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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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01:40:37

#BHN GDP numbers as bad as it could be | A Nicola...

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2025/09/18

Tonight we speak to NZEI President Ripeka Lessels about what is being described as an historic action where primary school teachers, principals, school support staff, and Ministry of Education specialists all strike in what union NZEI calls because the Government has failed to address key issues within the education sector.Craig Renney joins the show LIVE tonight to talk about what he describes as "GPD numbers in free fall" with numbers out today that are about as bad as they can be...the

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01:29:23

#BHN Nadine Mortaja on the March for Humanity |...

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2025/09/17

SPECIAL GUEST HOST TONIGHT: Brie Elliothttps://www.tiktok.com/@iambrieelliott Nadine Mortaja is a Kiwi-Palestinian from Gaza and the spokesperson for the weekends March for Humanity. We'll take a look at what was likely the largest protest in Auckland's history (estimates from drone footage puts the crowd size at approximately 50,000) the fight for Palestine and where to form here.Dozens of nurses turned their backs on Health Minister Simeon Brown in a show of frustration over staffing

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01:29:32

#BHN 50th Anniversary of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori |...

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2025/09/16

SPECIAL GUEST HOST TONIGHT: Clint SmithWe celebrate "50 years, one week, everyone’s invited: Te Wiki 2025" with the Chief Executive of the Te TauraWhiri i te Reo Māori/Māori Language Commission Ngahiwi Apanui LIVE with us tonight at 9pmThere's a new report that says heat pumps could cut household energy bills by $1.5bn per year, help protect thousands of Kiwi jobs. The research is done by the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) and Clint Smith was involved so he will speak to it

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01:32:42

#BHN Mohan Dutta on NZ far right ecosystem | Weekend...

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2025/09/15

SPECIAL GUEST HOST TONIGHT: Paul 'the other one' BarlowAcademic Professor Mohan J. Dutta joins us tonight LIVE at 9pm to talk over the far right eco system in New Zealand and how it relates, and is relating, to the assassination of Charlie Kirk.We all agree voters have the right to vote for whoever they want, but they’re also have a right to being informed as to what the people they vote for stand for. We’re seeing a repeat of the 2022 plan for candidates running and hiding beliefs which are

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02:07:34

#BHN Erica and Priyanka on Edu updates | Kirk death...

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2025/09/12

The death of Charlie Kirk continues to rattle political commentators on the Left and particularly the Trump Administration's response.Erica Stanford and Priyanka Radhakrishnan on Hearld NOW's political panel talking changes being made to help fill the teachers gap.MP Carl Bates found to have not declared 25 properties in a Trust where he is a beneficiary. The 25 properties put him in the category of being one of NZ's Mega Landlords.=================================Come support the work

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01:42:09

#BHN Charlie Kirk assassinated at TPU event |...

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2025/09/11

Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was giving a presentation at Utah Valley University when he was shot and killed by a gunman from long distance.Green MP Kahurangi Carter joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about the Green Party's seven promises so that every child in Aotearoa deserves to grow up with safety and stability, wrapped in aroha.You can see more about the idea at https://www.greens.org.nz/forthechildrenKieran McAnulty smites Nicola Willis in a

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01:36:30

#BHN Why NZ can't be Ireland | Israel bombs 6th...

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2025/09/10

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon specifically referenced Ireland and Singapore as “two economies we often look to for inspiration on investment and technology”, John Key imagined the country as the “Switzerland of the South Pacific”. But based on the research of academic Angus Dowell on how big-tech cloud providers expand and dominate markets across the globe, he argues such comparisons are simplistic and misleading. Angus joins us tonight LIVE at 9pm to talk over the issueAngus' article here

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01:36:23

#BHN Marie Laufiso on TPU campaign | Hipkins on...

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2025/09/09

Dunedin councillor and mayoral candidate joins us tonight to talk about the flood of emails from the Taxpayers Union trying to bully mayoral candidates across the country to sign a pledge that, among other things, states Councils won't raise rates higher than inflation.An alleged whistle blower has written to Duncan Garner saying that, among other things, "Luxon is f**ked" and that "he only wants yes men" and "he hates anyone who challenges him". Is it a real email,

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02:02:43

#BHN Tom Phillips shot by Police | Ardern on mistrust...

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2025/09/08

Fugitive father who has been on the run with his children for four years was shot by police after an attempted burglary of a building in Piopio. Police are now searching for two of his missing childrenFormer Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern says her five years in office felt like a decade. Speaking on Brodie Kane’s Kiwi Yarns show Ardern explained how people who now mistrust treat it as a "sense of grievance" leading to "hostile acts" that they think are justified. Then many

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02:09:03

#BHN Tory Whanau on Māori Wards | Māori Queen's first...

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2025/09/05

Tory Whanau and Magenta have a chat about Māori wards and the launch of Tory's campaign.The Māori Queen makes her first royal address including an announcement of to new economic initiatives.Democratic, left leaning US political influencers put under microscope after a wired article by Taylor Lorenz uncovered some dubious contracts and funding linked to dark money. =================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠

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01:53:51

#BHN Anne Daniels on Nurses Strike | Chloe & Seymour...

