#BHN Big Hairy News
Big Hairy News (#BHN) is a weekday news commentary show hosted by award-winning podcasters Pat and Chewie. The show gives guests and topics more space than the brief coverage typically found in mainstream media between weather reports and ad breaks. Each episode covers major stories with in-depth discussion and a Kiwi perspective.
Episodes
#BHN Arena Williams: Youth and Consumer Rights | MP Helen Haines attacked | Student Riots in France
Labour Candidate and MP for Manurewa Arena Williams chat with us about Labour's policies for youth, such as the Digital Services Duty of Care and Keeping Kids of Screens policies, and Right to Repair policy to tackle anti-consumer practices by big corps.Australian MP Helen Haines was brutally attacked earlier this week, and has since lost both her legs due to her injuries. Women MPs here in Ne
#BHN Paul Barlow on healthcare shortages | Hipkins nails it on ZB | AI story that should concern all
Paul Barlow joins us tonight to talk about healthcare staffing shortages - do the right know how bad it is?Chris Hipkins nailed it on Mike Hosking this morning correcting Hosking's right-wing narrative that Labour is fully responsible for the actions of TPM and the Greens, where National has no responsibility for what Seymour and Peters do or sayWe have a wild story tonight to show you the dan
#BHN ReCap of TV3 Powerbrokers debate | Chloe on Opportunity | Stuff Leaders debate recap
We'll take ReCap of TV3 Powerbrokers debate featuring the leaders of ACT, the Green Party, New Zealand First and the Opportunity Party.Chloe Swarbrick seemed to be hinting at something that Winston Peters has been saying this cycle, which is perhaps all the talk about Opportunity, is the reason Opportunity is doing well in the pollsWe take a look at last night's Stuff Leaders debate where
#BHN Harry Tam LIVE at 9.30 | Tracey Lee LIVE at 9pm | Chloe and Marama on Te Ao with Moana
Tracey Lee joins us tonight LIVE at 9pm to talk about the million New Zealanders living away from Aotearoa who are still eligible to vote and her initiative to make everykiwivotecounts.nzAgain, we hear the National Party narrative about gangs and the $3 million given the "the mob" for meth rehabilitation. That money was given to Hard2Reach, an organization set up by Harry Tam. Harry is a
#BHN 1,000th Episode | Voting Suppression concerns | Could TPM be kingmakers?
Come join us for our 1,000th show as we look back on where we've come from, look to the future and give you guys a chance to come and celebrate with us as we open up Discord for talkback https://www.bhn.nz/discord/The left is voicing concerns about the number of Kiwi's who will be disenfranchised when it comes to their vote based on the changes to voter registration up that this government
#BHN LIVE: Dominik Yanzick Wigram Candidate | ASB Great Debate was GREAT | AI used against big tech
Labour Candidate for Wigram Dominik Yanzick joins us live to discuss his campaign thus far for a coveted seat currently held by Labour's Megan Woods.The same night as the Herald's Leaders Debate was the The ASB Great Debate in Queenstown with all top 6 parties on stage putting their case forward as the best. Some great moments worth sharing, and a whole lot more entertaining that whatever
#BHN Leaders conversation with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson
Marama Davidson joins us for a live chat and everything you need to know about the upcoming election.We will be taking your questions as we delve into Green Party policy and what NZ will look like post the November 7th election++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.pat
#BHN Recap of the NZ Herald Leader's Debate | Paul Barlow on PM's media coverage | The cost of Luxon
The NZ Herald Leader's Debate is live at 7pm and we will recap the event looking at who wins, who loses and if there are any highlights to speak ofGot it - We look at the Prime Minister's media coverage - how he's framed, how he's tied into election coverage and the topics media keep attaching his name to.Labour has released a statement that under Christopher Luxon NZer's are w
#BHN TVNZ Multi-Party Debate review with winners and losers | Shanti Mathias from Policy.nz
Shanti Mathias from policy.nz joins us live at 9PM to talk about "the complete guide to the NZ Election 2026". Policy.nz helps Kiwis explore policies, find what matters and see who you align with.The TVNZ Multi-Party Debate is on tonight and we will review the performance of ACT leader David Seymour, Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, Te Pāti
