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Luxon Coup could spark snap election How does our new Nordic Ice Queen Reserve Bank Governor ‘look through’ 7.5% inflation? The ugly culture war malice an All Black is now supporting WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA should be resourced as the new front line… The horror that is MSD PSNA says High Court Superfund decision a victory for Palestinian rights The NZ Economy and global economy will go into recession because of Trump The financial crash landing of a joyful Artemis II in an age of cynicism After Fonterra trash their social license, why trust Business NZ to sign India free… The new language of disaster that the Government are quietly slipping into their new…
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  • Luxon Coup could spark snap election
    CTF | Deconstructing Headlines | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Most Recent Blogs

    Luxon Coup could spark snap election

    ByThe Daily Blog 17 April 2026

    It’s the spilling season. It’s the killing season. It’s the Red Pilling treason season. TDB warned that with the removal of Judith Collins as a faction leader, (the faction leader who handed Luxon the leadership after she poisoned off Simon Bridges), that Luxon’s leadership would crumble as the factions attack each other. The problem is that there are three factions….

    Read More Luxon Coup could spark snap electionContinue

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  • How does our new Nordic Ice Queen Reserve Bank Governor ‘look through’ 7.5% inflation?

    How does our new Nordic Ice Queen Reserve Bank Governor ‘look through’ 7.5% inflation?

    The unemployment forecast is now 6%, with what could be a 7.5% inflation rate all because Trump started an illegal…

    Read More How does our new Nordic Ice Queen Reserve Bank Governor ‘look through’ 7.5% inflation?Continue

  • The ugly culture war malice an All Black is now supporting

    The ugly culture war malice an All Black is now supporting

    Former All Blacks captain Taine Randell standing as New Zealand First candidate Former All Blacks captain Taine Randell will stand…

    Read More The ugly culture war malice an All Black is now supportingContinue

  • WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA  should be resourced as the new front line in climate change

    WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA should be resourced as the new front line in climate change

    I had the unpleasant experience of listening into Sean Plunket on The Platform this week. They were mocking the idea…

    Read More WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA should be resourced as the new front line in climate changeContinue

Setting the Agenda

  • PSNA says High Court Superfund decision a victory for Palestinian rights
    CTF | Featured | John Minto | Most Recent Blogs | Setting the Agenda

    PSNA says High Court Superfund decision a victory for Palestinian rights

    ByJohn Minto 16 April 202616 April 2026

    PSNA says High Court Superfund decision a victory for Palestinian rights   The High Court in Auckland has found policies of the NZ Superfund are ‘unreasonable and unlawful’ and fail to properly address human rights issues, when the Fund considers…

    Read More PSNA says High Court Superfund decision a victory for Palestinian rightsContinue

  • A Bigger Problem Than Iran

    A Bigger Problem Than Iran

    ByCurwen Rolinson 14 April 202615 April 2026

    If Iran closing Hormuz is extortion, what is America doing? Trump’s plan doesn’t just target Iran — it turns the entire global economy into collateral damage.

    Read More A Bigger Problem Than IranContinue

  • BEN MORGAN – Russia needs a victory this spring but probably won’t get one!

    BEN MORGAN – Russia needs a victory this spring but probably won’t get one!

    ByBen Morgan 14 April 202615 April 2026

    Russia needs a win — urgently. But Ukraine is grinding them down, Europe is waking up, and Putin may be running out of road faster than anyone expected.

    Read More BEN MORGAN – Russia needs a victory this spring but probably won’t get one!Continue

  • Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa's Neil Scott and protesters marching in the Stop Wars Aotearoa rally in Auckland's Queen Street

    Protesters rally across Aotearoa in condemnation of Israel, US ‘warmongering’ and ‘shameful’ NZ

    ByDr. David Robie 11 April 202613 April 2026

    Thousands marched. Not just against war — but against New Zealand’s silence while it happens.

