finance Minister Nicola Willis today announced no new support for families hit by the fuel crisis. “Nicola Willis pulled together a press conference to announce that there is no new support on the way for families, despite it costing $23…
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Greenpeace says Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell leaves behind a toxic environmental legacy
As Fonterra’s CEO Miles Hurrell resigns after eight years, Greenpeace warns that his successor has been left with a toxic mess to clean up. Greenpeace Agriculture Campaigner Sinéad Deighton-O’Flynn says, “Hurrell’s made millions, while the dirty dairy industry has poisoned…
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Help Us Now – 23,000 Home Support Workers Hit By Petrol Price Hikes Urge Govt. To Act – PSA
The PSA is urging Finance Minister Nicola Willis to walk the talk and deliver support for a key group of hard working New Zealanders struggling with rising fuel costs from the Iran war – 23,000 home support workers. The Finance…
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Govt’s Dirty Climate Laundry Physically Aired Out In High Court – 350 Aotearoa
This morning, climate activists erected a washing line outside Wellington’s High Court, with laundry items representing the dozens of climate and environmental policies scrapped by Luxon’s government. The visually striking protest coincided with the first day of a major High…
