The Bradbury Group

Is Christopher Luxon’s leadership on borrowed time? Martyn Bradbury is joined by Green Party candidate Tania Waikato, columnist Simon Wilson and political commentator Dr Harpreet Singh to debate National’s leadership turmoil, Winston Peters’ growing influence, anti-migrant politics and the Greens’ plan to invest $2 billion in marae as frontline civil defence hubs. Plus, economist Cameron Bagrie examines rising unemployment, falling house prices and the global forces reshaping New Zealand’s economy, while Professor Matt Roskruge reveals how the downturn is hitting Māori communities. It’s sharp, fiery and unapologetic. This is The Bradbury Group, New Zealand’s best weekly political argument. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has Christopher Luxon lost the business community? Has Winston Peters become untenable as Foreign Minister? And does ACT seriously believe physically removing disruptive children will make schools safer? Martyn Bradbury is joined by Labour candidate Michael Wood, BusinessDesk journalist Maria Slade and TOP’s Qiulae Wong for a combustible election-year argument about the economy, political racism, immigration, school discipline and the increasingly unstable coalition Government. Plus, Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins explains why Winston Peters should be removed as Foreign Minister, while Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan responds to the personal attacks against him and the wider rise of race-baiting politics in New Zealand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martyn Bradbury is joined by Phil Goff, Chris Finlayson and Matthew Tukaki to dissect Stuart Nash’s New Zealand First implosion, Cameron Bagrie’s warning of economic trouble, and Christopher Luxon’s decision to rule out working with TOP. Plus, NZCTU president Sandra Gray on worker power and workplace rights, and Sean Ackland on media bias, the polls and what the left must do to win Election 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inflation has surged to 4.1 percent, wages are flat and families are being crushed by the cost of living. So where are the Government’s promised green shoots? Martyn Bradbury is joined by Willie Jackson, John Tamihere and Simon Wilson to debate whether National has lost control of the economy, whether New Zealand First has peaked after a conference dominated by culture war politics, and why only 18 percent of the Government’s promised social homes have been delivered. Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds explains what Labour would do to ease the pressure, while education activist Bree Elliott examines the ideological forces shaping Erica Stanford’s curriculum reforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martyn Bradbury is joined by Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer for a major interview on the road to the 2026 New Zealand election. Can Te Pāti Māori help make this a one-term Government? Ngarewa-Packer discusses the path to the election, changing voter demographics in the Māori electorates, coalition politics and the challenges facing the opposition. Former Green Party leader and Greenpeace Aotearoa Executive Director Russel Norman also joins Martyn to discuss climateflation, rising living costs, El Niño and how climate issues could shape the election campaign. On the political panel: • Matthew Hooton, Editor of The Post• David Cunliffe• Tau Henare, former National and NZ First MP The panel debates what is really happening with the India-New Zealand Free Trade Deal, what the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll reveals about the election, and whether the economy can recover in time to influence voters. Proudly sponsored by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Bradbury Group, Martyn Bradbury is joined by Leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkins for an in-depth discussion on the biggest political stories shaping New Zealand. *1-on-1 in 10 – Chris Hipkins* Following China's missile test in the Pacific, Chris Hipkins discusses the growing geopolitical tensions between China and the United States, New Zealand's independent foreign policy, NZ First's proposed changes affecting permanent residents, ACT's expansion of private security powers, and asks why Bishop Brian Tamaki has not been arrested. *Extra 1-on-1 in 10 – Mike Smith* Environmental activist Mike Smith joins Martyn to discuss allegations the Government has withheld advice relating to major polluters, his latest High Court legal action, and what the return of El Niño could mean for New Zealand ahead of the election. *Political Panel:* • Matthew Hooton – Editor of The Post • John Tamihere – Māori Party President • Matthew Tukaki – Broadcaster and commentator **Tonight's Political Agenda** Issue One China testing a missile in the Pacific versus Donald Trump — what is the true cost of an independent New Zealand foreign policy? Issue Two The political consequences of the rise of NZ First and TOP. Issue Three ASB economists predict green shoots of economic recovery. Is the optimism justified? