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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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01:42:24

#BHN Emergency Alert Nightmare | Kieran educates...

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2025/07/31

How many emergency alerts did you receive overnight? A glitch in the system sent multiple alerts to numerous Kiwis overnight. What happened?Kieran educates theBish on Breakfast this morning on why the nurses were striking because it's not JUST about the moneyKaren Plunket seems to have been internally sanctioned by his Wright Family business partner. His tone has changed, he has at the very least lost one advertiser, and he is taking a break from Twitter, We'll have a look at the whole

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01:49:58

#BHN Tania Waikato on proposed electoral rules |...

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2025/07/30

Tania Waikato joins us tonight on proposed electoral rules to stop the ability to enrol to vote on election day. Judith Collins, as attorney general, said the rule would be a breach of the Bill of Rights, Christopher Luxon said "who cares:Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Aguilar, a former special forces veteran, was employed as a professional soldier at a food distribution site in Gaza. Aguilar has accused members of the Israel Defence Forces and American colleagues of deliberately targeting and

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01:44:58

#BHN Moana vs Winston | NZ Herald avoids questioning...

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2025/07/29

Winston Peters joins Moana Maniapoto for a wide-ranging kōrero – covering foreign affairs and Gaza, the Regulatory Standards Bill and the struggle of ‘ordinary New Zealanders.’ Judith Collins spoke with Ryan Bridge on NZ Herald Now today where they spoke of space and a significant increase in the payments for Crown Boards...but noticeably no mention of the Attorney General's statements yesterday that the government was going to breach the Bill of Rights when it came to changing voting lawFor the

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01:56:09

#BHN Hipkins on coalition partners power | CoC to...

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2025/07/28

In a longform conversation, leader of the opposition, Chris Hipkins spoke with NZ Herald about the cost of living, taxing the rich, CGT and and how he thinks this Government is an example of the smaller parties having all the power which he thinks is not a good representation of MMPThe Luxon led Government are seemingly happy to break Bill of Rights as they propose a change to voting laws that, if they were in place at the last election, would have disenfranchised 150,000 votersThe change to the

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01:44:36

#BHN The Greens Tour Chch | South Park DGAF about...

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2025/07/25

Chlöe Swarbrick was in Christchurch last weekend for the Green's on Tour event talking about their alternative budget and rallying the troops for the 2026 election.South Park's debut episode of it's new season was unabashedly critical of Trump and has made headlines around the world.Germany has recently completed a study of Universal Basic income which has busted the myth of the "Social Hammock", where people would stop working if given "unconditional money"This and

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01:46:46

#BHN DairyManNZ talks butter prices | Seymour on...

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2025/07/24

Nicola Willis appears to be fine with the price NZers are paying for butter saying that "I don't think consumers are getting a raw deal" from Fonterra. She then goes on to throw the supermarkets under the bus but still hasn't come up with a solution to the price of butter, just lots of hot air.Craig aka DairyManNZ on TikTok joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about butter and the approach the government is taking to help NZers with that price. Follow Craig on TikTok here

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01:40:13

#BHN Butter prices to bring down this govt? | Chloe v...

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2025/07/23

When the Government loses Mike Hosking on the price of butter narrative you know it's a bad look. Nicola Willis' chat with Fonterra will achieve nothing and it's all window dressing and it's the consumer that will foot the bill...literally.Will butter prices be the downfall of this government? Will it remain the example of the cost of living crisis getting out of control and will we measure all our return as 'blocks of butter' as we head into the next election.This week an

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01:45:50

#BHN Tania Waikato on internal RSB conflict |...

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2025/07/22

Tania Waikato joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about what interest.co.nz described as "the clear strategic imperative for all three Coalition partners is break-out. Each must seize as much of the Right’s ideological territory as possible for themselves" over the next 15 monthsStephen Colbert gone, TV3 sold for $1...what's the latest happenings in the world of media telling news stories. New political polling has the National Party headed towards one term in power, with a majority thinking

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02:00:28

#BHN Potaka on homeless on Q&A | Mehdi surrounded by...

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2025/07/21

Community housing groups are sounding the alarm on increasing rates of homelessness. Q+A asked Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka on Sunday if the Government's social housing policies have contributed to the issue.Mehdi Hasan appeared on Surrounded as the only progressive debating 20 far-right conservatives, who mostly seemed comfortable to identify themselves as fascists or supportive of their fellow contributors identifying themselves as fascists. It was a fascinating episode to

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02:02:50

#BHN John Campbell Dumbfounded | Deja Foxx chases...

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2025/07/18

John Campbell was dumbfounded by an outgoing Councillor on a Q+A local politics special a few weeks ago. Outgoing Masterton District Councillor Tina Nixon revealed she no longer believed that rate cuts were viable after serving on her local council, despite previously running on the mandate to cut rates.Gen Z'er Deja Foxx tested the favourite to win the democratic primary for the mid-term elections for Arizona's congressional seat. This follows are pattern of young people running against

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01:42:15

#BHN Is the Govt hiding homeless numbers | Cost of...

