33,000 Homeless Kids & Company Collapses Surge — Is This The Budget We Were Promised?

Martyn Bradbury takes on the budget betrayal, 33,000 homeless children, record company liquidations and the global rise of the far right — with two of the Left's sharpest minds and a heavyweight political panel.

🎙️ *1-on-1 in 10 with Qiulae Wong — Leader of TOP (The Opportunities Party)*

After scoring 6% in the latest Roy Morgan Poll, TOP is a genuine political force. Qiulae Wong joins Martyn to lay out TOP's bottom lines, their coalition conditions, and who they're prepared to go into Government with.

🎙️ *Extra 1-on-1 in 10 with Victor Billot — Alliance Party Leader*

After securing a historic union affiliation, Alliance Leader Victor Billot joins Martyn to discuss how the Left builds a winning coalition in an economic election — and how progressives push back against the global surge of far-right populism.

🔥 *Political Panel Discussion*

⚡ Matthew Hooton — NZ Herald Columnist

⚡ Maria Slade — Business Desk Journalist

⚡ Simon Wilson — Listener Columnist

*Tonight's Political Agenda:*

📌 Issue 1 — 33,000 Homeless Children & an 11-Year High in Company Liquidations

The Budget promised growth. Instead we have a record number of homeless children and company collapses at levels not seen in over a decade. Is this the economy National promised New Zealanders?