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Chris Hipkins appeared on Herald NOW this morning with a volatile interview with Ryan Bridge posing the question where is the line between hard-nosed journalism and partisan commentaryDonald Trump is not the Messiah, neither is he a doctor, he is a very naughty boy who likes war crimes and dislikes the pope...because he's a think skinned narcissist. The Front Page podcast pondered the issues Christopher Luxon is facing with the media and how he is so very bad at this he needs a personal media advisor in the shape of Rachel Smalley++++++++++++++++++++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/

With the ousting of Victor Orban, and Trump's endorsement seemingly to now be more of a hinderance than a help, we wonder what it means for NZ's election, who would be the MAGA party in NZ and is NZ in that same cycle that seems to be views echoing Trump seem to be on the outer right now.Mike Hosking has a theory, and that is that maybe Luxon is doing really, really well and that's why his polling is so poor...what? Yup that was the context of Mike's Minute on FridayChristopher Luxon on Breakfast this morning talking his numbers and why voters are fleeing National for NZ First++++++++++++++++++++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/

Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to hit the top of the North Island in the next 24-48hours with unprecedented Red Weather warnings issued in places. Chris Penk, as newly appointed Minister of Defence, gives an impressive interview on tonight's news re: the govt's response.Willie Jackson and Paul Goldsmith square-off on Herald Now over what's best for the nation going forward, and what Labour will or won't scrap when elected back in.Hasan Piker has been under the microscope after backing and promoting a candidate for the U.S Senate in Michigan. The Political Establishment has shown how scared they are of Piker, his reach and power to influence elections.++++++++++++++++++++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/

Nicola WIllis was on Breakfast talking about the fuel crisis, she had a particularly bad moment when Tova O'Brien challenged her about NZ families spending $100m more per week on petrol without help for most from the government.Carmel Sepuloni and Christopher Bishop went head-to-head this morning on Winston's surge and the placement poverty that students are facing at the moment.Chloe Swarbrick and David Seymour spar on NZ Herald NOW over the TPU poll and the cease fire leaving NZ exposed due to our fuel dependence++++++++++++++++++++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/

There has been a 2 week cease fire announced in the war in Iran, Trump is selling it as his master stroke, it doesn't seem likely this will stick but here we areArtemis 2 has sent back some amazing images from the dark side of the moon setting records for many things including distance travelled from earth.Oil prices have had a dramatic drop today by as much as 15% but there is still no relief at the pump, it's almost like petrol companies put prices up immediately there is an increase but wait to bring them down for days or weeks after a price drop++++++++++++++++++++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/