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Christopher Luxon, leader of the business focused National Party, who spends his days touting his business expertise...is against the banks making profits...unless that's just a populous narrative he's linking into   The American mid term elections have thrown up a few interesting results with many on the Right feeling shell shocked as the much talked about 'red wave' never eventuated...howev...

The National Party will never introduce a tax-free-threshold because of what that means for top tax earners. Tonight we'll show you the numbers and what would happen should one party propose this as a policy.   Newshub headlines what Kiwi's think of party leaders as "deceitful, dictator, arrogant and smarmy" as a great piece of click bait to paint a narrative as to how sick of the current Gov...

The latest Newshub political poll says National and ACT would be able to form a government should the election be today...I'm not quite so sure about that and wonder about the methodoligy of this research. We'll take a look at that tonight   The PM was on the AM Show this morning and Ryan Bridge can't hide his distain for Labour, he managed to spin everything to be bad about Labour...house pr...

Sean Plunket continues to make accusations against David Farrier and cites a court order to back up his claims. David Farrier responds and we look at that tonight   The National Party is not happy the PM is not attending COP27 to talk Climate Change with world leaders. The National Party, who have been famous for their concern around climate issues, think that the PM is not attending because...

From the University of Auckland, Dr Anna Brooks is LIVE with us talking COVID and where the country is at right now, is there a surge? What about BQ 1.1? What do we know today?   Sean Plunket and David Farrier are still toing and froing about court orders and violence and it's all a bit confusing, so we'll delve into it again tonight to try to figure out what's happening

Hate Speech v Free Speech with comedy writer and producer Dane Giraud who is part of the Free Speech Union. If you agree on one issue with your political counterpart, but in doing so advance their revolting agenda, should you be involved with them even if it furthers your agenda?   The world no longer lives in a political left and right, but more of a compass where we need to understand autho...

Auckland University's Dr David Welch joins us to talk about the current COVID surge and if previous infections give good protection against variant BQ1 and BQ 1.1   TV3's The Project did a really good piece on Three Waters tonight and we thought we'd share it with you to give you more information and to hopefully give all of us the chance to sort out the wheat from the chaff when it comes to...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has responded to the constant rumours that she is on the verge or resigning...and moving to New Plymouth...on the AM Show this morning. We also have a look at the claim that no one wants to move to NZ made by one international recruiter   COVID numbers are on the increase, and modellers are worried that with under reporting and testing the actual numbers could be...

Elon wants to buy Twitter, Twitter agree. Elon backs out of buying Twitter, Twitter sues. Elon buys Twitter and senior management heads roll and Musk promises to cut another 75% of the Twitter work force.   New Zealand's approach to dyslexia is ignorant, according to author and dyslexia specialist Mike Styles. Today, Styles presented a petition to Parliament, calling for inquiries into dyslex...

Christopher Luxon has spent some camera time in the McDonalds where he had his first job, this stunt is meant to be to demonstrate the importance of young people having a job and the meaning that comes with that job, critics are saying it demonstrates again how out of touch Luxon is as National's tax cuts and financial promises are going to hit these low earners harder than any sector.   The...

Professor Robert Patman joins us tonight to talk about what is happening with Tory politics in the UK as the country has its third PM in two months. We wonder if the 'stink' of the conservative movement in the UK may rub off on the National Party in NZ...we also touch base on the mid-terms in the US and again wonder if the upheaval in the UK says anything when comparing to what's happening for the...

Newstalk ZB has responded to a complaint made against Heather du Plessis-Allan's treatment of 16-year-old climate activist Izzy Cook. We will go through the response tonight   There are constant calls in the media at the moment that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will likely step aside before the next election, where are these calls coming from and do they have merit? We'll take a look at that...

UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 45 days in charge   Pfizer seeks NZ approval for BA.5-targeted vax   After the Jeffrey Dahmer Story dropped on Netflix earlier this month, a slew of controversy has come along with it. Not only has the true crime show been criticized by fans for "romanticizing" the notorious serial killer, but the family of one of Dahmer's victims spoke out against Netf...

