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The Hoon
Bernard Hickey's discussions with Peter Bale and guests about the political economy in Aotearoa-NZ and in geo-politics, including issues around housing affordability, climate change inaction and child poverty reduction.
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Episodes
The HoonThe first Hoon of 2026: Breman vs Peters; Trump vs everyone; Elections vs us
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 HoonThe final Weekly Hoon of 2025
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 HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Inside an important document
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 HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Govt's climate change mask drops
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured Bernard Hickey talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer and…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: The Opportunity Party's new leader
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 HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Mr Bone Saw, Ford Rangers & ATACMS
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 HoonThe Weekly Hoon: A climate cop out; the BBC's crisis; Kids Kiwisaver & how to Jujitsu Nicola Willis on Govt debt
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 HoonThe Weekly Hoon: A climate policy bonfire; The meaning of Mamdani; Sudan's tragedy & the criminalisation of homelessness
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 HoonMini-Hoon: Simplicity's Sam Stubbs on InfraKiwi
I spoke with Simplicity Co-Founder Sam Stubbs about plans announced this morning to launch InfraKiwi, an NZX-listed vehicle funded from KiwiSaver and borrowing…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Labour's CGT-lite; Climate change flood maps; Trump meets Luxon; A new housing fund
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 HoonMini-Hoon: S&P's Anthony Walker critiques 'Local Water Done Well'
Just briefly, I spoke last night with Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings Director of Government Ratings Anthony Walker last night about a research note S&P…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Climate back-tracking; Ukraine pivots; Foreshore & Seabed reversals & epic strike marches
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonMini-Hoon: Inside Labour's Future Fund policy
I spoke with Labour Finance Spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds last night about Labour’s first big policy idea for the 2026 election: a new sovereign wealth fund to…
The HoonMini-Hoon: A shocking plan to deregulate pharmacies
I spoke with Mangawhai Pharmacy owner Lanny Wong today to about plans barely-announced or covered this week by Associate Health Minister Casey Costello to…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Jim Bolger, Methane, Climate Adaptation, Gaza, Gold & trust in money
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonMini-Hoon: Arthur Grimes on how monetary policy worsened wellbeing for renters
I spoke with economist and Motu researcher Arthur Grimes yesterday about a paper he has just published today with Amelia Blamey and Norman Gemmell about the…
The HoonMini-Hoon: Andrea Black on our sickening workforce
I spoke to Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) Economist Andrea Black this week about a report she’s produced on the economic, social &…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Climate health threats; The Gaza peace deal; Gold & bubbles; A social housing initiative
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonMini-Hoon: Jarrod Kerr on how low the OCR may have to go
Last night I spoke with Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr last night after the RBNZ’s 50 basis point cut in the OCR. He says the cash rate may need to go…
The HoonMini-Hoon: Natalie Allen on housing choices
Last night I spoke with The Urban Advisory’s Managing Director Dr Natalie Allen, who has released the first results of a new longitudinal survey on the…
The HoonMini-Hoon: Ganesh Nana on a failing 'strategy'
Last night I spoke with economist Ganesh R Ahirao, who has written another letter with 19 other economists to PM Christopher Luxon and Minister of Finance…
The HoonMini-Hoon: Bryce Edwards on councils & lobbyists
In the final week of council elections, I spoke with The Integrity Institute Director Bryce Edwards about the need for more transparency & vigilance around…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Performative power reforms; NZ's non-recognition of Palestine; Our captured democracy; A huge solar opportunity goes begging
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features Bernard Hickey talking with regular guests Cathrine Dyer and…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: UN General Assembly mayhem; The Palestine vote; A moody boardroom; A new Governor
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: The GDP shock; Economic capture; Recognising Palestine; & Australia's climate plans
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Productivity & workplace safety; Drones over Poland; MPs' climate squabbling
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: RBNZ independence, Amazon’s data centres & Clark & Key in Beijing
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Rate cut to Govt & economy's rescue?; Trump's capitulation; Helicopters instead homes
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: ACT leads Govt; Gaza & Palestine recognition; A new Yalta; The future of trade
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: Kāinga Ora’s dismantling, Trump’s tariff blitz & how NZ pays for roads
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with special…
The HoonMini-Hoon: How performative politics & the capture of democracies corrodes trust in Government
I spoke with Victoria University of Wellington political scientist Natalia Albert this week about her excellent substack post titled: The Politics of Trust…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: NZ's Gaza stance; A key climate (over) ruling & Auckland's homelessness crisis
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonMini-Hoon: Big solar meets big new warehouses
There are thousands of hectares worth of hot steel roofs on warehouses and factories in our biggest cities, but few have solar panels on them that could act as…
The HoonThe Weekly Hoon: The big climate ruling, the latest from Gaza and NZ's contracting recession
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonBernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman & Helen Clark 'Hoon' around around the news of the week to July 18
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonBernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Jonathan Boston & Wolfgang Rack ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to July 11
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonBernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman & Ed Miller ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to July 4
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonPeter Bale, without Bernard Hickey this week, joins Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman, Jonathan Lyons and Treasa Dunworth on a 'Hoon' on the news of the week to June 26 -- an extended international section
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-host Peter Bale talking with regular guests Robert Patman…
The HoonBernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman, Antony Loewenstein, Jonathan Lyons & Andrea Black ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to June 20
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonBernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman & Andrew Gunn ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to June 13
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonPeter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman, Jamie Shea & Treasa Dunworth ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to June 6
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-host Peter Bale talking with regular guests Robert Patman…
The HoonBernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman & Janet Anderson ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to May 30
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular…
The HoonBernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Lara Greaves, Craig Renney & Terry Baucher 'Hoon' around Budget 2025
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about Budget 2025…
The HoonBernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman & Margaret Cooney hoon around the week's news
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to May 9
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to May 2
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to April 25
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to April 18
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to April 11
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to April 4
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to March 28
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonA special Hoon with Michael Wolff, author of four books on Donald Trump
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with special…
The HoonHoon: Trumpism dies with Trump says Wolff
It may be a bumpy ride for the world but the era of Donald J. Trump will die with him if we can wait him out says the author of four best-sellers on the…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to March 14
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to March 7
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to Feb 28
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonRESEND: The Hoon around the week to Feb 21
(My apologies. The version sent earlier this morning had the audio of last week’s podcast attached. It was good, but not that good. I have now updated with…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to Feb 14
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to January 31
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…
The HoonThe Hoon around the week to January 24
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking about the week’s…