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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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01:30:54

Clint Smith on sacked Phil Goff | Defunded cancer...

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2025/03/06

Clint Smith joins us to discuss this governments dysfunctional leadership, after Winston takes it upon himself to fire Phil Goff who was the High Commissioner to London.Simeon makes the news for two high profile stories:Money that was allocated to a free bowel cancer screening programme targeting Māori and Pacific peoples was scrapped in favour of "equality" instead dropping the eligibility by only 2 years.Simeon ignored advice to not appoint a gas lobbyist to the energy savings board, who didn't

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01:26:55

#BHN Trump's SOTU | Seymour says 'stop politicizing...

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2025/03/05

US President Donald Trump today took credit for "swift and unrelenting action" in reorienting the nation's economy, immigration and foreign policy as he updated Congress and the American people on his turbulent first few weeks in office, which have featured a dismantling of the federal government, tensions with America’s allies and a trade war compounding economic uncertainty.David Seymour says he's been upfront about issues with the revamped school lunch programme and is solving

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00:28:30

#BHN Willie Jackson on the ACT Party referendum and...

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2024/02/04

Willie Jackson joins us to talk about the current state of relationship between Maori and the new Government.We hear how the Kingitanga Hui went, how was Ratana and if Shane Jones believes all the nonsense he is currently spouting. ================================================ 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 Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on

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00:28:47

#BHN Jordan Rivers on shadow banning stories around...

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2024/02/04

Jordan Rivers is an award-winning actor and film maker and is known as an influencer with 179,000 followers on Tik Tok. Jordan has seen a trend in his Tik Tok videos that if he uses certain phrases and words about Donald Trump and the Israel/Gaza conflict his videos either get stuck in a processing loop never to make it to his followers, or if they do make it the views they receive appear to confirm the idea of shadow banning/deprioritizing of this kind of content and we wanted to know why so

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00:27:12

#BHN Professor Margaret Mutu talks te tiriti and the...

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2024/02/03

Professor Margaret Mutu joins us to educate us about te tiriti and shares some opinions on the relationship between the Crown and Māori at the moment. ================================================ 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 Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

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00:21:26

#BHN David Seymour's State of the Nation was just a...

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2024/02/02

David Seymour made a 'State of the Nation" speech over the weekend. An even that no one asked for and no one needed so why did he do it? It seems pretty clear that this was a fundraising activity and a 'thanks' to funders from prior to the election wrapped in the cloak of the state of the nation speech. ================================================ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at

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01:21:13

#BHN Willie Jackson LIVE | Is traditional TV over? |...

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2024/02/01

Fingers crossed for an on time flight for Willie Jackson, as he's booked to be LIVE with us from 9pm where we can take your questions and comments. Communications Minister Melissa Lee has been briefed that there is an "uncertain future" for "traditional television broadcasting". Maybe not the biggest headline in the country today, but interesting as what #BHN is and our social media conversation last night with Jordan Rivers A Photoshopping scandal has hit Australian as

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01:17:19

#BHN Is TikTok shadow banning Gaza content? | Luxon,...

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2024/01/31

Jordan Rivers joins us to talk about his TikTok account with 175,000 followers that seems to be getting shadow banned when Jordan talks about issues around Gaza. Is this happening or is this a simple algorithm anomaly that some of his content is getting tons of view, and the ones about Israel and Gaza aren't? Christopher Luxon was sweaty and stammering on Breakfast this morning getting grilled on when Kiwis would see an impact from National getting the cost of living crisis under control along

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01:23:45

#BHN Prof Margaret Mutu LIVE | James Shaw resigns |...

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2024/01/30

Prof Margaret Mutu joins us to talk about where Māori are right now with this new government and what does the next 3 years look like A surprise decision today as James Shaw resigns from Parliament which will come into affect in March Seymour and Luxon disagree on one of ACT's core principle of the treaty which is Luxon sees the treaty as a agreement between the Crown and iwi, whereas Seymour wants to see the treaty officially be between the Crown and all New

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01:15:57

#BHN Israel vs South Africa part-decision | Seymour's...

