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The problem with foreign funded polls

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 11:27 am, September 14th, 2026 - 9 comments

Why does our media allow potentially foreign funded polls that are out of kilter with other polling results to affect local political discourse?

TOP proposes cuts to Public Service that Act would be proud of

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 6:21 pm, August 1st, 2026 - 139 comments

The Opportunity Party has a hidden objective. They want to make huge cuts to the Public Service that even Act would look at and think “that is brave”. And they have been less than open about the cuts.

How the Atlas Network is shaping your life, even if you’ve never heard of it

Written By: Mountain Tui
Date published: 8:14 am, January 28th, 2026 - 43 comments

Australia’s media covers the nefarious rise and links of Atlas Network in Australia and NZ.

Civil war wasn’t inevitable – but it may be

Written By: Mountain Tui
Date published: 6:55 am, January 26th, 2026 - 268 comments

How misinformation and lies created the environment for battle in the US and elsewhere

Atlas NZ Inc: we are (the) good guys

Written By: Incognito
Date published: 3:55 pm, January 21st, 2026 -

When holding out an olive branch to the Left in your Right hand, you should also show the other hand.

What David Seymour did during the holidays

Written By: mickysavage
Date published: 10:05 am, January 3rd, 2026 - 5 comments

David Seymour has spent some of his holidays meeting Argentine leader Javier Milei and praising Milei’s far right inspired destruction of local Government institutions.

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