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It took Luxon 72 hours to turn down Trump’s Board of Peace poisoned chalice
Well, at least we now know that our PM has enough basic self protection skills not to take poisoned chalices… New Zealand declines Donald Trump’s invite to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ The Government has declined US President Donald Trump’s invitation for New Zealand to join his “Board of Peace”, which is set to effectively run Gaza. Stuff …why it…
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Sooo… Tamatha Paul was right after all then?
Cough. You’ll remember the pile on last year when Green MP Tamatha Paul had the audacity to suggest that not…
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The real reason why rents are coming ‘down’
Rent drops for first time in a decade, data shows New Zealand’s average weekly rent has dropped for the first…
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Wait? WHAT! ACT supports slavery???
Wait? WHAT! National and Labour MPs team up to get slavery bill heard after ACT objects National and Labour are…
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Sanction Israel Gaza’s growing death, injury & sickness
The total numbers of killed and wounded in Gaza by Israel since 7 October 2023 are: Killed 71,667 and Wounded 171,434. The past 24 hours (as above) have seen 5 more killed and 6 more wounded Since the start of…
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Return of The Bradbury Group Political Podcast Election 26 (now with bonus Matthew Hooton)
The Bradbury Group Election 26 Political Podcast returns Tuesday 8pm next week. Proudly sponsored by Waatea News – Journalism you…
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We Must Counter the Government’s Efforts to Restrict Voting
With the countdown to the election now on, we need to turn our attention to overcoming the efforts that the…
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Deployment of the National Guard in Minnesota
Can we rely on any section of the State to defend our democratic rights? The scary thing here with the…
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Based on 4 polls, latest: 22 January 2026
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It took Luxon 72 hours to turn down Trump’s Board of Peace poisoned chalice
Well, at least we now know that our PM has enough basic self protection skills not to take poisoned chalices… New Zealand declines Donald Trump’s invite to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ The Government has declined US President Donald Trump’s invitation for New Zealand to join his “Board of Peace”,…
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Sooo… Tamatha Paul was right after all then?
Cough. You’ll remember the pile on last year when Green MP Tamatha Paul had the audacity to suggest that not everyone felt safe with the Police… What a Green MP said about police, and why it’s being called ‘nutty’, ‘stupid’ and ‘la la land stuff’ Stuff …yeah. ’bout that… New…
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The real reason why rents are coming ‘down’
Rent drops for first time in a decade, data shows New Zealand’s average weekly rent has dropped for the first time in a decade – but one representative for renters says it’s not necessarily a sign they have it easy. Realestate.co.nz said, based on its data, the national average weekly…
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Wait? WHAT! ACT supports slavery???
Wait? WHAT! National and Labour MPs team up to get slavery bill heard after ACT objects National and Labour are joining forces to get modern slavery legislation into Parliament, using a new process to skip the biscuit tin for the first time. The MPs backing it say the process was…
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Mt Maunganui tragedy another deregulated Kiwi nightmare
So it now seems like everyone knew there was a landslide coming at Mt Maunganui and no one did anything….
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Will Saturday be Eru’s last stand?
