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Join us at The Kākā for a 'hoon' webinar at 4pm todayKia ora koutou katoa. Come and join Peter Bale and I for a one hour webinar ‘hoon’ around the world’s events of the week. Click here to join us …
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Dawn Chorus: China tries forcing us to chooseListen now (17 min) | China applies to NZ overnight for permission to join CPTPP, which Australia is in but the US is not; Application puts NZ in awkwa…
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Dawn Chorus: Australia's shock nuclear sub moveListen now (15 min) | New nuclear deal with United States & Britain to give Australia long-range strike ability with nuclear-powered subs; Bound to out…
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3,000 new MIQ slots to be released from 9am on MondayCovid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins has announced that MBIE will resume releasing spaces in MIQ from 9am NZ Time next Monday September 20 with a new…
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Dawn Chorus: House price inflation 31.1%, with more to come as rate hike 'hope' fadesListen now (38 min) | The is case growing for RBNZ to hold rates in Oct & Nov; US inflation coming off the boil; McDermott says don't hike; Strong dema…
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Dawn Chorus: Calls to end elimination growListen now | ACT's David Seymour calls time on the elimination strategy; Malaghan vaccine Prof challenges elimination; PM again won't state vaccine thr…
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Auckland to stay at level 4 until next Tuesday night, then provisionally down to 3; Rest of NZ to stay at level 2 until then tooPM Jacinda Ardern has announced Cabinet has decided to keep Auckland in level 4 Covid restrictions until next Tuesday night (11.59 Sept 21), and…
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Dawn Chorus: Longer lockdowns loomListen now (7 min) | Cabinet set to decide to keep Auckland in level 4 and rest of NZ in level 2.5 for at least another week with 34 cases still 'unlin…
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Hoon: 'News Zealand Over The Horizon' with Peter BaleListen now (57 min) | The week that was for the week's end in geo-politics and the political economy in around Aotearoa-NZ; including a podcast of Frid…
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Join us at The Kākā for a zoom hoon at 4pm todayKia ora koutou katoa. Come and join Peter Bale and I for a Zoom webinar ‘hoon’ around the world’s events of the week. Click here to join us arou…
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Dawn Chorus: PM doubles down on eliminationListen now (12 min) | Ardern pushes back at Hipkins' suggestion 'reconnecting to the world' strategy for 2022 is in doubt; But PM but also says she 'ha…
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Dawn Chorus: Time to stop kidding ourselves with the re-opening dreamListen now (28 min) | Hipkins tells Parliament Skegg plan for 'reconnecting to the world' on hold after delta outbreak; Govt renews commitment to elimi…
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