The royal couple attended the 45th-anniversary independence ceremonial parade in Antigua and Barbuda on 1 November 2026 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium when a sudden, heavy tropical downpour drenched the event.

Bosses risk jail if their staff use the wrong pronouns to address transgender people under the UK Government’s new conversion therapy law!

Does NZ’s Left bloc want to do the same?

Kayla Kingdon-Bebb, number 4 on the OP list, was a co-author of the Jacinda regime’s controversial He Puapua racial plan.

Is Saint-Denis in the northern Paris region still a French city?

Last week, videographer Guillaume Roy and I took that question straight to the people who live there.

Within minutes of our camera coming out, I was called a racist and told to go back to Canada. Then someone hurled an object that burst against a pole a few feet from us.

For more than a thousand years, France buried its kings in the basilica at the heart of town. Louis XIV and Marie-Antoinette are still there.

Today, two of every three people on its streets are immigrants or the children of immigrants. Back in 2015, the region’s top state official estimated nearly half the residents were Muslim. This fall, the city became a flashpoint in the riots that spread across the country, and its far-left mayor was filmed smiling beside a burning garbage bin outside a blockaded school. (He says he was there to calm things down.)

Once people started answering, the conversation went places I didn’t see coming. Here’s what happened next:

Click here for my full report.

I didn’t feel safe on that square. I couldn’t stop wondering whether they can still find their way back, or whether the France I came to see is already gone.

Whatever anyone assumed about my politics, nobody here should be attacked in a public square for holding a camera. When a journalist can’t film on a French street, something important has been lost.

Guillaume and I came here to cover the riots and show what years of mass immigration have done to the country. Canada is on the same road, and France shows us where it leads if we don’t change course.

Alexa Lavoie
Rebel News

Just one sleep until the political silly season comes to an end and most of the political parties have used this week to publish their final ‘manifestos’.

But unlike our friends in the legacy media, we actually read them!

This week James and his team discovered a massive $1.2 billion policy in Labour’s newly published manifesto that doesn’t appear in Labour’s “fully costed” fiscal plan!

This is now the fourth cock-up, sorry, “fiscal hole” we’ve found in Labour’s numbers… No wonder we’re not on Chippy’s Christmas card list!

We also released a new “Ratepayers’ Guide” on which parties are supporting ratepayer-friendly policies.We launched our latest TV advert, and made headlines in the NZ Herald exposing the 36 public servants on fully paid gardening leave to not work from home. In the case of two Police staff, they’ve been on paid ‘leave’ for six years!

Plus, ACT’s Tāmaki candidate (and former Nat staffer) James Christmas joins Peter Williams on Taxpayer Talk.

What about ratepayers? New election guide puts councils under the microscope

Politicians have spent plenty of time this year talking about the cost of living, taxes, and government spending.

But there’s an expensive household bill that’s barely featured in the campaign: council rates.

And as ratepayers across the country know all too well, those bills aren’t getting any smaller!

This week, we published The Ratepayers’ Guide to Election 2026, examining where the political parties stand on local government reform.Our guide looks at three key questions:

Will parties cap increases in rates, fees and levies at inflation?Will they keep councils focused on essential services and infrastructure?And will communities get a binding vote before council amalgamations?

While National’s Simon Watts has proposed a rates cap, it wouldn’t take effect until 2029 and excludes water charges. Meanwhile Labour favours a scheme allowing households to defer rates payments, while the Greens, Te Pāti Māori and Opportunity oppose rates capping. 

The report also examines whether elected councillors have sufficient access to the information they need to scrutinise council spending.

Read more here.

Another $1.2 billion of spending conspicuously absent from Labour’s “comprehensive” fiscal plan?

Labour’s manifesto and its fiscal plan are supposed to tell the same story. But our research team has spotted another expensive discrepancy…

Labour’s manifesto promises to increase main benefits by inflation or average wage growth, whichever is higher. The problem? That commitment doesn’t appear in its published costings.

Our research team estimates Labour’s benefit-indexation promise would cost an additional $1.233 billion over the period covered by its fiscal plan.

