The Bradbury Group

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.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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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?

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