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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight: Ani O'Brien and Seeby Woodhouse, alongside Host Martin (Bomber) Bradbury and panelist Damien Grant.

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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight: David Parker and Matthew Hooton, alongside Host Martin (Bomber) Bradbury and panelist Damien Grant.

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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. 

Joining me tonight:


Shane Te Pou - former candidate, campaign manager and executive member of the Labour Party.
Barbara Edmonds - Labour Party Finance Spokesperson
Simon Court - Member of Parliament for ACT New Zealand

Issues:


Fast Track powers vs Māori Party allegations - what is the biggest threat to Western Democracy?
Budget 2024 - Still moderate and vanilla or now a right wing nightmare hellscape?
ACT Party - conference dreams of 15% and the rise of the hard right

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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Unfortunately, I'm sick so you get to be hosted by Damien 'all tax is theft' Grant!

Joining him tonight:


Maria Slade - Senior Journalist at the National Business Review
Matthew McCarten -  Political organiser and trade unionist
Jordan Williams - Tax payer hero?

Issues:


Nicola Willis's budget
The British election
Donald J. Trump... again

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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:


Damien Grant, libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
Matthew Hooton, NZ Herald columnist.
Brad Olsen, New Zealand economics commentator.

Issues:


Nicola Willis - Can she borrow for tax cuts and get away with it?
Underfunding public services - What are the consequences?
The budget - What are our predictions?

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Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog.

Joining me tonight:


Damien Grant, libertarian liquidator and Cthulhu of Capitalism.
Sue Bradford, legendary left-wing activist and former Green MP.
Simon Wilson, visionary NZ Herald columnist.

Topics:


Kāinga Ora Reforms - Bill English and National's involvement.
Political Party Showdowns - Analysis of National, Greens, and Labour.
OCR, Economy, and Budget Predictions - What's next for the economy?

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