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Stats NZ has revealed a net migration loss of 52,500 people that had left the country in the 12 months to the end of March, why? Sociologist Paul Spoonley was on Breakfast and told them that some of the most skilled workers leaving is a "huge loss to the country". ====================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com...

Harry Tam joins us to talk about police establishing a national gang unit, supported by 'district gang disruption teams', to target crime, harm, and intimidation caused by patched members. ====================================== 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.face...

Charter Schools are on the way back thanks to ACT however Labour says the Government's reintroduction of charter schools is "driven by ideology rather than evidence" and says it's going "too hard too fast". ====================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www. B...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says there is a need for consultants to achieve the required changes to the country's education system...so consultants bad....unless we want to use them ====================================== 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.c...

Ayesha Verrall spoke to Jack Tame over the weekend and made some good solid points about the difference between how Labour and National would run the country, but she ended up losing the messaging getting caught up in the number game...we'll explain tonight what the messaging should be for the future. ====================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Pa...

Mark Mitchel was on Q&A in the weekend showing his whole arse as he fumbled and stumbled with Jack Tame's questions having to basically come down in the end to "we don't need to listen to experts, we were elected to run the country" ====================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch...

How police plan to enforce the gang patch ban? Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says there will be no surprises in the budget as he remains committed to cutting taxes even though economists countrywide says they shouldn't. theBISH and Kieran McAnulty discussed this on breakfast this morning. The National Party is being accused of failing to fulfil a pre-election promise of funding 13 new cance...

Stats NZ has revealed a net migration loss of 52,500 people that had left the country in the 12 months to the end of March, why? Sociologist Paul Spoonley was on Breakfast and told them that some of the most skilled workers leaving is a "huge loss to the country". Duncan Garner has had a come-to-Jesus moment revealing he ma be less "Trump voter" now and maybe more "comrade...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says there is a need for consultants to achieve the required changes to the country's education system...so consultants bad....unless we want to use them Charter Schools are on the way back thanks to ACT however Labour says the Government's reintroduction of charter schools is "driven by ideology rather than evidence" and says it's going &quot...

Ayesha Verrall spoke to Jack Tame over the weekend and made some good solid points about the difference between how Labour and National would run the country, but she ended up losing the messaging getting caught up in the number game...we'll explain tonight what the messaging should be for the future. David Seymour explains how he deals with policy that there is disagreement on, he just cancel...

Piers Morgan had his ass handed to him by TYT founder Cenk Uygur and academic Professor Cornel West over Israel and Gaza. It was a sight to behold. ====================================== 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. @pat...

The power apocalypse is coming and you should all be very scared...unless you minimise your usage for 2 hours in the morning, then everything will be just fine. ====================================== 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...

The Prime Minister's office got a $50,000 makeover and some critics are saying it's bad optics in a cost-of-living crisis when National is laying off public servants left right and center. ====================================== 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.fac...

Wendy Allison, Founder of Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa, joins us tonight to chat about the official launch today, on International Harm Reduction Day. HRCA seeks a new fit-for-purpose drug law for Aotearoa New Zealand, rooted in science, experience and evidence, to promote harm reduction and protect human rights as originally recommended by the NZ Law Commission in 2011. =====================...

A TVNZ scoop as Political Editor Maiki Sherman spoke to Green MP Julie Anne Genter as she prepared to fly to the Chatham Islands. It was the MP's first time speaking publicly since she confronted National's Matt Doocey in Parliament. ====================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠ #BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available a...

We believe in holding politicians, and political parties accountable, at the very minimum, to the level they held the previous government/political entity to. Tonight, we look at the hypocrisy of Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich who is celebrating the new inner Dunedin City redevelopment as Mayor...while he opposed to for years as a Councilor. Perhaps that is why he is ranked as the 5th worst Mayor in N...

Tova O'Brien had on three former right-wing politicians in her latest podcast, all of whom don't think this Government will survive the full term. ====================================== 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 Twitte...

Associate education minister David Seymour has announced the government has found about $107 million a year in savings in the current Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme, some of which will be used to provide free morning tea and lunches to pre-schoolers. Finance Minister Nicola Willis has done a conservative lift of the lid on her 30 May Budget at a speech to the Hutt Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, giving...

Whatanui Flavell. the director of 'Hikoi - Speaking our Truth' joins us to talk about this amazing documentary looking into the hikoi in 2004 against the Labour Government's Seabed and Foreshore legislation. This documentary should be in every school and is a must watch for every New Zealander. Try to check it out before 9pm tonight https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/hikoi-speaking-our-truth...

Wendy Allison, Founder of Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa, joins us tonight to chat about the official launch today, on International Harm Reduction Day. HRCA seeks a new fit-for-purpose drug law for Aotearoa New Zealand, rooted in science, experience and evidence, to promote harm reduction and protect human rights as originally recommended by the NZ Law Commission in 2011. A TVNZ scoop as Polit...

We believe in holding politicians, and political parties accountable, at the very minimum, to the level they held the previous government/political entity to. Tonight we look at the hypocrisy of Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich who is celebrating the new inner Dunedin City redevelopment as Mayor...while he opposed to for years as a Councillor. Perhaps that is why he is ranked as the 5th worst Mayor in N...

Kieran McAnulty drops the hammer on #TheBISH and National Party legislation laying out why and where they are wrong. ====================================== 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

The Working Group Podcast had some interesting conversations around the TV poll and the damage Seymour is doing to Brand Luxon ====================================== 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

David Seymour sent out a fearmongering email after Monday's TVNZ poll stating that Labour "should be banished" warning his supporters that Labour "could be back." Also Christopher Luxon was on Breakfasttalking about the poll making light of the situation which is, on some level, true as the poll doesn't change who is in parliament, but his faux CEO positive bravado coul...

Unemployment is set to rise to a three-year high and wage growth ease as the realities of a slowing economy with too many people chasing too few jobs take effect. ====================================== 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...