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		<title>Te Kaupapa Election 2026 weekend political podcast: with Willie Jackson and Matthew Tukaki</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[War abroad. Power at home. And an economy that doesn’t add up. Te Kaupapa pulls it all apart.]]></description>
		
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		<title>MEDIAWATCH: Police Commissioner has misled country over Trash Queen&#8217;s involvement in Netflix doco</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediawatch-police-commissioner-has-misled-country-over-trash-queens-involvement-in-netflix-doco/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediawatch-police-commissioner-has-misled-country-over-trash-queens-involvement-in-netflix-doco/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julie Christie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karen Rutherford]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mark Mitchell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Richard Chambers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Police Commissioner says nothing was hidden. The emails suggest otherwise — and the deeper this goes, the worse it looks.]]></description>
		
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		<title>WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Is an English-first rebrand of Government Departments the most pressing issue confronting Aotearoa during the worst energy crisis ever?</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/waatea-news-column-is-an-english-first-rebrand-of-government-departments-the-most-pressing-issue-confronting-aotearoa-during-the-worst-energy-crisis-ever/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/waatea-news-column-is-an-english-first-rebrand-of-government-departments-the-most-pressing-issue-confronting-aotearoa-during-the-worst-energy-crisis-ever/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACT Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost of living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[culture war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judith Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiwi Bloggers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fuel crisis. Inflation rising. Jobs under threat. And this is what politicians are arguing about?]]></description>
		
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		<title>MEDIAWATCH: A Willie Jackson masterclass in how to take down Sean Plunket</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediawatch-a-willie-jackson-masterclass-in-how-to-take-down-sean-plunket/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediawatch-a-willie-jackson-masterclass-in-how-to-take-down-sean-plunket/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadcasting Standards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[free speech]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sean Plunket]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you’re going to take on Plunket — this is exactly how you do it.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Watching Luxon stumble over Māori in his Cabinet is glorious</title>
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					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediawatch-watching-luxon-stumble-over-maori-in-his-cabinet-is-glorious/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cabinet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tova O’Brien]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Forgetting your own Cabinet is awkward. Doing it twice? That’s something else entirely.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Bradbury Group with Chris Hipkins  + John Tamihere, Barbara Edmonds &#038; Matthew Hooton</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/8pm-live-tonight-the-bradbury-group-with-chris-hipkins-john-tamihere-barbara-edmonds-matthew-hooton/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/8pm-live-tonight-the-bradbury-group-with-chris-hipkins-john-tamihere-barbara-edmonds-matthew-hooton/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Political Podcast]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NZ Election 2026]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Marxist, A Party President,  a Party Leader, A Mum of 8 and a Newspaper columnist all walk into a...]]></description>
		
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		<title>MEDIAWATCH: Maiki Sherman Capitulated to NZ Police Minister to Strangle Fourth Estate Journalism – She Must Be Sacked</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediawatch-maiki-sherman-capitulated-to-nz-police-minister-to-strangle-fourth-estate-journalism-she-must-be-sacked/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediawatch-maiki-sherman-capitulated-to-nz-police-minister-to-strangle-fourth-estate-journalism-she-must-be-sacked/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benedict Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maiki Sherman]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[When a Political Editor apologises to a Police Minister for journalism, it’s not a mistake — it’s a warning. So what happens if no one is held accountable?]]></description>
		
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		<title>MEDIAWATCH: Maiki Sherman must resign as TVNZ Political Editor immediately</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediwatch-maki-sherman-must-resign-as-tvnz-political-editor-immediately/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediwatch-maki-sherman-must-resign-as-tvnz-political-editor-immediately/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benedict Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A political editor apologising to a minister for telling the truth? That’s not journalism — that’s something else entirely.]]></description>
		
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		<title>1-on-1 in 10 with Matt Watson: They Tried to Hide This Fishing Law… Until Kiwis Found It</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/1-on-1-in-10-with-matt-watson-they-tried-to-hide-this-fishing-law-until-kiwis-found-it/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/1-on-1-in-10-with-matt-watson-they-tried-to-hide-this-fishing-law-until-kiwis-found-it/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[They didn’t think anyone would notice.
Now one of NZ’s most recognisable fishers is calling it out — and asking who this law really protects.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Te Kaupapa Election 2026 weekend political podcast: with Māori Party Co-Leader – Debbie Ngarewa-Packer + Green MP – Hūhana Lyndon</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/te-kaupapa-election-2026-weekend-political-podcast-with-maori-party-co-leader-debbie-ngarewa-packer-green-mp-huhana-lyndon/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/te-kaupapa-election-2026-weekend-political-podcast-with-maori-party-co-leader-debbie-ngarewa-packer-green-mp-huhana-lyndon/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cost of living]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fuel prices, iwi radio cuts, the fishing bill and a housing market locked against the young — this Election 2026 political podcast goes straight to the pressure points.]]></description>
		
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