# most recent blogs (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover most recent blogs. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why Are Centre-Left Parties Chickening Out Over Changing Taxation?](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/why-are-centre-left-parties-chickening-out-over-changing-taxation/) _2026-08-26 · Allan Alach · The Daily Blog_ What is it about parties on the centre-left in this country? Why are they allowing the centre-right to define tax... ## [This will be the Culture War Election of overhangs and echo chambers](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/this-will-be-the-culture-war-election-of-overhangs-and-echo-chambers/) _2026-08-25 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ I think this will be the CultureWar Election of overhangs and echo chambers. Culture Wars All NZ First and ACT... ## [Labour promise economic incrementalism to win spooked center](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/labour-promise-economic-incrementalism-to-win-spooked-center/) _2026-08-25 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ Labour releases fiscal strategy, promises to slash debt Labour has released their fiscal strategy for the election, promising to get... ## [Health Minister Simeon Brown claims there is no emergency in our hospitals – I just spent 8 days inside – this is what I witnessed](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/health-minister-simeon-brown-claims-there-is-no-emergency-in-our-hospitals-i-just-spent-8-days-inside-this-is-what-i-witnessed/) _2026-08-25 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ The Health Minister keeps telling us that his underfunding of health in favour of private interests is not causing any... ## [Latest Polling shows Labour/Green/TPM/TOP Government](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/latest-polling-shows-labour-green-tpm-top-government/) _2026-08-25 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ National’s pain is no gain for Labour in latest RNZ-Reid Research poll In normal times, National would be panic-stations after... ## [Why ACTs one law for all is redneck stupidity](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/why-acts-one-law-for-all-is-redneck-stupidity/) _2026-08-25 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ ACT Party takes aim at ‘activist judges’, Treaty of Waitangi clauses The ACT Party has released a policy designed to... ## [We should utterly reject NZF’s racist gumboot fascism](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/we-should-utterly-reject-nzfs-racist-gumboot-fascism/) _2026-08-25 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ Winston started a diplomatic fight with our largest trading partner just to justify being racist to Lawrence Xu-nan for Christ’s... ## [Open Mic WEDNESDAY 26th AUGUST + Political Caption Competition](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/open-mic-wednesday-26th-august-political-caption-competition/) _2026-08-25 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: “Bludgeon men” were once paid by political factions to intimidate opposing voters at open polls.... ## [Government’s Proposed Rates Caps Not The Answer – PSA](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/governments-proposed-rates-caps-not-the-answer-psa/) _2026-08-25 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ The PSA is calling the government’s proposed legislation to cap rates at four per cent economic incompetence. “The combination of... ## [185,000 understaffed shifts expose health failure – Labour](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/185000-understaffed-shifts-expose-health-failure-labour/) _2026-08-25 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ More than 185,000 nursing shifts were understaffed in 2025 exposing National’s failure to properly staff and fund the health system.... ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SDKfOlz8J5mt) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Open Mic SUNDAY 23rd AUGUST + Political Caption Competition](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/open-mic-sunday-23rd-august-political-caption-competition/) _2026-08-22 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin all received controversial nominations for the Nobel Peace... ## [PSA Calls On Public Service Commission To Withdraw Te Reo Māori Parade Guidance](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/psa-calls-on-public-service-commission-to-withdraw-te-reo-maori-parade-guidance/) _2026-08-22 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ The Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi is deeply concerned by guidance recently issued by the Public Service... ## [Govt’s Axing Of Pay Equity Cost Jobs & GDP Growth – PSA Analysis](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/govts-axing-of-pay-equity-cost-jobs-gdp-growth-psa-analysis/) _2026-08-22 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ Analysis shows pay equity settlements over four years would have: – Created 13,000 jobs – Grown GDP by $13.5 billion... ## [Newborns, Cancer Patients Suffer As Govt Leaves Health Jobs Empty – Greens](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/newborns-cancer-patients-suffer-as-govt-leaves-health-jobs-empty-greens/) _2026-08-22 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ The Green Party is calling for the Government to direct Te Whatū Ora to fill vacant roles in healthcare services... ## [Stop Waiting For Poisoned Workers To Die – Te Pati Māori](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/stop-waiting-for-poisoned-workers-to-die-te-pati-maori/) _2026-08-22 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ A new Human Rights Commission report into the legacy of pentachlorophenol (PCP) and dioxin exposure in Aotearoa timber industry has... ## [Bryan Bruce – Choosing Not To Vote For Act](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/bryan-bruce-choosing-not-to-vote-for-act/) _2026-08-22 · Bryan Bruce · The Daily Blog_ ACT tertiary education spokesperson Parmjeet Parmar announced recently that her Party wants to make the fee tertiary students pay for... ## [Ben Morgan – Why Russia can’t stop itself losing the Ukraine War](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/ben-morgan-why-russia-cant-stop-itself-losing-the-ukraine-war/) _2026-08-22 · Ben Morgan · The Daily Blog_ Russia is losing the Ukraine War and a reason why is its failure to respond effectively to Ukrainian strategy. In... ## [Ian Powell – Health Minister drops Medical Council in a right political pickle](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/ian-powell-health-minister-drops-medical-council-in-a-right-political-pickle/) _2026-08-22 · Ian Powell · The Daily Blog_ ‘In a pickle’ is an idiom meaning to be in a difficult, tricky, or troublesome situation; one where it is... ## [Open Mic SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST + Political Caption Competition](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/open-mic-saturday-22nd-august-political-caption-competition/) _2026-08-21 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: Dead cats and rotten vegetables were frequently thrown at speakers during 18th-century British rallies. POLITICAL... ## [Green Party Announces Plan For Free And Nutritious School Lunches](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/green-party-announces-plan-for-free-and-nutritious-school-lunches/) _2026-08-21 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ The Green Party has announced its new election policy for free and nutritious school lunches. “School lunches are about more... ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zEYWxl8SDEDU) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Health system in crisis because of National’s choices – Labour](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/health-system-in-crisis-because-of-nationals-choices-labour/) _2026-08-21 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ National has spent the last two years pretending they’ve hired thousands of new nurses but yesterday, they admitted the real... ## [National shuts the door on climate justice – Labour](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/national-shuts-the-door-on-climate-justice-labour/) _2026-08-21 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ National is shutting the door on New Zealanders seeking justice for the damage caused by climate change. “Christopher Luxon has... ## [National bungles Winter Energy Payments – Labour](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/national-bungles-winter-energy-payments-labour/) _2026-08-21 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ Christopher Luxon should apologise to the 15,000 New Zealanders whose Winter Energy Payment stopped because of changes National rushed under... ## [Why Businesses Are Choosing Hemp Buds Bulk Purchases](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/why-businesses-are-choosing-hemp-buds-bulk-purchases/) _2026-08-21 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ The hemp business has grown into a commercial industry, and there are still lots of opportunities for retailers, wellness companies,... ## [Understanding Minimum Lot Sizes for Synthetic Indices](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/understanding-minimum-lot-sizes-for-synthetic-indices/) _2026-08-21 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ One of the most important synthetic indices concepts that’s important to understand is lot size. Choosing the correct position size... ## [Comrades I have had a medical episode](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/comrades-i-have-had-a-medical-episode/) _2026-08-20 · The Daily Blog · The Daily Blog_ I am such a clown. I was thinking about this stupid court case last week and just tripped Tuesday 11th... ## [Shane Te Pou – When I was a kid growing up in Kawerau, my old man had a line he’d trot out most weekends. “I’m just going to go have a talk to my mates.”](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/when-i-was-a-kid-growing-up-in-kawerau-my-old-man-had-a-line-hed-trot-out-most-weekends-im-just-going-to-go-have-a-talk-to-my-mates/) _2026-08-20 · Shane Te Pou · The Daily Blog_ When I was a kid growing up in Kawerau, my old man had a line he’d trot out most weekends.... ## [If you see cops hassling the homeless it’s your duty to step in and start filming](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/if-you-see-cops-hassling-the-homeless-its-your-duty-to-step-in-and-start-filming/) _2026-08-20 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ With the Police now gaining the power to arrest the homeless, you all have an obligation if you see cops... ## [TOP skepticism is good but show me how else the Left wins?](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/top-skepticism-is-good-but-show-me-how-else-the-left-wins/) _2026-08-20 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ Was it really a ‘train wreck’? Have your say on Opportunity and its policies Former prime minister Helen Clark called... ## [National’s new vigilante laws allow for zip tie handcuffing children – why I will stop any adult doing that](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/nationals-new-vigilante-laws-allow-for-zip-tie-handcuffing-children-why-i-will-stop-any-adult-doing-that/) _2026-08-20 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ National’s insane new vigilante laws allows for zip tie handcuffing children. That’s inexcusable. Under New Zealand law, children under 10... ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sdLlfNW89xjk) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Immigration back to the colonial future](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/immigration-back-to-the-colonial-future/) _2026-08-20 · Tim Selwyn · The Daily Blog_ “They died for New Zealand.” That is what is inscribed on the memorial stone at the military cemetery in Opotiki.... ## [Dear Men of NZ – despite what the middle class woke on Bluesky say, there is a place for you on the Left](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/dear-men-of-nz-despite-what-the-middle-class-woke-on-bluesky-say-there-is-a-place-for-you-on-the-left/) _2026-08-20 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ One of the interesting break downs this election is the gender split between left and right. Thanks to our middle... ## [The Dumb Lives Matter Parliament protest revenge backlash is why NZFirst is in double digits](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/the-dumb-lives-matter-parliament-protest-revenge-backlash-is-why-nzfirst-is-in-double-digits/) _2026-08-17 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ When you listen to any of Winston’s speeches, the two biggest cheers he gets are when he bashes the Trans... ## [ICE invent new ways to be cruel](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/ice-invent-new-ways-to-be-cruel/) _2026-08-17 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ What the risen Christ is this new nightmare? White House border czar defends ICE electric shock gloves White House border... ## [MEDIAWATCH: Saluting Penk and why Damien Grant is still a great columnist](https://thedailyblog.co.nz/mediawatch-saluting-penk-and-why-damien-grant-is-still-a-great-columnist/) _2026-08-17 · Martyn Bradbury · The Daily Blog_ Despite the enormous falling out between myself and Free Speech Champion Damien Grant, he’s still a very good columnist and...