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Greens are being hammered by the Right as "envy politics" for their tax plan — but is that fair? And is our Parliament actually functioning as a democracy should? Martyn Bradbury goes deep with two very different guests, then turns the panel loose on a week in NZ politics that's been anything but quiet. 🎙️ 1-on-1 in 10 with Green Party co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick The Right calls it envy. Chlöe Swarbrick calls it a solution. Tonight, Martyn sits down with the Green Party co-Leader to unpack their tax plan, the real cost of inaction on climate change and inequality, and what AI means for New Zealand's economic future. Is this the most credible alternative economic vision on offer — or is it political dreaming? 🎙️ Extra 1-on-1 in 10 with Speaker of the House, Gerry Brownlee Speaker Gerry Brownlee joins Martyn to talk about the health of democracy inside Parliament — scrutiny week, its future, and his decision to reach out to Verity Johnson. What does it mean when the Speaker himself is making moves to reconnect with a public that has largely tuned out? And is Parliament actually holding power to account? 🔥 Political Panel Discussion Martyn is joined by three of the sharpest political minds in the country: ⚡ Matthew Hooton — Editor of The Post ⚡ Simon Wilson — Listener Columnist ⚡ John Tamihere — Māori Party President Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand's social fabric is fraying — and tonight, Martyn Bradbury holds power to account. 🎙️ *1-on-1 in 10 with Police Minister Mark Mitchell* A $1.3 billion Police budget. Organised crime flooding our communities with methamphetamine. And a social carnage that shows no sign of slowing. Martyn Bradbury asks Police Minister Mark Mitchell the question New Zealanders are demanding answers to: has the Government actually got on top of the meth crisis — or are they just spending big and delivering nothing? 🎙️ *Extra 1-on-1 in 10 with Te Pāti Māori co-Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer* New Zealand's prison population is set to explode — and the trigger isn't violent crime. It's shoplifting law changes that are funnelling petty offenders directly into an already broken corrections system. Te Pāti Māori co-Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joins Martyn to ask the hard question: how is jailing shoplifters any different to arresting the homeless? Is this counterproductive social policy dressed up as law and order? 🔥 *Political Panel Discussion* ⚡ Matthew Hooton – Editor of The Post ⚡ Arena Williams – MP for Manurewa ⚡ Simon Wilson – Listener Columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martyn Bradbury takes on the budget betrayal, 33,000 homeless children, record company liquidations and the global rise of the far right — with two of the Left's sharpest minds and a heavyweight political panel. 🎙️ *1-on-1 in 10 with Qiulae Wong — Leader of TOP (The Opportunities Party)* After scoring 6% in the latest Roy Morgan Poll, TOP is a genuine political force. Qiulae Wong joins Martyn to lay out TOP's bottom lines, their coalition conditions, and who they're prepared to go into Government with. 🎙️ *Extra 1-on-1 in 10 with Victor Billot — Alliance Party Leader* After securing a historic union affiliation, Alliance Leader Victor Billot joins Martyn to discuss how the Left builds a winning coalition in an economic election — and how progressives push back against the global surge of far-right populism. 🔥 *Political Panel Discussion* ⚡ Matthew Hooton — NZ Herald Columnist ⚡ Maria Slade — Business Desk Journalist ⚡ Simon Wilson — Listener Columnist *Tonight's Political Agenda:* 📌 Issue 1 — 33,000 Homeless Children & an 11-Year High in Company Liquidations The Budget promised growth. Instead we have a record number of homeless children and company collapses at levels not seen in over a decade. Is this the economy National promised New Zealanders? 📌 Issue 2 — Is Democracy Under Attack? The War on Māori Representation ACT and the Taxpayers' Union are crying foul over Māori representation at the local council level. But who's really attacking democracy here? Tonight the panel calls it. 