Yearly Archives: 2026

EDITORIAL: By Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury, editor and publisher of The Daily Blog Media Insider: Complainant wants apology and blog posts permanently removed; blogger Martyn Bradbury...

By Lillian Hanly of RNZ The New Zealand Greens co-leader has been kicked out of the House, after challenging what she called the Speaker's "double...

Pacific Media Watch Daily Blog editor and publisher Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury’s gagging case has been adjourned until next week, with the judge warning today that...

The New Zealand government remains shamefully silent on Gaza, despite being a signatory to international agreements that oblige it to act, writes John Hobbs...

EDITORIAL: By The Daily Blog editor and publisher Martyn Bradbury Daily Blog editor and publisher Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury yesterday declared he has been served "legal...

POLITICAL BYTES: By Ian Powell On June 6, I published a Political Bytes post criticising the mis-named "Free Speech Union" (FSU) for opposing the exercise...

COMMENTARY: By John Minto Television New Zealand outdid itself last week. For decades it has been a direct funnel for Israeli propaganda into our living rooms...

COMMENTARY: By Saige England Failing To Report for Duty I'm feeling guilty at not writing down all the speeches: the speeches by people whose voices I recorded, the...

Cook Island News Independent candidates are replacing traditional political parties in the Cook Islands, argues a veteran former politician -- a claim rejected by a...

COMMENTARY: By Eva Karene Bartlett During the ongoing Israeli genocide of Gaza, Palestinian journalists have been courageously reporting under Israel’s bombs, drones and snipers. More than...

COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean Trump’s Iran "deal” isn’t a deal. It’s hos third retreat in four months. April 2026: 48-hour ultimatum, then a two-week delay. July: “13...

EDITORIAL: By The Daily Blog editor and publisher Martyn Bradbury Comrades. The Daily Blog is New Zealand's largest leftwing blog; we have been around for 13...

REVIEW: By Olivia Rosane It’s a commonly repeated statistic that the US military is the world’s largest institutional polluter, but what exactly does that mean? The...

By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific A member of New Caledonia's Eveil Océanien kingmaker's party, Milakulo Tukumuli, has been elected as the new President of...

COMMENTARY: By +972 podcast presenter Alaa Salama As +972 Magazine’s audience engagement manager, social media is a huge part of my job. I use it...

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle The Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand was typically restrained, dignified but crystal clear when he responded to Foreign Minister Winston Peter’s...

By Layla Bailey-McDowell of RNZ New Zealand's Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown breached multiple principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by approving plans to...

By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific World Rugby has denied reports that it gave Samoa an ultimatum to sort out problems over which body governs...

By Margot Staunton of RNZ Pacific Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi says the country faces suspension by World Rugby today because of "a dirty...

By Jeremy Rose In the run-up to the 1975 New Zealand election, the Labour, National, Social Credit, and Values parties all committed to the target...

COMMENTARY: By Saige England The people won. The environment won. The Lyttelton port remains in public hands. For now. Please join the protest tomorrow. There is...

Asia Pacific Report Christchurch City Holdings Limited (CCHL) has declined to proceed with a controversial proposal to lease operations at the port, the company announced...