About The Daily Blog
The Daily Blog is Aotearoa’s largest collective of left-wing political commentators and progressive opinion shapers.
Launched on 1 March 2013, TheDailyBlog.co.nz was created to challenge the orthodoxies of mainstream media and to publish the stories, arguments, and perspectives that power would rather you didn’t hear.
Edited by Martyn Bradbury, The Daily Blog brings together more than twenty of the country’s most respected, disruptive, and uncompromising voices from across the left. Writers, academics, activists, unionists, commentators, and cultural critics — united by one belief: democracy only works when debate is honest, fearless, and accessible.
At a time when corporate media is shrinking, public-interest journalism is underfunded, and inequality continues to widen, The Daily Blog exists to fill the gap. We scrutinise political power, expose media bias, amplify marginalised voices, and provide rigorous analysis of New Zealand’s social, economic, and political landscape.
“Blogging and social media have become critical counterweights to mainstream media. When inequality is rising and democratic accountability is falling, it’s up to independent platforms to fortify dissent, sharpen debate, and hold the powerful to account. It’s hugely encouraging to see organised labour engaging directly in digital media. Unions understand the stakes — and they understand that public debate matters.”
Martyn bradbury
2013
New Zealand continues to face entrenched child poverty, insecure work, housing crises, and growing inequality. The erosion of strong public media has left a vacuum — and blogs like The Daily Blog exist to make sure that vacuum is not filled with silence.
The Daily Blog is proudly supported by UNITE Union, Rail and Maritime Transport Union, and the New Zealand Dairy Workers Union, alongside thousands of readers who support the site through direct donations.
Their backing reflects a shared commitment to economic justice, workers’ rights, and democratic engagement.
A chorus of dissenting voices.
Our Contributors
The Daily Blog features writing and commentary from a broad range of progressive thinkers and commentators, including:
- Tim Selwyn: TDB Deputy Editor, TDB Māori Political Blogger and Podcast Statistician
- Ben Morgan: TDB Military Blogger
- Professor Wayne Hope: TDB Media Blogger
- Allan Alach: TDB Education Blogger
- Selwyn Manning: TDB Co-Founder & Editor of The Evening Report
- Professor Jane Kelsey: Law professor and activist
- John Minto: Human Rights Blogger
- Martyn Bradbury: TDB Editor & Host of The Bradbury Group
- Professor Susan St. John: TDB Social Policy Blogger
- Ian Powell: Public Health Blogger
- Seeby Woodhouse: IT Blogger
- Tadhg Stopford: Economic Blogger
- Dr. David Robie: Pacific Blogger
- Leslie Bravery: Palestinian Casualty Blogger
- Malcolm Evans: Political Cartoonist
- Stephen Minto: Political Blogger
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The Daily Blog exists to challenge power, interrogate media narratives, and give oxygen to voices that are too often sidelined or ignored. That work takes time, infrastructure, and editorial independence — and it can’t be sustained by corporate sponsorship or algorithm-chasing.
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