    Read More Protesters rally across Aotearoa in condemnation of Israel, US ‘warmongering’ and ‘shameful’ NZContinue

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Deconstructing the Headlines

  • The horror that is MSD

    The horror that is MSD

    ByMartyn Bradbury 16 April 202616 April 2026

    MSD document says there’s ‘no evidence’ hundreds of New Zealanders are without shelter A government document says it is a “narrative” that hundreds of New Zealanders live without shelter, and there is “no evidence” to validate that. The Ministry of Social Development internal briefing said a plan to support rough…

    Read More The horror that is MSDContinue

  • The NZ Economy and global economy will go into recession because of Trump

    The NZ Economy and global economy will go into recession because of Trump

    ByMartyn Bradbury 16 April 2026

    Iran war escalation could trigger global recession, IMF warns Growth forecasts cut for US and global economy, while UK suffers sharpest downgrade in G7 The Guardian    Worst case scenario to the NZ economy 4 weeks ago from this illegal war in Iran was 3.7% inflation. 2 weeks after that…

    Read More The NZ Economy and global economy will go into recession because of TrumpContinue

  • The financial crash landing of a joyful Artemis II in an age of cynicism

    The financial crash landing of a joyful Artemis II in an age of cynicism

    ByMartyn Bradbury 16 April 202617 April 2026

    I am a space geek and the exploration of it by us excites me a lot. I thought the crew of Artemis II were incredible ambassadors for us as a species at our best and it is a reminder of what incredible feats we can achieve when we work together….

    Read More The financial crash landing of a joyful Artemis II in an age of cynicismContinue

  • After Fonterra trash their social license, why trust Business NZ to sign India free trade deal?

    After Fonterra trash their social license, why trust Business NZ to sign India free trade deal?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 16 April 2026

    We have just seen how Fonterra trashed their social contract with us by selling out any pretence of value added while forcing us to pay international prices against population demands we can never compete with. So why would we trust Business NZ to sign the India Free Trade Deal? Businesses,…

    Read More After Fonterra trash their social license, why trust Business NZ to sign India free trade deal?Continue

  • The new language of disaster that the Government are quietly slipping into their new climate change narrative

    The new language of disaster that the Government are quietly slipping into their new climate change narrative

    ByMartyn Bradbury 16 April 2026

    Over the last week of storms, I’ve noticed a very different kind of messaging coming through. I’ve heard every Government…

    Read More The new language of disaster that the Government are quietly slipping into their new climate change narrativeContinue

  • Imagine If Winston had said this instead?

    Imagine If Winston had said this instead?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 15 April 202615 April 2026

    Winston Peters was in the room just before Trump backed down. Imagine if New Zealand had used that moment to speak with principle instead of crawling.

    Read More Imagine If Winston had said this instead?Continue

  • Why Taxpayers’ Union hate Māori so much

    Why Taxpayers’ Union hate Māori so much

    ByMartyn Bradbury 15 April 202615 April 2026

    Same voices. Same outrage. Same targets. Why does every Taxpayers’ Union campaign seem to land on Māori?

    Read More Why Taxpayers’ Union hate Māori so muchContinue

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Media Watch

  • WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA  should be resourced as the new front line in climate change
    CTF | Featured | Martyn Bradbury | Media Watch | Most Recent Blogs

    WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA should be resourced as the new front line in climate change

    ByMartyn Bradbury 17 April 202617 April 2026

    I had the unpleasant experience of listening into Sean Plunket on The Platform this week. They were mocking the idea that climate change is impacting Māori more. One callers argument was how would the rain know how to harm Māori…

    Read More WAATEA NEWS COLUMN: Marae & RSA should be resourced as the new front line in climate changeContinue

  • The Bradbury Group with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer + Dr Paul Buchanan & Qiulae Wong, Arena Williams & Matthew Hooton

    The Bradbury Group with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer + Dr Paul Buchanan & Qiulae Wong, Arena Williams & Matthew Hooton

    ByThe Daily Blog 14 April 202615 April 2026

    A Marxist, A Party Co-Leader,  an Intelligence Analyst, a Newspaper columnist, another Party leader and the member for Manurewa all walk into a bar.The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?” 1-on-1 in…

    Read More The Bradbury Group with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer + Dr Paul Buchanan & Qiulae Wong, Arena Williams & Matthew HootonContinue

  • MEDIAWATCH: What should replace BSA if Goldsmith kills it?