That’s approximately $595 per Kiwi household, with the annual cost climbing to more than half a billion dollars in 2030/31 alone.And this isn’t the first discrepancy our team has identified. Labour has already reissued its fiscal plan following a $90 million calculation error raised by the Taxpayers’ Union.

James is now questioning how the benefit-indexation commitment has been accounted for, and calling for Labour to release its underlying costings and correspondence with independent reviewer Hall Chadwick.

With election day approaching, voters deserve to know how the promises in a party’s manifesto are reflected in its fiscal plan.Of course, making promises is one thing. Delivering on them is quite another.

Big promises, expensive failures: Our latest ‘We Can’t Afford Labour’ TV advert

This week, we’ve released the latest advert in our We Can’t Afford Labour campaign, putting the spotlight on the gap between Labour’s big promises and what taxpayers actually got for their money.

Remember KiwiBuild? Labour promised 100,000 affordable homes, but delivered barely two percent in six years.

And what about Auckland’s light rail to the airport? Nearly $250 million spent, without a single metre of track being laid.Well, here’s our reminder for voters…From KiwiBuild and light rail to the covid-19 “vaccine” rollout under Chris Hipkins’ watch, the advert revisits some of the previous Labour Government’s most controversial delivery failures.

Watch our latest We Can’t Afford Labour advert

Remember the $500k gardening leave rort? Well, there’s more… After we learned of former Lotto presenter Russell Harrison collecting half a million dollars in taxpayer-funded salary while suspended from the Ministry of Justice for five years, our investigations team got digging to see whether he was the only one enjoying an extended taxpayer-funded holiday…And it turns out there are dozens of public servants still on paid suspension!

This week the NZ Herald picked up our latest Official Information Act requests, revealing that six Corrections employees had been on paid special leave for more than a year, including one for a whopping 787 days.

Meanwhile, two Police employees had spent a combined 2,763 days on suspension or restricted duties. That’s more than seven and a half years between them!

And despite Public Service Minister Paul Goldsmith ordering agencies to get a grip on these cases back in August, 36 public servants were still on paid suspension two months later.Of course, employment investigations need to be handled fairly. But surely taxpayers can expect these cases to be dealt with promptly?As our Investigations Lead Rhys Hurley said:“How many more Russell Harrisons are currently sitting on garden leave with their responsible minister none the wiser?”Government closes the track, then takes the cash!

Whatever your views on greyhound racing, here’s something that should raise a few eyebrows…Having already decided to shut down the industry, the Government now wants to seize Greyhound Racing New Zealand’s remaining assets.That’s millions of dollars in assets built up over generations by people involved in the sport.Our spokesman Rhys Hurley has slammed the move, arguing that the Government shouldn’t be able to simply take an industry’s assets because politicians have decided it should no longer exist.

And it raises a rather uncomfortable question: if the Government can shut down one industry and take its assets, what’s stopping it from doing the same to another?

As Rhys put it: “Property rights mean nothing if they disappear the moment politicians decide they no longer like your business.”Taxpayer Talk: James Christmas on jumping ship and tactical voting

Why did a former National Party insider jump ship to ACT?

This week, ACT’s Tāmaki candidate James Christmas, one of the candidates at Tuesday’s Tāmaki electorate debate, joins Peter Williams on Taxpayer Talk to discuss his battle for Brooke van Velden’s former seat, tactical voting, and why he believes National has become too cautious.

From the Treaty Principles Bill and judicial overreach to government spending and his public clash with Winston Peters over abortion, there’s plenty to unpack!

Watch the full podcast on YouTube

We have asked National’s local candidate, Mahesh Muralidhar, onto the podcast but are yet to hear back…And speaking of the Tāmaki electorate race, thank you to those who turned out for the rambunctious and lively debate on Tuesday.

If you missed it, you can watch on demand over on the NZHerald.co.nz website.

It was a great debate to end a fantastic series. Thank you to everyone who watched or attended, to our brilliant hosts Damien and Anna, and to the candidates up and down the country for being such good sports.Enjoy the rest of your week.

