GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Crony capitalism
On 21 November 2021 Winston Peters posted on X (Twitter) that New Zealand has a government that “…has an unhealthy penchant…
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The Bradbury Group with Chlöe Swarbrick, Tau Henare, Claudette Hauiti and Professor Wayne Hope
Welcome to the new weekly Political Podcast, The Bradbury Group, proudly sponsored by Waatea News (Journalism you can trust) live…
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BEN MORGAN: The Iran-Israel War, US intervention and potential impacts in Ukraine
Recently, the Israel-Iran war escalated, President Trump announcing that US aircraft were involved in attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. The…
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Green Party Economic Strategy worthy of Aotearoa New Zealand
Simon Wilson continues to be one of the best columnists the NZ Herald has, his review of the Greens Economic…
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Auditing The Government’s Police Numbers Strategy
An audit of 1022 police recruits that went through training between January 2024 and April 2025 reveals 128 did so despite being…
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Please Spare Us From Ignorant Politicians
Once again, we have evidence of another Minister of Education opening her mouth and revealing she hasn’t a clue what…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Refusal to settle over ceding sovereignty beneath the Crown
The decision by Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith to refuse signing the East Coast iwi Te Whānau-ā-Apanu settlement because of an agree…
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US/Israel illegal war on Iran – the ‘Rules Based Order’ is now meaningless
I have zero time for Theocracy, whether it is Christian, Muslim or Hindu because I don;t believe Religion should impact…
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MEDIAWATCH: Is Luke Malpass a bigger deranged libertarian than Damien Grant?
Some insane hot takes by Luke Malpass at Stuff… …what a surprise, he’s an apologist for Israel. Unbelievable, the less…
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Comrades – We must save Segar House from this terrible Government!
Rauaroha Segar House is a totally unique, nationally recognised mental health facility for some of Aotearoa’s most complex mental health…