Chlöe Swarbrick on Iran, Economy & Green Policy | Panel - Tau Henare, Professor Wayne Hope, Hauiti | The Bradbury Group
Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury goes full throttle this week, torching US President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran, New Zealand's foreign policy flip-flops, and NZ Prime Minister Chris Luxon’s “China’s not a threat” eyebrow-raiser. The panel takes aim at seabed mining madness, with Iwi told to play nice - or else - and Shane Jones’ “drill baby drill” cosplay. With economic storm clouds gathering and food bank queues growing, Bomber asks - is this pro-growth or just pro-greed? As well as that, Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick dials in, and we have our War on News. Powered by Waatea News.
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Helen Clark on War & NZ in Crisis – Bradbury Group 5-Guest Special
This week’s Bradbury Group is a powerhouse panel episode. Former PM Helen Clark joins Teanau Tuiono to unpack the Iran–Israel war and what it means for New Zealand’s foreign policy. Then, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Simon Wilson and Matthew Tukaki debate major issues: sick leave cuts, WorkSafe rollbacks, and Budget 2025. Don’t miss NZ’s boldest political debate — only on The Bradbury Group. Powered by Waatea News.
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Rawiri Waititi, Arena Williams, Dita de Boni and Professor Susan St John | The Bradbury Group Ep 4 aud (from June 10)
In the latest episode of The Bradbury Group, Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury and his all-star panel dive headfirst into the chaos of New Zealand politics with three scorching issues. First up: the Māori Party haka fallout... are we still a democracy if political theatre gets punished harder than policy failure? The panel slams the government's vengeance politics, especially over a haka protest that roared with one billion views. Next, it’s the Rich List vs Reality. While the top 1% pop champagne, 500,000 Kiwis queue for food banks. Professor Susan St John calls it what it is: a feudal plutocracy with bad vibes. The case for a wealth tax gains ground - unless Labour keeps ghosting it. Finally, it’s democracy on trial globally, as protest rights face extinction from California to Parliament. As Greta gets cuffed and dissent gets muzzled, the crew asks: how do we fight back when the rules keep changing? Spoiler: with louder haka. As well as that, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi is our special (remote) guest, and there is also the War on News.
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Post-Budget Special - Māori Party, Fran O’Sullivan, Barbara Edmonds & Claudette Hauiti | The Bradbury Group
Welcome to The Bradbury Group, where Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury slings political zingers sharper than Treasury's red pens! This post-budget special features a feisty panel: Labour’s Barbara Edmonds, corporate queen Fran O’Sullivan, and ex-National MP-turned-journo Claudette Hauiti. Māori Party’s Takuta Ferris joins for a sizzling 1-on-1, roasting seabed mining, racist double standards, and the budget’s Māori funding flop. The “War on News” blasts Paul Goldsmith’s tone-deaf tweets, trickle-up economics, and Chris Bishop’s 1950s cosplay. Expect fierce debate, fiscal despair, and butter existentialism - because in Aotearoa, even dairy prices are weaponised.
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Pre-Budget Special - Chris Hipkins, Matthew Hooton, John Tamihere & Craig Renney | The Bradbury Group
Welcome to The Bradbury Group, an independent political podcast where sharp wit meets sharper hooks! This is episode one - a pre-Budget special for 2025 - and its power panel features John Tamihere, the Māori Party’s kingpin; Matthew Hooton, right-wing Slytherin-turned-columnist saboteur; and Craig Renney, Jedi economist for the working class. They tackle the week’s chaos - Māori MPs getting banished like it’s Hogwarts detention, a budget that may or may not bleed Milton Friedman’s ghost, and pay parity slashed with Thatcherite flair. Throw in a 10 minute catch-up with leader of the Opposition Chris Hipkins, and Bomber's War on News (which should be pretty self explanatory). It’s politics, but with punchlines and purpose.
The Bradbury Group is a no-holds-barred weekly political podcast from Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury. Unapologetically Left, fiercely independent, and born from the ashes of The Working Group, this is where real political debate lives. Each Tuesday, Bradbury and guests take on the big issues, call out the bad faith, and push back against the spin. Buckle up.
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