The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

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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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6:06
'We can afford more drones, but not more homes'
Govt drops 'there's no more money' framing on defence, saying it can afford to double spending on 'enhanced lethality' to 2% of GDP; Mission Homefront…
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What Donald Trump's second Presidency means for us financially
US tax cuts, tariff hikes & huuuge debt-funded budget deficits set to drive up the global interest rates that underpin NZ mortgage rates; Trump's…
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Bernard’s Soliloquy for the week to March 16
Govt offers public infrastructure PPPs to fund managers without challenging its assumption on public debt or understanding the previous failings of…
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Brown unveils unfunded health plan for small NZ
Simeon Brown unveils 'clear pipeline for health infrastructure' that is unfunded, costed at $20b without detail or timing, apart from parking buildings…
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5:01
Bernard's Saturday Soliloquy for the week to April 12
Trump explodes neutron bomb under globalisation, but no change in NZ's tight budget stance; Govt keeps gaslighting on hospital crises; Economy sluggish…
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20:40
The National Development Act (1979) redux
National-ACT-NZ First coalition Govt shoves Fast Track Approvals bill through first reading under urgency; Bill gives final decisions to minister; No…
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33:55
Bishop goes for growth, but leaves finance hand brake on
Bishop goes for growth with Kiwibuild-style underwrite of private developers & fast-tracking of 44 projects to build 55,000 homes, but finance hand…
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5:47
Luxon announces start of India trade deal talks
PM arrives in India & says trade deal talks with India will start next month; McClay says to include dairy & beef; Seymour says school lunch critics…
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Govt pivots to faster migration & tourism
Scrambling to restart growth fast, Govt loosens work rules to allow anyone on a visitor visa to work remotely for up to 9 months; Willis signals QV…
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5:31
PM 'constructively dissatisfied' with himself
Luxon gives interviews on first anniversary of becoming PM, saying he has no regrets and now focusing on jobs and health spending cuts, rather than…
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Luxon to lay out economic plan. Questions please.
R&D news expected in Luxon's State of the Nation speech on economy; Willis wants more and cheaper tourists; Brown cancels restructuring meetings in new…
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