#BHN Big Hairy News

Ani O'Brien, whoever Seeby Woodhouse is, and Damian Grant had some god awful takes on a variety of topics including borrowing for tax cuts, boot camps and more Voters appear to be unconvinced by how Christopher Luxon is handling the job of prime minister, according to the new 1News Verian poll. Nicola Willis is being applauded on social media for firing back at controversial church leader Bria...

Christopher Luxon is still happy with the scrapping Labour's ferry deal and flounders this morning on AM when he was asked as to how the NActNZ Government funded 13 cancer drugs plus an additional 41 to boot Osian Llywelyn, the Deputy Welsh Language Commissioner, joins us to talk about how Wales tries to advance their minority indigenous language. We seek wise counsel as to why a Government mi...

Tamatha Paul joined us this afternoon to respond to NActNZ's announcement on Youth Crime. We talk about the likely negative result NZ will get from these raft of legislations and how this government seems to be allergic to evidence and expertise. Pharmac's funding is great news for NZ and we want to give credit where credit is due to National...however...it does feel like the have been for...

Te Whatu Ora's employment freeze is under the gun with Chief Executive Margie Apa running from the media rather than stopping and clearing up the possible misinformation ironically as she was attending Scrutiny Week at Parliament. Founder of NZ Nurses Organisation, Kerri Nuku, speaks to us about the apparent employment freeze on graduate nurses by Te Whatu Ora Christopher Luxon is still being...

Labour Finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds joins us to talk about Budget 2024 with the advantage of a few weeks to investigate it thoroughly The Working Group Podcast had some interesting chats about the idea of this Government not lasting the full term including looking at how ACT can stand by budgets that they ideologically disagree with and who would be the next National leader In our second v...

Christopher Luxon spent some of his time in Japan having to defend his comments that the most previous business leaders on Labour-led delegations as “tagalongs” and “C-List”. Call for cursive handwriting lessons, yearly tests is politically motivated and out of touch, teachers say Proposed law changes which would remove the need for building consents on homes under 60 square metres in certain area...

Willie Jackson on Q&A talking rights, the inquiry into the Manurewa Marae and Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke taking it to Winston Peters ==================================== 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 @Che...

Labour and ACT MPs are open to exploring social media ban for children under 16. Credits. Labour MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan and ACT Party leader David Seymour said this morning they are open to looking into whether New Zealand should increase its social media age limit from 13 to 16 years old. ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠...

Marama Davidson's shocking announcement that she has breast cancer, her diagnosis and plan for recovery and return. ==================================== 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

Marama Davidson's shocking announcement that she has breast cancer, her diagnosis and plan for recovery and return. Willie Jackson appeared on Q&A this weekend and spoke about the accusations made against Manurewa Marae and Te Pati Māori, the results of Labour in #Election2023 and the current Government's policies around Māori. Labour and ACT MPs are open to exploring social media ban...

#BHN The Government is not making a rational argument about energy production ==================================== 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

#BHN MP Perks, the difference between Costley and McAnulty ==================================== 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

Viewer CFranchy talks about Maori imprisonment and that Maori females are the most jailed indigenous women in the world ==================================== 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

#BHN NActNZ Government keeps largest polluter out of the ETS ==================================== 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

#BHN ACT still trying to blame Labour for levels of borrowing, when this government is borrowing more ==================================== 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

#BHN Can we trust Luxon that the inquiry into TPM will truly be independent ==================================== 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

#BHN Is the push back against te reo steeped in white supremacy ==================================== 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

#BHN How do we transfer to reliance on renewables ==================================== 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

#BHN Luxon launches inquiry into TPM accusations ==================================== 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

#BHN The Government that wants people out of gangs must continue to support the fund to help their tattoos be removed as well ==================================== 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

Thinking about the two superpowers that have an interest in the Pacific, we wonder out loud about the weird, fervent, nationalism that American's have to those who have served in the military ==================================== 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.faceboo...

It's been revealed 23 MPs receive the accommodation supplement for property they own in Wellington. Labour MP Kieran McAnulty does take the allowance but technically not for his own property, it's one owned by his wife. He joined National MP Chris Bishop to chat about MP's perks on Breakfast this morning ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by beco...

Chinese premier Li Qiang meets with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Li received a ceremonial welcome, followed by bilateral talks with the Prime Minister and an official dinner. ==================================== 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/BigHairyNe...

Boot camps for young offenders are back – but researchers Simon Davies, Clare-Ann Fortune, Karen Salmon and Linda Fatialofa say the psychological evidence they're ineffective never went away. ==================================== 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.faceboo...

Boot camps for young offenders are back – but researchers Simon Davies, Clare-Ann Fortune, Karen Salmon and Linda Fatialofa say the psychological evidence they're ineffective never went away. It's been revealed 23 MPs receive the accommodation supplement for property they own in Wellington. Labour MP Kieran McAnulty does take the allowance but technically not for his own property, it's...