📌 Issue 3 — Labour's List vs NZ First's Candidates A deep dive into the electoral maths — Labour's party list strategy versus NZ First's candidate game. Who's positioned better heading into the next election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Bradbury Group: 🎙️ **1-on-1 in 10 with Green Party co-Leader Marama Davidson** Marama Davidson joins Martyn Bradbury for a post-budget breakdown — will this Budget ease the cost of living crisis, address wealth inequality, or leave working New Zealanders behind? 🎙️ **Extra 1-on-1 in 10 with Environmental Activist Mike Smith** Mike Smith joins Martyn to reveal what he uncovered: how New Zealand's seven biggest polluters have been secretly advising the Government — and what that means for climate policy and democratic accountability. 🔥 **Political Panel Discussion** Martyn is joined by: ⚡ Matthew Hooton – NZ Herald Columnist ⚡ Matthew Tukaki – Political Commentator and Māori Broadcaster ⚡ Maria Slade – BusinessDesk Journalist ⚡ John Tamihere – Māori Party President **Tonight's Political Agenda:** 📌 Issue 1 – Will the Budget actually save the economy? 📌 Issue 2 – Pete Hegseth's contemptuous remarks about New Zealand — and will the National Government sell out New Zealand's nuclear-free status to appease Trump? Can this Budget deliver for ordinary New Zealanders? Who is really shaping Government policy — ministers or the polluters in the room? And is New Zealand's nuclear-free identity now on the negotiating table? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is Budget week, and The Bradbury Group is going straight at the big political fights shaping New Zealand. Labour Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins Martyn Bradbury for a 1 on 1 on the pre-Budget debate, the state of the economy, and why Labour says free market ideology is hurting communities instead of building them up. Then Hone Harawira joins for a special 1 on 1 on Māori politics, the Māori electorates, and the message he thinks Māori voters need to hear this election. Plus, the political panel of Matthew Hooton, Verity Johnston and Quilae Wong takes on the week’s biggest issues: The Big Polluter scandal and Luxon’s clash with John Campbell. The OCR, the Budget and the economy. And the politics of English before Māori, defining a woman, and arresting the homeless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joins us for a 1-on-1 on the 2026 NZ election, Te Tai Tokerau, and who is standing for Te Pati Māori. Te Ao with Moana host Moana Maniapoto on her explosive interview with Winston Peters — and her reaction to the sacking of Maiki Sherman. Plus our Political Panel with Matthew Hooton (NZ Herald), Tau Henare (former NZ First & National MP) and Dita De Boni (The Post) on: → Week 11 of Trump's tariff war — can the NZ economy survive? → Poll of Polls puts NZ First in the kingmaker seat — what does Winston as PM look like? → Was Maiki Sherman's sacking a political hit job? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Bradbury Group, Martin Bradbury is joined by Labour Party candidate Karen Nēpia, columnist Simon Wilson, and political commentator Matthew Hooton for another full-throttle argument about New Zealand politics. Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins the show to take aim at ACT and New Zealand First’s immigration policies, the growing fuel crisis, and the extraordinary public clash between Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters over New Zealand’s response to the war with Iran. Former Labour leader, Auckland mayor and British High Commissioner Phil Goff also joins Martin to unpack what Winston Peters’ release of Cabinet emails says about Luxon’s leadership, New Zealand’s foreign policy credibility, and whether the Prime Minister is out of his depth on the world stage. The panel digs into three big questions: Can Winston Peters keep undermining Luxon without consequence? Are ACT and New Zealand First using immigration as an election-year dog whistle? And should New Zealand help Trump reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or force America and Israel to fix the crisis they created? It is fiery, messy, sharp and very Bradbury. The Bradbury Group is New Zealand’s best weekly political argument, streamed live on rova, YouTube, Facebook and Sky TV, proudly sponsored by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we dive straight into the big one, the economy. With the cost of living biting hard and global instability adding pressure, we sit down with Finance Minister Nicola Willis to talk debt, spending, and whether her government’s plan is actually working. We also hear from Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick, who fires back with a very different take on inequality, tax, and what she believes needs to change. From wealth gaps to infrastructure, it’s a clear clash of economic visions. Then the panel gets stuck in. With unemployment forecasts rising and inflation threats looming, we ask the question, will things actually get better before the election, or is this as good as it gets? Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we’re staring down the ripple effects of a world in chaos and feeling it hit close to home. From Trump’s escalating war with Iran to rising inflation here in New Zealand, the pressure is building and fast. We unpack what the latest CPI numbers really mean, why economists are getting it wrong, and how global instability is flowing straight into Kiwi wallets. Then it’s onto the TVNZ poll shake-up, what it signals for the coalition, and whether leadership pressure inside National is reaching a tipping point. Plus, Minister of Defence Chris Penk joins us to talk security in the Pacific, and Green MP Hūhana Lyndon breaks down climate resilience on the frontline. It’s a big one, and there’s plenty at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High-energy debate drives this explosive episode of the Bradbury Group, as Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Dr Paul Buchanan, and the All-Star panel tear into Trump’s Iran war, a looming fuel-driven cost-of-living crisis, and climate chaos hitting Aotearoa. Big personalities clash over leadership, inequality, and resilience, with fiery interviews, sharp satire, and urgent calls for political courage and system change. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury is back, as chaos, comedy, and crisis collide on The Bradbury Group. The All Star panel rips into Trump’s spiraling Iran war, skyrocketing oil fears, and New Zealand’s looming fuel nightmare. From “alarming” global tensions to empty diesel tanks by May, it’s blunt takes, dark laughs, and political punches - everyone agrees: things are getting bad fast, and no one’s really in control anymore. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury drives a fiery political debate tackling global conflict, a looming fuel crisis, and controversial fisheries reform. Guests clash over economic risks, government preparedness, and environmental stakes, while Matt Watson blasts fishing laws favouring industry over public interest. Sharp analysis, humour, and urgency power a high-energy episode confronting inequality, leadership, and New Zealand’s uncertain future right now for listeners. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the show this week, Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury is joined by Green co-leader Marama Davidson and Westpac’s Kelly Eckhold as Trump’s "illegal" Iranian war triggers a 1970s-style oil shock. While the Reserve Bank warns of recession, the panel of All Stars slams the Government's "fiscally responsible" relief for ignoring beneficiaries. Plus, Brooke van Velden jumps ship as the "free-market" dream hits a fuel-injected nightmare. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Bradbury Group, the usual fiery, unapologetic and relentless political debate, hosted by Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury. Bomber, Rawiri Waititi and the panel of All Stars rip into Trump’s Iran war, a looming fuel crisis, and a government accused of sleepwalking Kiwis into hardship. Panelists clash over leadership, inequality, and COVID lessons, exposing deep fractures in policy, truth, and power as New Zealand stares down global chaos and growing pain at home. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Marxist, two NZ Herald columnists, a former Labour leader and a business journalist walk into a bar. The barman looks up and says:"What do you think this is… The Bradbury Group?" On this week’s episode: 1-on-1 Interview Former Labour leader and High Commissioner to the UK Phil Goff joins us to discuss the escalating American war against Iran, what it means geopolitically, and how far the conflict could spread. Political Panel: The Fallout Joining the panel: • Maria Slade – BusinessDesk journalist • Fran O'Sullivan – NZ Herald business editor • Matthew Hooton – Academic, political commentator and NZ Herald columnist Together they break down the political and economic consequences for New Zealand. Tonight’s agenda 1. Political fallout: Can Christopher Luxon hold on?2. Economic fallout: Can the New Zealand economy hold on?3. Election 2026: What are the