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A soliloquy for the week to March 9
Including Bernard's soliloquy podcast on the six key things in the week that was to March 9, plus the Journal of Record for the week and The Kākā's…
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Bernard Hickey
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13:30
Winston taunts Luxon: 'I made him PM'
Peters fires Goff for asking if Trump knows history; Peters doesn’t tell Luxon first & says: ‘I made him PM’; Luxon fine with that; Billionaire bids to…
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Bernard Hickey
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6:06
The Hoon around the week to March 7
Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale chat with regular guests Robert Patman & Cathrine Dyer on geopolitics & climate, plus special guest Elaine Monaghan on Trump…
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Bernard Hickey
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Peter Bale
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Robert Patman
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Cathrine Dyer
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Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
We're on tonight at 5pm with Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale for our Hoon around the week's news, including regular guests Robert Patman & Cathrine Dyer…
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Bernard Hickey
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Peter Bale
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Cathrine Dyer
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Robert Patman
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Will Adrian Orr’s replacement unleash a new mortgage war?
Adrian Orr resigns unexpectedly & without explanation three years early. His replacement could loosen bank capital & lending rules to unleash a new…
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Bernard Hickey
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Craig Renney
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22:15
Luxon trusts Seymour & Trump
Luxon trusts Seymour to fix burnt, unhealthy, late & small lunches, but Stanford issues 'please explain'; Luxon also says he trusts Trump and US as…
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Bernard Hickey
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7:58
An administered, unnecessary & counter-productive inflation shock
Govt's move to user-pays in transport & infrastructure is administering an inflation shock; Shift from Govt-funded investment to private funding is…
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Bernard Hickey
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17:38
Why the housing market is just not firing up
New listings falling as unsold housing stock hits 10 year high; Rental property investors pulling back as they hit DTI limits; Difference with 2009/10…
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Bernard Hickey
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6:57
A soliloquy for the week to March 2
Including Bernard's soliloquy podcast on the six key things in the week that was to March 2, plus the Journal of Record for the week and The Kākā's…
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Bernard Hickey
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12:52

February 2025

Dawn chorus for Saturday, March 1
Bishop’s plans to replace development contributions with yet-to-be-detailed levies risks freezing development sector for another year; Council stops…
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Bernard Hickey
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5:04
Govt eyes big new infrastructure levies, but no value-capture rates
Bishop to announce new Govt-set infrastructure charges on residents and drivers will replace council development contributions, but Govt is steering…
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The Hoon around the week to Feb 28
Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale chat with regular guests Robert Patman & Cathrine Dyer on geopolitics & climate, plus special guest Ed Miller on electricity…
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Bernard Hickey
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Peter Bale
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Robert Patman
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Cathrine Dyer
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Edward Miller
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