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		<title>The Oligarchy Mordor is in the New Zealand Shire</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Giga-yachts at the top. Food banks at the bottom. This isn’t a gap — it’s a system.]]></description>
		
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		<title>What National showed us during this fuel crisis was that they will serve us all up to the free market</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When things fall apart, who picks you up — and who tells you to harden up? The fuel crisis gave us the answer.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Turns out those green shoots of recovery were really the dried snot of desperation after all</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Turns out the “recovery” wasn’t growth — it was a sugar hit. And now the crash is coming.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The horror of Trump&#8217;s Military Industrial Complex</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Trillions for war. Cuts for people. The Military Industrial Complex doesn’t just win — it decides.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Oh look, another extreme NZ weather event &#8211; it&#8217;s getting worse</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two cyclones. Record heat. And we’re still calling it unusual. This is what denial looks like.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Maritime Union Warns Government To Take Initiative With Port Strategy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This isn’t a warning for the future — it’s happening now. Without a port strategy, global shipping giants will decide which parts of New Zealand survive.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ngarewa-Packer Demands Jones Come Clean On Fuel Supply &#8211; Te Pati Māori</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/ngarewa-packer-demands-jones-come-clean-on-fuel-supply-te-pati-maori/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fuel is up. Answers are down. Debbie Ngarewa-Packer is forcing the Government to show what it actually knows about New Zealand’s fuel supply — and when it knew it.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Universal Artist Income for a Post-Growth World on a Burning Planet</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/post-growth-capitalism-on-a-burning-planet-needs-a-universal-artist-income/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/post-growth-capitalism-on-a-burning-planet-needs-a-universal-artist-income/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As climate breakdown accelerates, a universal artist income could help societies process, adapt and survive what’s coming.]]></description>
		
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		<title>NZ First Misleads on Marsden Point to Deflect Fuel Crisis Blame</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/nzfirst-have-to-lie-about-marsden-point-to-gloss-over-their-inaction/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Would Marsden Point have protected NZ from the fuel crisis? Critics say the claims don’t stack up.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Iran War Impact on NZ Economy vs National’s Fuel Crisis Response</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/reality-of-americas-illegal-war-in-iran-on-nz-economy-vs-why-national-cant-protect-us-from-fuel-crisis/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Iran conflict could push NZ fuel prices up by 20–50 cents per litre — with inflation and unemployment rising.]]></description>
		
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