latest polls really telling us? Sharp analysis, strong opinions and zero consensus. Welcome to The Bradbury Group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Labour MP, a Herald columnist, a political commentator, and Matthew Hooton walk into a bar. The barman asks, "what is this?" The Bradbury Group. Tonight's panel features Barbara Edmonds, Labour MP and Finance Spokesperson; Matthew Hooton, political commentator; Simon Wilson, Herald columnist; and Matthew Tukaki, Māori broadcaster and political commentator. They’ll tackle key issues, including Trump’s escalating war on Iran and New Zealand's confused response, the latest IPSOS poll showing Labour ahead, and National's claims of lower crime - are they real progress or just spin? As global tensions rise and domestic polling shifts, they’ll break down what this means for New Zealand politics heading into 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Martyn Bradbury sits down with Labour Party MP Kieran McAnulty for a 1-on-1-in-10 State of the Economy interview. Then a political panel featuring TOP leader Qiulae Wong, former Labour leader David Cunliffe, and NZ Herald political columnist Matthew Hooton debate the big questions facing New Zealand. How does arresting the homeless help anyone? What did Chris Hipkins’ State of the Nation speech really say about affordability? And what happens when a user-pays infrastructure model leaves the country brittle and hollowed out? New Zealand politics. Economic reality. No spin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the podcast this week, Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury is joined by former Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, Salvation Army State of the Nation voices, Matthew Hooton and the wider panel to tear into one of the most combustible weeks in New Zealand politics. From Winston Peters’ Māori electorates referendum and the looming Treaty Principles fallout for Chris Luxon, to the Government’s gas policy critics brand a scam. Add the India Free Trade Deal, rising anti-immigrant sentiment, Election 2026 stakes - and a hard call on NZ’s response if the US and Israel strike Iran. One panel. No spin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New polling suggests New Zealand could be heading for a hung Parliament - and the political fault lines are already cracking open. Tonight on The Bradbury Group, a heavyweight panel debates the latest polls, the political and infrastructural failures leaving Wellington in crisis, and the government’s new gas levy - including why Matthew Hooton appears to be one of the few voices on the right taking climate change seriously. PLUS: a 1-on-1 on 10 interview with Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on power, pressure, and the road ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bradbury Group is back for 2026! This week, Bomber and his All Star panel tear into the gap between government promises and grim reality, skewering the “growth, growth, growth” mantra as Kiwis face rising debt, unemployment and a cost-of-living squeeze. They debate economic misfires, anti-immigrant politics and NZ First’s surge, migrant worker exploitation, and whether unions are the real fix. Climate denial gets roasted, Trump’s global chaos dissected, and Election 2026 looms - served with sharp humour, unapologetic opinions, and a panel always one comment away from breaching standards.Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🎄 LIVE 8PM TONIGHT — The End of Year Bradbury Group Christmas Special 🎄 It’s been one hell of a first season — and we’re ending it with one hell of a bang. *Tonight’s powerhouse lineup:* • John Tamihere – Māori Party President • Chris Penk – National Party Minister • Gerry Brownlee – Speaker of the House • Matthew Hooton – Political Commentator • Chris Hipkins – Leader of the Labour Party *The Daily Blog “Three Wise Men”:* • Tim Selwyn – Māori Blogger • Ben Morgan – Military Blogger • Professor Wayne Hope – Media Blogger 🎅 **PLUS: Special Guest — Santa Claus** Tonight we cover: – The political highlights and lowlights of 2025 – Who won, who lost, and who embarrassed themselves – Bold (and brutal) predictions for the 2026 election This is politics like you’ve never seen it before. 