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2024/01/29

Israel vs South Africa part-decision at the Hague leave both parties not being winners...or losers. But many are making the claim it was a win for Israel. It was not David Seymour's "State of the Nation" speak a complete snore fest and predictable meat for his followers Chloe Swarbrick spoke out this morning on rumours that she was with, Golriz Ghahraman when Ghahraman allegedly shoplifted. Rumours have been going around the internet that Swarbrick was in some of the store footage,

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01:29:03

#BHN Geoffrey Miller on NZDF to the Red Sea | Price...

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2024/01/25

Geopolitical analyst Geoffrey Miller joins us live to talk about NZDF going to the Red Seal and what it says to the world about NZ's position in the Israel/Gaza conflict David Seymour was on breakfast today talking about ACTS referendum on the principles of the Treaty and if he thinks National will support it after select committee Associate Health Minister and NZ First MP Casey Costello is facing pressure from advocacy group Health Coalition Aotearoa after leaked documents suggest she sought

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01:30:43

#BHN Prof Patman on Trump in New Hampshire |...

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2024/01/24

Prof Robert Patman joins us live to talk about the results out of the New Hampshire GOP primary and what it means for the Republican Party moving forward towards the 2024 Presidential election. Prof Mohan J Dutta joins us to talk about the use in the weekend by David Seymour of the saying "Jai Shree Ram" and how many Indian Muslims find it to be a threat because it is linked to violence, both historic and current, and those who perpetrate that violence are now amplifying Seymour's

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00:57:12

#BHN Who was T.W. Ratana? | Troops going to fight...

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2024/01/23

Who was T.W. Ratana? Author of Ratana Revisited Keith Newman joins us to explain who T.W. Ratana was as many of us think about it as a place or a celebration but not a person. Alternative Jewish Voices' Marilyn joins us to talk about the news that NZ troops are being sent to the middle East to support the efforts against the Houthi. What does this convey to the world about NZ? What does this mean for the Israel/Gaza conflict? David Seymour has made it very clear he is not attending Ratana

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01:14:58

#BHN Debbie Ngarewa Packer on the National Hui |...

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2024/01/22

There is a sound issue for the first 5mins 43secs then fine. Live at 9pm, Debbie Ngarewa Packer joins us to talk about the National Hui over the weekend. What are her takeaways and where to from here especially in the lead up to Ratana and Waitangi Day National is not following official advice on anything from Fair Pay Agreements, to Regulatory Impact Statements and now to the Treaty referendum, and that may be something people are ok with, new government, new way of doing things...except they

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00:44:17

#BHN National's 'handmaids' desire | Bilingual road...

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2024/01/18

National wants to turn NZ into the Handmaid's Tale Satirist Dave Armstrong on bilingual road signs David Seymour flustered by basic questions

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00:46:14

#BHN David Seymour's Treaty referendum | Plunket...

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2024/01/17

David Seymour tries to convince us that the public should decide what the principles of the treaty are, not Māori, not the courts, not the Waitangi Tribunal. Sean Plunket screams at guests again Simon Wilson on Christopher Luxon's climate change dilemma

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00:48:26

#BHN Kelvin Morgan on Emily Steel | National's plan...

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2024/01/16

National wants gangs to stock up on Natural Glow Kelvin Morgan on the new Emily Steel protest clip and YouTube channel How can National claim Labour is soft on crime?

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00:48:57

#BHN Lord Sumtion on COVD | National's disinfo on...

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2024/01/15

Lord Sumtions facts are wrong about COVID in NZ, we correct him. National's disinformation about inflation and the good news story about the drop in inflation rates prior to the election What is a woman is such a disingenuous question and we'll show you how easy it is to answer the question.

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00:37:12

#BHN Summer Series: Loafers Hostel - measuring...

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2024/01/13

The fire at Loafers Lodge is a huge tragedy and politicians offering "thoughts and prayers' do nothing to solve the issues for vulnerable people in these kinds of living situations. If we agree that we can judge our society based on how we look after the most vulnerable, then this fire is an indictment on NZ society today. All you need to do is look at the reviews of this building for the past two years and the comments by people online who have been residents to know that this is not

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00:21:09

#BHN Summer Series: Criminologist Dr Fairleigh...

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2024/01/12

Dr Fairleigh Gilmour is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Gender Studies at The University of Otago. Fairleigh’s research interests include sex work governance; race, gender and class in media representations of crime; and prison education. Dr Gilmour joins us to talk about the state of crime in NZ, is it as we are being told in the media by the opposition and some in society or not?

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