#BHN Qiulae Wong LIVE at 9pm | Willis v Edmonds on Q&A | Seymour to cut disability sector
Qiulae Wong joins us live at 9pm to talk Opportunity's run into the election. Will they be there? Who will they support? Do they really think Luxon will negotiate with them after the election even though he has ruled them out today?Nicola Willis and Barb Edmonds went at each other on Sunday in Q&A as we look at some of the highlights from Jack Tame's "debate" with the two wom
#BHN LIVE: Candidate Dr Lisa Te Morenga | Two campaigns: Hope vs Fear | Today's Campaign Update
Dr Lisa Te Morenga joins us live. She is the Green Candidate for Te Tai Tonga and professor of Māori Health and Nutrition with more than 20 years’ experience in public health research, teaching, and advocacy.Barbara Edmonds and Nicola Willis go head to head in quick 30minute debate with John Campbell on RNZ.Let's also catch up on today's political campaign news with Luxon in Fielding annou
#BHN Luxon to drug test beneficiaries | Paul Barlow on Media bias | Qiulae Wong responds to Winston Peters | Tamatha Paul's mic drop
Paul Barlow joins is tonight to have a look at what he's found in OpenBrief . We all think media is bias in some way, so what does Openbrief's data show us about our attitudes to media bias :) National has predictably announced today that people on the Job Seeker will be randomly drug tested which is just red meat to their base, in response seems that Matua Peters suggests those kinds of p
#BHN Mariameno Kapa-Kingi LIVE at 9pm | Winston's "Chinaman" comments | The lady in red | Kieran McAnulty smacks down Simeon Brown
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk over exiting TPM, setting up the Te Tai Tokerau Party and her battle for Northland in what we think is the most fascinating electorate on this year's electionIn a very strange moment on NZ Herald this morning Winston Peters called Lee Kuan Yew a "a very, very cautious economic Chinaman" while fill in host Nadine Higgins spoke to Peter
#BHN Recap of the TVNZ leaders' debate | 1News Poll | Tim Parkin from OntheFence.co.nz
The fist leaders' debate is on TVNZ tonight at 7pm, we will spend most of tonight's show recapping the highs and lows of the event, winners and losers etc in this much talked about rematch of Tame versus LuxonTim Parkin from OntheFence.co.nz joins us to talk about the resource they have made online to help direct people towards the polices, and parties that best represent those policies, t
#BHN Mata looks at the Māori vote | Barb Edmonds on Pay Equity | Nicola Willis on losing her seat
Mihingarangi Forbes and a panel on Mata took a look at where and who Māori are voting for on the Māori and General rolls. They also had a quick go over the battle for the Māori seatsBarb Edmonds was on the NZ Herald this morning talking about the narrative that National is running on pointing to holes, as they claim, in Labour's financial pledgesNicola Willis spoke with Tova O'Brien this m
#BHN Chloe has courage in her convictions | Are National's memes funny? | Seymour using AI
Chloe joins Ollie Neas on Public Interest's podcast to discuss her career as a politician and how this election is shaping up for the Green Party.In an interview with Guyon Espiner, David Seymour revealed his desire to see cabinet papers written using AI and possibly already being used in his Department of Regulation formed this term.Are the memes created by Labour and National making cut-thro
#BHN The Press 'Kingmaker' debate | Green Party poll surge | To overhang, or not to overhang
Paul Barlow joins us to talk about the Green Party poll surge - what does the data tell us about the reaction to Mondays polls.The right is now going all out to create an overhang with literal billionaire backings, we have to ask the question again...if an overhang helps decided an election, is it right for Labour to still play (what they think) is the moral game of not engendering an overhang to
#BHN | Adrian Rurawhe passes Away | Chippy vs Hosking | Nicola Defends PREFU with Ryan
A mighty Totara has fallen as former Speaker of the House Adrian Rurawhe passes away.Chris Hipkins keeps baring is teeth, this time with Mike Hosking.Nicola Willis defends her PREFU report while Chloe is painted as the boogeyman++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.pa
#BHN |Craig Rennie LIVE talking PREFU | TOPs Bottom Lines | The Next Finance Minister is...
