HeyJared#BHN Big Hairy News
Award winning podcasters Pat and Chewie host a news commentary show that is broadcast weekdaysBig 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…
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#BHN: Shanan Halbert on Student Loan plan | National/Labour Campaign Launch | Greens on Q&A (opens the original)
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Apologies for the delay, Pat was stuck in Wellington and there was no one else who could upload the podcast Labour'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 teeth on the trail.And Marama Davidson sits down with Jack Tame on the first election one-on-one Leaders discu
#BHN Labour still lead: Ipsos poll results | HealthNZ promise staff boost | MOE under scrutiny (opens the original)
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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 intentional actions by Ministry staff to subvert OIAs by not recording some communications with the Minist
#BHN Paul Barlow's OpenBrief look at TPU | Labour billion-dollar policy | Bishop wants more debates (opens the original)
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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 millions more to upgrade schools and repair hospitals.Kieran McAnulty and Chris Bishop sparred on Breakfas
#BHN Williams on Hager's claims | Hager responds to Williams | Seymour on race baiting (opens the original)
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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 are false. We'll take a look at what Harger had to say in response to Williams.Marama Davidson and Daid
#BHN Hager drops new book | Labour supports landlord reimbursements | Waka in Israel (opens the original)
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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 Wellington.Many on the left are struggling with Labour's decision to continue on with Nationals tax laws
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