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“What is this”? The Bradbury Group?
Welcome to the new weekly Political Podcast, The Bradbury Group, proudly sponsored by Waatea News (Journalism you can trust) live 8pm Tuesday’s on ROVA, Youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Waatea’s main Facebook page.
Political Panel tonight is:
NZ Herald Columnist Simon Wilson
Green Party MP Steve Able
Former NZ First and National MP Tau Henare
Topics:
- Issue 1 – Labour’s conference and the watering down of expectations
- Issue 2 – Are Local Council Rate Caps and Regional Council changes a power grab?
- and Issue 3 – UN investigates treatment of Māori under this Government



Should NZ troops attend Rimpac 2026 alongside the IDF?
Should NZ troops be taking instruction from the US and Israel on how to fight wars in the 21st Century
Should NZDF troops be involved in training exercises with a coward and war criminal?
. Frank “Mitch” Bradley
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…. Bradley ordered a second strike after two survivors were identified on a drone feed, following Hegseth’s directive to leave no survivors.
Bradley is a coward because he didn’t have the moral courage to defy an illegal order.
Bradley is a war criminal because, it was established at Nuremburg that “I was obeying orders” is not a defence.
Bradley four star commander head of JCOS, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking group of military leaders in the US, is likely to be in a commanding role in RIMPAC 2026