Apologies for the delay, Pat was stuck in Wellington and there was no one else who could upload the podcastCraig Rennie joins us LIVE to discuss today’s PREFU and what it means for the Coalition and the campaign.Opportunity knocks with 5 bottom lines they will bring to the Coalition discussions if they’re over the threshold in November.Media have been playing out a Chloe vs Chippy Narrative all da
#BHN: Shanan Halbert on Student Loan plan | National/Labour Campaign Launch | Greens on Q&A
Apologies for the delay, Pat was stuck in Wellington and there was no one else who could upload the podcastLabour's Tertiary Studies spokesperson Shanan Halbert joins us to explain Labour's new policy on wiping up to 10% from student loans.National and Labour spent Sunday launching the election campaigns that have been going on for months - and it looks like Chris Hipkins is baring his tee
#BHN Labour still lead: Ipsos poll results | HealthNZ promise staff boost | MOE under scrutiny
This month's Ipsos Issues Monitor tracks the big issues facing NZ and the populations perceptions on which of the parties are best to handle them with Labour continuing to lead on just about all of the top 10 issues.Health NZ have promise extra funding to increase staffing across the sector, but comes a little too late for some healthcare workers.Education Ministry whistleblower has claimed in
#BHN Paul Barlow's OpenBrief look at TPU | Labour billion-dollar policy | Bishop wants more debates
Pal Barlow joins us tonight with his weekly segment about what he found in OpenBrief this week and with all the coverage in the news about Nicky Hager’s new book, it makes sense we look at the TPU and see what it shows about their activities.Labour pledges billions to build more social housing, fix hospitals in a promise of almost $3 billion to build 6000 new social houses, plus hundreds of millio
#BHN Williams on Hager's claims | Hager responds to Williams | Seymour on race baiting
Jordan Williams appeared on any media source that would have him this morning to reply to Nicky Hager’s new book. He seemingly wanted to mostly refute the accusations that TPU paid out a former worker for sexual harassment, a claim that takes up one line in Hager's 129 page book.Nicky Hager spoke to the NZ Herald this morning after Jordan Williams stated that many of the claims that Hager made
#BHN Hager drops new book | Labour supports landlord reimbursements | Waka in Israel
Investigative journalist Nicky Hager is about to release his latest book with just seven weeks until the election. At the time of writing these notes we don't know what the book is about but Hager is known for books including 2014’s Dirty Politics and 2002’s Seeds of Distrust, which sent shockwaves through election campaigns, is set to reveal his work at 6pm at an event held at Unity Books in
#BHN Jordan Williams on Q&A talking tax | Luxon on police numbers | It gets worse for Sheeran
Jordan Williams was on Q&A this weekend talking CGT and Wealth Tax so we thought we'd bring on a former Senior lecturer in taxation, and current Labour spokesperson for revenue Deborah Russell on to unpack what was said about the left's tax initiativesChristopher Luxon spent time with bestie Mike Hosking this morning explaining why they have failed with their election promise to have 5
#BHN Bruce Mahalski on Climate Protest | Fact Checking Chris Hipkins | Health under microscope again
Artist and Activist Bruce Mahalski joins live to promote a series of upcoming public talks across the South Island asking a straight-forward question: Is climate change really an emergency? And if it is, what does that mean for ordinary people and their families?Chris Hipkins answers listeners questions on NewsTalk ZB. The host, Kerre Woodham, refused to accept Hipkins' claim that National hav
#BHN Trust New Zealand:Un-enroll to vote! | GDP numbers released | Choo-Choo! How CRL was reported
The Leader and Deputy of Trust NZ, the latest party to put their hat in the ring this election, joins tonight to promote their campaign to get people to enroll to vote... no, un-enroll to vote..?GDP numbers were released today showing an abysmal 0.2% increase. Other OECD countries have been largely unaffected by global oil shocks, but Nicola Willis is adamant global events are to blame for our slo
#BHN Paul Barlow Co-hosting | Supermarkets on notice | Taxes v Levies | Ed Sheeran controversy
Paul Barlow joins tonight for the weekly news.Supermarkets, price gouging and anti-competitive behaviour was the hot topic today with both National and Labour revealing policies to tackle the rising cost of food in New Zealand. Bishop tries to talk his way around National's latest "levy". 1News doing an excellent job of explaining the difference between a levy and tax but their defin
#BHN Co-host Brie Elliot | Latest Poll, Major Parties Slump again | ACT despises low-wage earners
Brie Elliot joins tonight to co-host and discuss the latest news in the lead up to the election.Latest polling data shows major parties continue to slump in the polls and struggling to get above the 30% threshold, giving way for the minor parties to rise.ACT release a campaign policy to stop further increases to the minimum wage and reduce the wages of employees doing on-the-job training.+++++++++
#BHN Sean Ackland: Edu Debate Wrapup | Luxon on CRL opening | Outgoing ANZ boss Q+A
Sean Ackland co-hosts tonight to debrief the education debate from Dunedin this weekend and get his thoughts as our resident industry expert.The hottest topic from this weekend and today was the opening of Auckland's City Rail Link. PM Luxon joined John Campbell on Morning Report this morning to share his completely out-of-touch perspective on what this upgrade to the city's public transpo
#BHN Willow-Jean Prime on MSD Stuffup | Barlow's Debrief: Kiwimart Coverage | AI alarms raised again
