The Bradbury Group

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?
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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.

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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?

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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.
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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.

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