Tory Relf
Head of Comms, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union

In the Media: NZ Herald National turns guns non NZ First as Michael Laws drags party into yet another scandal Waikato Times Chris Hipkins believes high voter turnout is a good omen for Labour Newstalk ZB The Huddle: Did we expect better from NZ First? Newstalk ZB Afternoon Edition: 04 November 2026 NZ Herald Final sprint: Major parties make last pitch to undecided Kiwis Duncan Garner Could TOP Decide the Next Government? Farrar and Williams Break Down the Numbers The Platform Is Co-Governance Coming Back? Hobson’s Pledge Don Brash Opines On Why It’s Still An Issue. Newsroom Raw Politics: And now, the end is near… RNZ RNZ News at 10pm, November 4 ThreeNews Three News 6pm – Item 2 Stuff Live: What Michael Laws really thought about Luxon ruling him out – before he apologised NZ Herald Polls diverge on whether National or Labour manage key issues the best Newsroom Polls suggest vote-splitting campaign has had limited impact Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Wellington 4pm – Item 2 The Platform The Platform 4pm – Item 2 The Spinoff Three new polls, side by side – and the election story they foretell ODT Taxpayers Union-Curia poll projects hung Parliament Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Auckland 2pm – Item 3 The Platform The Platform 2pm – Item 3 Interest.co.nz NZ First’s Michael Laws’ comment on Opportunity ‘makes my skin crawl’, says Qiulae Wong, while latest poll delivers hung Parliam… The Kaka Auckland youth homelessness doubles as jobless rate rises to 11-year high & real wages fall again Stuff New poll predicts hung Parliament with Opportunity on 7 seats RNZ NZ National 1pm – Item 2 NZ Herald The data showing Labour might need much more support than polls indicate RNZ Craig McCulloch discusses latest news from election campaign Waikato Times New poll: Labour and National essentially tied RNZ Curia polling projects ‘hung Parliament’ Silvereye Communications Newsletter: Silvereye Election Brief – Wednesday, 4 November 2026 | 3 Days till Election Day Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Auckland 7am – Item 3 RNZ RNZ Pacific News at 6am – Item 4 RNZ RNZ News at 7am, November 4 Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Wellington 8am – Item 1 BusinessDesk Business of Government: Pre-election special or everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth NZ Herald Revealed: Dozens of public servants on paid gardening leave – some for years Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Auckland 8pm – Item 4 RNZ Parties out campaigning hard with four days to go in election NZ Herald NZ Taxpayers’ Union Electoral Debate – Tamaki (Auckland) Newstalk ZB Afternoon Edition: 03 November 2026 Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Wellington 4pm – Item 6 The Platform Taine Randell Reflects on His Campaign Journey Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Wellington 10am – Item 1 The Press Letters: Don’t be fooled by the falsehood of ‘tactical’ voting The Platform Candace Kinser On Close Race With Chloe Swarbrick For Auckland Central The Platform Pollster David Farrar On Why The Polls Are So Variable Newstalk ZB Nicola Willis: National Finance Spokesperson voices concerns about Chlöe Swarbrick’s role in prospective Government Newsroom Act’s 11th-hour Tāmaki attack leaflet referred to advertising authority The Spinoff The new poll that tells the true story of the 2026 election The Spinoff Every electorate race in Election 2026, ranked from least interesting to most interesting Newsroom Middle NZ wage-earners now paying twice the tax rate of wealthiest Kiwi – report Q+A Political ad expert rates parties’ flashy campaigns NZ HeraldNational’s attacks on Chlöe Swarbrick have gone too far – Heather du Plessis-Allan Stuff Electorate candidates deserve your vote on merit, not tactical gaming NZ Herald You have no idea what’s going to happen this election and nor do I – Thomas Coughlan RNZ Opportunity cost: Luxon’s improbable proposition Duncan Garner Coalition Chaos: Can Chris Hipkins Build an Unprecedented Four-Party Coalition? The Platform Richard Prebble On Election Predictions, Who Will Make It & Who Won’t? The Spinoff TVNZ’s kaupapa Māori debate had an unc problem Duncan Garner David Farrar On Shock National RNZ Poll Crash And Coalition Chaos Explained Whakatane Beacon We have a choice to make New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union · 117 Lambton Quay, Level 4, Wellington 6011

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POLAND’S EU puppet PM Donald Tusk has called in hundreds of police and is threatening to declare martial law in an attempt to quell a mass street protest .

