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Bernard’s Saturday Soliloquy for the week to May 17
Labour commits to same Budget targets as National; Greens eye $88b of wealth redistribution; A plane-load of young working families emigrate each day…
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Bernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman & Margaret Cooney hoon around the week's news
Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale chat with regulars Robert Patman & Cathrine Dyer about climate & geopolitics; Plus Octopus Energy NZ COO Margaret Cooney on…
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Auditor-General says abrupt child welfare funding cuts were "unacceptable"
Ryan scathing of Oranga Tamariki's 'unacceptable' funding clawbacks; Transpower warns blackouts possible next winter; Govt suspends $55m of public…
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Winston taunts Luxon: 'I made him PM'
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'We can afford more drones, but not more homes'
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Pay equity shock to have unintended consequences
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Brown unveils unfunded health plan for small NZ
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Bernard's Saturday Soliloquy for the week to April 12
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What Donald Trump's second Presidency means for us financially
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191 NZers now emigrating each day, including 15 babies & toddlers
Emigration of NZers doubles in 5 years to record-high A320-load a day, including 15 babies & toddlers; Greens propose of $88b of wealth taxes over 4…
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Bernard's Picks 'n' Mixes for Thursday, May 15
Brown hid advice that outsourcing was dangerous & expensive; Test missed on patients at high risk of getting bowel cancer; Bishop refuses Christchurch…
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Bernard's Picks 'n' Mixes for Wednesday, May 14
Willis sends NZ Super Fund money to Elevate & brings forward fund payouts to Govt by 3 years to 2027/28; Quarter of FamilyBoost spent on admin; Hipkins…
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Electricity inflation fears growing as Z Energy shuts Flick
Nearly half of NZers more worried about another winter of power price spikes as Z Energy shocks an already-uncompetitive market by shutting Flick …
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Pay equity shock to have unintended consequences
Hospice NZ & Barnados warn gutting pay equity law risks higher hospital costs & staffing exits; Ministers making fast-track calls, despite conflicts…
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ACT’s extreme policies & budget fallacy endanger National’s re-election
The week ACT‘s pay equity & Treaty extremism, plus PM Luxon’s invalid fear of a ‘debt spiral’ made National much less-re-electable; NZ set for another…
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