The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

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The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics . This edition also includes discussions with with special guests Rania Abouzeid , a New Zealand-born journalist calling in from Beirut, and BusinessDesk co-founder...

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The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics here, along with special guests Edward Miller and Max Rashbrooke , who are researchers and commentators. This week: * Bernard and Peter began with a chat about elect...

I recently hosted a ‘Mini-Hoon’ on Substack Live previewing The Reality of Everything symposium to be held at Victoria University of Wellington on June 26, which will examine the interconnected crises of climate change, energy, water & food constraints, economic instability & public health. I was joined by substacker Catherine Knight and academic Mike Joy to talk about the symposium, which Catheri...

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekaka.substack.com/subscribe

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics here, along with special guest Roger Dennis , an independent strategist. This week: * Bernard and Peter began with a chat about the rise of reactionary and nationali...

Thank you Korimako Song , Gaye Sutton Woodcock , Bryce Adams , Noeline moon , Tony Chamberlain , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekaka.substack.com/subscribe

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The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics here, along with special guest Dileepa Fonseka , who is a columnist and reporter for BusinessDesk-$. This week: * Bernard and Peter began with a chat about the Iran...

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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekaka.substack.com/subscribe

Last week I hosted a ‘Hoon’ on Substack Live previewing The Reality of Everything symposium to be held at Victoria University of Wellington on June 26, which will examine the interconnected crises of climate change, energy, water & food constraints, economic instability & public health. I was joined by regular Hoon guest Cathrine Dyer , conference speaker and Vic Uni Professor of Climate Change Ja...

Briefly in the news in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty Tuesday, March 17: * Finance Minister Nicola Willis has spelled out the terms of any Government help for households dealing with the fuel cost shock from the war in Iran, saying any help would have to be ‘timely, targeted and temporary,’ and could not worsen the Government’s Budget position. * She said the Gove...

Briefly in the news in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, March 16: * New Zealand’s political economy faces its biggest energy shock since the 1973 Yom Kippur war, which preceded an inflation and growth upheaval that unseated the-then Labour Government after one term, and led to a decade of stagnation. * Iran’s moves to block the Strait of Hormuz effectivel...

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Robert Patman about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics here, along with special guest Helen Clark. This week: * Bernard and Peter began with a chat about the Iran war, New Zealand’s looming fuel supply...

I spoke with Green Co-Leader Chloe Swarbrick last night in a Substack Live Video for over 150 subscribers about the urgent need to decarbonise & provide housing, along with challenging the bipartisan assumptions about the size of Government and Government debt to GDP — the ‘30-30’ rule. We also talked about migration policy and population growth. The full interview is above for all. Chapters 00:00...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thekaka.substack.com Briefly in the news in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, March 9: * Brace for US$100+ per barrel oil this week as the Iran war widens and lengthens. * Iran hit oil fields and refineries in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait overnight after US and Israeli air strikes blew up Ir...

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The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Robert Patman about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics here, along with special guest historian and author Jonathan Lyons . This week: * Bernard and Peter began with a discussion about deaths of a reco...

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thekaka.substack.com Briefly in the news in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Wednesday, March 4: * Global stocks slumped 2.5% overnight on inflation fears triggered by 40-60% rises in gas prices and surge in oil prices to US$82/barrel. Paying subscribers can see more below the paywall fold & hear more...