Willow-Jean Prime, Labour Party's spokesperson for Social Development & Employment, joins us LIVE to discuss the MSD report findings regarding missed benefit payments.Paul Barlow joins us for the weekly Open Brief Debrief: Who needs the Kiwimart? Now here’s the tricky part, finding out who’s dominating the conversation about it and trying to steer public perception on the Green policy anno
#BHN Ayesha rushed by antivaxxers | National party breach advert standards | PSA rally for pay
Labour's Ayesha Verrall was rushed by anti-vaxxers and protected by her fellow candidates at a Wellington event last night.ASA have upheld, in part, a complaint against National Party flyers spreading misinformation about Labour's tax policy.PSA workers picketed today after pay negotiations have stalled, the govt calling out the union for politicising the issue in promoting a change of gov
BHN No apology from MSD | Labour poll of polls looks terrible | Luxon accuses Hipkins of 'flailing'
The NZ Herald does not do their own polling, preferring to take everyone else's polls and make what has become NZ's "official" poll of polls and if you look at that, which shows trends rather than a specific data set and that trend looks terrible for LabourMore information on One News tonight about the MSD 'admin error' telling people that food was not an essential need.
#BHN Luxon on Kiwis leaving for Oz | Seymour on tactical voting | Will Opportunity be a wasted vote?
Act Party leader David Seymour isn't against Act voters giving their electorate vote to National, but the desired overhang is easier said than donePM Christopher Luxon is spinning that fewer NZ's are leaving for Australia, which is true, but still won't look how overall we continue to bleed talent to our Tasman brothers and sisters as there was a net migration loss of 28,500 people fro
#BHN Koroneihana gets firey |Seymour doesn't get his way | Jack and Tova Election Coverage
The politicians arrived at Koroneihana today, with many Māori leaders calling out the Govt and previous Govts for degrading Te Tiriti and Māori/Crown relations.A report commissioned as part of the CoC agreement didn't give the conclusion that David Seymour wanted, that the Māori and Pacific Admissions Scheme for health students is a "clear case of racial discrimination".TVNZ unveil t
#BHN LIVE:Aaron Hendry on Youth Homelessness | Kieran & the Bish on water issues | Paul's OB Debrief
Aaron Hendry from Kick Back joins us live to discuss a letter written to the PM last year warning them of the potentially fatal risk of the Government’s Emergency Housing policy, now calling on the govt to follow the UK’s leadership and make the bold commitment to end rough sleeping by xmas. Kieran and the Bish on Breakfast: Can we get political consensus to fix our water infrastructure this time?
#BHN Bomber LIVE at 9 | Bridge losing it over Tamatha insta | Methanex going the way of the dinosaur
Marytn 'Bomber' Bradbury joins us live tonight at 9pm to give us an update on how he is, and to share his experience of being in the public health system, as it is functioning today, under this governmentMethanex to close Taranaki plant, citing 'decline' in gas supply. The country's largest gas user Methanex has announced it will close its Taranaki plant after more than three d
#BHN Willie Jackson LIVE at 9pm | Borrowing a billion for potholes? | Peters slams Luxon again
Willie Jackson's made contact today saying we were unfair and a bit harsh last night in our critique of his appearance on Q&A so, as is appropriate, Willie is coming on tonight to correct what he says we got wrong and allows us to seek some clarity on some questions we had that came from the interview.Ryan Bridge hosted Chris Bishop this morning to find out is we about to borrow $1b to fix
#BHN Jackson pushed on support for Māori | Backtrack on fuel tax | Willis blames nurses leaving NZ | Recap of the weekend's Finance panel
Willie Jackson joined Jack Tame on Q&A in the weekend explaining why Chris Hipkins called Te Pati Māori's election tactics a "rort" and why it doesn't seem like Jackson, or Labour, have been actively encouraging Māori to get onto the Māori role.National have backed tracked on the fuel tax that was suppose d to be coming back on January 1st in an obvious ploy to not make voter
#BHN Economic recovery?Wages still stagnant | Kieran & the Bish on Breakfast | SM dominates the news
Nicola Willis joins Ryan Bridge Today to plead her case that the economic recovery is still on its way.Kieran and the Bish have their weekly panel with Tova O'Brien discussing the latest child poverty report and the U16 SM ban bill.Paul Barlow joins us for our weekly OpenBrief report, we look at the loudest voices on banning social media for under 16s, and the different ways they’re saying the
#BHN Seymour, mask off with Moana | Odd party alignments on SM Ban | TPM announce Kiwi tax plan
David Seymour sits down with Moana Maniapoto to discuss a number of party and govt policies and why he has such disdain for everything Māori.There has been cross odd party consensus on two major policies of the week - the rates cap and social media ban. Labour have said they may support these two National-led bills through to select committee to have the issues fully discussed and considered.Te Pā
#BHN Seymour on the asshole pill | Easier to bring back pay equity? | Rates capped at 4%
Clint Smith joins us to talk about new analysis argues that reverting to the old pay equity regime might cost the Government about half as much as previous estimates. Does this therefore mean that a Labour led government could find it easier to restart the pay equity conversationThe Government has confirmed plans to cap council rates at 4%. Under the proposed system, first mooted late last year, a
#BHN "No new taxes" under National | Becoming "good ancestors" | Ban on social media to under 16s | Opportunity the kingmaker again?
