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Was the Cook Islands leak a FiveEyes operation?

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Date published: 9:28 pm, June 19th, 2025 - 16 comments
Categories: China, Christopher Luxon, Diplomacy, FiveEyes, Iran, israel, Xi Jinping
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The leak appeared in the Cook Islands media, not New Zealand’s. On the day before Christopher Luxon was due to meet Xi Jinping. One has to ask “cui bono?”

Open mike 22/06/2025

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Open mike 21/06/2025

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The mother of the mother of all budgets is unrepentant

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Date published: 3:07 pm, June 20th, 2025 - 15 comments

Ruth Richardson remains totally convinced that her “mother of all budgets” was appropriate and claims that it was responsible for slaying inflation and promoting a high-growth high-wage high-employment economy.

The West’s War Against Iran

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Date published: 12:13 pm, June 20th, 2025 - 47 comments

Clearly, the world needs to stop talking about Israel’s right to defend itself, and start talking about the world’s need to defend itself against Israel.

Open mike 20/06/2025

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BHN special on the Regulatory Standards Bill

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Date published: 7:16 pm, June 19th, 2025 - 5 comments

“…just days out from the close of submissions on this controversial Bill”

Daily review 19/06/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 19th, 2025 - 5 comments

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Open mike 19/06/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 19th, 2025 - 30 comments

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Daily review 18/06/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 18th, 2025 - 4 comments

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Open mike 18/06/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 18th, 2025 - 68 comments

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Daily review 17/06/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 17th, 2025 - 22 comments

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Open mike 17/06/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 17th, 2025 - 35 comments

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Daily review 16/06/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 16th, 2025 - 3 comments

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Open mike 16/06/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 16th, 2025 - 26 comments

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Open mike 15/06/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 15th, 2025 - 42 comments

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The West’s war on Iran

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Date published: 10:13 pm, June 14th, 2025 - 174 comments

I have visited Iran twice.  I loved my time in Iran and found wonderful, cultured and kind people.When I heard the news of Israel’s attack on Iran I was apoplectic with rage and disgust.

Open mike 14/06/2025

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Daily review 13/06/2025

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Open mike 13/06/2025

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Daily review 12/06/2025

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Cecilia Robinson’s Tend Health Win

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Date published: 1:10 pm, June 12th, 2025 - 37 comments

For-profit healthcare continues its acceleration under National as second largest private healthcare provider in Australia shuts down

The other Jacinda Book

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Date published: 9:14 am, June 12th, 2025 - 79 comments

Shortly after the release of Jacinda Ardern’s autobiography comes news of the release of a new biography for which the funding of and motivation for are not clear.

Open mike 12/06/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 12th, 2025 - 52 comments

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Daily review 11/06/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 11th, 2025 - 7 comments

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Open mike 11/06/2025

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Daily review 10/06/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 10th, 2025 - 4 comments

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The Thunberg dilemma

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Date published: 12:10 pm, June 10th, 2025 - 49 comments

If the Madleen activism was largely symbolic, did it work?

Open mike 10/06/2025

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Daily review 09/06/2025

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Date published: 5:30 pm, June 9th, 2025 - 13 comments

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Open mike 09/06/2025

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Date published: 6:00 am, June 9th, 2025 - 40 comments

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