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#BHN Big Hairy News

Big Hairy Network

Award winning podcasters Pat and Chewie host a news commentary show that is broadcast weekdays Big Hairy News, or #BHN, gives the space needed to cover off the stories covered rather than the two and a half minutes the mainstream media gives guests between weather and the next ad break.

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01:41:24

#BHN Bishop on Q&A | Wait lists at Nelson Hospital...

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2025/03/31

Housing Minister Chris Bishop was on Q&A over the weekend and rejects the idea the Government's tightening of emergency housing hasn't led to an increase in homelessness, this is despite organisations in Auckland and Wellington recording an increase in the number of rough sleepers. Six senior doctors at Nelson Hospital have spoken out about their concerns staffing levels are putting patients lives in danger. The doctors say they – along with their union, the Association of Salaried Medical

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00:26:21

#BHN Tanya Waikato on the petition to sack compass...

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2025/03/30

Lawyer Tania Waikato has launched a petition calling for the government to cancel Compass Group's school lunch contract, saying the company has repeatedly failed to meet its obligations, leaving tamariki with "horrible, disgusting and inedible" kai

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01:27:29

NZ Leftist Collective March 2025

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2025/03/30

The official March episode with a rock star panel...and PatOn the panel this month are - Samah Huriwai-Seger / Aotearoa Liberation League / www.instagram.com/aotearoaliberationleague- Shane te Pou / twitter.com/@PouTepou- Craig Renney / twitter.com/@CLRenney- Pat Brittenden / bsky.app/profile/patbrittenden.bsky.socialWith special guest, Hon Kieran McAnultyThe response to Tamatha Paul's comments this week. Police numbers stagnant, gang numbers upStudents being disappeared on the streets of the US

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00:22:15

#BHN Aaron Hendry on Tamatha Paul's comments on the...

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2025/03/30

Aaron Hendry from Kick Back joins us to talk about Tamatha Paul's comments about what her electorate is telling her of their experience with the police has been met with distain by political leaders.

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00:38:25

#BHN Dr Gary Payinda on public money funding...

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2025/03/29

Dr Gary Payinda joins us this evening to talk about whistle blower and colleague Dr David Bailey blowing the lid off the narrative that privatization of surgeries is the way out of the backlog of public hospital surgeries as it doesn't fix the chronic underfunding but will create a good headline. Dr Gary's substack https://substack.com/@drgarypayinda

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00:28:25

#BHN Marilyn Garson on lawyer Paul Fisher and Oscar...

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2025/03/29

Marilyn Garson from Alternative Jewish Voices, joins us to talk a myriad of things including lawyer Paul Fishers rant over the weekend, Juliet Moses' response to us yesterday and the apparent kidnapping of Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal from an ambulance by the IDF today

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00:38:23

#BHN Michel Mulipola on the charges against the Te...

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2025/03/28

Michel 'Bloody Samoan' Mulipola talks about how he went about creating real consequences for the Destiny Church attackers via social media which led to arrests and the court case.

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01:49:19

#BHN Calling Hipkins to retract comment | Ashley...

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2025/03/28

People are calling or Chris Hipkins to retract his comments re: Tamatha Paul after she pointed out that a higher Police presents in our communities is making some people, particularly Māori, feel less safe.Ashley Bloomfield has a chat to Patty Gower to discuss his time as Director-General of Health during C-19 and the need for govt to set long-term plans for the public health sector.Chris Bishop has opened the door for community housing providers to build more housing, and the ability to borrow from

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01:19:01

#BHN Tania Waikato's school lunch petition | More...

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2025/03/27

Labour changed RMA laws, National cancelled those changes then freaked out when the old RMA's that Labour changed as they weren't fit for purpose, were found to not be fit for purpose and they are now changing RMA laws under urgency asking for a bipartisan approach while only really wanting Labour to rubber stamp what National wants. #TheBish and Kieran debated this on Breakfast this morning.Lawyer Tania Waikato has launched a petition calling for the government to cancel Compass Group's

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01:41:55

#BHN Gary Payinda on surgeries going private |...

