Dirty Work and the New Zealand Taxpayer's Union w/ Nicky Hager: 7th Oct, 2026
Nicky Hager is a prolific investigative journalist and writer, publishing books on a range of often-shadowy topics such as the military, government spy networks, and New Zealand politics. Back in 2006, Hager published The Hollow Men, which drew on internal National Party documents leaked to Hager, exposing a network of right-wing figures that facilitated Don Brash’s rise to National Party leader alongside racist anti-iwi campaigning strategies. Dirty Politics, in 2014, used further leaked documents and emails to illustrate the close relationship between senior National government ministers -…
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