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BIGHAIRYNEWS

MON - THURS AT 9PM

Kia ora koutou e te whānau, and welcome to Big Hairy News.

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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Hosts

Pat

Pat


Pat Brittenden is a longstanding radio broadcaster. Pat has won broadcasting awards on four continents and has a passion for making news accessible, relatable and real. Pat's penchant for allegory normally starts with "it's like in rugby when..." Pat is camp mother and father to his fellow BHN broadcasters who is often the one insisting that "if we don't know then it's an opinion ah Chewie?" BHN is Pat's baby and we're excited to see his baby grow up into a badass news commentary teen.

Chewie

Chewie


'Chewie' is a talented storyteller, a trained broadcaster, a war nerd and enthusiastic beer drinker. Chewie has an encyclopedic knowledge of news and if you throw a topic at him he'll know the origins of the story, the main characters of the story and between one and three things you never knew about the topic and didn't know you needed to know. A fan favourite it just 'aint BHN without our little wookie.

Latest

#BHN Wgtn leaders oppose 'move on' orders | Labour caucus shuffle | Pay rise to non-union teachers

#BHN Chris Hipkins LIVE on COVID19 Inquiry | Willis on NZ's debt | Kapa-Kingi expulsion illegal

#BHN Luxon under FIRE | Oil Price Surges, impact for NZ | Western Powers bending for Trump

Shorts

#BHN We want more mongrel from Labour, can Chippy be the one?

#BHN Luxon is not a moderate. He owns everything said by his coalition partners

#BHN No one is entitled to your vote, make them work for it!

#BHN Luxon can't have his cake and eat it too on the economy

#BHN Carmel Sepuloni and Nicola Willis clash on RNZ over cost-of-living

#BHN TVNZ polls show NZ not happy with this government's performance around the economy

#BHN Did Kieran have any input into Chippy losing the summer beard?

#BHN Winston Peters is an old man doing inappropriate old man things

#BHN David Seymour praising a growing number of people using Charter schools

Health equity requires analysis

#BHN ACT is about freedoms and rights for the right kind of people

Neoliberalism defies gravity

#BHN Seymour challenged us to ask Chat GPT about Chloe Swarbrick...so we did

Public hospitals take the most serious cases

#BHN Grant Duncan on the ACT Party choking on their own ideas

#BHN Seymour wants to listen to NZers, until he doesn't

Wellbeing is a social contract between government and the governed

#BHN Solar on all new builds would have us generating more energy within 4 years

#BHN The frustrating thing about ACT is their hypocrisy of words versus actions

#BHN LNG will only meet half of our required reserve capacity

#BHN What company would trust the next govt to honor a mining project?

#BHN The LNG decision just demonstrates a dysfunctional coalition

#BHN Peters wants to change a constitutional right for voters because he does like TPM's behaviour

#BHN Luxon is selling our energy security to US companies for allegedly $4 a saving month for you

#BHN This COVID Reserve Bank inquiry screams of a desperate government worried about an election

#BHN Does Labour support the LNG proposals by the CoC?

#BHN Nicola Willis lies about Chris Hipkins participation in the last COVID enquiry

Falling wage forecasts have negated tax cuts

#BHN Winston Peters hypocrisy around the Māori seats is on show for all to see

#BHN The LNG levy/tax thing is very easy to understand

#BHN Nicola Willis calls out Robertson's borrowing even though she's borrowed more

#BHN In the report on the LNG policy the govt says it won't add to NZ's electricity capacity

Poverty in NZ is by design

#TFL Slower vehicles are smoother and safer and is more productive

#TFL Reuben Otto private health insurance is worthless in an emergency

#BHN Winning is all about the vibe in the campaign and mood of the nation

#TFL Tim Welch higher vehicle speeds equal lower productivity

#TFL Reuben Otto an improvement in relationship is required

#BHN The experiment to keep the loser in charge has worked for Labour

#BHN Will Te Pāti Māori campaign in Aussie?

#BHN Why you will never see a BHN Morning Show at least not one hosted by Chewie

#BHN National have shown up now but not during the TPB debate

#TFL Network delay will get worse, and it affects all

#BHN Apartheid was a tool used against indigenous people

#BHN Labour will no longer cannibalize the Greens but what about TPM

#BHN An excellent line by Chloe showing the confidence of our Left Parties

#BHN Should Trump be a focus this election?

#BHN When will the Greens be the major Left Party?

#BHN Why is NZ's Prime Minister being coy about whether or not he has Trump's phone number??

#BHN Winston Peters praises Trump for leaving WHO

Recent Episodes

#BHN Wgtn leaders oppose 'move on' orders | Labour caucus shuffle | Pay rise to non-union teachers

#BHN Wgtn leaders oppose 'move on' orders | Labour caucus shuffle | Pay rise to non-union teachers

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The Wellington region's mayors, as well as iwi, church and social support agency leaders, say the government's proposed move-on orders are not welcome in the region. An open letter decrying the introduction of powers to enable police to relocate people from certain areas - under threat of fines or imprisonment - has been sent to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Tonight Murray Edridge, one of the signatories, joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about it. Labour has reshuffled its caucus with eight months to go until the election. We'll have a look at who is where and the response from the government. Liam Rutherford, teacher and NZEI negotiation team lead, joins us tonight LIVE at 9.30 to talk about the pay rises offered to non-union primary teachers amid stalled negotiations. This comes after nine months of negotiations between the Commission and the primary school teachers’ union, NZEI Te Riu Roa. The period, which is still continuing, has been peppered with strikes, rejected pay offers and accusations of bad faith.

