And suddenly we are talking Trade War with China: That escalated quickly – why we need Māori Party neutrality
The ratcheting up of tension and trade war talk in just a week is a reminder of how trigger happy…
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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The Ministry needs to settle with Teacher Unions because a strike is going to be deeply unpopular
I think the Teacher Unions may well have over played their hand here with news of a general strike next…
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Why the 5.7% Greens are in trouble
As TDB has warned, the Greens are in trouble politically and the latest Curia/TU Poll sees them tumble down to…
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BOOM: New Taxpayers’ Union Poll puts Labour on Top but Greens in danger of falling below 5%
BOOM! Labour is back on top in the latest Taxpayer’s Union Poll Labour – 35.5% National – 34.8% ACT –…
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More Childcare, Bank review and Wealth Tax – why are Labour more conservative than what people are calling for?
This is going to be a weird election. National are making inroads on Early Childcare and a demand to review…
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Rise of NZ Male Domestic Terrorism, the fall of men and the fear of women’s vengeance
I don’t think we have fully appreciated the corrosive radicalisation post Parliament Lawn protests mixing with toxic masculinity Incel culture…
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The Boomer King Wayne Brown declares war on Public Transport
I love the predictability of the privatisation agenda after the Boomer King won a Mayoralty election rigged by voter suppression…
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National finally adopts The Daily Blog policy against Banks!
All parties keen for select committee banking inquiry except Labour All parties in Parliament want a select committee inquiry into…
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ANOTHER Chinese Spy? So it aint so Mao!
Another Chinese Spy? Senior government analyst accused of reporting to Chinese government by Security Intelligence Service A senior government analyst…
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Co-governance with Māori is preferable to Co-governance with Corporations (but 3 Waters is still a problem)
The Qanon level conspiracy theorists proclaiming Co-Governance is a secret plan to steal NZ for the Maaaaaaris would be hilarious…