Is Matthew Horncastle the worst thing to happen to Christchurch since the earthquake?
Property developer Matthew Horncastle fires up after complaint over political billboard Outspoken property developer Matthew Horncastle has taken aim at…
Author: Martyn Bradbury
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Soooo, about cutting Peter Thiel’s NZ citizenship
Why tech billionaire and NZ citizen Peter Thiel is decamping to the end of the world Born in Germany and…
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After secretly wanting to join illegal Iran War, National are now trying to desecrate nuclear free
Labour will ‘never change’ New Zealand’s nuclear-free status, Hipkins says Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins says his party will “never…
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Hegseth’s derogatory statement about NZ proves why we desperately need to lift military spending
Ex-Defence Minister Wayne Mapp pushes back on US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth’s ‘freeloading’ claim Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue…
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I told you AI was already damaging beneficiaries
We told you this was already happening… Government uses Budget urgency to pass bill allowing the automation of welfare decisions…
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Ummm – so the UN just blacklisted Israel for sexual torture – ’bout that
Cough. Sooooooo ’bout those allegations the the IDF are systematically using sexual assault on Palestinian Prisoners… UN blacklists Israel for…
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King’s Birthday Honours 2026 Rewards the Establishment
Barry Soper gets journalism honours. Elizabeth Rata gets education honours. Martyn sees no public virtue here, just the establishment pinning medals on itself.
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Wayne Brown Auckland: The Mayor the City Deserves?
Wayne Brown may be a grumpy propertied boomer, but Martyn says that is exactly why he fits Auckland: a city managing decline without disturbing property prices.
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Barry Soper’s King’s Birthday Honour Is a Media Farce
Barry Soper gets a King’s Birthday gong for journalism. Martyn sees something else: a warning label for what happens when bitterness devours a career.
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Jim Grenon Media Influence and the Batchelor Case
Jim Grenon tried to keep his role funding Julian Batchelor’s failed TVNZ defamation case out of the news. The judge said no. That matters.
