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/

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been quizzed on Breakfast this morning about last week's Cabinet changes, which saw a reshuffling of responsibilities for some National Party MPs and spent a lot of time not answer direct questions Tova O'Brien posed to him...then he forgot that Tama Potaka was in Cabinet.The finance minister says she has "never felt so dependent on the actions and feelings of one administration and its leaders", as concerns grow about the fuel shock triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran. It's almost like she is saying external forces are a significant cause of the issues NZ faces today...but just three years ago her then opposition party had no interest in allowing the Labour government to say external forces via a global pandemic was partly responsible for where NZ wasIn the latest episode of Gary's Economics, Gary poses the question can you do anything to protect yourself during the massive energy crisis as a result of the war in Iran? ++++++++++++++++++++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/

Tonight we look at the reshuffle Christopher has had to do due to Judith Collins and Shane Reti leaving. Including a shocking re-entry + a lesser known MP Mike Butterick makes a huge rise in the National party.The national Māori radio collective, Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa, is weighing legal action in response to potential government funding cuts it says could jeopardise the future of iwi radio stations. Friend of the show Matthew Tukaki of Waatea news had his last radio broadcast on March 31st.Fidel Castro's grandson Sandro Castro went on CNN to discuss the issues in Cuba. We will also look at some interesting insights from bussiness woman, activist and authour Madeline Pendleton on what's going on in Cuba after her recent visit as part of the Nuestra América Convoy.It's friday so that means memes and good news to take us into the loooooong weekend++++++++++++++++++++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/

A great 60 minutes spent with Francesca Fiorentini today talking US politics, Once Were Warriors, Haka and Trump's "plans" for Iran.

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Tainia Waikato joins us LIVE at 9pm for a general catch up on the issues of the day, how her campaign is going in election year and to look at her new podcast that begins on the Big Hairy Network from this SundayMarama Davidson and David Seymour talk about sex workers as candidates and the payment changes to beneficiaries, super annuitants and minimum wage workers from todaySean 'Karen' Plunket has once again come for BHN instructing his listeners to bombard us with complaints. He's done this before and it's in response to a ruling that the BSA has the ability to rule over them based on broadcasting standards. ++++++++++++++++++++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/

Labour leader Chris Hipkins stands by decision around myocarditis risk stating, 'I read everything' when challenged about the details of the accusation that Labour dropped the ball when it came to advice for vaccines and teens. Very interesting to watch Ryan Bridge in this interview who appropriates the language of the anti vaxxer bringing into question what he thinks about vaccines.ACT's tourism spokesperson Todd Stephenson criticised the government's "slush fund" bringing UK football teams and acts like Robbie WIlliams to NZ. "Why are taxpayers subsidising an event featuring billionaire owned football clubs?" he posted. "Tottenham and Auckland FC aren't charities. They're backed by owners worth billions. Good luck to them, but they don't need help from Kiwi taxpayers."Health Minister Simeon Brown says the Government is “urgently” looking for a temporary fix to help out-of-pocket community and in-home support workers who are having to pay for fuel to do their jobs.++++++++++++++++++++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/

Update on the fuel situation, the price of Diesel and what about our promised LNG depot?Christopher Luxon identified himself on Breakfast as "the CEO" to which he needed to be reminded he is actually the Prime Minister. Tova O'Brien's first day at TVNZ left us hopeful for some accountability when interviewing politiciansNovara Media hosted a really interesting chat where the made very clear the dangers of the enlightened centrist which we will chat about tonight++++++++++++++++++++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 and Shane Jones have revealed the Fuel Alert Levels the country will move into should the conditions be met.NZME have lost a court case against TVNZ and The Disinformation Project. But the court case revealed more about Jim Grenon, and the views of those leading NZME, so much so that Sir Ian Taylor has spoken up to condemn them.What do the French Local elections mean for the global left? Is this a continual trend towards people wanting radical change?++++++++++++++++++++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 Government has revealed the first part of its plan to replace NCEA, in what the Post Primary Teachers’ union has called a “non-announcement”. Erica Stanford described it as “the first of two major announcements”, PPTA president Chris Abercrombie said there was “nothing in the Minister’s announcement today that we really didn’t know already”. Labour's education spokesperson Ginny Anderson joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk over the changes.David Seymour spoke to Ryan Bridge today about parents who may not be able to afford to take their kids to school because of the fuel crisis and the worry that this will lead to absences to increase for this government.Kieran McAnulty has been accused of crime as he apparently murdered Minister Paul Goldsmith on Breakfast. We'll check on the crime scene to see if we can do anything other than hopes and prayers for Goldsmith's friends and family++++++++++++++++++++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/