The Bradbury Group with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer + Dr Paul Buchanan & Qiulae Wong, Arena Williams & Matthew Hooton

As the NZ fuel crisis collides with climate chaos and global war, The Bradbury Group drags it all into the light. This week’s panel — featuring Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, Dr Paul Buchanan and Matthew Hooton — asks the question no one in power seems willing to answer: who exactly is paying for all of this?

A Marxist, A Party Co-Leader,  an Intelligence Analyst, a Newspaper columnist, another Party leader and the member for Manurewa all walk into a bar.The barman looks up and says, ‘What do you think this is? The Bradbury Group?”

When crisis stacks on crisis, who actually leads?

Te Pāti Māori co-Leader, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on the impact of the latest storm on whānau, the need to build climate change resilience at the Marae level and the cost of living fuel crisis

Extra 1-on-1 in 10 Interview – with Dr Paul Buchanan

Former intelligence and defence policy analyst and consultant to US government security agencies, Dr Paul Buchanan on Trump’s illegal war in Iran, Israel’s role and if this represents a terrible geopolitical blunder.

War, weather and the NZ fuel crisis collide

• Matthew Hooton – NZ Herald Columnist
• Qiulae Wong – Leader of The Opportunities Party
• Arena Williams – Manurewa Labour Party MP

Tonight’s Political Agenda

• Issue 1 – Week seven of Trump’s illegal war on Iran and what would 7.5% inflation do to our economy?
• Issue 2 – Another extreme climate event – are we doing enough to prepare for what is coming?
• Issue 3 – What should replace BSA if Goldsmith kills it?

Proudly sponsored by Waatea News – Journalism you can trust, The Bradbury Group is Aotearoa’s sharpest weekly political argument, bringing together an eclectic mix of politicians, commentators and activists you won’t see anywhere else.

The Bradbury Group – Election Year Edition

Live from Waatea, The Bradbury Group brings together politicians, journalists and commentators for Aotearoa’s most fearless weekly political debate.

For election year, we’re proud to announce the weekly inclusion of political commentator, academic and newspaper columnist Matthew Hooton.

“Every Muppet Show needs its Statler and Waldorf – and legendary political commentator Dr Matthew Hooton has agreed to fulfil that role for this election, beamed in weekly from a secure, undisclosed location.”

The show will be available on Waatea Facebook, Waatea Radio, Sky TV, YouTube, ROVA, Spotify, The Daily Blog and Apple Podcasts.

The Bradbury Group – Live at 8pm every Tuesday night.

As geopolitical tensions rise and economic uncertainty deepens, The Bradbury Group, Marama Davidson interview and panel deliver the kind of unfiltered debate and insight shaping Aotearoa’s political conversation in Election 2026.