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There is a vast amount of public money, money from the Government, that is supporting and paying for Sean Plunket and The Platform being on air. Contrary to Mr Plunket's claims, he cannot argue that if it wasn't for vast sums of public money his platform would not be operational today or in the immediate future as they attempt to become commercially viable. We'll explain tonight https://brownscous...

Just Pat and Nala tonight so a lot on the agenda to get us through along with opening up Discord if you want to come in for a chat https://discord.gg/duFfVwQT   Kelvin Davis in hot water with his "you're not Maori enough" comment to Maori Act MP Karen Chhour   The case of the 'Three Strikes Kisser' Daniel Fitzgerald has brought into focus the danger of the extreme punitive law, especiall...

'Karen' Plunket was just plain wrong on his analysis of the terrorist Brenton Tarrant, there seems to be no retraction. Ms Plunket seems so keen to hold others to account but apparently no retraction from him   The bullying aimed at a 16 year old student has continued today. The bullying which is a direct result of the HDPA interview on Friday. We'll have a look at the latest happenings &nbsp...

#BHNDunedin | Ep10 | Jett Groshinski for Dunedin City Mayor   Candidate Statement  My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Councillor.   Kia Ora, my name is Jett Groshinski, I'm a fellow Dunedinite and student here at the University of Otago. I first came to Dunedin in 2014 in which time I have seen how our wonderful city has evolv...

#BHNDunedin | Ep9 | Aaron Hawkins for Dunedin City Mayor   Candidate Statement  My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area.   It has been a privilege to serve as your Mayor, and I'm asking for your support to continue for another three years.   Over the next ten years and beyond, we'll see billions of dollars of investment pumped into Dunedin. Our job i...

#BHNDunedin | Ep8 | Mandy Mayhem-Bullock for Dunedin City Mayor   Candidate Statement  My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Councillor.   I am an approachable leader with experience in governance.   As Mayor of Dunedin my priorities will include; advocating for climate change solutions and coastal plans for low lying commun...

#BHNDunedin | Ep7 | Lee Vandervis for Dunedin City Mayor   Candidate Statement  My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Councillor.   As your independent Mayor free from Old-Boy or Party-Political pressures, I will fight to keep our   $3 billion 3 Waters assets from Government/Iwi takeover, keep our One-Way traffic flowing, op...

Heather Du Plessis-Allan goes 'mean girls' on Izzy Cook on Friday. Izzy is a 16 year old who is part of the organising team behind the School Strike for Climate Change and was laughed at mercilessly by a 36 year old, mother of one, and professional journalist and broadcaster who should have known better. It's one of the grossest things we've heard for a very long time in broadcasting and Izzy's mo...

National Leader Christopher Luxon was on The Platform this morning getting asked all the hard questions like 'how many genders are there?' and 'why are you learning Maori?' Was there anything of worth? Well, we listened so you don't need to   The allegations against Nanaia Mahuta and her husband when it comes to improper application of favourtism in awarding government contracts is 24 hours o...

In an era when perception is reality does Nanaia Mahuta's husband's businesses getting contracts from the Government smack of nepotism? A probe has been launched to look into this...we examine what the details are   Schools are losing the Decile system and moving to a new equity funding system. Some schools get more, some get less, we'll look at what it all means tonight   The latest rad...

Christopher Luxon is still getting heat about his reasoning for not releasing the Uffindel Report. Citing privacy and safety for the people who participated in the report, Mr Luxon's claims fall over slightly when challenged about making just an executive summary...or just releasing the terms of reference so the public can at least know what scope the KC had for conversation   Dr Hamimah Ahma...

Grant Robertson looked to Australian research on long COVID today citing that we can't quite say what the Australians are saying as NZ doesn't have the depth of Analysis that out Ozzie cousins have. Auckland University's Dr Anna Brooks joins us and explains this is because the Government has no urgency to see what long COVID is.   The NZ Herald claimed today that Christopher Luxon was being '...

Dr. Suzanne Manning is the President of the The National Council of Women of New Zealand and September 19th is the anniversary of NZ Women getting the right to Vote in 1893   Tauranga MP Sam Uffindel has been welcomed back into National's caucus. albeit still surrounded by an amount of secrecy. We'll have a loot at what's been said and why this might still not be over for National   Seei...

Following on from our conversation with Chantelle Baker which is now on Patreon, we are playing a few clips from the conversation and correcting the record on some topics.  We're also going to chat about what the process has been to get us to this conversation tonight https://www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews

A New World supermarket in Palmerston North has potentially been breaking the law by enforcing rules that only allow English to be spoken on the shop floor and in the lunchrooms. We were wondering when Palmerston North travelled back to the 1950s as we can't remember any news of a time machine recently.   It's a very good day for Finance Minister Grant Robertson as NZ narrowly misses a recess...

Sean Plunket is the ultimate victim and snowflake. He cries that no one will come and speak to him and uses that as 'evidence' that he's in the right and 'they're' not prepared to come and banter with him...but the truth is he is a shit head, a bully and is someone that has burned so many bridges that no one wants to speak with him. He plays the victim card...whilst rallying against people who he...

It seems that the number of professionals within various health industries voicing concerns about the new mask rules and restrictions as the Government drops the traffic light system is growing. How was it on the first day for you?   With the passing of the Queen it's a completely appropriate time to talk Republic or Commonwealth. There re, however, many intricacies for those who would want u...

Professor Michael Plank and Dr Anna Brooks join us to talk about the government dropping the traffic light system all together. What does this mean for NZ? Is it the right time? And what will they be doing at the supermarket tomorrow now they don't need masks?   Former politician and Saturday Night writer Al Franken drops a hammer on an unwitting GoP strategist in an excellent example of poin...

Candidate Statement  My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Councillor.   9 years Council experience 50+ years Dunedin proud The current council has totally lost its way. Its idealistic approach to our local issues is not working. That's why I'm standing for Mayor and Council. Let's get back to making practical decisions. Why make it d...

Candidate Statement  Affiliation: Team Dunedin   My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Councillor.   If you want a successful city with leadership that listens, I am here to serve you. I am a businessman with practical skills and an Otago science degree. My strategic overview produces pragmatic, cost- effective solutions using 40...

Chantelle Baker is one of the leading voices in the anti vax/anti mandate movement and one of the loudest voices when it came to the Wellington protest at the beginning of the year

Kiwifarm is in the news at the moment with lots of relief around the Twittersphere that it's no longer online. What was it and why the relief in many corners of the internet?   It's official, Sarah Palin is a fucking moron, who is trying to tell the world that the voting system in Alaska is rigged, even though she benefitted from it more than other candidates   The situation when Northla...

Christopher is actively spreading disinformation about truancy numbers in schools and female students be aware, Mr Luxon might be coming for your ladies products   Brian Tamaki confirms that there are 23 witnesses for the trial agaonst him. He's also pretty salty that National doesn't want to play with him as he tries to convince Kiwis that he's got a lot in common with Christopher Luxon &nbs...

Liz Gunn's "Love Letter" to the nation is 33 minutes of Liz Gunn's opinion and advocacy for Counterspin's Hannah Spierer and Kelvyn Alp. There are many claims made in the 'love letter' that we will test in the forthcoming weeks, but there is one claim we can settle tonight about retrospectively making content objectionable based on our Friday night conversation with former Chief Censor David Shank...

Candidate Statement    My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Mayor.    Sensible, Strategic, Smart. Integrity. Real-world Experience. Empathetic. Practical. Public-spirited. Analytical.    Dunedin needs strong sensible leadership, both inspiring and realistic. As a current Independent Councillor, I'm dedicated to en...