WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: 30% of Iwi stations could go under after 25% budget cuts
Cutting iwi radio isn’t just about budgets — it’s about who gets heard when it matters most. And who doesn’t.
Author: Martyn Bradbury
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Week five of Trump’s illegal war – Can Luxon & Willis con Kiwis when real fuel crisis hits?
Trump’s war on Iran is colliding with New Zealand’s diesel vulnerability — and Shane Jones’ Marsden Point gamble suddenly looks catastrophic.
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Give the Trucking industry 1 inch and they will steal all your road miles you fool
They say heavier trucks will lower costs. What they don’t say? Trucks already cause most of the damage to our roads — and we pay for it.
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I told you Trump was aiming for Venezuela, Iran and Cuba as Caesar’s victory tour for the midterms
“Cuba is next.” That’s not strategy — that’s spectacle. Trump’s foreign policy looks less like planning and more like a victory tour.
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Israel keeps murdering and beating journalists
When journalists are killed, it’s not accidental — it’s about control. From Lebanon to Gaza, the message is clear: don’t document what’s happening.
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The madness of cheering for Reza Pahlavi
MAGA cheering Reza Pahlavi while Americans march in No Kings protests is peak imperial absurdity. The son of a coup-installed Shah is not democracy.
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And then Israelis came for the Christians?
When Israeli police block Christians on Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, the politics of faith gets very real — and very uncomfortable.
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Spin-off Woke Dogma vs NZ First hate Trolls vs Chippy
It starts as gossip. It ends as political warfare. The Chris Hipkins controversy shows how fast outrage turns into weaponised narrative.
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Far-right Billionaire Jim Grenon’s anti-vax and racist culture war crusades
The growing influence of billionaire Jim Grenon over New Zealand media raises urgent questions about democracy, editorial independence and the role of culture war politics.
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National’s Crime Claims Are a Joke — And You’re the Punchline
As cocaine and meth use surge, critics argue New Zealand’s crime policies are failing to confront the real drivers of organised crime.