Tractors are beginning to arrive on central city roads as part of a nationwide protest organised by Groundswell. We catch up with one of the Dunedin organisers Lucy Thomson to find out what it's all about Journalist David Farrier claims that Sean Plunket, "the man with millions behind him" defamed him in series of tweets last night The Gaurav Sharma drama is about to come to an end with the announ...

The fight for Hamilton West will be really interesting. If Labour wins it back it gives them strength behind their narrative that things are going right for them, if National wins it gives strength to their 'time for a change' narrative and if Dr Sharma wins, then who the heck knows where we are politically Labour attacks National over tax cuts and Christopher Luxon responds by calling it 'despera...

Independent MP Gaurav Sharma has announced his resignation from Parliament, triggering a by-election in his Hamilton West electorate.   The Government is rolling back numerous powers for enforcing COVID rules with vaccine mandates, gathering limits and lockdowns are among the measures being scrapped   Creative NZ blasts ‘racist rhetoric’ in Shakespeare funding cut criticism

Newshub has just been leaked a proposal. It's documentation in which the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet proposes that the legislation which underpins COVID-19 restrictions stay in place until 2025.   Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Winston Peters' comments criticising the Labour government over the weekend were merely "politicking" and it is up to voters to decide what any future...

Another piece of journalistic gold as The Problem's Jon Stewart demonstrates the hypocrisy that the right demonstrates when it comes to gender care versus other kinds of medical care   Alex Jones owes US$1billion to the families and victims of Sandy Hook, will he ever pay it, what does this mean for Info Wars moving forward   Barbara Kuriger has 'resigned' her portfolios of Agriculture,...

Farmers will have to pay for agricultural emissions under a scheme proposed by the Government in response to advice from the sector and the Climate Change Commission. It's proposed that farmers start paying levies on emissions from 2025. The price will be set by Cabinet based on advice from the Climate Change Commission and some input from the sector   ACT leader David Seymour says a referend...

Seems the Local Body election results may mean the country is ready to move right, is this correct? We'll have a look at what it means and what could be done if that is not your preferential political ideology   Fuck Boy Island is a complete nightmare and tonight we're going to have a look at what TVNZ is mandated to do to make content in the interest in New Zealanders   New COVID varian...

In tonight's 'best of' episode... Byron C Clark and Sina Brown-Davis talk about the arrest of Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer Conspiracy Theorists are always wrong - Volume 2 COVID related cardiac arrests Karen Plunket is at it again Louise Wallace thinks fat people are icky Prof  Michael Plank on cancelling the COVID traffic light system2 Come be part of the team by joining us on Patreon. Visi...

On tonight's 'best of' A critique of Sean Plunket ambushing and bullying of academic Dr Suze Wilson Waikato University's Prof Tom Roa on copyrighting against cultural appropriation Susie Fergurson holds Christopher Luxon accountable Dr Anna Brooks cancelling the traffic light system is terrible for vulnerable communities Pat speaks to both being a boarder and working at a boarding school and calls...

In tonight's 'Best Of' Newstalk ZB's Heather du Plessis Allan goes 'mean girls' on a 16 year old girl Christopher Luxon actively spreading disinformation Auckland University's #BHN Dr Anna Brooks on Long COVID Former National Minister the Hon Chester Borrows on how the current National Party plan to ban gang patches will not work and is only good for making headlines Sam Uffindel is a disgusting p...

Week of 'Best Ofs' Tonight, we replay the full conversation with investigative journalist Paula Penfold on her 'Fire and Fury' documentary on Stuff.co.nz Come join us and help to continue to make independent news at www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews

A week of 'Best Ofs' and tonight we have Helping people escape from Gloriavale with Olivia Wensley Can something be retrospectively made objectionable with former Chief Censor David Shanks Guys Williams platforming Leo Molloy Krystal Ball on Bill Maher and the truth about inflation and petrol prices The left wants to police their own a masterclass by Jon Stewart Come be a supporter at www.patreon....