Christopher Luxon moves to ban social media for under 16-year-olds a problem for him is that Act and NZ First disagree making this dead in the waterFinance Minister Nicola Willis refuses to rule out an increase to the ACC levy if she's returned as Finance Minister. She is calling for "no new taxes" but won't commit to other areas where NZers may face increases in already establis
#BHN Nat's desperate Tax attacks | Greg Flemming breaks ranks | Climate change is here
Paul Goldsmith and Willie Jackson's weekly panel with Ryan Bridge was dominated by National's obsession with election campaign tax promises.Greg Flemming broke ranks this week saying clearly he does not believe his Govt made the right move in removing tax rebates on charity donations over $100,000 - not the first time we've seen Greg put his head up to speak out about something he hasn
#BHN Ayesha Verrall on the "nurses hired" lie | Paul Barlow on reporting emergencies | More protests to come as National hides from media who don't support them unquestionably
Health system in crisis because of National’s choices. Ayesah Verrall joins us to talk about how National has spent the last two years pretending they’ve hired thousands of new nurses but yesterday, they admitted the real number is just 54 FTE across the country, and a decrease in Auckland.Quick, it’s an emergency! Paul Barlow joins us to take a look at how Open Brief tracks responses to stories
#BHN HealthNZ hiring freeze revealed | Luxon STILL out-of-touch | Carmel Sepuloni defends CGT
Despite repeated denial there was a hiring freeze at Health NZ, documents uncovered through the PSA's OIA request have revealed the Health Minister knew vacancies were left open to meet the govt's explicit cost-cutting expectations and stay within budget.Luxon has shown once again he is out of touch with the people, blaming cycle ways and Labour Party / Green Party aligned council members
#BHN Helen Clark with Moana | TPM back in the race | Who pays for fast-track legislative changes?
Helen Clark sat down for a chat with Moana Maniapoto to discuss Winston Peters' role in govt over the decades, and what has changed in politics since she was PM.Te Pāti Māori have released their election 2026 strategy, abandoning the party vote to focus on winning all of the Māori seats.Thousands of beneficiaries missed a winter energy payment because of a legislative change made using the fas
#BHN Debate review and press coverage | Paul Goldsmith on citizen's arrest laws | Qiulae Wong on the financial hole in Opportunity's UBI policy
We're going to go over the weekends 'debate' and we're going to look into the pull out by both David Seymour and Casey Costello and will highlight, in particular, the nonsense that Seymour is spouting over why he pulled out. BHN has also been featured in a few spaces in the press this weekend, we'll take a look at that as well.Paul Goldsmith on Q&A on move on orders, citize
#BHN Kieran and the Bish on the coup | National Ad spend targets men | Paul's weekly Open Brief Debrief
Kieran McAnulty and Chris Bishop on their weekly sit down with breakfast discuss the big news of the week - the attempted coup, putting Luxon's leadership and the party's unity into question.RNZ reveals each party's ad spend on social media going into this election, of note National has targeted 90 of it's ads solely at men, and just 1 solely at women but lasted only 24 hours.How d
#BHN LIVE: Ginny Andersen on the Coup | Penk outed as coup leader | Latest poll, OPP on top
Ginny Andersen joins to discuss National's decision to keep Chris Luxon as leader to going into the 2026 election. How is Labour feeling about the drama?Chris Penk was ousted as the leader of the attempted coup, and portfolios taken from him.Latest 1News Verian Poll released, showing small parties are holding a lot of power going into the 2026 election.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.c
#BHN Will Luxon be PM when we go live at 9pm | Kapa Kingi on with Moana | Chippy on Winston decision
At the time of setting up the show we have heard there is an unscheduled National Party caucus called for tonight with much speculation over Christopher Luxon leadership so as we write this we genuinely don't know if we will be talking about PM Christopher Luxon, or someone else at the head of the tableMariameno Kapa-Kingi spent some time with Moana Maniapoto talking the difference in leadersh