#BHN Chris Hipkins LIVE on COVID19 Inquiry | Willis on NZ's debt | Kapa-Kingi expulsion illegal

#BHN Chris Hipkins LIVE on COVID19 Inquiry | Willis on NZ's debt | Kapa-Kingi expulsion illegal

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Chris Hipkins joins us LIVE in his only long form interview today post the release of the COVID-19 Inquiry report on what the report said and how it is being covered in the media Nicola Willis has learned well from fellow Ministers the art of not answering questions as she ducks and dives on HeraldNow questions about removing tax off fuel and our current debt to GDP ratio Mariameno Kapa-Kingi's expulsion from Te Pati Maori has been ruled illegal by the High Court today and Kapa-Kingi must be able to return to TPM

#BHN Luxon under FIRE | Oil Price Surges, impact for NZ | Western Powers bending for Trump

#BHN Luxon under FIRE | Oil Price Surges, impact for NZ | Western Powers bending for Trump

LIVE Watch on YouTube Youtube

Luxon faces an onslaught of questions from the media over Friday's poll results and speculation that he's out the door. The price of Crude oil has dramatically increased, and the stock market taking a hit in the wake of the war in Iran, but Nicola Willis insures NZ that we are in a good position to weather any possible economic impact. World leaders are bending over to the US, offering boots on the ground and support for an unjust war in Iran.

#BHN Luxon put on Final Notice | Historic Win for UK Greens | Kristi Noam Fired, more Epstein files

#BHN Luxon put on Final Notice | Historic Win for UK Greens | Kristi Noam Fired, more Epstein files

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The latest Curia Poll is out and it's terrible news for National. Speculation and murmurs say he's on notice to step down or be pushed out. Hannah Spencer of the UK Green Party had a historic win last week overthrowing a Labour candidate from their safe seat. Alongside a few other political wins for the Left. Kristi Noam is officially fired as Secretary of Homeland Security, not long after an abysmal hearing scrutinising her handling of ICE. Meanwhile more Epstein files directly accusing Trump of S*x Assault have finally been released.

#BHN BREAKING: Luxon gone by Lunchtime???

#BHN BREAKING: Luxon gone by Lunchtime???

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Breaking: A damning Curia Poll has been released. Is it finally time for National to roll Luxon out the door?

Clips

#BHN Luxon, is this what Jesus would do to the homeless?

#BHN Luxon, is this what Jesus would do to the homeless?

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Luxon has been vocal about his Christian faith, but do these move-on orders align with the teachings of Jesus, caring for the poor and vulnerable, like homeless people living on the streets.

#BHN 8 months out from the election Labour has reshuffled it's portfolios ready for the campaigning

#BHN 8 months out from the election Labour has reshuffled it's portfolios ready for the campaigning

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Labour has reshuffled its caucus with eight months to go until the election. We'll have a look at who is where and the response from the government.

#BHN Wellington Missioner Murray Edridge on the government's "move on" orders

#BHN Wellington Missioner Murray Edridge on the government's "move on" orders

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The Wellington region's mayors, as well as iwi, church and social support agency leaders, say the government's proposed move-on orders are not welcome in the region. An open letter decrying the introduction of powers to enable police to relocate people from certain areas - under threat of fines or imprisonment - has been sent to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Tonight Murray Edridge, one of the signatories, joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about it.

#BHN NZEI joins us to talk the pay increase for non-unionized teachers

#BHN NZEI joins us to talk the pay increase for non-unionized teachers

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Liam Rutherford, teacher and NZEI negotiation team lead, joins us tonight LIVE at 9.30 to talk about the pay rises offered to non-union primary teachers amid stalled negotiations. This comes after nine months of negotiations between the Commission and the primary school teachers’ union, NZEI Te Riu Roa. The period, which is still continuing, has been peppered with strikes, rejected pay offers and accusations of bad faith.

BHN Artists at work

BHN Artists at work

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The discord always is quick on the 'let's make some art' bandwagon

#BHN Nicola Willis has a PhD in not answering questions

#BHN Nicola Willis has a PhD in not answering questions

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Asked about excise tax on petrol and debt to GDP rations, Nicola Willis flexed her "not answering questions" muscles well with Ryan Bridge

BHN Mariameno Kapa Kingi reinstated in TPM as expulsion deemed unlawful by High Court

BHN Mariameno Kapa Kingi reinstated in TPM as expulsion deemed unlawful by High Court

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Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is to be reinstated in Te Pati Māori as expulsion deemed unlawful by High Court

#BHN Chippy didn't sleep for two years through COVID

#BHN Chippy didn't sleep for two years through COVID

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The COVID-19 Inquiry has been released and even though it was set up to satiate Winston Peters' anti-vaxxer supporters, it came out pretty good for the then NZ Labour government

#BHN Our Fuel Security is fragile and we are last in line to get more

#BHN Our Fuel Security is fragile and we are last in line to get more

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The world is grappling with the sudden reality that fuel will be in short supply and NZ is not immune. Calls to activate the Fuel Security Plan have already begun.

#BHN Who do we REALISTICALLY think is next in charge?

#BHN Who do we REALISTICALLY think is next in charge?

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Bishop, Stanford, Mitchell, Willis or.... Louise Upston??? Who would National's next Leader even be?