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Kieran McAnulty joins us LIVE for the first time in 2026 to talk infrastructure, Labour's plan for 2026 and 2am feedings.Chris Bishop released an infrastructure report on NZ's state of repair which he says will 'shock' people. We'll take a look at the 1News Verian poll that is currently painting a rosy picture for the right bloc in the early stages of election year. One thing probably is clear, that the minor parties on both sides are going to hold a lot of sway come November 8th this year++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

The Alliance Party officially launched its campaign for the 2026 General Election at its National Conference in Christchurch over the weekend. Members from across Aotearoa gathered at the Trade Union Centre to ratify the party’s constitution, elect national officers, and confirm the policy platform for the upcoming election. The President of the Alliance Party is Victor Billot and he joins us tonight LIVE at 9pm.Dr Grant Duncan joins us tonight LIVE at 9.30 to talk about his latest Substack on David Seymour's "State of the Nation" speech when Duncan calls our Seymour's games of Libertarian "freedom" and, among other conclusions, writes "populist tactics worked for ACT only so long as National was weak. [Rodney] Hide was ACT Party leader from 2004 to 2011, overseeing their humiliating decline from nine seats to just two in 2005. He was dumped as party leader in April 2011, to be replaced by an even less competent politician: Don Brash. ACT then fell to 1% and below. The market had spoken."See Grant's Substack here https://grantduncanphd.substack.comAndrew Eagles from the New Zealand Green Building Council joined Q&A on Sunday with an exclusive new analysis that outlines why his organisation believes the LNG import terminal plan is a mistake, and why a different plan for massive uptake of solar and heat pump hot water systems would work better.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

Mangakahia sisters Leah Timoko and Kirsty Tuhiwai join us tonight to talk about their new employment platform that aims to flip the recruitment model on its head. Instead of jobseekers having to submit one “soul-sucking” job application after another and employers having to sift through hundreds of applications, You Will Find is a candidate-focused database where employers can search through candidates and approach the most appropriate. Check out the site at www.youwillfind.co.nzFinance Minister Nicola Willis has denied playing politics with her announcement that a review into the Reserve Bank’s Covid response would be released in September, just months before the election. Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick described the timing as “a bit sus”.New Zealand First will campaign on a referendum to determine the future of the Māori seats in the lead-up to November’s general election. Party leader Winston Peters said in contemporary times, the seats built a more representative Parliament but with record levels of Māori MPs in the House, they were redundant.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

The Salvation Army is warning that families are starving and is calling on the Government to urgently increase food aid. Its latest State of the Nation paints are dire picture of worsening child poverty and unemployment, rising family violence and stubbornly high cost of living pressures.Foreign Minister Winston Peters' office set in motion an official Middle East visit within hours of heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker inviting him to watch a fight in Saudi Arabia, newly-released documents show.Finance Minister Nicola Willis has ordered a review into the Reserve Bank's pandemic-era monetary policy.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

Craig Renney LIVE to talk through some pretty interesting, and apparently unreported, findings from the LNG announcement yesterdayChris Hipkins points directly to the connection between the cancelling of 3 Waters and what is happening at Moa Point.Is it a tax? Is it a levy? An additional charge for a liquefied natural gas import terminal has turned into a communications nightmare for the Government.The ministerial advisory group charged with tackling retail crime will be disbanded months earlier than planned after a string of resignations. Retail crime advisory group disbands four months early.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/