#BHN Simeon Brown backs Luxon | Hipkins rules out Peters | Luxon on new taxes
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has categorically ruled out working with New Zealand First if elected in November, unfortunately for Labour and Mr Hipkins the response from the media and many voters is "why did this take so long?"Simeon Brown faced off against Jack Tame on Q&A over the weekend where he struggled to firmly back leader Christopher Luxon and couldn't explain why one of
#BHN Latest polls are in | Councils vote to amalgamate (or not) | Nicola Willis' desperate money grab
The latest Curia Poll is in with a few surprises that could be outliers or a changing trend ahead.Councils around the country have sat around the table and put forth their preferred options for the Govt's demand to amalgamate. Whether the Govt will agree to their proposals is another story.Nicola Willis has announced a claw back of a loan made to Chorus to fund the roll out of fibre across the
#BHN What've we been talking about? | Finlayson calls National "traitors" | MMP gone by lunchtime?
Paul Barlow joins us LIVE to tell us what he learned from OpenBrief this week. "Sorry, what were you talking about? Each month OpenBiref gives us a monthly discourse report to see how Kiwis talked about politics across news, commentary, radio and socials - and in July there was one organisation that drove conversation more than any other - tonight we’re going to explore what we disagreed on,
#BHN Luxon loves Air Force travel | Unemployment hits 11 year high | Marama versus Seymour on NZH
Christopher Luxon is defending his use of an Air Force flight after attending a National Party fundraiser, saying he has a "busy job" and "full schedule" which is weird as he made promises when in opposition that he would use commercial airlinesThe unemployment rate has risen to 5.6 percent - the highest level in 11 years - with 171,000 people out of work. The Finance Minister
#BHN Winston ruled out? | Police again looking into actions of Brian Tamaki | Peters wont apologise
Labour leader Chris Hipkins has ruled out working with New Zealand First's Winston Peters at the next election. New Zealand First's leader responded to heckling in the House on Wednesday last week by attacking the Greens' Lawrence Xu-Nan, telling him to go back to his "own country".Police investigate Tamaki after ‘heaven’s hitlist’ video. Police are investigating a “threateni
#BHN Is Bomber going to jail? | The questions we didn't get to on Saturday | Teachers now bouncers?
Martin "Bomber" Bradbury has written an article stating, "The Daily Blog has secretly been taken to Court and I’m facing 6months in prison: We can’t tell you who, how, why or what" and while there is a lot that obviously cannot be said, we'll catch up with Bomber LIVE tonight at pm to see what he can tell us about the situation.We'll review the weekend's Big Hairy D
#BHN Paul Barlow's OpenBrief Findings | Winston's Racist Remarks | Domestic Solar, the hot topic
With 100 days now until the election, Paul will take a look at what we’re talking about with the help of Open Brief’s agenda setting tool - looking at the difference between what media is covering and what we’re saying on social media are the biggest issues facing us going into the election period - and which source seems to be influencing us more than others.Winston's racist and xenophobic co
#BHN Tania Waikato joins LIVE | Upston questioned on benefit cuts | OPP reach the 5% mark
Tania Waikato joins us LIVE to talk about her exciting and unique campaign to get people on the Māori roll before it closes next week.The Jobseeker benefit for 18 and 19 year olds is set to be cut later this year, which will affect 2700 young people that are on benefits for health and disability reasons. Louise Upston's responses when questioned in the house says it all about this Govt's p
#BHN Martin Buhr on OpenBrief | Chippy talks Opportunity | Winston reacts to "Or@l s3x" question
OpenBrief is a NZ website set up to track New Zealand's significant political news, opinion, podcasts and social media — a curated, transparent set of sources, not the whole internet. With OpenBrief you get to see the data behind the narrative. Tonight we have Martin Buhr, the developer of OpenBrief, joining us to talk about why he thinks NZ needs this resource.For transparency, BHN and OpenBr
#BHN Chloe Swarbrick on Q&A | Christopher Luxon rules out Opp | David Seymour has a good idea!!
