A special "Best of Friday Shows" from 2025!Back in February we interviewed our very first Bright Hairy News guest Duncan Webb who, at the time, was chair of the Select Committee for the Treaty Principles Bill and had just completed the hearing process.Mihingarangi Forbes interviewed TPM co-leaders Debbie and Rawiri for MATA where BHN got a special mention in a list of alternative media the party trusts. Emz and Mage react live rather enthusiastically. David Seymour answers questions from a very brave 13yo about the TPB and couldn't help himself but blame Māori for being over-represented in prison stats.Save a massive 30% on all items except coffee mugs at https://bhn.nz/shop/ during the summer break using the promo code XMAS2025 at checkoutLike us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkBecome a Patron and support the work we're doing and help us continue as the only independent progressive news network in NZ

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Tonight we have co-leader of te pati Māori, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, LIVE at 9pm to wrap up our series of having the left leaders on to talk about this Government's decision to sit on the wrong side of history by not recognising the statehood of Palestine

Brie Elliot has had some really interesting interactions with Chris Bishop online with an outcome that we will share with you tonight as Brie joins us LIVE at 9pm

Duncan Garner decided to have a crack at BHN last week claiming when we mocked his video on why teachers were striking including one of the reason for striking was "about making families suffer". Duncan challenged to us to show him where his statements were wrong...which we are happy to o tonight.

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Labour Housing Spokesperson Kieran McAnulty joined to talk the changes in foreign buyers' rules allowing wealthy investors on a so-called “golden visa” being allowed to buy or build a house in New Zealand as part of a bid to attract more investment and to grow the economy.

Winston Peters used 'woke' 19 times in his speech to the party faithful

An alleged whistle blower has written to Duncan Garner saying that, among other things, "Luxon is f**ked" and that "he only wants yes men" and "he hates anyone who challenges him". Is it a real email, we have our doubts, but we'll share it with you tonight to see what you think.

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Best of August

Finance Minister Nicola Willis remains hopeful that unemployment will start to reduce sometime this year but given global economic uncertainty with Donald Trump's trade wars she won't give a more exact time frame, Labour's Barb Edmonds joins us LIVE to discuss.

Christopher Luxon was on Newstalk ZB today for an hour explaining how much he enjoyed the format of discussing issues "a bit deeper" all while not going in-depth at all in any way just continuing on the same old talking points.

An estimated 90,000 people have marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in one of many protests against the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza.

The bridge was closed to traffic for much of the day and police say the situation came close to catastrophe at times.

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Best of July 2025

Green Party Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick and DPM leader David Seymour were on Herald NOW's political panel talking retail theft, ferries and Bob Vylan.

We connected with Simeon Brown's office today requesting their workings for how they got to the "average" nurse earning $125k. We got sent a document that we go over with Craig Renney

Tama Potaka has what is the worst interview from any Minister of the crown in this cycle, which is saying something, in that he literally doesn't answer questions, and one has to wonder why...it's not the win they think it is

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Best of June

Brooke van Velden destroyed on Q&A, how will anyone ever take her seriously

Ruth Richardson joined Jack Tame on Q&A and, among other things, refused to be accountable for all the pain her policies caused NZers for the next 30 years

#BHN Ted Cruz gets humiliated by Tucker Carlson when challenged on what he knows of the middle east, a region he is keen to invade

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Best of May 2025

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi spent two hours with us in May, part of the conversation they spoke of their record breaking suspension from the house

Marama Davidson on the Green Budget, what is a green government and the C word

Piers Morgan demonstrates he doesn't understand the rules of journalism anymore as he unwittingly platforms another Nazi Barbie

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Best of April 2025

Tamatha Paul was on BHN throwing shade at Mark Mitchell which made the news and he coped super hard

Pere Huriwai-Seger on his confrontation with Casey Costello that was blown up in the media to be far more aggressive than actually was.

Douglas Murray versus Dave Smith in the infamous "you've never beeeen" comment

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Our New Zealand Health System is in a DIRE EMERGENCY!

Live public meeting involving...

Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker

ED Consultant Dr Gary Payinda

CTU Economist Craig Renney

Sharing on the state of our public health system

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Labour is surging, National is slipping, and New Zealand's political landscape is looking more unpredictable than ever. The latest freshwater strategy, Infrastructure New Zealand poll for The Post shows that Labour has extended its lead to 8 points ahead of National, putting them in pole position to form the next government.We'll be finishing the year's live show with the whole BHN crew and maybe some visitors as wellWe might cover a couple of other stories but we'll see how we go with Christmas festivities, remember come see us on Discord if you want to interact with us tonight https://bhn.nz/discord/=================================Come support the work we're doing and help us continue as the only independent progressive news network in NZ www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNews=================================Merch available at https://bhn.nz/shop/ Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetwork

In some of the darker corners of the internet a few of the grubbier actors have been pushing a narrative whole heartedly fed to them by Matt McCarten without any critical eye. Matthew Tukaki joins us tonight claiming there are lies being told and amplified across the internetMarama Davidson gives David Seymour a proper telling off this morning on HeraldNow which was highly appropriate as Seymour was acting like an entitled child, not the Deputy Prime MinisterWe'll look at today's updates on the Bondi shooting and the sentence handed to Jevon McSkimming today as well.=================================Come support the work we're doing and help us continue as the only independent progressive news network in NZ www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNews=================================Merch available at https://bhn.nz/shop/ Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetwork