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How many have to die in Gaza before Israel feel like they have equaled out the deaths that Hamas orchestrated in terrorist attacks on innocent civilians at places like the music festival. ================================================ Help us by nominating #BHN for the peoples choice award at https://www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate . As part of the nomination you need to share a link to the pod...

Chris Bishop has emailed a controversial message comparing what's happening in the Gaza and Israel today as akin to the Holocaust. He has also continued the claim that Hamas has beheaded many babies, is this claim fair? Or is it fake news, we'll take a look tonight Christopher Luxon was on Breakfast talking about how the police will institute the yet-to-be-formed legislation banning gang p...

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Chloe Swarbrick again clashes with an ACT MP, this time it's Brooke van Velden's turn to be put in her place. They clash over climate reports and changes to schools that ACT is championing and, as seems to be the case when someone goes up against Swarbrick, van Velden comes out a little worse for wear ================================================ Help us by nominating #BHN for the peopl...

The Free Speech Union has come out, after some prompting from #BHN, to vocalise support for the rights of protestors to burn the Israeli flag. We'll share their press release with you, but also point out a couple of jabs they still get in and a blind spot to some criticism in that release How many have to die in Gaza before Israel feel like they have equaled out the deaths that Hamas orchestra...

The Free Speech Union has again shown themselves to be a right wing psyop wanting to control narrative rather than have honest discourse as they sponsor Lord Sumption for speaking engagements in NZ to sew mis and disinformation. We'll show you tonight examples of the mistruths that Sumption is sharing as truth and we question if the FSU thinks free speech is all about allowing people who are o...

Winston's bullshit tweet about Jacinda Ardern has been exposed today by people on Twitter...and the media...yet he still hasn't retracted it or taken it down. Auckland has rejected Maori Wards giving themselves an out based on the voting population which poses the question, how does any minority get favourable legislation is the 'mob' always rules. Rugby commentator and journalist...

Prof Jonathan Boston from Victoria University joins us to talk about the ACT policy to reduce the number of core public servants by 15,000 people. Jonathan is from the School of Government and asks why does the arbitrary number of 15,000 make any sense? +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and represent by visiting www....

New analysis from Forensic Architecture has now pointed the finger back at Israel looking at the blast that damaged a hospital in Gaza and killed dozens of people. We take a look at their evidence. +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and represent by visiting www. BHNShop.nz +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we&#39...

Journalist Annabelle Lee-Mather speaks on why she thinks the treaty referendum will not be something the right let go of easily as a part of coalition negotiations as ACT donors want their pound of flesh. +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and represent by visiting www. BHNShop.nz +++++++++++++++ Come support the work...

Christopher Luxon has talked about what National will do re gangs in their first 100 days and isn't interested in working with any of them. We take a look at what is said and replay part of an interview with Chester Burrows, who has tried these tactics before Matthew Hooton tells David Seymour that going into coalition with National will mean "they'll fuck you quickly or they'll f...

Chloe Swarbrick and David Seymour from the AM Show talk about the caretaker government and what should NZ do, if anything, publicly about Gaza under caretaker leadership. Seymour is keen to help, but there are a lot of 'buts' in his messaging. +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and represent by visiting www. B...

Prof Jonathan Boston from Victoria University joins us to talk about the ACT policy to reduce the number of core public servants by 15,000 people. Jonathan is from the School of Government and asks why does the arbitrary number of 15,000 make any sense? Cenk Uyger is on Piers Morgan's show talking Gaza and the war crimes that are happening to the citizens every day Chloe Swarbrick and David Se...

When David Seymour has his pre-election rhetoric said back to him, he finds it "unhelpful' which is pretty strange as it was very 'Helpful' to get him elected. +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and represent by visiting www. BHNShop.nz +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we're doing by becoming...

David Seymour seems oblivious to how his rhetoric adds to division, so we explain it to him and the foundation his words are laying that others are bouncing off with horrific possibilities for NZ +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and represent by visiting www. BHNShop.nz +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we'r...

Damian Grant reveals the whole truth about the rights drive to reduce the number of public servants and confirms that policies like freezing the minimum wage is all about just one thing...so he, and his ilk, can pay less for services. Whether it's someone you want in your business on the minimum wage, or a top tier lawyer, the right just want to pay as little as they can as soon as possible. +...

Newshub has carried out some research on if NZ wants to hold a referendum on the treaty as is a bottom line for ACT. The results are refreshing +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and represent by visiting www. BHNShop.nz +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon...

David Seymour joined Moana Maniapoto on Te Ao with Moana and talked about the referendum on the treaty that ACT wants. We explain why what ACT has been doing is race bating and give examples of how generational harm is as real as generational wealth...they just choose not to see it or acknowledge it, as if you do, you have to then do something about it. +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week mer...

Winston Peters strolls back into Wellington for day one of his new parliament life and said not a word to the media. A really interesting tactic by the old dog...or was it just petulance? Either way Winston is back, running by his rules and creating havoc everywhere he goes. +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and repr...

Incoming PM Christopher Luxon says he'll be a transparent leader just before he bars media from speaking to his MPs and while we still wait on the Uffindell Report. It also is becoming obvious, in these early days, that Luxon may see himself as the CEO of the country and his Ministers as middle management as he says he won't take a portfolio but will be the glue to hold everything together...

The Voice referendum in Australia demonstrates how the right can sew a narrative of unity, all while they are the ones causing division. We may see this if ACT is able to have a referendum on the Treaty, although it's pretty clear that any referendum will not be ratified as the high court would over rule any decision to change the Treaty's current standing in NZ. +++++++++++++++ We have a...

Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury joins us to reflect on the election, what went wrong for Labour and where to from here for the left. +++++++++++++++ We have a new three week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and represent by visiting www. BHNShop.nz +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHa...

24 hours later many independent outlets are now making the case that it is more likely the cause of the explosion at the hospital in Gaza can from the Gaza side of the walls and not Israels. While this is yet to be confirmed from either side we will continue to look at the event, and bring you any further analysis we find. Aside from that one event, the whole situation in Gaza at the moment is atr...

We speak to Marilyn Garson from the Alternative Jewish Voices NZ about the recent news that a hospital has been bombed in Gaza. Marilyn lived in Gaza, as a Jew, for four years so has a perspective on this conflict that many can't. We chat about the overall war, her perspective, where the blame lies and where to from here. +++++++++++++++ We have a new three-week merch drop, come in solidarity...

People think the 'the others' are always the evil ones and 'our team' is always the righteous ones no matter what war-crimes each side perpetrates. +++++++++++++++ We have a new three week merch drop, come in solidarity with all the other 'Bottom Feeders' and represent by visiting www. BHNShop.nz +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of...