Daybreak - 17 August 2026

In this episode of Daybreak – NZ Herald editorial tries (badly) to argue that rise in faith-based schools is about belonging, not religion; what’s with all the prayer on the rugby field; media outlets use certain polls rather than the aggregate to push their own commentary; Stuff have been watching Daybreak; evidence abounds of where TOP’s votes are coming from; some of the media are finally starting to ask TOP the hard questions – and it’s not going well for TOP; Hipkins says Labour won’t have internal battles – say what?; are we becoming more polarised – and since when; 1News focus on homophobia rather than the dating app platform; France wants to ban social media but kill vulnerable people; and Caitlyn Jenner gives the solution to appropriate rules for women’s sports – biology.