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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

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

🎙️ *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’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.

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