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Wednesday's pick o' the links
Recent buyers of seaside homes in Hawkes Bay surprised by sea level rise warning and want compensation; Singapore eyes bigger taxes on the wealthy; 53…
Bernard Hickey
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Wednesday’s Dawn Chorus: The missing link in Labour's housing response
Listen now (26 min) | Woods responds to HRC plea for rent freeze and accommodation supplement rise with list of current work, but not with any overall…
Bernard Hickey
11 hr ago
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Two yellow cards
First-term Labour MP for Hamilton West Gaurav Sharma suspended from Labour caucus by all other Labour MPs in his absence; He joins National first-term…
Bernard Hickey
24 hr ago
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Tuesday's pick o' the links
Can Auckland really increase walking & cycling 10-fold in seven years? It will depend on the Beehive agreeing to congestion charges & a lot more…
Bernard Hickey
Aug 15
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Even Nats oppose cutting 39c tax rate
Listen now (8 min) | 49% of National voters against plan to drop 39c rate, while 41% want it; Luxon's fiscal profligacy attack line risks boomeranging…
Bernard Hickey
Aug 15
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House-building seen falling 35%
House building forecast slumps by $11b/year by 2025; Wood scraps forced contracting-out model for buses; Services sector sags from post-Covid bounce…
Bernard Hickey
Aug 15
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Monday's pick o' the links
The build-to-rent tax break; National security threats via 'Fire and Fury'; Christopher Luxon's gets tough on the disabled; Bupa selling NZ care homes…
Bernard Hickey
Aug 14
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Why 2030 is more important than 2050
Listen now (8 min) | Urgency of need to lower emissions fast escalates as Arctic warming four times faster than rest of globe; 2050 net zero target now…
Bernard Hickey
Aug 14
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Deeper reading and listening for the weekend of Aug 13/14
Donald Trump vs his generals before Jan 6; detailed ways to solve our housing & health crises; what climate change's heatwaves feel like; Australia's…
Bernard Hickey
Aug 12
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The week that was to Aug 13
Listen now (63 min) | Including the weekly ‘hoon’ podcast with Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale, plus Vic Uni Prof Jason Young & Green MP Julie-Anne Genter…
Bernard Hickey
Aug 12
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Join us now for the weekly Hoon
Peter Bale and Bernard Hickey take a hoon around the week's events with special guests Jason Young and Julie-Anne Genter
Bernard Hickey
Aug 12
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Ask Me Anything about the week to Aug 12
Bernard Hickey is on site from 12pm to 1pm to answer questions about the week's news, including; the Auditor General's criticism of Three Waters; Sam…
Bernard Hickey
Aug 12
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