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An expert says that New Zealand should consider following the UK's lead in classifying a form of misogyny as extremism. Politicians have also weighed in, with one saying she does no want to see restrictions on free speech. The latest from Kiingi Tuheitia tangi and depending on how the timing works we may cross with Matthew Tukaki who is at the tangi today. With more redundancies announced at H...

Shane Jones is again out of control as he takes another swipe at judges saying there's been "elements of totalitarianism" in some judicial decisions. Attorney General Judith Collins has already written to ministers reminding them of their obligation not to publicly criticise judges and now says she'll speak to him again. A huge police operation has seen every patched member of th...

Health New Zealand is asking for voluntary redundancies from admin and advisory staff ahead of yet more looming job cuts at the cash-strapped agency. Matthew Hooton unleashed on Damian Grant on The Working Group Podcast making it clear that Hobson's Pledge is racist and why it is. Grant thinks that Hooton doesn't agree with Brash so calls him racist, missing the point that Brash is racist...

The Prime Minister says the Government is "throwing the kitchen sink" at New Zealand's electricity supply crisis, arguing that anyone who is "serious about climate change" would "support the repeal of the oil and gas ban". Posties in Wellington have refused to deliver pamphlets, written by political campaign group Better Wellington, containing misinformation about...

Hey team, #BHN whanau meeting tonight about the next stage in #BHN which has become more eident since the week off. If you want to know first then be there at 9pm as we'll start the show with a catch up. A gun lobbyist in Government is now in charge of gun reform, Jack Tame talked to Nicole McKee on her ties to the industry and desire to remove the Police Association from the conversation Sime...

Amber Craig is from a small Wairarapa hapū who have recently purchased back some of their ancestorial land and are now running a PledgeMe to help with placing buildings on that land. Amber joins us to talk about where they are at. See the full story on The Hui here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw_ZIFB75qo ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a P...

A group of legal experts has outlined four key reasons why they say a Hobson’s Pledge ad was misleading in an open letter. Hobson's Pledge is standing by its ad. We chat to one of the signatories, Max Harris, about the letter and what Hobson's Pledge is up to. ================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyN...

Green MP Ricardo Menendez March joins us to talk about the government's war on beneficiaries including new calls from ACT to make it even harder still for people with children on a benefit ================================== 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...

We learn more today about what the plan for beneficiaries under this National led Government and welcome advocate Kay Brereton to the show to explain to us what they're seeing at the coal face ==================================== 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.facebo...

Matthew Tukaki joins us to talk about the stance he, and Waatea News, took today ending their content-sharing agreement with the New Zealand Herald based on the Hobson's Pledge advertorial the Herald ran last week ==================================== 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 o...

Amber Craig is from a small Wairarapa hapū who have recently purchased back some of their ancestorial land and are now running a PledgeMe to help with placing buildings on that land. Amber joins us to talk about where they are at. See the full story on The Hui here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw_ZIFB75qo Associate Minister of Justice, Nicole McKee, hasn't consulted the Police Association a...

A group of legal experts has outlined four key reasons why they say a Hobson’s Pledge ad was misleading in an open letter. Hobson's Pledge is standing by its ad. We chat to one of the signatories, Max Harris, about the letter and what Hobson's Pledge is up to. Green Party Social Development spokesperson Ricardo Menendez March joins us LIVE to talk about the Government's attack on benef...

More fallout from the Hobson's Pledge advertorial and we're looking at several angles tonight including the NZ Heralds response to the uproar and what lawyers and academics are saying about the "advert" We learn more today about what the plan for beneficiaries under this National led Government and welcome advocate Kay Brereton to the show to explain to us what they're seeing...

Matthew Tukaki joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about the stance he, and Waatea News, took today ending their content-sharing agreement with the New Zealand Herald based on the Hobson's Pledge advertorial the Herald ran last week Labour's education spokesperson Jan Tinetti was on Q&A in the weekend and says her party is seeking legal advice about whether 10-year charter school contracts co...

Economist from the CTU, Craig Renney, joins us to talk about the latest unemployment numbers and what it means, we also have a chat about NActNZ's policy to get Councils to borrow money for their infrastructure. ==================================== 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...

Labour is accusing the government of manipulation by using the wrong data on maths education, saying it's like shifting the goalposts after the ball has been kicked. Elected Primary Principals Representative Teaching Council of Aotearoa and Northland Principal Pat Newman joins us to talk about the changes. ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a...

Economist from the CTU, Craig Renney, joins us LIVE to talk about the latest unemployment numbers and what it means The Government has given Councils the ability to borrow for water infrastructure allowing them to pay off the debt over the lifetime of the asset #TheBish shares his thoughts on the Maori Ward being voted down in Kaipara Disctruct yesterday, we'll check in with him Karen Chhour a...

Kaipara District Council has voted to disestablish its Māori ward, becoming the first council to do so under new rules, in a tense council meeting. Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minn. Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate. Who is the two-term governor joining her on the ticket? The working group touched on several topics of interest including the bill for cancelling the i...

Labour is accusing the government of manipulation by using the wrong data on maths education, saying it's like shifting the goalposts after the ball has been kicked. Elected Primary Principals Representative Teaching Council of Aotearoa and Northland Principal Pat Newman joins us to talk about the changes. Three weeks into his new role as commissioner of Health New Zealand, Dr Lester Levy says...

Kieran McAnulty was on Q&A in the weekend talking about the failures of the incumbent government to improve on anything the last Government left them to get credit for Imane Khelif's boxing has been overshadowed by accusations that she is trandgender...no wait...intersex...no wait...has DSD...no wait...anything that furthers my bigoted narrative that women shouldn't look like this http...

Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins us to chat over the government's much hyped tax cut day. Also, is David Seymour as whiny a b*tch as he comes across on screen as? What about the discrepancy between what National are saying about Te Whatu Ora's financial situation...versus the truth. ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Pa...

The future of Masterton’s Māori Ward is up for discussion this week and Kieran McAnulty joins us to talk about it. The Māori wards bill had its second reading in Parliament last week where it was slammed as "utterly shameful" by Wairarapa-based Labour MP Kieran McAnulty. National’s Local Government Minister Simeon Brown, on the other hand, said the bill "strengthens our local democr...

Sunita Torrance has had the papers suing Brian Tamaki delivered to him in a video where he seems to admit to the reason Sunita is suing him...because he closed her business down. Sunita joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk over where the case is at. ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at w...

Karen Chhour has made public this week that she is experiencing a toxic workplace at Parliament in a very public show of emption. She was also on Tova O'Briens podcast this week and the Children’s Minister abruptly ended the interview citing the questions were 'revolting' A few days ago it was very important for NZ to know that there are "14 layers of management" at Te Whatu...

Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins us LIVE to chat over the government's much hyped tax cut day. What does it mean for the economy? What does it mean for individuals? Who are the winners and who are the losers? Matthew Hooton spent a good deal of time on The Working Group last night focused on how Christopher Luxon's words cannot be taken any more seriously than a parrot ask...