Tusk’s party and bureaucrats are attempting to blame Russian interference for widespread public dissatisfaction with Tusk’s policies and have sidestepped the country’s consititution to set up a commission to investigate the Russian influence claims.

This is a copycat action of the US-UK globalists’ attack on President Donald Trump’s first administration using Hillary Clinton and Democrat House and Senate members screaming “Russian election interference!”

Long-time Australian Liberal Minister and High Commissioner to Britain, Alexander Downer, was a player in that anti-Trump operation.

Tusk is also being accused of attempting a coup after President Karol Nawrocki accused Tusk’s government of unlawfully interfering in the work of the Constitutional Tribunal.

Last Friday, the tribunal’s president and deputy were removed from office. On Tuesday, eight judges elected by the current parliamentary majority held a session and announced the resumption of the court’s work.

A police vehicle equipped with an LRAD system was spotted outside the Tribunal, raising questions about the possible planned use of acoustic weapons.

Staff have been evacuated from the Prime Minister’s Office, a building located next to the Constitutional Tribunal, where the protest is centred because of the unconstitutional nature of the inquiry.

According to some commentators the EU and Tusk have effectively declared war on Poland and in normal countries, what the Polish Prime Minister is doing would be considered high treason.

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A 14 year old boy was in the Ukrainian torture chambers, they were torturing their own men and boys, blinded, one of them, the other hammered till their legs broke, the other has his spine broken, and your government [and Leftist media] support this.

Ukraine is ruled by openly FASCIST and NAZI gangsters — it must be conquered and put down.

“The biggest shock in the Pfizer documents isn’t the side effects we were already aware of, but that the vaccine is designed to attack human reproduction, not the respiratory system, and they’re obsessed with it, 360 degrees, as revealed in a stunning disclosure…

“Lipid nanoparticles are designed to penetrate every membrane, including the placenta. This causes calcifications that prevent babies from receiving nutrients and oxygen. The result? Midwives say placentas are falling apart, leading to premature births, horrific maternal hemorrhages, and a 40% increase in maternal mortality in the West…

“Pfizer knew the nanoparticles would invade the testicles of male babies in the womb, degrading the Leydig cells that produce masculinity and fertility. Even if they’re never vaccinated themselves, they might not develop normally…

“An andrology report confirmed that the vaccine stops sperm motility in men. The most damning part: Pfizer warned male trial participants not to have sex with unvaccinated women or to use two forms of birth control, defining “exposure” through semen, skin contact, and breath…

“Of 270 pregnancies in the trial, records for 234 were “lost.” But of the remaining 36, more than 80% ended in baby loss…

“Pfizer knew. Why was it the main focus of their research?”

Dr. Naomi Wolf.

🚨🚨 ESCÁNDALO: El mayor shock en los documentos de Pfizer no son los efectos secundarios de los que ya estábamos al tanto, sino que la vacuna está diseñada para atacar la reproducción humana, no el sistema respiratorio, y están obsesionados con ello, en 360 grados, como se… pic.twitter.com/gB0sQx5ysv

— The Eagle flies free (@Fa21519230) November 4, 2026

Eva and Geoffrey had a quick look at the stalls yesterday and were impressed with the number of them — Age Concern and KCDC had managed to contact and arrange for just about every organisation that seniors are likely to want to use — from Bridge to Citizens Advice Bureau to Probus and some government like ACC.

Waikanae has a high median age of 55 according to the Stats NZ 2023 census and even though that has fallen in the last couple of decades because of all the new housing, it’s still significantly higher than the national median age of 39.

Because X has put a ‘graphic content’ label on this, you need to watch it there.

Breaking legs with HAMMERS until they were left "like rags" – Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has released footage of torture.

NABU says the gang behind the beatings was protected by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

The SBU helped the gang track victims… pic.twitter.com/k6lyFpVi6l

— HatsOff (@HatsOffff) November 4, 2026