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2025/07/17

Labour is demanding the release of a government briefing on homelessness, warning it may confirm that record-level homelessness has worsened under the National-led coalition’s watch.Butter up 46.5% to $8.16. Cheese up 30% to $13. Food prices have risen for 8 straight months. 20,000 more people are on JobSeeker than last year. And now the government’s hinting at rate caps.In a speech this morning, the deputy prime minister said ‘blaming isn’t productive’, then proceeded to link ‘roadblocks’ such as

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01:44:18

#BHN Tory Whanau LIVE at 9pm | Govt. scraps open plan...

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2025/07/16

Tory Whanau joins us tonight LIVE at 9pm to talk over the week that she has had, Ray Chung and the Mayoral race along with any other issues of the dayThe Government has drawn a line under open-plan classrooms, with Education Minister Erica Stanford declaring they “aren’t meeting the needs of students” and often create challenges for schools.Donald Trump has finally united America...problem is he has united them over his handling of the Epstein files. 4% of voters that lean republican are satisfied

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01:33:26

#BHN School lunches serve offal | The myth of COVID...

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2025/07/15

Business Desk journalist Cecile Meier broke and exclusive story today stating that The School Lunch Collective has started using a cheaper offal mince blend, a move that has raised compliance questions. The offal blend is 25% cheaper and is a 50/50 blend of beef trim and beef heart. Cecile joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk over what she found out in the exclusive reportMore work done by Business Desk on school lunches can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huov0vYjD0w Professor Michael Plank

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01:43:00

#BHN The Bagshaw's on Q&A talk about public health |...

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2025/07/14

Dame Susan Bagshaw is a primary care specialist focused on adolescent health. Dr Philip Bagshaw is a general surgeon and the founder of the Canterbury Charity Hospital. The pair were on Q&A in the weekend talking about the growing privatisation of health services and a warning that we are on the way to having a US style health system. Lucky enough to have Dr Gary Payinda joining us to talk this over as well.Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick joined Chelsea Daniels on NZ Herald's The Front

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02:08:46

#BHN Prof David Brown on harsher sentences |...

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2025/07/10

Emeritus Professor David Brown joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about the research behind what harsher prison penalties leads to. This government is telling us it's the answer...Professor Brown will explain to us if that is correct or not.Paul Goldsmith embarrassed himself on Breakfast this morning thinking he had turned up to a joke-fest with Kieran McAnulty...he had not as the Minister and the MP talked about bias in the media and the RSB and Tens of thousands of New Zealanders packed their bags

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01:44:46

#BHN OCR stays put, not good for the economy | Chloe...

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2025/07/09

Green Party Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick and Act MP Nicole McKee join Ryan Bridge in the studio talking bringing back the moa, TVNZ bias and COVID enquiryThe Reserve Bank has hit the pause button, keeping the Official Cash Rate at 3.25 percent which ends a run of six consecutive cuts to the benchmark lending rate, with the central bank today citing concerns about global uncertainty and rising inflation. The Reserve Bank is now also predicting tougher times ahead as the cost of living continues to

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01:40:58

#BHN Chippy exposes CVID enquiry | Willis on Family...

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2025/07/08

Reverend Sue Parfitt from Henbury in Bristol was arrested on the same day Palestine Action was outlawed. She was attending a demonstration in Parliament Square, London, on Saturday. The group became a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000 on Saturday, making membership or expressing support for them punishable by up to 14 years in prison.Chris Hipkins spoke to Ryan Bridge this morning shutting down talks of the need for a second COVID enquiry. Mr Hipkins shut down any thought of this

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01:39:51

#BHN Sam Vincent on PSNA ICC referral | Nicola Willis...

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2025/07/07

Lawyer Sam Vincent joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa accusing some Government Ministers and businesses of having complicity in Israel’s war crimes. The PSNA have identified Chris Luxon, Winston Peters, Judith Collins who they say have approved NZ military and intelligence support for Israeli war crimes and Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Rakon’s Sinan Altug who have launched spy satellites which Israel uses to target civilians in Gaza and supplied

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01:55:18

#BHN Chloe v Seymour on Bob Vylan | Dunedin Hosp...

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2025/07/03

Green Party Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick and DPM leader David Seymour were on Herald NOW's political panel talking retail theft, ferries and Bob Vylan.GB News host Nana Akua clashes with Campaigns Co-ordinator for the Revolutionary Communists, Fiona Lalli, over Bob Vylan's chants at Glastonbury over the weekend.Dunedin Hospital has begun the building phase again with the downgraded version of the hospital said to be ready to receive patients in 2031Chris Hipkins has to educate Ryan Bridge that

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01:42:54

#BHN Uber not paying enough tax | Paddy Gower loves...

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2025/07/02

Popular ride share app Uber has been accused of not paying its fair share of taxes in New Zealand. A new report claims the ride share service shifted millions of dollars overseas in what it calls 'inter-company service fees' in order to lower its New Zealand tax bill.Paddy Gower liked the Bezos wedding and doesn’t care about the Mowbray-Williams helipad. In fact, he's wondering why New Zealand’s wealth creators aren't on the same pedestal as the All Blacks.We tale another look at Bob

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