#BHN Big Hairy News

Feb 03 2025 993 ep. 53 mins 78
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Award winning podcasters Pat and Chewie host a news commentary show that is broadcast weekdays Big Hairy News, or #BHN, gives the space needed to cover off the stories covered rather than the two and a half minutes the mainstream media gives guests between weather and the next ad break.

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#BHN Act's Jago jailed | Marama returns to Waitangi | Trump and Elon Gut America

Feb 03 2025 94 mins  
Tim Jago, former President of the Act Party, had his name suppression lifted over the weekend. Questions remain about how Act leadership, including David Seymour, handled the accusations. Marama Davidson makes a return to Parliament at the start of Waitangi Week. Cameras were welcome to the historical Te Tii Marae for the first time in 5 years as the celebration begin. Elon Musk&

#BHN Dunedin Hospital cuts = Wookie Rage! | Govt backs landlords | Jones fast-tracks mining in Waihi

Jan 31 2025 103 mins  
A group of fired-up protesters featuring #BHNs own wookie, confronted Simeon Brown as he announced the government's plans to backtrack on their commitment to deliver the much-needed hospital for the lower South Island. Renters bear the brunt, yet again, as the government reinstates no-cause evictions, claiming it’s essential support for landlords. Anti-mining protests take

#BHN Racist comments in the house | Trump "offers" redundancy to Feds | Chhour blames OT for cuts

Jan 30 2025 89 mins  
Jones and Peters made racist and xenophobic comments in the house towards Green MPs. Peters and Jones doubled down, but Peters has since apologised, after the PM said publicly, MPs should tone down the rhetoric. Trump has issued a letter to every single Federal employee offering voluntary redundancy. There are concerns that this letter has Elon Musk's fingerprints all over it.

#BHN Duncan Webb on TPB oral sub process | Barbara Edmonds on possible $480m fiscal hole | Growth Budget incoming

Jan 29 2025 89 mins  
Hon. Dr Duncan Webb joins us to discuss the Treaty Principles Bill and the process of oral submissions' role in the select committee process. Barbara Edmonds, Labour Spokesperson for Finance, calls on Willis to answer how she will fill the $480m hole in her revenue budget if she succumbs to Trump's "request" to give tax breaks to US corporations operating here in

#BHN Luxon reverses on asset sales | Winston's foreign mistep | Trump's mass deportation

Jan 28 2025 97 mins  
Luxon hints that he will campaign on asset sales next election, a shock to very few people. Is it likely to get him re-elected? Or is this fuel to the fire? Winston is in the news for threatening to pull funding for Kiribati, after months of failed attempts to meet with the country's top diplomats. He is also in the news for calling out local vigilantism against residing or vi

#BHN TPB oral subs heard | Govt pitch for digital nomads | Charter school enrolments "overwhelming"

Jan 27 2025 84 mins  
Oral submissions for the Treaty Principles Bill started today with 60hrs of the 80hrs of oral hearings remaining. Under the Governments plan for Economic growth, they've changed the 90 day tourist visa to allow people with foreign work contracts to work while they travel NZ. The new charter schools to open this year are overwhelmed with enrollment numbers. Is this due to a la

#BHN Luxon fronts up at Rātana | Trump threatens Trans rights | Thailand legalises same-sex marriage

Jan 24 2025 101 mins  
Luxon fronts up to Māori at this year's Rātana, alongside Peters and Jones, dismissing the concerns of Māori around the Treaty Principles Bill. Trump continues to issue Executive Orders in his first week of Presidency, many of which threaten the LGBTQ+ community. One of which will disallow those who identify as non-binary or intersex to have their chosen identities reflecte

#BHN "Anti-choice" Government concerns | Luxon's SOTN speech | Late Night Talkback

Jan 23 2025 103 mins  
The Prime Minister has again been forced to clarify his commitment to abortion laws, as the National Party caucus kicks off the new year in Hamilton. Abortion rights advocates have written to Christopher Luxon raising concerns about Simeon Brown taking over the health portfolio, given his vocal opposition to abortion. Christopher Luxon delivered his State of the Nation speech toda

#BHN Luxon's economy spluttering | Debate around Musk's "salute" | Bishop hammers Trump

Jan 22 2025 98 mins  
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the Government has been taking the problem of economic growth seriously even though inflation is stagnant, the cost of living isn't improving and rents are still increasing...all things Luxon promised to sort out before he was elected The debate continues on Elon Musk's "salute"...sort of. Defenders of Musk are putting up st

#BHN Dr Gary Payinda on Shane Reti's demotion | Trump inaugurated | Tomi Lahren on "women"

Jan 21 2025 85 mins  
Northland emergency room doctor Gary Payinda joins us tonight live at 9pm to talk about the current state of the NZ health system, the demotion of Shane Reti and where the health system will go under Simeon Brown Donald Trump was inaugurated today as the 47th President of the United States, we'll take a look at the event, what pundits are saying and why Elson Musk feels embol