#Clip: Chris Hipkins Takes On China, Trump, Winston Peters & Brian Tamaki

Labour leader Chris Hipkins joins The Bradbury Group for a wide-ranging interview on New Zealand’s place in an increasingly unstable world.

As tensions rise across the Pacific, Hipkins discusses China’s military posture, Australia’s new defence agreement with Fiji, Donald Trump’s foreign policy, New Zealand’s nuclear-free identity, Winston Peters’ proposal to remove voting rights from permanent residents, immigration, democracy, Brian Tamaki’s inflammatory rhetoric, and what Election 2026 means for the country’s future.

Topics include:
🌏 China and Pacific security
☢️ Nuclear-free New Zealand
⚓ Donald Trump and US foreign policy
🗳️ Winston Peters and voting rights
🌍 Immigration and permanent residents
🛑 Brian Tamaki and hate speech
🏛️ Labour’s Election 2026 strategy
🤝 The possibility of working with TOP

If you’re interested in New Zealand politics, international affairs, democracy and Election 2026, this is an interview you won’t want to miss.

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