Chloe Swarbrick was on Q&A in the weekend with guest host Tova O'Brien in what seemed like a bit of a waste of an interview where Tova seemed to want to be pedantic about singular words rather than debate the themes and play contrarian rather than investigator. In the most ironic interview of the election season so far, David Seymour wants to calm the farm when it comes to critiquing coali
#BHN Luxon faces the public | Petition to save Claire Achmad's job | Trump slaps NZ with Tariffs
Luxon faced the public in Feilding, asked directly about the DSS bill and whether he understood the impacts and reality facing many families of disabled people with the changes proposed.Claire Achmad has not been reappointed to her role as Children's Commissioner, a decision that has sparked outrage and a petition to keep her in the role. Plus, a report by the commission reveals more children
#BHN Uncle Tics LIVE at 9pm | Shoot, Shag, Marry with Paul Henry | McAnulty and Bishop on Nash
Leighton 'Uncle Tics' Clarke and Josh 'the Tourette's Barber' Hughes join us tonight LIVE at 9pm to talk about life with Tourette's and Felix Shaw's petition to "Recognize Tourette Syndrome as a government-funded disability in Aotearoa" as it's currently not seen in law as a disability in Aotearoa NZThe ACT Party is accusing Labour of "manufactured ou
#BHN Stuart Nash's sexist accusation | Willis on the "Trump spike" | NZ will miss climate targets
Politicians across the spectrum are expressing disgust at NZ First candidate Stuart Nash as he attacks his National Party opponent in the Napier electorate for taking maternity leave - naming her as the “laziest MP I have ever come across”. Christopher Luxon called it "sexist" and Chris Bishop said the comments from Nash were “disgusting”Finance Minister Nicola Willis says while inflatio
#BHN Barb Edmonds LIVE on inflation | Mārama on the "pack of bast**ds" | Hipkins on "Labour's 2nds"
In a sit-down interview with The Hui, Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson took aim at the coalition government. She said that while the Greens are "readier than we have ever been" for an election, the current Government is "a pack of bastards".Chris Hipkins has come out swinging today making the observation that maybe NZ First should be called "Labour's Seconds"
#BHN Luxon's ok when National's budget is out | Paul Henry on candidacy | Greens announce Kiwipower
The Green Party is proposing sweeping energy reforms, aimed at slashing household power bills and stripping market dominance from major electricity corporations with the establishment of a new publicly owned electricity entity named Kiwipower which would compete directly with the four major electricity providers, which control over 85% of both retail and generation markets, and build a more resili
#BHN Rata Jamieson,Labour joins LIVE | Retail NZ says move-on orders go too far | PMO Missing Report update
Rata Jamieson, the Labour Candidate for Ilam joins us live to discuss politics, why she is running and what matters most to her.The CEO of the lobbying group Retail NZ has made an oral submission against the current draft of the "move-on orders" bill.The Ombudsman investigation into the "missing report", handed directly to the PM's senior advisor and caused speculation of c
#BHN Nicole McKee wants to go back to the 70s | Count Binface Update | Seymour wants to ban phones
Julian Wilcox sats down with ACT's deputy leader Nicole McKee to talk about her new role, party politics, and race relations. The Act leader David Deymour has suggested smartphones could be banned for under-16-year-olds. In a speech to a business leaders' dinner on Wednesday night, David Seymour said it's clear anxiety, depression and self-harm has increased in children and young peopl
#BHN Bird flu arrives | Chloe and Seymour debate the poverty trap | NZF wants compulsory military
After years of preparing for its arrival, New Zealand has confirmed its first case of the H5N1 bird flu strain in a wild seabird, with authorities warning the virus’ potential impact on the country’s unique native birdlife remains unknown.ACT leader David Seymour and Green co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick clash over benefit levels, the poverty trap and solutions to helping people find employmentNZ First
#BHN Paul Henry stands for ACT | Hipkins on wasting a vote on Opp | New RNZ poll horrific for Luxon
David Seymour announced that this election Paul Henry would be standing as an ACT candidate in the general election. When asked why he wanted to be an MP, Henry, says he’s “enormously disappointed with National”, and prime minister’s performance especially.Labour leader Chris Hipkins says “it’s still very early days” to consider speaking with Opportunity, and urged left-leaning voters to consider