📺 *LIVE Tuesdays 8PM on YouTube, ROVA, SkyTV & Waatea Facebook* 🎧 Also available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔔 Subscribe to support fearless independent political discourse *Proudly sponsored by:* 🔹 Waatea News – Journalism you can trust (https://waateanews.com/) 🔹 ROVA – Hear it here first (https://www.rova.nz/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This end-of-year economy special confronts New Zealand’s political and economic reality in 2025. From unemployment, emigration and austerity to homelessness, asset sales and climate failure, Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury and the panel dissect who the economy is really serving. With TVNZ poll fallout, Green Party challenges and election predictions, the discussion asks: recovery, or desperation? Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the podcast, Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury blasts pet-bond politics, mouldy school-lunch slop, council rate caps, and the Government’s relentless squeeze on Māori rights. With sharp sarcasm and class-war clarity, he calls out manufactured poverty, empty public housing, and the absurd pivot to arresting the homeless. All of this with the help of the All Star panel featuring Tau Henare, Steve Abel, and Simon Wilson. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr *Matthew Hooton* joins host Martyn Bradbury and the panel — *Craig Renney, Shanan Halbert, and Matthew Tukaki* — to tear into National’s “killing season,” KiwiSaver changes, and roadside drug testing. Plus: War on News (Winston’s Regulatory Standards flip-flop, Shane Jones vs recreational fishers, Casey Costello’s tobacco rankings disaster) and a final word on COP30’s sell-out and Shane Jones’ big-oil love affair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer joins host Martyn Bradbury and the panel - Simon Wilson, Teanau Tuiono, and Qiulae ‘Q’ Wong - for a fiery kōrero on Te Pāti Māori’s reset, the McSkimming police scandal, climate capitalism, and ACT’s corporate coup. Plus, the War on News (honky-ear councilors, Epstein files, and the end of the Atlantic Current). Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chlöe Swarbrick joins host Martyn Bradbury and the panel - Phil Goff, Dita De Boni, Matthew Tukaki, and Chris Finlayson - for a blistering kōrero on homelessness policy, meth harm, and Pacific geopolitics. Plus, the War on News, western-values charter schools, and COP30’s greenwash parade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Bradbury Group, Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury dives into Labour’s new targeted capital gains tax - who it impacts, who’s furious about it, and why Labour believes it can finally deliver real cost-of-living relief, including free GP visits for most New Zealanders. Bomber - alongside Chris Hipkins, and his panel of John Tamihere, Simon Wilson and Fran O'Sullivan - also tackles the explosive situation at Kelston Boys High, the increasingly strained relationship between Māori and the Government, and much more. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🎙️ *Professor Welby Ings* joins host *Martyn Bradbury* and the panel — *Barbara Edmonds, Matthew Tukaki, and Michael Wood* — for a timely kōrero on *public education & NCEA, mega-strikes & worker power, youth-welfare sanctions, unemployment & migration,* and *how to rebuild dignity in our schools and services.* Aotearoa’s most provocative political podcast — fearless, unfiltered, and fact-checked below ✅🔥 *Proudly sponsored by Waatea News – Journalism and broadcasting you can trust.* *Tonight on The Bradbury Group:* Welby Ings unpacks *Invisible Intelligence* — why narrow testing fails diverse minds — followed by a fiery panel on sanctions, strikes, and the economy’s human toll. *Guests:* • Prof Welby Ings – AUT; author of Invisible Intelligence (https://www.aut.ac.nz/people/welby-ings) • Barbara Edmonds – Labour Finance Spokesperson (https://twitter.com/barenewzealand) • Matthew Tukaki – Broadcaster & commentator (https://twitter.com/MatthewTukaki) • Michael Wood – Former Cabinet Minister (https://twitter.com/MichaelWoodNZ) *Key Topics:* – Public education that recognises *diverse intelligence* (beyond time-stress tests) – *Mega-strikes* and under-funded services: why workers are walking – *Youth-welfare sanctions* vs. a weak job market – *Unemployment* trends and migration outflows – *WorkSafe* governance and on-the-job safety 📺 *LIVE Tuesdays 8PM on YouTube, ROVA, Sky TV & Waatea Facebook* 👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔔 Subscribe to support independent political discourse *Proudly sponsored by:* 🔹 Waatea News – Journalism you can trust (https://waateanews.com/) 🔹 ROVA – Hear it here first (https://www.rova.nz/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Bradbury Group, Martyn Bradbury and a fiery panel tackle New Zealand’s economic crash, government snot-and-hope policies, and the mass exodus of workers. We debate strikes, Auckland’s woes, and why the government’s still silent on Palestine. Expect sharp banter, political fireworks, and Martyn’s signature irreverence. If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. Tune in, sound off, and remember: the revolution continues. Everything’s an opinion—except the need for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark joins host Martyn Bradbury and the panel - Steve Abel, Simon Wilson, Kerrin Leoni, and Maria Slade - for a fearless kōrero on New Zealand’s refusal to recognise Palestine, the state of the economy, rising unemployment, and youth welfare cuts. Aotearoa’s most provocative political podcast - unfiltered, unapologetic, and fact-checked below. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s pod pulls no punches - Chris Hipkins is grilled on why NZ joined National, ACT, and NZ First in refusing to recognise Palestine. The panel then tears into a CEO mutiny against PM Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis, pointing out the economy is tanking faster than a moa hunt with Shane Jones. Oil and gas exploration is back (because apparently climate change is fiction), while local elections are still outsourced to corporations, slashing turnout. It’s righteous fury, dark humour, and political firepower aimed squarely at a flailing Government. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s episode kicks off with NZCTU economist Craig Renney, who takes aim at the Government’s austerity policies, the Reserve Bank fiasco, and why he warned last year that their economic strategy would lead to collapse. Then, the panel of All Stars - Kerrin Leoni, Shane Te Pou, Labour MP Arena Williams, and National’s Chris Penk - debate three fiery topics: the shocking GDP crash and what comes next, nationwide strikes by doctors, nurses, and teachers, and New Zealand’s delay in recognising Palestine. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, host Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury dives straight into the fiery fallout between Labour and Te Pāti Māori, as Willie Jackson joins the show to unpack Tākuta Ferris’ controversial comments, the impact on Māori-Pākehā unity, and what it means for the left heading into the next election. Then, our powerhouse panel of Kerrin Leoni, Shane Te Pou, and Chris Finlayson tackle three explosive topics: whether New Zealand is broken, the toxic Māori wards debate, and the shocking assassination of U.S. right-wing figure Charlie Kirk. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode kicks off with Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer fresh off a Tamaki Makaurau by-election victory. She dives into the campaign’s social-media-powered success, the battle to unite the Left ahead of 2026, and fighting back against a Government she calls the most anti-Māori in decades. Then, a fiery political panel featuring tackles three hot issues: the by-election fallout, polling shake-ups, and secret Treasury warnings of public service chaos. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Peeni Henare - Tamaki Makaurau by-election candidate - tackles voter struggles, community heartbreak, and a few laughs about his beloved Warriors. Then, it’s into the political arena with a star-studded panel debating three hot-button issues: the Government’s bold plan to sell citizenships to mega-wealthy foreigners, Auckland’s crumbling economy and homelessness crisis, and the global uproar over Israel’s actions being declared genocide. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bradbury Group is back, with Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury firing up over everything from Gaza to climate chaos, before diving into a rollicking debate on what Labour must do to win. Chris Hipkins joins for a one-on-one on crime, the economy, and cruise ships in Auckland, while panelists Arena Williams, Craig Renney, and John Tamihere trade blows over tax, jobs, and Māori politics. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bradbury Group turned its spotlight on the Tamaki Makaurau by-election, with host Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury roasting David Seymour’s week of gaffes, before a fiery one-on-one with Hannah Tamaki, who batted away questions about Destiny Church and insisted she’s standing on her own kaupapa. The panel - Hone Harawira, Claudette Hauiti, Matthew Tukaki, and Tau Henare - then clash over housing, jobs, Māori rights, and whether Labour or Te Pāti Māori can win the seat. Equal parts chaos, comedy, and politics - it’s election fever, Bradbury-style. