Corporate profit and Gaza
UN Special rapporteur on Gaza Francesca Albanese’s latest report highlights the corporate role in enabling genocide in Gaza. Utterly predictably, she has been sanctioned by the United States.
Open Mike 11/07/25
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Daily review 10/07/2025
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The Rainbow Warrior 1985-2025. Part 2: Nuclear refugees in the Pacific: the evacuation of Rongelap
On its last voyage the Rainbow Warrior evacuated the entire population of Rongelap. Cancers, birth defects, and genetic damage had ripped through the population after US above-ground nuclear explosions.
Open Mike 10/07/25
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Daily review 09/07/2025
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What happened to the Epstein Client List?
After months and months of speculation as to its content there was a bombshell announcement yesterday by the United States Justice Department. There is no Epstein list of wealthy men who preyed on vulnerable young women.
Open Mike 09/07/25
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Daily review 08/07/2025
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Open Mike 08/07/25
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Daily review 07/07/2025
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Open Mike 07/07/25
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Reality Check Radio needs a reality check
Reality Check Radio has on the eve of the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s hearings into the Government’s Covid response released a petition suggesting that Jacinda Ardern and others have been put on trial.
The Rainbow Warrior 1985-2025. Part 1: French State Terrorism and the end of innocence.
Immediately after blowing up the Rainbow Warrior the French agents went on a ski holiday in the South Island to celebrate. Such was the contempt they had for Kiwis and our police. How wrong they were.
Open Mike 06/07/25
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Open Mike 05/07/25
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Open mike 04/07/2025
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Almost $20 million budget cut to RNZ is met with … near silence from Kiwis
Why public interest journalism matters
Keith Locke Inaugural Memorial Debate – Live
View the inaugural Keith Locke Memorial Debate!
July 3, 2025 | Auckland Irish Club or via livestream
The moot? China is a threat to regional peace
Moderator: Simon Wilson
On the Affirmative Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, Dr Cam Calder, Andrew Dickens
On the Negative Trevor Johnston, Dr Marco de Jong, Dr Arama Rata
Open mike 03/07/2025
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Open mike 02/07/2025
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Daily review 01/07/2025
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We Have a Human Right to Water, and to Democracy
National is rolling out comprehensive water corporatisation, across New Zealand. For those who don’t live in Auckland, Wellington, or other centres with commercialised […]
Open mike 01/07/2025
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Daily review 30/06/2025
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Why Asia-Pacific should back Iran
Ceasefire will only be a pause in the long-running US-Israeli campaign for regime change in Iran. The good news for our region is that Iran’s resilience pushes back the looming risk of a US-led war on China.
State-run food stores anyone?
What if we broke New Zealand’s grocery misery with our own grocery store?
Open mike 30/06/2025
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A different way of doing politics
Hopefully what we witnessed in Parliament this week will return a trend to the politics of kindness that Jacinda Ardern practised. And one holding respect for Te Ao Māori at its core.
Open mike 29/06/2025
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National Wants to Increase Retirement Age to 67
If Luxon and Willis go ahead with it as a policy platform for the 2026 election, and win, a raise in the age of entitlement for national superation will most likely be implemented.
Open mike 28/06/2025
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Daily review 27/06/2025
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Oceania: Journey to the Center and other Auckland events
A few things I will be heading to over the coming 5 days in Auckland. A documentary on climate change on pacific islands. Phil Goff on foreign affairs. And the Inaugural Keith Locke Memorial Debate. Moot is “China is a threat to regional peace”. I kind of got caught up in each of these for one reason or another…
Open mike 27/06/2025
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Daily review 26/06/2025
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