It will be a fascinating turn out this Saturday in Auckland. While Bishop Brian Tamaki’s stormtroopers will be attempting to…
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Utter failure of Heal The Nation Hikoi highlights Right Wing Māori influencers aren’t so influential
The most excruciating and cringe event right now has been the utter failure of Heal The Nation Hikoi. It was…
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Return of The Bradbury Group Political Podcast Election 26 (now with bonus Matthew Hooton)
The Bradbury Group Election 26 Political Podcast returns Tuesday 8pm next week. Proudly sponsored by Waatea News – Journalism you can trust, The Bradbury Group is NZs best weekly political argument with an eclectic mix of politicians, commentators and activists…
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WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Election 2026: The Government’s anti-Māori agenda vs the double standards of natural disasters
There is a fundamental double standard at the heart of this Government. For the last 2 years the National, ACT and NZF Government have used Māori and the Treaty as a political punching bag to score points with their reactionary rump base. Yet…
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The Daily Blog relaunch for Election 26
Comrades, welcome to The Daily Blog Election 2026! Last year we had 800,000 readers and 7 million page views. This month we are relaunching The Daily Blog in the biggest redesign of our 13 year history. We have been working…
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MEDIAWATCH: Climate Denier ZB demands no one ask PM any climate change questions as he tours ramifications of climate change disaster he’s exacerbating
What new hell is this? Perspective with Ryan Bridge: There’s a time and a place to protest Now, have a listen to this. This happened in Thames this morning as the Prime Minister arrived to go and check on the…
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MEDIAWATCH: NZ Herald pimping for Big Dairy
Now NZME is owned by alt-Right culture war Billionaire extremist Jim Grenon, the NZ Herald will lean more heavily into climate denial than ever before and this bullshit article by a corporate sczitist pimp trying to distance her Dairy industry…
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- Christopher Luxon confirms he won't join Donald Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
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The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre Pride Summer
Wake up from your holiday daze Tāmaki Makaurau – it’s officially Summer/Pride season at Basement Theatre! From 7 Feb – 18…
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The Liberal Agenda – Basement Theatre
Kia ora Basement whānau,Aue, e hika ma! Titiro koutou ki ngā whakaari i tēnei wiki! Check out what’s on this…
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The Liberal Agenda – Under the Radar Gig Guide
Hey, here is your weekly guide to gigs in Auckland. TICKETS POPULAR Ian Moss – Live In Auckland Hollywood Avondale…
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The Liberal Agenda – Under The Radar Gig Guide
Hey, here is your weekly guide to gigs in Auckland. TICKETS POPULAR Cryptopsy Double Whammy (Sun) Phantastic Ferniture NZ Tour…
Daily Gallery
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Political Caption Competition
The look on your face when you trash India’s Free trade deal and then have to go to a function for India
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In Occupied Palestine – 27 January 2026
Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing death, injury and…
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Political Caption Competition
Chris Luxon joins Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
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In Occupied Palestine – 26 January 2026
Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing death, injury and…
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Political Caption Competition
It’s the morgue
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Newsflash Nicola: Diagnosis comes before treatment, not after
Despite the health system being one of the major and most electorally sensitive issues of public (and voter) concern in Aotearoa New Zealand, when Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gave his recent annual state of the nation address he barely mentioned…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize!
Readers familiar with my politics might be perplexed at least (shocked at worse) by the heading to this post. Trump…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – High Court provides an opportunity for political puberty blocker ban review
On 17 December Radio New Zealand reported the decision of the High Court to delay the ban on puberty blockers…
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GUEST BLOG: Google urges 13-year-olds to disable parental controls
There is a gap between what you hear about and what you really need to know. We’re here to fill…
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Raw News
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Historic use of Parliamentary rule to usher in modern Slavery Act for NZ – World Vision New Zealand
World Vision New Zealand applauds the historic cross-party move to fast-track modern slavery legislation through Parliament. Today National and Labour announced that they will invoke a never-before-used Parliamentary rule (Standing Order 288 or the Rule of 61) to progress a…
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Cost of living rises faster than workers’ wages
Cost of living data released by Stats NZ today shows that working people are being left behind, said NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi President Sandra Grey. “Data released by Stats NZ today showed that the cost of living rose at its…
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NZCTU welcomes Bipartisan Bill to combat Modern Slavery
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi welcomes the bipartisan Bill to combat modern slavery in our supply chains. This Bill is an important step in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery and stop products made…
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Luxon has a cow-shaped hole in his Government’s bogus climate plan
The Government’s re-jigged emissions plan has a giant cow-shaped hole in it, exposing a climate strategy that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. Greenpeace spokesperson Rhiannon Mackie says, “Luxon’s claim to care about climate action rings hollow after the announcement of…