#BHN NZ loses Sam Neill | Seymour on Indian FTA | Homelessness on the increase under Luxon's watch
Kiwi screen legend Sir Sam Neill has died, aged 78. News of the Jurassic Park star's death was confirmed today on social media. "It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia,” the post read.A growing number of NZers are experiencing homelessness with 33,000 children are living in "severe housing hardshi
#BHN Roads of National Insignificance? | DISCORD open | Homosexual Law Reform anniversary
The Homosexual Law Reform Bill, which decriminalized consensual sex between men aged 16 and over, passed by just four votes on July 9, 1986. It transformed the lives of generations of rainbow New Zealanders and paved the way for reforms that followed, including civil unions, marriage equality and greater representation across public life.The much-hyped Roads of National (Party) Significance have h
#BHN SolarSaver policy announced by Labour | Luxon town hall | Davidson educates Seymour and Bridges
Labour has announced their SolarSaver policy looking to make access to solar panels easier and more affordable. National has claimed Labour is copying them, but we wonder if this new policy by Labour is "GST off fruit and veggies Mark 2" leading to a pretty insignificant improvement in the weekly finances of those hit the hardest with the cost-of-living crisis.Christopher Luxon fronted u
#BHN Qiulae Wong joins us live at 9pm | Hipkins on non-residents voting | Debates announced
Qiulae Wong, the leader of the Opportunity Party joins us for round two of conversations about the party she hopes to take into parliament. Are they a left-wing party trying to pretend to be centrists? Is what they are saying "trust me bro" when it comes to having the ability to make either Chris PM? And moreChris Hipkins was on NZ Herald this morning talking Chinese missiles in the Sout
#BHN Lan Pham LIVE: Green's latest Policy | Winston's mixed signals | Paul Barlow state of politics
Green Party MP Lan Pham joins us Live to discuss the party's "Drink Swim Fish" policy announced today, tackling water quality and strengthening environmental protections for our oceans.Paul Barlow co-hosts tonight, and gives an update on the state of politics and this weekend's top headlines.NZ First campaigning to limit voting to citizens only, and Winston Peters is out of the country during Indi
#BHN Guest host Brie Elliot on phonics | Consumer NZ targets aviation | NZ's sexual violence problem
Tonight Emz is away so Magenta will be joined by Brie Elliot. Consumer NZ is targeting the aviation sector and the power imbalance held over kiwis.The ministry of educations phonics curriculum has been embarrassed after it labelled made up words as real and real words as made up! Brie will speak on this further.Finally, Magenta has done a deep dive and collated the last month of news headlines inv
#BHN "Good Samaritan" member’s bill | Cash shortfall for RoNS | Disability sector petition presented
Ricardo Menéndez March joins us live at 9pm to talk about the "good Samaritan" member’s bill which aims to give legal protection to those experiencing an overdose and the people helping them.Disabled people and their families have delivered a petition to Parliament today calling for the Government's Support Services Bill to be scrapped, saying the legislation shifts responsibility fr
#BHN Ryan versus Brian on free speech | Seymour and Chloe talk lazy beneficiaries | Ombudsman rules
Ryan Bridge went full gangsta mode against Brian Tamaki making it clear of the hypocrisy that Tamaki is involved with and how any normal New Zealander would see his actions as concerning for someone who have numerous firearmsChloe Swarbrick and David Seymour clashed this morning over school lunches and lazy beneficiaries who fall asleep during the work afternoon "because of the P"The Omb
#BHN Tamaki loses his guns | School lunches failing | MSD direction "morally and ethically bankrupt"
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says police have revoked his gun licence and carried out a seizure of his firearms following his recent inflammatory comments on immigration.Alarm bells are ringing over the coalition's school lunch programme, with the Auditor-General warning the Government has not been able to clearly show the scheme is delivering its aims.Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins s
#BHN McAnulty on Labour's election | McKee "not Māori enough" | Health System dangerous for Maori
Labour strategists are hoping for a return to government just three years after one of their worst-ever election results. Campaign chair Kieran McAnulty set out why he believes there could be a one-term National government on Q&A with Jack Tame in the weekend.ACT's new deputy leader Nicole McKee spoke with the NZ Herald about her party's plan for smaller government, and criticism of he
