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The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey and friends explore Aotearoa’s political economy together.
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyHipkins' pitch is empty & performative, for now
Labour Leader Chris Hipkins gave a stirring speech over the weekend ahead of the election in 137 days time, pledging a warm home, secure jobs and accessible…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyWhere growth isn't paying for growth
This morning I highlight another case where the 30-30 rule adhered to by both National and Labour means infrastructure growth can’t keep up with population…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: Climate, housing, Iran and the revival of the Alliance Party
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyBernard's Chorus: Why so relaxed Minister?
Today in the news from Aotearoa and elsewhere about our political economy around housing, climate and poverty: * Tax Minister Simon Watts says he doesn’t have…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: Calling for a new RONS' suspension; Golden Mile decision; Religion's role in the Ukraine war;
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyWhen a lobbyist jumps the species barrier into journalism
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thekaka.substack.com Here’s this morning’s top news from around Aotearoa and elsewhere about our…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: An amazing SpaceX IPO; NZ's $6.5b emissions credits bill; Auckland's de-intensification & Labour's fare cap policy
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey talking with regular guest Cathrine…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyHere's the devil in our housing inflation detail
Here’s the key news in Aotearoa’s political economy over the last day or so around housing, climate and poverty, along with analysis and detail in the video…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyAuckland chooses high house prices & low GDP
Here’s the key news in Aotearoa’s political economy over the last day or so around housing, climate and poverty, along with analysis and detail in the video…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyProtest growing against Govt's disability cost-cutting bill
This evening I spoke with I spoke with Victoria Coleman about the Disability Support Services Bill, which will gazump a court ruling that parents working as…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyScoop: NZ Govt has more assets than debt
Here’s the key news in Aotearoa’s political economy over the last day or so around housing, climate and poverty, along with analysis and detail in the video…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyAccepting 57,000 homeless mums with 33,000 homeless kids 'tells us who we are as a society'
I spoke with Victoria Crockford from the Coalition to End Women’s Homelessness this evening. She detailed the findings of the Coalition’s latest report…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyWhy shops & bars are closing as spending 'recovers'
Here’s the key news in Aotearoa’s political economy over the last day or so around housing, climate and poverty, along with analysis and detail in the video…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: Johan Rockstrom's 'saturation point'; Data centre footprints; Trump vs Netanyahu; China vs four NZ MPs; Exports of forced labour
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey talking with regular guests Cathrine…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA mini-Hoon with Transparency International CEO Julie Haggie
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA mini-Hoon with Shamubeel Eaqub on his big infrastructure report
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA mini-Hoon with Mike Casey on Sapere's dry year report
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA mini-Hoon with Tex Edwards, calling for lobbyist reform & a breakup of the grocery duopoly
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA mini-Hoon with Nick Ruane about the risks of a Robodebt scandal in NZ
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA mini-Hoon with Susan St John on Budget 2026 and child poverty
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA mini-Hoon with TOP Leader Quilae Wong after getting 6% in the latest Roy Morgan poll
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA mini-Hoon with Anna Fifield about NZ Defence spending
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: Budget 2026, a climate scandal, Saudi Arabia & Iran & disinformation flooding NZ's political debates
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA sugar-free Budget that relies on rosy forecasts
Finance Minister has unveiled a ‘sugar-free’ and ‘tough love’ Budget that achieves a surplus by 2028/29, a year earlier than previously forecast in December…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyRBNZ almost hikes & eyes three hikes before election
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand decided this afternoon to hold the Official Cash Rate (OCR), but it was a much closer run thing than everyone expected and the…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyLive with Bernard Hickey
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: Govt housing & job cuts; Iran vs Trump; Competition & banking
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyTotal Mobility funding cuts being finalised
I spoke with disability advocates Blake Forbes and Nick Ruane this morning about the ongoing review of the Total Mobility subsidies provided by the Government…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: Trump in China & posting late at night; Luxon on migration & more climate laws rewritten
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyWednesday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
Thank you Troy Baisden, Tanya Wintringham, Sue Parsons, Bryce Adams, Sam Cray, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyBernard Hickey & Verity Johnson bust the NZ debt myth
Thank you Tim, Brian Rathbone, Andrew Riddell, Carolyn Rohm, David, and many others for tuning into my live video with Verity Johnson! Join me for my next live…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe world's oil reserves are running out
The Government was insistent yesterday a move to ‘Level 4’ fuel rationing was very unlikely and it’s still forecasting economic growth and relatively moderate…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyREPEAT:A political economy that enriches the old and punishes the young
I have re-recorded and this a re-send of my earlier email, but with a fresh video with full audio attached. New Zealand’s political economy has become such a…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyAn OECD smorgasbord of reform ideas
Here’s my daily Chorus in video, podcast and email form for both paying and non-paying subscribers, including my selection of the six key news items in…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: The fuel & climate crises, plus deliberative democracy
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe hunt for magical merger efficiencies goes on
Here’s the six things that stood out to me in Aotearoa’s political economy in the last day around housing, climate and poverty: * Chris Bishop has dumped his…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale in Auckland talking with…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyWillis still believes a rapid oil price fall is likely
In the news this morning from Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty: * Nicola Willis is confident oil prices will drop soon and save…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale in Auckland talking with…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyTuesday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeySaturday Soliloquies Live with Bernard Hickey
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyFriday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
Thank you Trinity, Max Du Frene, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyWednesday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyTuesday Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThursday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyMini-Hoon with Bernard Hickey and Anna Fifield
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyWednesday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyMini-Hoon Live with Bernard Hickey, Catherine Knight & Mike Joy on the Reality of Everything & Food
I recently hosted a ‘Mini-Hoon’ on Substack Live previewing The Reality of Everything symposium to be held at Victoria University of Wellington on June 26…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyBernard Hickey's Saturday Soliloquies live
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: The escalating Middle East fuel crisis
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyRBNZ’s Paul Conway on NZ’s inflation and productivity performance
Thank you Korimako Song, Gaye Sutton Woodcock, Bryce Adams, Noeline moon, Tony Chamberlain, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyRBNZ Governor Anna Breman
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyThe Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & how NZ is handling it
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyLive with Bernard Hickey & Dr Bex on disability funding
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyLive with Bernard Hickey
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The Kākā by Bernard HickeyA Hoon on The Reality of Everything Symposium, interconnected crises & Climate Change
Last week I hosted a ‘Hoon’ on Substack Live previewing The Reality of Everything symposium to be held at Victoria University of Wellington on June 26, which…
The Kākā by Bernard HickeyGovt prefers households take the pain instead
Briefly in the news in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty Tuesday, March 17: * Finance Minister Nicola Willis has spelled out the…