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		<title>Stop blaming the politicians and start blaming yourself!</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/stop-blaming-the-politicians-and-start-blaming-yourself/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Polls tell us that the majority of Kiwis support this hard Right Government. That despite the ideological vandalism to...]]></description>
		
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		<title>After throwing a tantrum for being called racist (because he was being racist), Winston now has a tanty at the Unions???</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After throwing a massive tantrum for being called racist (because he was being racist)&#8230; &#8230;Matua Winston has thrown another tanty,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The War on News: Unemployment Spin, Aussie Colony Dreams &#038; Trump’s Racist AI Rant</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[📉 Unemployment Rises — National Calls It a Miracle: The unemployment rate was expected to fall. It went up. 140,000...]]></description>
		
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		<title>GUEST BLOG: Tadhg Stopford &#8211; Nzs pimped out, again! NACTs critical minerals fast track trap.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tadhg Stopford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A guest analysis of New Zealand’s fast-tracked critical minerals strategy, questioning royalties, foreign control, and the long-term risks to national sovereignty.]]></description>
		
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		<title>How NZ First retains support by absorbing fragmented Right-Wing votes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NZ First continues to poll strongly by attracting voters from fragmented anti-establishment and conspiracy-driven right-wing movements in New Zealand.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Election 2026: How Labour’s Māori Caucus can win back Māori voters</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/waatea-news-column-election-2026-how-labour-maori-caucus-win-the-26-election/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Election 2026 approaches, Labour’s Māori Caucus faces a strategic choice. Targeting Māori voters who backed National may matter more than fighting the Māori Party for electorates.]]></description>
		
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		<title>What rare earth mineral promises has Matua Shane Jones given Trump?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Questions are being raised about Shane Jones’ role in rare earth and critical minerals talks with the US and what it means for New Zealand’s economy and environment.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Liam Dann quietly packs away the Green Shoots champagne</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/liam-dann-starts-quietly-packing-away-the-green-shoots-champagne/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After declaring the economic recovery had arrived, NZ Herald economist Liam Dann now appears to be walking back the “green shoots” narrative.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bannon’s Epstein interview: a hollow, smug, humourless pervert</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/bannons-epstein-interview-a-hollow-smug-humourless-pervert/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Selwyn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A detailed critique of Steve Bannon’s interview with Jeffrey Epstein, exposing the emptiness, arrogance and moral rot behind the performance.]]></description>
		
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		<title>ACT are so free market they support slavery</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I think ACTs mask slipped last week. The shock of seeing them for the foaming mouthed ideological storm troopers they...]]></description>
		
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