The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

Nov 17 2024 609 ep. 27 mins 177
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Bernard Hickey and friends explore the political economy together.

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Shipley warns Seymour’s bill is ‘inviting civil war’

Nov 17 2024 7 mins  
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, November 18: * The News: PM Christopher Luxon met President Xi Jinping for the first time over the weekend on the fringes of the APEC summit in Peru and said Xi had warned him against joining AUKUS, but Luxon said Xi’s view on any trade impa

Adding up the climate cost

Nov 14 2024 19 mins  
Long stories short, here’s the top six news items of note in climate news for Aotearoa this week, and a discussion above between Bernard Hickey and The Kākā’s climate correspondent Cathrine Dyer:* Are our institutions capable of bending, not breaking, in the face of accelerating climate risk? Climate risk is systemically underestimated in the climate scenarios that are used b

The Hoon around the week to November 15

Nov 14 2024 59 mins  
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s news with:* The Kākā’s climate correspondent Cathrine Dyer on the latest climate news, including from COP29 this week;* Robert Patman on the US Presidential elections, Israel vs Gaza/Iran/Lebanon, Ukraine/Nato vs Ru

Trump's return to White House brings the climate's 'find out' phase closer

Nov 13 2024 20 mins  
As we absorb the news of Trump's victory in the US Presidential election, here’s a wrap compiled just before the result of what it might mean for climate action: * The UN Secretary General says the prospective departure of the United States would cripple the Paris Agreement, likening it to the loss of a limb or organ.* This analysis suggests that Trump (AND Harris if she had won)

The 30/30 fiscal rule that rules us all

Nov 11 2024 19 mins  
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Tuesday, November 12: * The Government will apologise today for decades of abuse in state care, but has put off any decisions on how much compensation it will pay until next year’s Budget as it focuses on its main aim: reducing public debt and t

The Hoon around the week to November 8

Nov 07 2024 58 mins  
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s news with:* The Kākā’s climate correspondent Cathrine Dyer on the latest climate news, including how Donald Trump’s re-election and sweep of the Congress changes the equations;* Robert Patman on the US Presidentia

National risks being eaten alive by NZ First & ACT

Nov 04 2024 13 mins  
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Tuesday, November 5: * Strangely for a party that prides itself on being a mainstream bastion of ‘small c’ conservatism, National under PM Christopher Luxon is increasingly at risk of becoming consumed from the inside-out by the extremist poli

Budget cuts penny wise & pound foolish

Nov 03 2024 5 mins  
Kia ora. Long stories short, here’s my top six things to note in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Monday, November 4: * Budget cuts are storing up costs for future taxpayers and Governments. * Scoop of the day: The Government is set to deliver another budget-cutting blow for the South Island.* Deep-dive of the day: Chris Bishop’s RMA reforms

The Hoon around the week to November 1

Oct 31 2024 55 mins  
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s news with:* The Kākā’s climate correspondent Cathrine Dyer on the latest climate news, including research showing the lethality of gas hobs and research on the health effects of climate change;* Robert Patman on the

Toxic positivity and toxicity in the kitchen

Oct 31 2024 15 mins  
Long stories short, here’s the top six news items of note in climate news for Aotearoa this week, and a discussion above between Bernard Hickey and The Kākā’s climate correspondent Cathrine Dyer:* A study looking at psychological distress associated with climate change has stimulated discussion about the insistent demands for ‘hope’ and ‘positivity’ in climate communi