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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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01:44:18

#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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01:54:45

#BHN More ferry details announced | Bob Vylan dropped...

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2025/07/01

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith joins Herald now to discuss the Government's new announcement and sentence structure for a one-punch attack, also known as a 'coward's punch' we also hear today new charges and sentences for minor shop lifting. UTA has moved swiftly to drop Bob Vylan, the punk duo at the heart of a scandal in the UK over their performance at Glastonbury Festival. It's understood that UTA executives made the call over the weekend to part ways with Bobby Vylan and

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02:00:24

#BHN Tamatha Paul on First Responders bill | Luxon...

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2025/06/30

Tamatha Paul joined Pat this afternoon to talk about on First Responders bill this government is bringing to the house, there were some technical issues but they did get the chance to talk about the government blurring the line between an independent court and government direction of sentencingChristopher Luxon was on Breakfast this morning talking first responders and how this government is directing the courts in something that feels like what we'd hear from a more authoritarian countryCandace

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01:57:10

#BHN Zohran's incredible win for NY Mayor | IRD calls...

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2025/06/27

Zohran Mamdani wins New York Mayoral election after running a grassroots campaign on progressive policies and being an open democratic socialist.IRD put out a report warning that New Zealand must raise more revenue to meet our fiscal demands as the population ages, calling for a long-term plan for tax reform.New Zealand are the first country to leave the Global Climate Change Alliance in order to progress with oil and gas exploration policies.=================================Come support the work

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01:36:00

#BHN The passing of TPM MP Takutai Moana Kemp | Chris...

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2025/06/26

Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Moana ‘Tarsh’ Kemp died aged 50 on Thursday morning. Her death shocked colleagues at Parliament, who said she had “devoted every breath” to the kaupapa. MPs across the House dried away tears as they spoke about her short time in politics — she was elected to Parliament in 2023 — and noted she worked right up until she died.Former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson has called Shane Jones' proposal to force New Zealand’s largest iwi Ngāpuhi into a single

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01:31:46

#BHN Duncan Webb on the RSB | Winston Peters on...

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2025/06/25

Duncan Webb reveals Finance & Expenditure Committee will only allow 30 hour max for RSB oral submissions. Tonight we'll talk to Duncan LIVE at 9pm to get the lowdownTYT Host Anna Kasparian had a great interaction with an IDF spokesperson and former US General about the behaviour of Israel. Many on the left have had enough of Anna and the TYT brand but it did feel like watching a once great athlete, at the end of their career, finding form for one more game.Winston Peters says his dickhead

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01:28:34

#BHN Tory Whanau on Seymour's behaviour | Robert...

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2025/06/24

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau joins us to talk about David Seymour's online behaviour and how it contravenes the Cabinet Manual.Robert Patman joins us LIVE to talk about the attacks in the Middle East by both Iran and Israel and the role Donald Trump and the US played in itChloe Swarbrick joined Bomber on the Bradbury Group talking Iran and the goings on in the Middle East=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠

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01:36:31

#BHN Seymour calls smokers “fiscal heroes” | Gold...

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2025/06/23

New Zealand is attracting overseas investors who have the potential to bring in $845 million in new investments, the Government says. Since April, Immigration New Zealand has received 189 applications for the Active Investor Plus visa, Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis says. The Government describes the new visa as the 'golden' visa. Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour’s comments to a London audience calling smokers “fiscal heroes” – and declaring people should “light up” to save their

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02:02:03

#BHN McAnulty, Bishop want Bipartisanship | Trevor...

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2025/06/20

It's scrutiny week for the Govt and Kieran McAnulty and Chris Bishop has a reasonable discussion about the proposal of a 30 year infrastructure plan and the bipartisanship required to action a good long term plan for the sector.Trevor Noah and Jon Stewart catch up and talk about criticising your side of the political spectrum, the upsides and downsides.Shane Reti announces that the 2030 census will be scrapped in favour of administrative data from other sectors of the public service, which

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01:23:53

#BHN Craig Renney on new GDP numbers | Ted Cruz...

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2025/06/19

Craig Renney joins us LIVE at 9pm to have a look over the GDP numbers which he has already described as a "dead cat bounce" which concerns about what is happening over the rest of the yearTed Cruz has been embarrassed by the strangest of places right wing commentator Tucker Carlson and we also will have a look at the history of Benjamin Netanyahu attempting to scare the world into a war with Iran.Matariki around the country, what's happening where?=================================Come

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01:22:55

#BHN Regulatory Standards Bill Special with Tania...

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2025/06/19

Lawyer Tania Waikato hosts a special episode of BHN on the Regulatory Standards Bill with Treaty expert Dr Carwyn Jones and Indigenous and human rights advocate Tina Ngata just days out from the close of submissions on this controversial Bill.

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01:34:46

#BHN Melanie Nelson on the RSB | Seymour v Swarbrick...

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2025/06/18

Joining us LIVE at 9pm is Melanie Nelson, licensed te reo Māori translator and interpreter, to chat about talk about "how the RSB could affect laws and regulation in your area – and what could change" Ryan Bridge hosted David Seymour and Chloe Swarbrick this morning talking why it is "good" to have expensive butter, sick leave and the MoH is advertising that the targets the Government had set for them are beginning to become a reality...or are they?A new poll is out tonight with

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