#BHN John Campbell Dumbfounded | Deja Foxx chases Democrats | Helpful or just Poverty Shame TV?
John Campbell was dumbfounded by an outgoing Councillor on a Q+A local politics special a few weeks ago. Outgoing Masterton District Councillor Tina Nixon revealed she no longer believed that rate cuts were viable after serving on her local council, despite previously running on the mandate to cut rates.Gen Z'er Deja Foxx tested the favourite to win the democratic primary for the mid-term elections for Arizona's congressional seat. This follows are pattern of young people running against their local democratic representatives who they say aren't doing enough. Is is helpful reality TV, or just a way to shame poor people during forced economic instability? We question whether TVNZ's recent reality TV show "Eat well for Less" is propaganda or genuine help for people struggling.That and your regular Friday night memes to send you off into the weekend!=================================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.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social
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#BHN Is the Govt hiding homeless numbers | Cost of living gets worse | Seymour wants karakia gone
Labour is demanding the release of a government briefing on homelessness, warning it may confirm that record-level homelessness has worsened under the National-led coalition’s watch.Butter up 46.5% to $8.16. Cheese up 30% to $13. Food prices have risen for 8 straight months. 20,000 more people are on JobSeeker than last year. And now the government’s hinting at rate caps.In a speech this morning, the deputy prime minister said ‘blaming isn’t productive’, then proceeded to link ‘roadblocks’ such as cultural clauses in resource consents to rates rises leading to high inflation.We'll also have a look at the latest with the Epstein/Trump debacle and Israel bombing Syria unprovoked=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of #BHN www.patreon.com/BigHairyNewsMerch available at www.BHNShop.nz
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#BHN Tory Whanau LIVE at 9pm | Govt. scraps open plan classrooms | Trump unites the US
Tory Whanau joins us tonight LIVE at 9pm to talk over the week that she has had, Ray Chung and the Mayoral race along with any other issues of the dayThe Government has drawn a line under open-plan classrooms, with Education Minister Erica Stanford declaring they “aren’t meeting the needs of students” and often create challenges for schools.Donald Trump has finally united America...problem is he has united them over his handling of the Epstein files. 4% of voters that lean republican are satisfied with how the Trump and 3% of voters that lean Democrat are.=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of #BHN www.patreon.com/BigHairyNewsMerch available at www.BHNShop.nz
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#BHN School lunches serve offal | The myth of COVID excess deaths | Scrapping of Te Pukenga
Business Desk journalist Cecile Meier broke and exclusive story today stating that The School Lunch Collective has started using a cheaper offal mince blend, a move that has raised compliance questions. The offal blend is 25% cheaper and is a 50/50 blend of beef trim and beef heart. Cecile joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk over what she found out in the exclusive reportMore work done by Business Desk on school lunches can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huov0vYjD0w Professor Michael Plank and his colleagues have published a study looking at excess mortality during the pandemic. The study, entitled "Estimating excess mortality during the Covid-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand" found that if NZ had have followed a different path, if we hadn’t have followed an elimination strategy, we would have had a lot more deaths.Labour Leader Chris Hipkins talks to Ryan Bridge about the Government's decision to scrap Te Pūkenga just as it begins to turn a surplus=================================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.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social
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#BHN The Bagshaw's on Q&A talk about public health | Chloe Swarbrick on fair taxation | Luxon on future weather events
Dame Susan Bagshaw is a primary care specialist focused on adolescent health. Dr Philip Bagshaw is a general surgeon and the founder of the Canterbury Charity Hospital. The pair were on Q&A in the weekend talking about the growing privatisation of health services and a warning that we are on the way to having a US style health system. Lucky enough to have Dr Gary Payinda joining us to talk this over as well.Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick joined Chelsea Daniels on NZ Herald's The Front Page talking fair distribution of taxesPrime Minister Christopher Luxon says the government won't be able to keep bailing out flooded homeowners. It's more evidence of the Government struggling when they empty the piggy bank with landlord reimbursements and tax cuts=================================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.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social
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