    MEDIAWATCH: What should replace BSA if Goldsmith kills it?

    ByMartyn Bradbury 13 April 202613 April 2026

    Kill the watchdog — and what exactly replaces it? That’s the question no one serious is answering.

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: What should replace BSA if Goldsmith kills it?Continue

  • MEDIAWATCH: Alt-Right Culture War Billionaire Jim Grenon should pay defamation bill

    MEDIAWATCH: Alt-Right Culture War Billionaire Jim Grenon should pay defamation bill

    ByMartyn Bradbury 13 April 202615 April 2026

    If you bankroll the fight, should you also pay the bill when it collapses?

    Read More MEDIAWATCH: Alt-Right Culture War Billionaire Jim Grenon should pay defamation billContinue

  • Hipkins: Govt “Not Prepared” for Fuel Crisis & Global War Fallout

    Hipkins: Govt “Not Prepared” for Fuel Crisis & Global War Fallout

    ByThe Daily Blog 12 April 202615 April 2026

    Fuel shortages. Rising costs. Global war. Hipkins says we’re not ready — and that should worry everyone.

    Read More Hipkins: Govt “Not Prepared” for Fuel Crisis & Global War FalloutContinue

TDB: Left News
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  • Grim warning from Trucking Association, as impact of rising fuel costs hit consumers
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-04-18 By admin
  • Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's loosey-goosey retort may come back to haunt him
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-04-18 By admin
  • Christopher Luxon adamant he'll remain National leader amid speculation
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-04-18 By admin
  • Educators call on crown to pause contentious changes to Waitangi Treaty obligations
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-04-18 By admin
  • It’s now or never as Luxon faces brewing backbencher spill
    Newsroom Date: 2026-04-18 By Marc Daalder
  • SHOOTING THE MESSENGER WON'T HELP NATIONAL
    Against the Current Date: 2026-04-18 By Source Author
  • Government will announce new deal for additional fuel stock in coming days
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-04-18 By admin
  • Friday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
    The Kaka with Bernard Hickey Date: 2026-04-18 By Bernard Hickey
  • 17 o Āperira 2026 Ngā Kawepūrongo a Waatea | 12pm
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-18 By Scotty Morrison
  • As earthbound PM squelches through oily leadership muck, NZ flies directionless
    Newsroom Date: 2026-04-18 By Jonathan Milne
  • #questionoftheday: Waatea Poll Shows Strong Public Demand for Action on Fuel Crisis
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-17 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #hakinakina: Kiwi Star Charlisse Leger-Walker Drafted to WNBA in Historic Moment
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-17 By Dale Husband
  • #national: A Voice for Mana Motuhake Falls Silent: Honouring Sharon Hawke’s Enduring Legacy
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-17 By Dale Husband
  • #culture: History Returned: Ka Whawhai Tonu Redefines Storytelling and Ownership
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-17 By Dale Husband
  • #culture: Celebrating the Champions of Te Reo: Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2026 Nominations Open
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-17 By Dale Husband
  • #climatechange: Storms and Statutes: East Coast Communities Hit by Cyclone and Political Change
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-17 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #climatechange: Burning the Pacific: Aotearoa Challenged Over Fiji Waste Incinerator Plan
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-17 By Dale Husband
  • #economy: Spending Stalls as Card Data Signals Economic Slowdown
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-17 By Matthew Tukaki
  • #economy: Fuel Prices Surge as Petrol and Diesel Costs Climb in March
    Waatea Digital Date: 2026-04-17 By Matthew Tukaki
  • What is the Broadcasting Standards Authority and why is its future in doubt?
    RNZ Politics Date: 2026-04-17 By admin
  • Ben Lerner Hears Ghosts in the Wires
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-12 By Jonah Walters
