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With the announcement of the new ferries yesterday seemingly having a...shall we say...holes in it financially, we're getting Labour's Spokesperson for Transport on LIVE at 9pm to talk fact versus fiction when it comes to this dealIn what looks like a completely cowardly move Winston Peters, who had the power to cancel the RSB, now says he will repeal the RSB if re-elected. David Seymour says Winston Peters siding with Labo...

Qiulae Wong, is the leader of the freshly branded Opportunity Party and joins us tonight to talk about the party, the reset and what she wants to achieve with a party that has always had interest from voters, but never quite got there.Gary Stevenson joins Guyon Espiner to explain why he believes wealth inequality in New Zealand is growing faster than many people realise and how this trend is reshaping the housing market, the tax sy...

Tania Waikato joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about the growing list of schools across Aotearoa that are refusing to follow the Government’s directive to drop Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations from their governance practices. The list of schools signing on is now above 500 and growing.The Green Party is pledging to revoke consents for certain mining projects granted under the fast-track regime if it forms part of a government at the ne...

Dr Gary Payinda joins is LIVE at 9pm to talk about his Labour Party selection, the first in the country outside sitting MPs, as to why he wants to move into politics and wanted to do something about what he saw as the government's ongoing attack on essential public services.https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/579103/labour-selects-dr-gary-payinda-to-take-on-former-health-minister-dr-shane-reti Police Minister Mark Mitchell was...

It has been reported that the decision to not recognise Palestine at the UN earlier this year came directly from Winston Peters Foreign Affairs office, with little to no consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In another example of ideology over expertise: Louise Upston was questioned in the house regarding the decision to means test the parents of 18 & 19 year olds and take away their jobseeker benefit payments. We ...

Dr Jude Ball, Co-Director of ASPIRE Aotearoa Research Centre, and Department of Public Health joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about how NZ has plummeted from 2nd to 53rd in Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index ranking.Sam Seder is one of the respected voices in the world of progressive politics and joins us from New York to talk about Zohran Mamdani's win, the Democrats folding and opening the government, the latest with Tru...

Tamatha Paul joins us to talk about the IPCA report released yesterday show massive issues with senior leadership in the police and we want to revisit when Tamatha made clear that when police turn up "for a lot of people, it makes them feel less safe" and wonder with this new filter to look at that statement through, maybe some right wing MPs need to offer Tamatha an apologyMarama Davidson and David Seymour spoke on NZ He...

Handbags at 30 paces in the coalition today when Winston Peters said of asset sales were a “tawdry silly argument” and that the government has not fixed the economy. PM Luxon responded calling out Peters' age saying ‘he’s been here 50 years for goodness sake’Chris Hipkins spoke to the NZ Herald this morning talking CGT, asset sales and what the relationship is like between TPM and LabourTe Ururoa Flavell spoke out this morning ...

Te Pāti Māori has expelled two of its MPs, after weeks of internal dramas that have paralysed the party. Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris have been expelled from the party, co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said there was no plan to force them out of Parliament.Stephen Rowe from the conservative Cato Institute and a former colleague of Charlie Kirk. He was on Q&A to discusses the legacy of ...

It's the Friday Show 1 year Anniversary! We celebrate with some out of context nonsense from the year!An independent report analysing the Govt's youth offender bootcamp programme has been released. A small sample size of 10 is not conclusive as to whether or not it was a success but questions remain about whether it was a good use of tax payers money, the future of the programme and the long-term results on the youth involv...

Chloe Swarbrick was on Newstalk ZB today talking homelessness with Heather du Plessis-Allan offending her white lady sensibilities trying to find a solution to those homeless people "who shout" posing that locking them up overnight is the best solutionNicola Willis was on with Ryan Bridge this morning talking unemployment and who is to blame for it,BHB whanau Craig Renny seems to be under a coordinated attack by operative...

Ricardo Menéndez March joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about news today that unemployment has risen again to near nine-year high of 5.3%Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral election as Democrats pick up major wins in several key US racesChippy was right in the house yesterday. Rough sleeping ban in central Auckland considered by government=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠...

Parliament based political correspondent for Waatea, and former National Party MP under John Key, Claudette Hauiti joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk over both what is happening in TPM at the moment and the shocking announcement today that the Government is to remove requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o WaitangiThe government's decision to axe schools' obligation to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi has...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joins Mike Hosking live on Newstalk ZB and explains why National's 'Water Done Well' is better than Three Waters even though it's now proven to cost moreLabour leader Chris Hipkins joins Q+A to go through the finer points of the capital gains tax policy, and whether Labour is projected to bring in enough revenue to pay for its promises. Minister for Children Karen Chhour joins Q+A to...

It's Halloween! We're getting dressed up to look at the spooky, scary policies, amendments, budget cuts and choices made by the coalition govt this term.=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@pat...

Kieran McAnulty was on Breakfast this morning debating Nicola Willis on the recently announced CGT with Willis claiming it was an attack on everyone and that CGT announced by Labour is not targeted as Labour claimed.Last night on 1News Dr Susannah Smith from Physical Education New Zealand (PENZ), shared her concerns about the new draft curriculum and how she was cited in the document as one of the experts behind the new draft, even...

Craig Renney joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk in more detaill about the GCT announced yesterday by the Labour Party. We had Barb Edmonds last night for a very tightly timed interview and tonight we'll take a bit more time to delve into what it is, and what it means for NZ and Labour in 2026.Labour leader Chris Hipkins has had a crack at the Prime Minister's real estate portfolio while making the case for his party's new cap...

Labour has said if elected at next year's election it would introduce a set 28% capital gains tax on commercial and residential property, excluding key assets such as the family home, farms, KiwiSaver, shares, business assets, inheritances, and personal items. Labour had to rush their release as someone leaked the policy to RNZ. Barb Edmonds joins us LIVE at 9pm to explain the policy and the releaseTe Pāti Māori has moved to su...

Emz sits down with Duncan Webb on the day of the "mega-strike" when 110,000 workers across the public sector stepped off to the job, and tens of thousands marched the streets to show the govt they are worth investing in and in desperate need of better working conditions and safer staffing. We also chat about the recent announcement to not run for re-election next year, with questions around who will run for the Christchur...