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Why NZ First Party List reads like a prequel to the Handmaid’s Tale as Winston calls abortion ‘murder or assassination’
Wow. You can tell the power factions inside a Party by the List and the surge up that list by christofascists like Alfred Ngaro, Harete Hipango-Brownlie and Elliot Ikilei shows the new power conservative Christians have on the party… NZ First releases party list, demotes four incumbent MPs in favour of newcomers New Zealand First has released its party list…
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Surprise, surprise, the vast majority of Kiwis disagree with ACT and National’s neoliberal privatisation agenda
Surprise, surprise, the vast majority of Kiwis disagree with ACT and National’s neoliberal privatisation agenda… Two-thirds of New Zealanders Support…
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NZ Economy is so bad Economists now quietly admit green shoots of recovery won’t be until next year (yeah right)
WOW. You know shit just got real when the chorus of Capitalism Cheerleaders known as NZs Economic Chattering Class quietly…
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Bit rich claiming Greens are ungovernable vs ACT and NZF
Oh come on… …it’s a bit rich claiming Greens are ungovernable vs ACT and NZF! Luxon skill set as a…
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Shane Te Pou – One term. That’s what Māori want
I’ve been around politics a long time, and every election someone tells me the Māori seats are sorted. Labour’s got them. No, TPM’s got them. And every election the Māori seats turn around and upset the apple cart. Every single…
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Allan Alach – Erica Stanford Has Been a Disaster for Education
As Erica Stanford’s term as Minister of Education comes to its end, we can now see how what a disaster…
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Shane Te Pou – An Independent Voice, Not an Isolated One
If I’d sat down to write this three was years ago, I would’ve had Winston Peters up there as one…
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Allan Alach – The Far Right Is On the Rise in New Zealand
Around the world, parties on the far right are making inroads into popular opinion, examples such as Reform in the…
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TDB Poll of Polls
Based on 4 polls, latest: 6 October 2026
Sources
- 1News Verian — 06/10/2026
- RNZ Reid — 06/10/2026
- Roy Morgan — 31/08/2026
- Talbot Mills — 14/08/2026
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Bit rich claiming Greens are ungovernable vs ACT and NZF
Oh come on… …it’s a bit rich claiming Greens are ungovernable vs ACT and NZF! Luxon skill set as a CEO has meant nothing up against alpha political predators like Seymour and Luxon. The ease with which they have manipulated him so they could push culture war revenge fantasies and…
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Could Israel collapse into civil war? The CIA think so – why Minto’s Sodastream stickers are so minuscule
When you oppress a people, it’s not just the people you oppress who become warped, it is the oppressor themselves who also becomes mutilated. The terrible war crimes the Israeli population have allowed Netanyahu to conduct is on them as a democracy and when a people commit genocide, there are…
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Government great at imprisoning shoplifters, not so good with cocaine and meth dealers
This should surprise no one… Drug trends survey: Cocaine use surges in NZ as price falls, drug becomes more accepted Cocaine use in New Zealand is surging as the drug becomes cheaper, easier to find and increasingly normalised, new research shows. Nearly a third of respondents to the latest NZ…
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What TVNZ and RNZ Polls are telling us about this election
Two polls… …same story. TOP is the key. The Overhang that will be generated by National and TPM means whatever side wins will require 4 parties to get to 51%. Greens are surging and holding. Specials enrolment are 60% up. National and Labour continue to disappoint. The election will go…
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BREAKING: New Poll has National slump to 26%
BOOM – the New RNZ/Reid Research Poll gonna have the Right Wing Hate Trolls a’ screamin’… …suck it up hard Right Wing Hate Trolls. Suck. It. Up. Hard. I think that the Greens are in for their best performance ever. They have bypassed the alienating woke dogma and focused clearly…
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Ensuring local musicians get exposure on stage with huge international acts is the least we can do for the Arts
Oh Jesus wept, Ensuring local musicians get exposure on stage with huge international acts is the least we can do for the Arts… Labour vows to make international touring artists have a local support act when playing in NZ The Labour Party says it will require every international musician who…
