Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury
Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury (born 1974) is a
Print media
Bradbury was the elected editor of the Auckland University Students' Association's (AUSA) Craccum magazine for the 1997 year, and elected co-editor with Stuart Gardiner for the 1995 year.[1][3] Before that he was the poetry editor. According to Bradbury, he picked up the nickname Bomber from one of the editors of Craccum.[4]
Bradbury is a former editor (2004–05) of New Zealand music magazine
Radio
Prior to his television work Bradbury was the host of the 'Late night talk lounge' on defunct alternative music station
Radio New Zealand saga
After a regular guest spot on RNZ's show The Panel, the network withdrew an invitation for Bradbury to return as a panellist.[5] While Bradbury claimed he had been "banned" for criticising the New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, RNZ said he had not been banned, and that he had been removed as a panellist after breaching their editorial policy.[5] According to Radio NZ "Mr Bradbury’s comments were inconsistent with information that he had provided to programme producers before going on air. Mr Bradbury later apologised to the programme’s executive producer. It was made clear to him that while his invitation to appear as an occasional guest on The Panel was being withdrawn, it was not a 'lifelong ban' and it did not apply to other Radio New Zealand programmes".[5]
Television
Bradbury hosted Bomber's Blog – the war on news, on Triangle TV – renamed Face TV before it disbanded. He hosted an investigative television series called Stake-Out which used hidden cameras to catch people in the act of committing criminal or immoral acts on film. He hosted Citizen A on Face TV.[6][7]
Politics
Mana Movement
Martyn Bradbury was a consultant to the Mana party until 2013, and provided a draft strategy document for the Kim Dotcom Internet Party in 2014.[8][9] He was influential in promoting public opposition to expansion of GCSB spying powers.[10]
Colin Craig defamation trial
On 23 September 2016, Martyn Bradbury testified as a defence witness in Jordan Williams' defamation trial against
Views and positions
South Canterbury Finance bubble
Bradbury was highly critical of the late finance company owner Alan Hubbard, whose company was placed under statutory management by the-then Justice Minister Simon Power.[12]
Conversion therapy ban legislation
In response to the Government's proposed
References
- ^ ISSN 0110-5787. Archived from the originalon 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Bradbury, Martyn (30 September 2016). "Comment on Campaign Against The Daily Blog". The Daily Blog.
- ^ a b Tunstall, Kaskha (18 April 2011). "Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury Wintec's new editor-in-residence". The Waikato Independent. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Samways, Ana (6 September 2004). "Bomber Bradbury – he sure likes to talk". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Murray, James (10 October 2011). "Blogger Bomber banned from RNZ for criticism of Key". 3 News. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Citizen A". Face TV. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Bookman, Sam (19 March 2013). "From the Blogosphere – Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury". Craccum. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Journo linked to Internet Party quits". Fairfax New Zealand. 15 January 2014.
- ^ Bradbury, Martyn (15 January 2014). "A response to Whaleoil's exclusive on me and the Internet Party". The Daily Blog.
- ^ Milne, Jonathan (23 February 2014). "In bed with the bloggers". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Leask, Anna (23 September 2016). "Jordan Williams emotional and angry in court". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- The Headliner. 20 June 2010.
- ^ Bradbury, Martyn (30 July 2021). "Eye watering State overreach in Gay Conversation Therapy law". The Daily Blog. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Bradbury, Martyn (15 August 2021). "How Parents will be prosecuted by new Gay Conversion law – a response to Marja Lubeck". The Daily Blog. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.