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Welcome to the BHN Friday Show

Join Emz and Magenta every Friday at 9pm for a wrap up of the weeks news, memes and more.

Hosts

Emz

Emz


Emz is a creative powerhouse with over 10 years of diverse professional experience in visual communication. Now, she has (somehow?) found herself in political commentary eager to see the status quo disrupted for the wellbeing of future generations. She is grateful to the BHN Whānau for listening to her genuine thoughts and challenging her to learn more about the world. She is happy to be using her creative skills for a bigger purpose than contributing to the capitalist agenda.

Magenta

Magenta

(They/He)


Ngāti Whare,
Tūhoe,
Ngāti Pikiao

Magenta brings a sharp mind and a big heart to BHN. With a degree in Psychology and Kaitiakitanga, Magenta brings a perspective grounded in mātauranga with an emphasis on intersectionality. They are a natural communicator and performer with two decades of public speaking and performing experience. Magenta loves to bring the community into the show through the BHN Discord memes. Their cheeky quips and infectious laugh keep heavy news a little lighter. Magenta is equal parts insight and mischief, and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

Latest

#BHN Ayesha rushed by antivaxxers | National party breach advert standards | PSA rally for pay

BHN No apology from MSD | Labour poll of polls looks terrible | Luxon accuses Hipkins of 'flailing'

#BHN Luxon on Kiwis leaving for Oz | Seymour on tactical voting | Will Opportunity be a wasted vote?

Shorts

#BHNqanda Qiulae Wong talks about Oppotunity's approach towards tax

#PWTP Francisco Hernandez Defunding tertiary education by $300m this budget has a dire effect

#BHN The Hutt is a great barometer for how the general populace is feeling about the govt

#BHN Labour says lets gather the evidence and listen to whether rates capping is the right move

#BHN NZ is not a poor country, governments have to stop saying that we are

#BHN Christopher Luxon is still Labour's best campaign asset...he's condescending and out of touch

#BHN Is Luxon now mortally wounded so he's in a lose-lose situation

#BHN Do Labour have National in checkmate, or is it Kerplunk?

#BHN The nursing shortage means fewer surgeries are being performed

#BHN NOW Nicola Willis want to set up a fair systems

#BHN Mariameno Kapa Kingi will lead her party the way she conducts herself

#BHN $2m in political donations is making ACT complacent

#BHN Willie Jackson responds to Chippy saying TPM are trying to rort the system

#BHN Understanding how news outlets frame their articles helps us see their motives

#BHN The discussion around the social media ban has evolved swiftly, and people don't like it

#BHN OpenBrief shows media is critical of Luxon's MP meeting, which possibly cost the taxpayer $45k

#BHN Labour was hiring 10 nurses a day, National has hired 1 a fortnight

#BHN When they cancelled pay equity they decreased NZ's GPD

#BHN Everyone will be in more in harm's way because of the new citizen's arrest powers

#BHN Has anyone talked to Simeon Brown about concerns over Luxon's leadership?

#BHN Luxon did not have a good week, even Ryan Bridge knows it

#BHN Bringing back pay equity equals 13,000 new jobs

#BHN Gerry woke up long enough to get Simeon to answer a question

#BHN 1411 business liquidations just this quarter, SMB are HURTING under this govt

#BHN Luxon is desperate to find a way to rid himself of Winston and Seymour

#BHN Commentary is driving the term 'cost of living', in 7 distinct variants

#BHN How can you, and te tiriti, help disabled whanau after they come of age?

#BHN Can the board overrule the opportunity caucus?

#BHNdebates Chewie's Mum isn't wrong

#BHNdebates Media's access to politicians has become a complex landscape

#BHN Winston Peters is "racist" for some, "controversial" for others

#BHN Will anything change now that we know there IS a hiring freeze?

#BHNdebates Margaret Mutu on being an ally

#BHNdebates We got an email from a fan....not, and even he is annoyed by David Seymour

#BHN Luxon is not a f**ken businessman

#BHN Christopher Luxon is not a businessman

#BHN Govt forced Health NZ into a hiring freeze to meet their budget

#BHN Chippy says Winston's racism toward Lawrence Xu-Nan is embarrassing NZ on the world stage

#BHN Tamaki is no longer just the weird uncle in the family his words and actions are doing harm

#BHN Luxon is trying to blame Iran for 100% of their ills, it doesn't fly sorry brother

#BHN Stuff is bringing their A game, simultaneous fact checking and trolling to this election

#BHN What does Opportunity's Charter actually say?

#BHN Cuts to the public service to find the money for a UBI

#BHN National promised to fix the economy, it's worse so they own it

#BHN Qiulae Wong got 2 things massively wrong based on Opportunity's own policies

#BHN Is there any other party in parliament where the board can overrule the caucus?

#BHN Ryan Bridge is a moron who things builders build only one house then retire

#BHN David Seymour is pro mining so people can buy electronics and cars

#BHN You could argue the unemployment is the fault of the government, or stick your head in the sand

#BHN Seymour thinks Winston is being a child

Recent Episodes

#BHN Ayesha rushed by antivaxxers | National party breach advert standards | PSA rally for pay

#BHN Ayesha rushed by antivaxxers | National party breach advert standards | PSA rally for pay

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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 govt.

