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The Deadline Report – Ben Vidgen Investigates
Broadcast: Sunday 1.00pm and Friday 7.00pm Category: News and Politics Investigative journalist bestselling author, award winning broadcaster Ben Vidgen, presents a 30-minute show offering quality alternative media backed by quality documented information on the issues not hitting the headlines, but that should be. A double shot of reality, always educational if never pretty.
The Deadline Report airs on Sundays at 1:00pm and replays Friday nights at 7.00pm.
HOPO NEWS:
The Sprig & Fern Hardy Street Nelson classic 1930’s design adds to its ‘local icon’ status. You can drink and dine ‘al fresco’ in the back’s beer garden courtyard, sheltered out of wind, rain or frying sun, covered by a giant sail. Heaters keep it cosy well into the evening as you enjoy the outdoors and order a meal or snack from their menu. Or you can watch the world go by on the giant picnic table located out front . The Sprig & Fern brewery master franchise are a multi gold winning brewery who make sure all the Sprig & Fern bars, who are independently owned, have the winning product. While the Hardy Street dream team do the rest to ensure Hardy Street maintains the gold standard CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE.
LIFESTYLE HEALTH & ART
A little bit of non paranoid DIY for fast changing times. CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE
DEADLINE TV – AUGUST
THE BIG READ DEADLINE INVESTIGATE
BIOWARFARE NEW ZELAND — The rise of biowarfare related research in New Zealand and the enormous body count of dead scientist DEADLINE has being following and reporting on since 9/11 when the military industrial complex ramp up and the new cold war began to unfold. In many case our report proceeded the discovery that yes in fact New Zealand was involved in illegal bioengineering and GMO research. Click below to read more.
CURRENT AFFAIRS:
THE OCTOPUS NIPPLE In recent months the police shaken up by the sacking of a top cop, police corruption crime wave in Northland, and a series of failures by Dunedin police top detectives that resulted in the failure to detect the Christchurch shooter, on top of major evidence failure against Ben Hope and Oliva Smart accuser Scott Watson, are now crying the same tune I have being singing since y 1999 book resulted in the first survey in into organized rime. A survey that back in 2000 identified more than 300 offshore organized crime groups operating in New Zealand an resulted in the creation of the Organized Crime Bureau. And of course now the main stream academics are likewise trying to make out like they are exposing what I have again reported on for more than thirty years in regards to the exitance of the Russian mafia operating within New Zealand in relation to dubious oil sales.
The new wave of OCTOPUS tit sucking expert on New Zealand organized crime can be spotted by the fact they omit that the oil laundering banks these mobsters used where set up nearly thirty years before Putin was even on the scene. And the known New Zealand money trail of the Octopus ends in New York not Moscow.
The sad fact is reporters like Danny Casolaro, Sam Webb, whose stories on transnational crime and espionage have heralded the rise of Palantir and transnational crime ( where espionage meet organized crime and state corruption) and my self will never receive the credit we deserve for breaking the ground for stories that the mainstream corporate press is now reporting on, albeit selectively. Not because we had stories were not built of good bones but because of the politics of when we first broke these stories was not receptive to such discovery. CLICKE BELOW TO READ MORE
Murdoch Dancing Hare & Epstein NZ Billionaire Bunker shopping Pals. All in NZ at the same time in 2020. (AS I REPORTED THEN). Murdoch own WSJ sues Trump
Murdoch Dancing Hare previously owned by Robert Maxwell the guy who helped sell PROMIS to Saudi Israeli according to several books. Larry Page of Google (wanted by JP Morgan for his ties to Epstein) boat Senses also in NZ at the same time – same dock. CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE
Our recent Epstein Murdocj piece, including asking questions on why Epstein Safe warrant was bungled by the FBI, resulting in the loss of evidence, appears to have got the attention of DC ( And a quick PS since the piece we discovered Epstein other NY Neighbours included none other the Bill Crosby) CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE
THE EPSTEIN REX84 SPECIAL: Democrats get elected Jeffrey Epstein and his girlfriend ends up in jail for trafficking. Trump, Epstein closed associates for over two decades, campaigned on the promise to expose Epstein clients and Crooked Hillary never mind Bill was not only Epstein’s friend but Trump’s as well. Trump gets elected and suddenly it becomes ‘what list’? Yet enough details have surfaced now to not only hazard which organizations were targeted but what the real purpose of Epstein and his backer were. Further Antisemites make a big deal of Epstein Israeli connections. Which to be clear were most certainly apart of the operation but there also evidence that Israel leadership and certainly it’s influence in the Jewish community has been in turn compromised at the highest levels and currently the role Epstein played on behalf of Saudi Arabia is not getting the same exposure. CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE
News broke Larry Page is a New Zealand resident. As however the full scale of the Tech Lords invasion of Middle Earth remains unreported. These boats were all tied up next to each other at the Auckland Viaduct post lockdown 2020 as seen on marine tracking apps. DEADLINE INVESTIGATES THEIR EPSTEIN MURDOCH CONNECTIONS. CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE
The CNNSKI Effect.