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2025/09/04

Anne Daniels President of the NZ Nurses Organisation joins the show to talk about this weeks' strike action.Chloe Swarbrick and David Seymour on Herald NOW to discuss the Paris Climate Agreement that Seymour has called for NZ to leave.Helen Clarke and John Key were in China for celebrations, representing NZ alongside some controversial guests.... And just a day later Judith Collins makes a secret visit to Kyiv Ukraine to show NZ's support.=================================Come support the

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01:20:37

#BHN Govt cancels 2024 govt plans | CoC leaders won't...

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2025/09/03

A year and a half on from the Government's trainwreck handling of changes to disability funding, a new model has been rolled out. Gone are controversial limits on how parents and carers spend their allocated budgets, making way for more flexibility and freedom.A New Zealand-born, self-proclaimed Neo Nazi leader has been arrested in Melbourne and spent the night behind bars after an alleged assault at an Aboriginal burial site over the weekend. Thomas Sewell left New Zealand as a young child, and

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01:30:55

#BHN NZ's Epstein Files | Luxon takes Labours glory |...

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2025/09/02

Dr Ryan Ward and Melanie Nelson have published an investigative piece on the foreign influence on the RSB and extensive lobbying by Bryce Wilkinson. Ryan and Melanie join us LIVE tonight at 9pm to go over what they have discovered.- Read the piece here https://melanienelson.substack.com/p/new-zealand-epstein-files-regulatory-standards-bill Winston Peters responds to the government changes to foreign home buyers getting very annoyed because they can only purchase 1% of the market.Christopher Luxon

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01:49:54

#BHN Kieran McAnulty on foreign buyers | Kiwis lose...

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2025/09/01

Labour Housing Spokesperson Kieran McAnulty joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk the changes in foreign buyers rules allowing wealthy investors on a so-called “golden visa” being allowed to buy or build a house in New Zealand as part of a bid to attract more investment and to grow the economy. A new poll shows Kiwis are losing faith in National’s economic credibility, with confidence in its ability to handle the cost of living crisis plummeting.Violence has erupted on the streets of Melbourne, as thousands

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02:14:10

#BHN Reserve Bank Chair Quits | Hobson's Pledge steal...

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2025/08/29

Breaking News: Reserve Bank Chairperson Neil Quigley calls it quits, effective immediately.Hobson's Pledge have stolen another wāhine Māori's image and quoted them unfairly to continue their rampage against Māori Wards.Jack Tame, host of Q+A is a great journalist and friend of the show (if you didn't know!) so let's show him some appreciation!=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠

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01:23:38

#BHN Greens call to "Save our Polytechs" | Craig...

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2025/08/28

The Green Party’s tertiary spokesperson, Francisco Hernandez joins us tonight LIVE to talk about the petition to "Save Our Polytechs" and end the cuts.The government has signed off on a plan to ease alcohol restrictions, pledging fewer hurdles for bars and bottle stores, and make it harder for people to block liquor licences and simpler for ministers to declare one-off special trading hours for pubs or clubs screening major sport or cultural events.Reports are saying that the gender pay

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01:56:52

#BHN Nandor Tanczos on core council services |...

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2025/08/27

Former Green MP and Whakatāne district councillor, Nandor Tanczos joins us live tonight LIVE at 9pm, to talk about his surprise that cemeteries, public toilets, animal control, liquor licenses and consents are not considered core services for councils by the Government.Green Party's Chlöe Swarbrick and ACT's Nicole McKee with Ryan Bridge on under 16s using social media , woke words and are we concerned that Donald Trump may raise tariffs if NZ regulates US companies.The Bradbury groups talks

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01:40:37

#BHN Australia expels Iran's ambassador | Hipkins on...

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2025/08/26

Australia is set to expel Iran's ambassador after alleging the country's government directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attacks were "extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation". Nobody was injured in the attacks, which happened last year.Christopher Hipkins was on Breakfast this morning talking house prices and the disparity in the messaging from the government, and gang patch laws and

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01:51:09

#BHN New police recruits "barely equipped" | Luxon on...

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2025/08/25

The NZ Herald got exclusive access to a survey of senior police where they have raised issues that new recruits are "barely" or "not at all equipped" of policies to make an arrest or lay charges. This raises the question is this government more focused on getting 500 new police officers rather than having those police officers be quality and qualified.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon hits out at Israel over Gaza famine to which Netanyahu responds. This will not, however, hasten

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01:59:45

#BHN Huhana Lyndon on Pae Ora Act | Gary Payinda on...

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2025/08/21

Green MP Huhana Lyndon joins us LIVE tonight at 9pm to talk about the Pae Ora Amendment Bill. Many within Maoridom are concerned that this bill are concerned changes to New Zealand's health legislation will weaken the voices of local Māori communities and centralise decision-making in Wellington.Dr Gary Payinda joins us LVE around 9.40 to talk about Dargaville Hospital patients asked to sign consent form on having no on-site doctor, something that legally a patient cannot do.Defence Minister

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