BHN No apology from MSD | Labour poll of polls looks terrible | Luxon accuses Hipkins of 'flailing'

BHN No apology from MSD | Labour poll of polls looks terrible | Luxon accuses Hipkins of 'flailing'

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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 Labour More information on One News tonight about the MSD 'admin error' telling people that food was not an essential need. One very clear decision for both the Minister, Louise Upstong, and MSD itself is that they refuse to apologize for minimizing and declining their clients' needs when food was desperately needed. Christopher Luxon has accused Chris Hipkins of “flailing” after the Labour leader told reporters that “National and their mates” want to wind back climate action, with some ministers not even believing that climate change is real.

#BHN Luxon on Kiwis leaving for Oz | Seymour on tactical voting | Will Opportunity be a wasted vote?

#BHN Luxon on Kiwis leaving for Oz | Seymour on tactical voting | Will Opportunity be a wasted vote?

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Act Party leader David Seymour isn't against Act voters giving their electorate vote to National, but the desired overhang is easier said than done PM 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 from New Zealand to Australia in the December 2025 year. A "shock poll results" has both our major parties under 30% and see's Opportunity out of parliament reigniting the conversation of "is a vote for Opportunity a wasted vote?

#BHN Koroneihana gets firey |Seymour doesn't get his way | Jack and Tova Election Coverage

#BHN Koroneihana gets firey |Seymour doesn't get his way | Jack and Tova Election Coverage

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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 their upcoming election "vodcast" with Jack Tame and Tova O'Brien, as well as scheduled leaders debates and more.

#BHN LIVE:Aaron Hendry from Kick Back | Kieran & the Bish on water issues | Paul's OB Debrief

#BHN LIVE:Aaron Hendry from Kick Back | Kieran & the Bish on water issues | Paul's OB Debrief

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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? Paul Barlow joins for the weekly Open Brief Debrief: The public is really upset with the way the health sector is being treated by the government but is our media representing how angry people really are?

Clips

#BHN We want amalgamation, but not too much, just the goldilocks spot

#BHN We want amalgamation, but not too much, just the goldilocks spot

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Centralising water...bad...too much amalgamation, centralising Polytechs...bad...too much amalgamation Councils amalgamating...good...because National good, Labour bad?

#BHN Hipkins responds to the half a million people Winston wants to cut from the voter base

#BHN Hipkins responds to the half a million people Winston wants to cut from the voter base

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Chris Hipkins responds to the half a million people Winston wants to stop from having a say on the country they've committed to making their home, just because they don't hold a passport.

#BHN Is National is scared of BHN alum Dr Gary Payinda in Whangarei?

#BHN Is National is scared of BHN alum Dr Gary Payinda in Whangarei?

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The PM doesn't do many public meetings, so we were wondering if his decision to attend one in Whangarei was an admission that National is a bit worried about the candidacy of Gary Payinda

#BHN Marama Davidson being the adult in the room batting away David Seymour's snide comments

#BHN Marama Davidson being the adult in the room batting away David Seymour's snide comments

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Marama Davidson being the adult in the room batting away Ryan Bridge and David Seymour's snide remarks

#BHN Environmental protection policy is also good economic policy to ensure future economic success

#BHN Environmental protection policy is also good economic policy to ensure future economic success

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Environmental protection policy is also good economic policy for our future economic success - something this govt never seems to understand.

#BHN Luxon, master negotiator of this coalition, negotiated a great deal for New Zealand? Yeah Right

#BHN Luxon, master negotiator of this coalition, negotiated a great deal for New Zealand? Yeah Right

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Luxon doesn't think it's odd that New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters (who just happens to be the biggest critic of the Indian FTA) is out of the country during a high profile visit by the Indian Prime Minister himself.

#BHN Qiulae Wong says NZ First uses racist and transphobic language but Opportunity could still work

#BHN Qiulae Wong says NZ First uses racist and transphobic language but Opportunity could still work

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Qiulae Wong says NZ First uses racist and transphobic language but Opportunity could still work with them.

#BHN The govt of Equality: Equally poopy drinking water for all.

#BHN The govt of Equality: Equally poopy drinking water for all.

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The govt of Equality: Equally poopy drinking water for all.

#BHN Big Brain Ryan tries to get his head around geo-politics and protecting Pacific nations

#BHN Big Brain Ryan tries to get his head around geo-politics and protecting Pacific nations

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Big Brain Ryan tries to get his head around geo-politics and protecting Pacific nations.

#BHN The Green Party is not anti-mining, but they're pro evidence-backed policy decisions

#BHN The Green Party is not anti-mining, but they're pro evidence-backed policy decisions

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Is there a world in which the Green Party would ever support mining in NZ? Not to support the Trump war machine, or the AI bubble, but to support everyday technology or medical devices?