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Hobson’s Pledge fanatic Elliot Ikilei’s bromance with Andrew Tate is the least of his problematics
NZ First candidate defends past praise of controversial influencer Andrew Tate NZ First candidate Elliot Ikilei repeatedly praised controversial manosphere…
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Secrecy at Ministry of Education is to hide a hard right agenda aimed at censoring indigenous identity
There is a reason why the Ministry of Education is desperately trying to hide everything… Whistleblowers offer to aid Education…
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I see your Chris Trotter and raise you a Tim Selwyn, Matt Blomfield and Professor Wayne Hope
Former mentor of the Left and freedom fighter turned Culture War Boomer GameKeeper (who once ran with the Marx but…
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National’s Prison Empire vs Meth epidemic they have lost control of
This Government has lost control of the Meth epidemic while building more prisons for petty crime. We are building a…
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Liam Dann’s vacant green shoots of recovery optimism vs strongest El Niño in 1000 years
Please, Donald Trump: Fresh petrol pump pain threatens NZ’s fragile recovery – Liam Dann It’s great that US President Donald…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Latest Polls highlight how important Māori voters will be in Election 2026
I think Māori voters will have an enormous role to play in te defeat of this Government. After 3 years of constant attack on the Treaty and Māori identity, the electorate is ready to fight back. I think we will see…
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Tim Selwyn – TVNZ Leaders Debate
The TVNZ leader’s debate last night (06/10/2026) was an underwhelming points victory to Hipkins, with both men exhibiting the key character traits that repel us. Hipkins: smug, self-satisfied, a prefect’s smirk. Luxon: aloof, clueless and slippery. Why trust either one…
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The Bradbury Group Post TVNZ Leaders Debate Special with Willie Jackson, Sandra Grey, Sean Plunket, John Tamihere and Dr Harpreet Singh
A marxist, the Māori Labour Caucus Co-President, the NZCTU President, Sean Plunket, President of the Māori Party, a Dr and a Māori Broadcaster all walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says, ‘What is this? The Bradbury Group?…
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MEDIAWATCH: Stuff KingMaker’s Debate a deep disappointment
I was really disappointed with Stuff’s KingMaker’s Debate. I think Matthew Hooton as the new Editor of The Post has made that newspaper a must read daily visit. The Post is on to issues politically a good 24 to 48…
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MEDIAWATCH: ZB, NZME Māori TV + Spinoff prove Hanger’s point about allowing racist Taxapayers’ Union to infect the body politic
Look at this story, it’s from ZB, posted on NZME and simply slides the Taxpayers’ Union into the story without pointing out what we now know from Nicky’s new book, that they are an organisation of influence for big polluters…
TDB: Left News
- Election live: NZ First has no bottom lines for negotiations, Peters says
- When I’m a Billionaire
- National promises random drug testing for jobseeker beneficiaries
- Hamilton East: Will the 'city of the future' predict the election again?
- Indefinite ban on taking sea life from large parts of Auckland and Coromandel coastlines
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KiwiStack Live Election Mini-Hoon with Elliot Crossan
- David Seymour again hints at retirement age increase if ACT elected
- Politicians pin hopes of winning knife-edge race on Auckland this election
- Stricter emergency housing rules putting domestic violence victims at risk, Women's Refuge says
- Labour’s sinking-lid fiscal strategy has consequences
- Health company calls for rule change to let pharmacists treat common conditions
- Novelty trumps loyalty on NZ First’s candidates list
- Anne Salmond: I belong, therefore I am
- National’s proposed aid cuts take aim at Key-era research initiative
- Book of the Week: The descent of Catherine Chidgey
- Michael Wood’s quest for redemption in Mt Roskill
- ‘They understand consent, they just don’t care’
- Daily crossword, Thursday 8 October
- Mini crossword, Thursday 8 October
- ‘Bottom lines’ are bulldust when it comes to talks
- Tech Workers’ Leverage Over Employers Is Shifting
- The Meaning of Oct 7
- Mark Carney Isn’t the “Leader of the Free World.” Lula Is.
- Israel Above the Law – Palestine Beyond Justice
- Caitlin Johnstone: No One Cares About Oct 7 Anymore
- Could AI Fix Climate Change? Probably Not Under Capitalism.
- High School Protests Have French Establishment on the Ropes
- What Comes After Hyperpolitics?
- Andy Burnham’s Labour Allows the Left to Breathe, a Little
- Britain Gets in on US Control of Venezuelan Oil
- Flydubai attack investigation widens as alleged hijacker’s training in New Zealand scrutinised
- The Snoop: A truly mad review of the Perth Show, a One Nation candidate’s election charges, and more
- Fossil Fou? What a Tuvalu snafu tells us about Australia’s role in the Pacific family
- No One Gives A Fuck About October 7
- Should we replace politicians with AI? Would anyone notice?
- ‘Addicted to drops’: Insiders spill on why Australian media is silent on One Nation’s press ban
- Dear Albo of 1983, what do you make of yourself now?
- ‘Rip it open’: Big Girls Don’t Cry director explores wounds of early love in film festival hit
- New Zealand greenhouse gas levels hit record highs threatening catastrophic glacier melts
- Business community unimpressed with Taylor’s migration pitch
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Liberal Agenda
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The Liberal Agenda – “Last Man Standing”: A false account of the Alliance split over going to war in Afghanistan
I would like to detail the experience I had working with a government cabinet minister Matt Robson in 2001 when…
Daily Gallery
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Open Mic THURSDAY 8th OCTOBER + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: Some important electoral rules in NZ are reserved provisions, giving them special protection against ordinary amendment. Changing those protected provisions generally requires either 75% of all MPs or approval at a referendum. POLITICAL QUOTE OF…
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Open Mic WEDNESDAY 7th OCTOBER + Political Caption Competition
POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: More than 90,000 women voted in the 1893 election, Women nevertheless couldn’t stand for Parliament immediately. Women gained the right to stand for Parliament in 1919. POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Men judge generally more…
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Ian Powell – How I would establish trust and confidence in Health New Zealand (on a best endeavours basis only)
Health New Zealand (HNZ) – Te Whatu Ora was established on 1 July 2022 under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures)…
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GUEST BLOG: Matt Blomfield – A review of Dirty Work, sort of.
Nicky Hager has a new book out. Dirty Work: The Taxpayers’ Union and New Zealand’s Hard Right, launched last week…
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Ian Powell – New Zealand loses two-thirds of recruited overseas trained medical specialists within five years!
What a headline: ‘Two thirds of overseas-trained medical specialists leave again in less than five years’. It is hard to…
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Ian Powell – Health Minister misses health targets – yet again!!
How many times has Minister of Health Simeon Brown missed the target while frequently undertaking his self-promotion of his highly…
The Bradbury Group
Luxon vs Hipkins: Who Won the TVNZ Leaders’ Debate?
Who landed the blows, who dodged the questions, and did either leader convince undecided voters? Martyn is joined by Willie Jackson, Sandra Grey, Sean Plunket, Matthew Tukaki, Dr Harpreet Singh and John Tamihere to pull apart the first TVNZ leaders’ debate — the biggest exchanges, missed opportunities and what it all means for the 2026 election. Watch the full post-debate special below.
Raw News
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One mortgage doesn’t end a cost-of-living crisis – NZCTU
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi says the Prime Minister’s story in last night’s leaders’ debate, about meeting a woman saving $7,000 a year on her mortgage, shows how out of touch he is with the…
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Alliance Launches 2026 Party List With A Call To Break From “Political Inertia And Managed Decline”
The Alliance Party has announced its party list and electorate candidates for the 7 November 2026 general election. The line-up brings together frontline workers, community representatives, professionals, trade unionists and small businesspeople to challenge the political status quo. Alliance Party…
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Te Pāti Māori Backs Kōhanga Reo And Kura With Long-Term Investment
Te Pāti Māori will back the future of Māori-medium education with long-term investment in kōhanga reo and kura Māori, giving whānau certainty to build, grow and strengthen te reo Māori for future generations, Co-leader Rawiri Waititi and Hauraki-Waikato MP Hana-Rāwhiti…
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Labour Will Get Kiwis A Better Deal From Banks
Labour will open up New Zealand’s banking sector to more competition, giving Kiwis more choice and making the big banks work harder for their business. “This election is about the cost of living. Almost every Kiwi relies on a bank…