A constant DEADLINE bitch is why if authorities are so genuinely concerned on stamping out fake news they don’t do more articles on how to spot fake news. Articles with tips to educate readers on how to authenticate information in a news source. This piece of fake news by CNN kind of illustrates the why of that I guess. But then again in light of nearly 80 years of war porn you would have thought the public would get the double standard and hypocrisy at work here. CLICK TO READ MORE.
THE SHIPPING NEWS Gig Guide
Stone Temple Pilots Tribute Performed By The Dead Circus Southland Musicians Club, Invercargill Fri Sep 12th, 2025
Shaun Kirk – New Zealand Tour 2025 Sep 20th, 2025 Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Shaun Kirk is an award-winning blues musican. Three-time Grammy Award Winner Fantastic Negrito, declared his show “as One of the best one-man shows he’s ever seen!”
Metro Cinema Directed by Joseph Kosinski Starring Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Callie Cooke, Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem Follows a Formula One driver who comes out of retirement to mentor and team with a younger driver. Moray Place, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016 Phone: 03 470 1441
Crown 179 Rattray Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016Phone: 03 477 0132
Dunedin Music Club 2 Manse Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016 Jam Night Every Thursday
Stiletto review bar Dunedin 19 Princes Street, Central Dunedin, Dunedin 9016Phone: 03 477 8747 available for functions
XYZ Karaoke 42 Princes Street, Dunedin 9016Phone: 0800 766 644 Reservations: xyzdunedin.co.nz open at 8pm available for functions.
Built in 1910 Formerly the Blackball Hilton has a long and fascinating history, with some legendary parties thrown in too! SUMMER HOURS 2024-2025
Monday to Sunday 12.00pm – late
Granity Players are a theatre production company. We write and produce original musical stage shows.
The Wunder bar Up Coming Events Indie, rock, blues, reggae, soul, with a little flamenco and gypsy jazz inspiration here and there. Door sales available. Tickets also available over the bar 4 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 8082 Phone: 03 328 8818 opens at 5PM
The Dark Room — Oh My Goth! Dark Music Club Night Darkroom, 336 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Saturday 12 July 2025 8:00pm – 12:30am DJs Regress & 59 to 1 celebrating the Dark 80s featuring Goth Rock, Post-Punk, Dark Wave, Industrial, Death Rock, Future Pop, Cold Wave, Synth Pop +more
Lake South – Album Release Tour with Agnes Aleesy Space Academy, 371 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Friday 25 July 2025 8:00pm – 11:00p Aotearoa New Zealand songwriting
Mussel Inn Thurs quiz Night.
Roots Bar 1 Commercial Street, Tākaka 7110 open 2PM Phone: 03 525 9592 Menu: canva.com
Sprig & Fern Motueka Wallace Street, Motueka 7120 Phone: 03 528 4684 Menu: sprigandferntaverns.co.nz The Sprig & Fern Brewery produces real craft beers in Nelson, NZ. All their beers, ales and ciders can be bought direct from the brewery, purchased online or sampled in one of the local Sprig and Fern Taverns.
Sprig& Fern Hard Street 280 Hardy Street, Nelson 7010 Phone: 03 548 1154 Menu: sprigandfernhardystreet.co.nz
CMNZ Series from Scratch The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, 208 Bridge St, Nelson Saturday 20 September 2025 7:30pm – 9:00pm From Scratch, has been performing nationally and internationally since 1974, Avant Garde Chamber Music.
Le Cafe Picton 12-14 London Quay, Picton 7220 Phone: 03 573 5588
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