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2025/03/26

Green MP Tamatha Paul is being criticised by the Government and Labour over comments that a "visible police presence" makes people feel "more on edge." Is she right? We'll take a look at the fall out tonight.Dr Gary Payinda joins us this evening to talk about whistle blower and colleague Dr David Bailey blowing the lid off the narrative that privatization of surgeries is the way out of the backlog of public hospital surgeries as it doesn't fix the chronic underfunding but

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01:37:06

#BHN Marilyn Garson on Hamdan Ballal | Trump's...

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2025/03/25

Marilyn Garson from Alternative Jewish Voices, joins us to talk a myriad of things including lawyer Paul Fishers rant over the weekend, Juliet Moses' response to us yesterday and the apparent kidnapping of Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal from an ambulance by the IDF todayPrime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke on TVNZ's Breakfast where he affirmed John Campbell that the Government would hit their target of 500 new police officers by the end of this year and that firearm lobbyist and nominal

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01:49:52

#BHN Michel Mulipola LIVE at 9 | Winstons Woke War |...

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2025/03/24

Michel 'Bloody Samoan' Mulipola talks about how he went about creating real consequences for the Destiny Church attackers via social media which led to arrests and the court case.Gary's Economics explains that the problem is the rich are taking everything and the rest of us are being impoverished. Gary looks to the solution, and how we achieve itProtestors and hecklers disrupted New Zealand First leader Winston Peters as he delivered his State of the Nation speech in Christchurch on

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00:53:29

#BHN Dr Gary Payinda on censoring Doctors, "I'm not...

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2025/03/23

Public health leaders say the Government’s insistence on vetting advice from senior public health doctors is unprecedented and deeply concerning and Dr Gary Payinda joins us tonight live at 9pm to talk it over=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden

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00:30:56

#BHN Dr Grant Duncan on leadership performance of our...

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2025/03/22

Grant Duncan writes on the Conversation as to how our prime minister and opposition party leader stack up on the 'Leadership Capital Index'. Spoiler alert: not very well.=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat

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00:23:16

#BHN Byron Clark on the Chch massacre anniversary and...

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2025/03/22

Byron Clark on the Christchurch massacre anniversary and the actions of the Free Speech Union=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta

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00:43:53

#BHN Chippy doing his darndest to not say capital...

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2025/03/21

Chris Hipkins is with us LIVE at 9pm talking about his state of the nation speech, his focus on tax for the next 18 months and how Labour will win the 2026 election. =================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat

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02:00:12

#BHN Trump detaining everyone | Erica kept out of the...

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2025/03/21

Trump's USA is officially under totalitarian rule, disregarding Federal Judges orders, deporting anyone that he disagrees with, and those that disagree with him, and detaining foreigners entering the country legally without cause.Erica is kept out of the loop of critical information under her portfolio, regarding school lunch programme provider Libelle's liquidation.Brooke van Velden has said a big fat "Hell no" to TAB's attempt to pay $150m to pass favourable legislation in

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01:28:32

#BHN Dr Gary Payinda LIVE | Seymour on public health...

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2025/03/20

Public health leaders say the Government’s insistence on vetting advice from senior public health doctors is unprecedented and deeply concerning and Dr Gary Payinda joins us tonight live at 9pm to talk it overDavid Seymour has hit out concerns around the censure doctors speaking out, saying he’s “cheering on Simeon [Brown] putting those muppets back in their box”. In doing so, Seymour indicated the vetting directive had come directly from the health minister’s office.The Defence Force is proposing a

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01:36:32

#BHN Why isn't Brian Tamaki in the docks as well? |...

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2025/03/19

We've found footage from Brian Tamaki's "sermon" the day after his church members stormed the Te Atatu library where he is explicitly instructing them to "storm the library". We're now wondering how and why he isn't be held to account for inciting violence as some of his church members, who on his instruction, stormed the library are now accused of assaultsSpecialist doctors tasked with protecting public health say the Government is trying to stop them from

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01:41:08

#BHN Byron Clark on Chch anniversary | Seymour...

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2025/03/18

Byron Clark on the Christchurch massacre anniversary and the actions of the Free Speech UnionDavid Seymour launches ACT LOCAL and thinks Jesus would vote ACTIsrael breaks ceasefire and bombards Gaza leading to the deaths of at least 200 people as a response to Hamas still holding 59 hostagesDestiny Church associates protesting a Drag Story Time event have been in court for the first time today with six of the seven accused denied name suppression as they chose to spread their deeds on social media

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