Raw Politics: Dissecting Foreign Wars, Media Chaos, and Infrastructure Dreams: Guests - Arena Williams and Max Harris

The Working Group podcast takes a deep dive into three major issues gripping New Zealand - foreign policy's delicate balancing act between global powers, the upheaval in the country's media landscape, and the ambitious but controversial infrastructure projects on the table. Pulling no punches, this…

Shattered Trust: New Zealand's Media Crisis and the Fight for Democracy: guests Simon Wilson and Michael Wood

Join Martin Bradbury, Damien Grant, Simon Wilson and Michael Wood for a no-holds-barred dissection of New Zealand's political tumult. We're slicing through media trust issues, tackling worker safety, and wrestling with climate policies amid the cattle industry chaos. Expect explosive debates and ra…

New Zealand's Political Chess: Who Wins in Tax Cuts and Social Reforms? With Bradbury's Best, Shane Te Pou, JohnTamihere and Damien Grant

Join firebrand host Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury as he rallies New Zealand's sharpest political minds to slice through the haze of Kiwi controversies in a no-holds-barred dissection of tax cuts favoring the rich, educational equity, and the tectonic shifts in social reform. This episode is a searing cr…

LAST WORKING GROUP FOR 2023 WITH DAVID SEYMOUR, WILLIE JACKSON AND DAMIEN GRANT

TONIGHT: You read me right! David Seymour, Willie Jackson and Libertarian Darth Vader Damien Grant in our special last show of the year! We bring actual debate to the NZ Political Panel circuit. You can’t get this on The Spinoff, NZME, Newshub Nation, AM Show, RNZ, TVNZ – you can only get it on T…

The Radical Middle Awaits in New Zealand's Political Debate Odyssey: Jack Tame, Moana Maniapoto and Damien Grant

New Zealand's political arena is more like a gladiator pit than a parliament, and we've got front-row seats to the latest skirmishes. My guests, Q+As Jack Tame,  the ever-incisive Moana Maniapoto and the acerbically witty Damien Grant, join me to unpack the government's controversial plays. From th…

Gerry Brownlee, Damien and Shane Te Pou

Issue 1: Chippy's Ceasefire Captains Call Issue 2: Coalition Negotiation Games Issue 3: Xi and Biden's rapprochement and impact for NZ and Issue 4: Grim Economic Christmas for many Kiwis this year It’s Politics done unlike anywhere else. The podcast broadcasts from our purpose built studio bun…

Matthew Hooton, Maria Slade and Damien Grant

TONIGHT: Legal representative of Slytherin House and Union Delegate for the Sith Matthew Hooton, NBR Senior Journalist Maria Slade and Libertarian Voldemort, Damien Grant. Issue 1: Latest negotiations to form Government becomes the dance of the 7 veiled threats Issue 2: Pacific Island Forum and o…

The Working Group Special Vote Special with Brooke Van Velden, Shane Te Pou and Damien Grant

TONIGHT: ACT Party Sith Lorde Brooke Van Velden, the last socialist standing Shane Te Pou and Libertarian Voldemort, Damien Grant. Issue 1: Specials are in – final result ramifications Issue 2: Government negotiations and Winston’s games Issue 3: Chippy re-elected as Leader evidence Labour learn…

Chris Penk, Matt McCarten and Damien Grant

TONIGHT: National Party MP Chris Peck, Former Labour Party Chief of Staff Matt McCarten and Libertarian Darth Vader, Damien Grant. Issue 1: Banning Gang Patches while promoting Natural Glow – Is Mark Mitchell the new Suzanne Paul? Issue 2: Coronial inquiry vs Winston Issue 3: 57 dead children si…

The Working Group Election Special: What Election means for the Right with David Seymour, Mathew Hooton and Damien Grant

TONIGHT: The Working Group Election Special: What Election means for the Right with ACT Party Leader David Seymour, Right wing Svengali Mathew Hooton and Libertarian Darth Vader Damien Grant Issue 1 – What does the result mean for National? Issue 2 – What does the result mean for ACT? Issue 3 – …