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury welcomes Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson on as this week's special guest, covering coalition possibilities, climate policy clashes, and much more. Then, the panel of All Stars - Chris Finlayson and Kerrin Leoni - discuss Auckland's economic struggles, the latest TVNZ political poll results, foreshore and seabed legislation, and recognition of Palestine. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Bradbury Group, Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury dives into the education wars with Professor Welby Ings, who warns NCEA changes risk turning collaborative learning into cutthroat competition. Is education for critical thinkers or worker drones? Then the panel of Maria Slade, Max Harris, and John Tamihere take aim at Prime Minister Luxon’s austerity mantra as unemployment spikes, 70,000 Kiwis flee, and homelessness explodes. That $6b infrastructure promise? Old news dressed as new hope. Meanwhile, inflation creeps back, Māori unemployment soars, and the FBI sets up shop in Wellington. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Bradbury Group with host Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury, a full-on political rollercoaster - a recession biting harder than a cold southerly, 28,000 jobs gone, and 70,000 Kiwis fleeing to Australia, while food prices rocket past wages. The panel of Claudette Hauiti, Barbara Edmonds, Simon Wilson, and Dita De Boni tear into voter suppression laws that even Judith Collins finds dodgy, Māori rights being stripped from 23 laws, and a “tiny win” ending card surcharges sometime next year. Expect sharp critiques of austerity, corporate welfare, and banks that never pay their fair share. As well as that, Moana Maniapoto is this week's special guest, talking about her recent Winston Peters interview, and we have the War on News. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury this week welcomes a very special guest in the form of Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee, to unpack the Parliament haka debacle - was the punishment a principled defence of procedure, or a tone-deaf crackdown on tikanga? The panel of all stars features Peeni Henare, Matthew Tukaki, Craig Renney, and the one and only Sir Roger Douglas. The four take on the Government’s $6 billion infrastructure “announcement” (spoiler... it’s old news dressed up as new hope). Economic growth has flatlined, inflation’s creeping back, and term deposits are ballooning for the already-rich while Māori unemployment sits at an alarming number. Meanwhile, National sells residency to billionaires while blaming Labour for an economy they're clearly steering. Oh - and the Minister of Defence wants us war-ready. Against who? China? Trump? The moon? Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury this week is joined by a HEAVYWEIGHT panel comprised of Simon Wilson, Claudette Hauiti, and Prof. Jane Kelsey. Together they tear into the brain fog of a recessionary Kiwi  economy, David Seymour’s dodgy Regulatory Standards Bill, and Winston Peters' Covid Inquiry-for-clicks. With 30,000 New Zealanders fleeing and GDP flatlining, the crew ask - who exactly is “growth” growing for? Leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkins is this week's special guest, and of course we have the War on News. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Bradbury Group with comrade Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury', it’s economic chaos, vigilante justice, and David Seymour getting roasted in Select Committee submissions. Bomber and the panel dissect a tanking economy despite “growth, growth, growth” spin, question the wisdom of deputising ZB Dads to fight crime, and laugh (loudly) at ACT’s enemies list. PLUS! By-election predictions in Tāmaki Makaurau, a special chat with Youth MP Lincoln Jones, and as always the War on News. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bombs, budgets, and bulldust - it’s a big one this week on The Bradbury Group. Host Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury welcomes on Dr Yousef Aljamal, who drops some truth bombs about Gaza the mainstream media won’t touch, while Trump and Netanyahu turn the apocalypse into a pool party ad. Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan unpack the US/Israel strikes on Iran and wonder who’s really driving the clown car. Then, it’s over to our political panel of legends - John Tamihere, Simon Wilson, and Craig Renney - to tackle Tarsh Kemp’s legacy, tough-on-crime cosplay, and the economy doing its best Titanic impression. Powered by Waatea News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices