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Shane Jones is again out of control as he takes another swipe at judges saying there's been "elements of totalitarianism" in some judicial decisions. Attorney General Judith Collins has already written to ministers reminding them of their obligation not to publicly criticise judges and now says she'll speak to him again. A huge police operation has seen every patched member of the Christchurch chapter of the Comancheros gang arrested and "millions of dollars' worth" of illicit drugs have also been seized. Whangarei has voted to retain its Māori Wards and it appears the the Far North District Council will also vote to retain them just showing again how much of an outlier Kaipara Council is by cancelling them. ================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

Health New Zealand is asking for voluntary redundancies from admin and advisory staff ahead of yet more looming job cuts at the cash-strapped agency. Matthew Hooton unleashed on Damian Grant on The Working Group Podcast making it clear that Hobson's Pledge is racist and why it is. Grant thinks that Hooton doesn't agree with Brash so calls him racist, missing the point that Brash is racist which is why he doesn't agree with him. Christopher Hipkins was on Breakfast this morning challenging the Government narrative that National would mean more police officers on the beat when in fact today there are fewer than there were under Labour. ================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

A group of legal experts has outlined four key reasons why they say a Hobson’s Pledge ad was misleading in an open letter. Hobson's Pledge is standing by its ad. We chat to one of the signatories, Max Harris, about the letter and what Hobson's Pledge is up to. Green Party Social Development spokesperson Ricardo Menendez March joins us LIVE to talk about the Government's attack on beneficiaries and ACT's desire to have harsher sanctions for people on a benefit who "keep having children" In one month, Tama Potaka has magic-ed off 1,000 children from emergency housing...what's really happening here? The Working Group investigated last night ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

The PM has called for a Banking inquiry particularly in the rural sector as the Government is saying they are getting complaints from farmers as they are borrowing at higher rates than non-rural people and businesses. ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

Right wing independent news media is fueled by hate and fear...but that does make it profitable as scared, angry people put their hands in their pockets...we also look at the idea of cults on the left. ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

The Working Group Podcast has chats over the budget and cancelled cancer drug policies among other topics. ACT threw Simon Court to the lions...it did not go well. ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

The Working Group Podcast has chats over the budget and cancelled cancer drug policies among other topics. ACT threw Simon Court to the lions...it did not go well. We'll take a look at what being brainwashed looks like, and maybe have a chat about why people become brainwashed in 2024 The PM has called for a Banking inquiry particularly in the rural sector as the Government is saying they are getting complaints from farmers as they are borrowing at higher rates than non-rural people and businesses. ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

So how do the allowances work, and what are some of the other perks MPs get? The PM, Tim Costly and now Kieran McAnulty have made headlines, what is fair and what is not? =================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the Public Service Commission is to carry out an independent inquiry amid allegations Census data from Manurewa Marae was misused to help Te Pāti Māori’s election campaign. Te Pāti Māori have strongly denied the claims. ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

A hearing at the Waitangi Tribunal continues today, looking at the agreement between the coalition partners that seeks to prioritise English names in the public sector. Haami Piripi ONZM joined Breakfast this morning to look at what some are calling an attack on te reo ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