  • WATCH: The World This Week – ‘Will the War End?’
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-04-12 By Consortiumnews.com
  • Capitalist Profits Depend on Stealing Our Future
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-12 By Timothy Mitchell
  • Zohran Mamdani’s Toughest Task in 100 Days: Taxing the Rich
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-12 By Nick French
  • Resource Competition With China Lay Behind Trump’s Iran War
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-12 By Guy Laron
  • Serbia’s Government Is Targeting the Public University
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-12 By Lela Vujanić
  • New Zealand’s North Island braces for Cyclone Vaianu with thousands ordered to evacuate
    Source: The Guardian Date: 2026-04-12 By Reuters
  • PATRICK LAWRENCE: US Diplomacy’s Last Breath
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-04-12 By corinna barnard
  • The Iranian Billionaire Negotiating With Trump
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-04-12 By corinna barnard
  • ‘That’ll be the end’: actor Sam Neill joins fight to stop controversial goldmine near his New Zealand vineyard
    Source: The Guardian Date: 2026-04-11 By Aina J Khan in Cromwell
  • Jeffrey Sachs: Ending Israel’s War on Peace
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-04-11 By corinna barnard
  • Killing & Indifference
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-04-11 By corinna barnard
  • It’s Tech Versus Teachers as Strike Looms Over LA Schools
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-11 By George Kates
  • Iran Is Stuck in Permanent Crisis
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-11 By Dora Mengüç
  • Zohran Mamdani’s 100 Days of 21st-Century Sewer Socialism
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-11 By Liza Featherstone
  • Dark Money Is Flowing Into Trump’s Legacy Projects
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-11 By Veronica Riccobene
  • SCOTUS Is Siding With Capitalists Over Trump
    Source: Jacobin Date: 2026-04-11 By Harry Blain
  • Caitlin Johnstone: Israel or Peace
    Source: Consortium News Date: 2026-04-11 By Consortiumnews.com
  • Democrats are calling for Trump’s removal from office — do they have any chance?
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-04-11 By Charlie Lewis
  • How a date with Barnaby Joyce’s nephew inspired a pro-climate tool that helped 600,000 people decide how to vote
    Source: Crikey.com Date: 2026-04-11 By Cam Wilson
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Liberal Agenda

  • Louis Theroux on toxic masculinity:  5 Stars

    Louis Theroux on toxic masculinity: 5 Stars

    ByMartyn Bradbury 9 April 202612 April 2026

    Louis Theroux walks straight into the manosphere — and what he finds isn’t just toxic masculinity, but a cultural vacuum we helped create.

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Daily Gallery

  • Political Caption Competition

    Political Caption Competition

    ByThe Daily Blog 17 April 2026

    First Lady Melania Trump holds a press conference demanding people stop gossiping about her Husband being Jesus

    Read More Political Caption CompetitionContinue

  • In Occupied Palestine – 14 April 2026

    In Occupied Palestine – 14 April 2026

    ByThe Daily Blog 17 April 2026

    In Occupied Palestine Zionism in practice Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land Sanction Israel Gaza‘s growing death, injury and sickness 08:00, 14 April 2026 until 08:00, 15 April 2026 In Gaza during the past 24 hours…

    Read More In Occupied Palestine – 14 April 2026Continue

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Guest Blogs & Sponsored Posts

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or wave

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or wave

    ByIan Powell 15 April 202615 April 2026

    It’s hovering near 5%. That’s all it takes. The Opportunity Party could go from political footnote to kingmaker — if the ripple becomes a wave.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Making sense of the Opportunity Party: ripples or waveContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Is it WW3 yet? Evaluating the Iran war as part of a larger globalised conflict

    GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Is it WW3 yet? Evaluating the Iran war as part of a larger globalised conflict

    BySeeby Woodhouse 13 April 202613 April 2026

    We’re asking the wrong question about Iran. It’s not “will this escalate?” — it’s whether we’re already in World War 3 and pretending we’re not.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Is it WW3 yet? Evaluating the Iran war as part of a larger globalised conflictContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Calling out Health New Zealand for intimidation of nurses

    GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Calling out Health New Zealand for intimidation of nurses

    ByIan Powell 11 April 202613 April 2026

    When nurses speak up about safety — should they be threatened for it?

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Calling out Health New Zealand for intimidation of nursesContinue

  • GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Project Ghost Murmur

    GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Project Ghost Murmur

    BySeeby Woodhouse 9 April 202613 April 2026

    You can leave your phone behind. You can’t leave your heartbeat.

    Read More GUEST BLOG: Seeby Woodhouse – Project Ghost MurmurContinue

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The Bradbury Group

War, Storms & Inflation: NZ Under Pressure

Tonight on The Bradbury Group, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Dr Paul Buchanan join us to break down the Iran war, climate shocks and rising inflation. With Hooton, Wong and Williams, we examine whether New Zealand is prepared for what’s coming next.

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Raw News

  • Ombudsman Complaint Filed Over The Government’s Refusal To Release Key LNG Modelling Conclusions – Lawyers for Climate Action

    Ombudsman Complaint Filed Over The Government’s Refusal To Release Key LNG Modelling Conclusions – Lawyers for Climate Action

    ByThe Daily Blog 17 April 2026

    Lawyers for Climate Action and the New Zealand Climate Foundation have filed a complaint with the Ombudsman, challenging MBIE’s decision to withhold critical conclusions from the modelling underpinning the Government’s decision to proceed with a $2.7B LNG Import Facility. The…

    Read More Ombudsman Complaint Filed Over The Government’s Refusal To Release Key LNG Modelling Conclusions – Lawyers for Climate ActionContinue

  • Maipi-Clarke Backs Tribunal Scrutiny Of Education Reform – Te Pati Māori

    Maipi-Clarke Backs Tribunal Scrutiny Of Education Reform – Te Pati Māori

    ByThe Daily Blog 17 April 2026

    MP for Hauraki-Waikato and Te Pāti Māori Education Spokesperson, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, stands in support of the urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearings taking place this week into Wai 3553. The claim, brought forward by Northland iwi and hapū Ngāti Hine and Te…

    Read More Maipi-Clarke Backs Tribunal Scrutiny Of Education Reform – Te Pati MāoriContinue

  • NZ Greenhouse Gas Inventory shows Fonterra and intensive dairy industry fuelling climate chaos – Greenpeace

    NZ Greenhouse Gas Inventory shows Fonterra and intensive dairy industry fuelling climate chaos – Greenpeace

    ByThe Daily Blog 17 April 202617 April 2026

    It’s time to end dairy expansions. That’s Greenpeace’s message following the announcement of a Government report showing that emissions from intensive dairy farming increased in 2024. Greenpeace Aotearoa climate campaigner Sinéad Deighton-O’Flynn says,“This is a ‘fork in the road’ moment…

    Read More NZ Greenhouse Gas Inventory shows Fonterra and intensive dairy industry fuelling climate chaos – GreenpeaceContinue

  • Jobs keep vanishing under National – Labour

    Jobs keep vanishing under National – Labour

    ByThe Daily Blog 17 April 2026

    Today’s jobseeker figures expose an economy going backwards, with businesses closing their doors and Kiwis paying the price. “These numbers are a direct result of Christopher Luxon’s failure to turn the economy around,” Labour social development and employment spokesperson Willow-Jean…

    Read More Jobs keep vanishing under National – LabourContinue

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