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Martyn ’Bomber’ Bradbury & Damien Grant join forces for the best weekly political podcast in New Zealand.
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Gravity Credit Management proudly sponsors the Working Group. For more information on Gravity click the link. Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: - Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. - Mark Jennings - Former News God at TV3 - Seeby Woodhouse - Founder of Voyager NZ and Burning Man Aficionado Issue 1 - Government refuses to end child poverty for less than 1% of GDP but does have billions for tax cuts Issue 2 - What's killing Wellington? Working From Home or sacking 5000 public servants? Issue 3 - What do Mckee and Costello have to do to get sacked? Issue 4 - The Polky Trial - bloated boomer privilege or poor Police judgment? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TEXT: Working to 3598 Check out the Social Media - https://bento.me/theworkinggroup
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: - Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. - Shane Te Pou - The mighty NZ Herald columnist - Ani O'Brien - Political Commentator and Queen of the Terfs Tonight's issues:Issue 1: Latest Polling – Is Chippy in danger? Issue 2: Gravy Train Treaty Lawyers or Reactionary Right Wing Libertarian gun owners – who is ACT’s Treaty Principles Referendum Bill appealing to? Issue 3: Talking of libertarian gun owners, is Mckee’s new attempt at lifting gun bans an audacity too far? Issue 4: Ramifications of latest Trump assassination attempt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TEXT: Working to 3598 Check out the Social Media - https://bento.me/theworkinggroup
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: - Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. - Simon Court - ACT Party MP - Simon Wilson - NZ Herald columnist Tonight's issues:Issue 1 - God hates ACT while Luxon blames MMP for Treaty Principles Referendum Issue 2 - Has National weaponised our impatience to raise speed limits on roads they can't pay for? Issue 3 - China and deflation Issue 4 - Trump vs Harris first debate----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TEXT: Working to 3598 Check out the Social Media - https://bento.me/theworkinggroup
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism Maria Slade - Business Desk Journalist Matthew Tukaki - Media Tycoon, Businessman, UN Chairperson, New Zealand Māori Council Sledgehammer Tonight's issues: Issue 1 – Simeon Brown’s $32.9b road policy – sensible infrastructure or sexual fantasy? Issue 2 – Insolvencies up + outgoing Treasury warnings – how bad will the economy get? Issue 3 – Comanchero crackdown vs gang patch ban ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TEXT: Working to 3598 Check out the Social Media - https://bento.me/theworkinggroup
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. Barbara Edmonds - Labour Party Finance Spokesperson Karen Chhour - The Minister for Children and ACT MP Tonight's issues: Orr blinks and slashes the OCR as NZ Economy melts down - what happens next? Welfare and Disability sanctions - will do what exactly? The repeal of 7aa - will it save our kids? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. Greg O'Connor - Former Police Association President and current Labour MP Dr. Oliver Hartwick - Right Wing Think Tank and NZ Initiative Svengali Tonight's issues: Will Adrian Orr cut the OCR? Is that light the end of the inflation tunnel or a train coming for the Economy? Who is to blame for Electricity price shocks? The National Party or the National Party? New Draconian Welfare Punishments and Tama Potaka's magical homeless children wand. Police Association vs Associate Minister Nicole McKee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. Cameron Bagrie - The People's Economist Damien O'Connor - Former Cabinet Minister and current Labour MP Tonight's issues: Market meltdown as Late Stage Capitalism implodes - will Global recession follow? National Party Conference highlights a Party with zero vision Andrea Vance on Identity Politics, Karen Chhour and ACT Party race baiting What Winston's false anti-Trans tweet and the anti-Muslim fascist attacks in UK have in common ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. Matthew Hooton - New Zealand Herald Columnist Maria Slade - Journalist, editor and commentator Tonight's issues: The Manufactured Crisis in Health was funded by borrowed tax cuts – can National get away with it? The Government’s war on Māori continues, when is too much redneck policy too much? Is the Economy in worse condition than the market currently recognizes? Issue 4: Latest Tana drama inside the Greens – ‘who will rid me of this turbulent electric bike Priest’? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. Michael Wood - E Tu Union's Negotiation Specialist Craig Renney - the sickle and the hammer, The Council of Trade Unions Economist Tonight's issues: Shane Reti amputates public health - what happens next? OCR holds but only because economy is tanking The irony of starting Boot camps while apologising for abuse in State care Biden finally steps down - is Kamala Harris the solution? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. Arena Williams - MP for the mighty Manurewa Simon Wilson - NZ Herald columnist Tonight's issues: The Trump assassination attempt The cruelty of the National Party Welfare Policy The Extraordinary Darleen Tana Interview The 40 year neoliberal experiment in NZ politics - should we weep or scream? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog, and Joining me tonight: Damien Grant - libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. Matthew Tukaki - Media Tycoon, Businessman, UN chairperson and New Zealand Māori Council sledgehammer David Seymour - ACT Party leader and Snapchat connoisseur Tonight's issues: The Darleen Tana fiasco Luxon in NATO The OCR decision tomorrow The Snapchat Smear ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Willie Jackson & Max Harris, alongside Host Martin (Bomber) Bradbury and panelist Damien Grant. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: 'Working' to 3598 Check out the Social Media - https://bento.me/theworkinggroup
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Ani O'Brien and Seeby Woodhouse, alongside Host Martin (Bomber) Bradbury and panelist Damien Grant. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Check out the Social Media - https://bento.me/theworkinggroup
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: David Parker and Matthew Hooton, alongside Host Martin (Bomber) Bradbury and panelist Damien Grant. TEXT: Working to 3598 Check out the Social Media - https://bento.me/theworkinggroup
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Shane Te Pou - former candidate, campaign manager and executive member of the Labour Party. Barbara Edmonds - Labour Party Finance Spokesperson Simon Court - Member of Parliament for ACT New Zealand Issues: Fast Track powers vs Māori Party allegations - what is the biggest threat to Western Democracy? Budget 2024 - Still moderate and vanilla or now a right wing nightmare hellscape? ACT Party - conference dreams of 15% and the rise of the hard right ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Unfortunately, I'm sick so you get to be hosted by Damien 'all tax is theft' Grant! Joining him tonight: Maria Slade - Senior Journalist at the National Business Review Matthew McCarten - Political organiser and trade unionist Jordan Williams - Tax payer hero? Issues: Nicola Willis's budget The British election Donald J. Trump... again ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Damien Grant, libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. Matthew Hooton, NZ Herald columnist. Brad Olsen, New Zealand economics commentator. Issues: Nicola Willis - Can she borrow for tax cuts and get away with it? Underfunding public services - What are the consequences? The budget - What are our predictions? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Damien Grant, libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism. Sue Bradford, legendary left-wing activist and former Green MP. Simon Wilson, visionary NZ Herald columnist. Topics: Kāinga Ora Reforms - Bill English and National's involvement. Political Party Showdowns - Analysis of National, Greens, and Labour. OCR, Economy, and Budget Predictions - What's next for the economy? TEXT: Working to 3598 Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Join us as we plunge into the heart of Aotearoa's political arena. From the absurdities of "woke food" controversies to the crucial debate over government bailouts. And as the specter of fascist fast-track powers looms large, we confront the very essence of democracy and the influence of money in our political system. Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
Join us as we unpack the implications of the AUKUS alliance and discuss the economic challenges of rising unemployment and falling house values. Plus, hear the panel's take on National's plans for a mega prison amidst cries for social investment. Get the inside scoop on Kiwi politics - listen now! Watch on YouTube Watch on X Watch on Instagram Check out the Social Media
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