The Bradbury Group

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