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The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

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About this podcast

Bernard Hickey and friends explore Aotearoa’s political economy together. thekaka.substack.com

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The Weekly Hoon: Budget 2026, a climate scandal, Saudi Arabia & Iran & disinformation flooding NZ's political debates

May 28, 202656m0

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guests Cathrine Dyer from Wellington and Robert Patman in Dunedin

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A sugar-free Budget that relies on rosy forecasts

May 27, 202614m0

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, thanks to Treasury forecasting a short energy shock that allow

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RBNZ almost hikes & eyes three hikes before election

May 27, 202620m0

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 central bank has changed its forecasts to seeing three OCR hi

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Live with Bernard Hickey

May 26, 202645m0

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekaka.substack.com/subscribe

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The Weekly Hoon: Govt housing & job cuts; Iran vs Trump; Competition & banking

May 21, 202658m0

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guests Cathrine Dyer from Wellington and Robert Patman in Dunedin

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Total Mobility funding cuts being finalised

May 14, 202623m0

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 for taxi services for disabled people. The full video is abov

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The Weekly Hoon: Trump in China & posting late at night; Luxon on migration & more climate laws rewritten

May 14, 202659m0

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guests Cathrine Dyer from Wellington and Robert Patman in Dunedin

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Wednesday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey

May 12, 202625m0

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 app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss

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Bernard Hickey & Verity Johnson bust the NZ debt myth

May 11, 20261h 8m0

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 video in the app. Here’s the PDF of the presentation I used

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The world's oil reserves are running out

May 11, 202618m0

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 inflation this year. It may pay for Treasury, the Finance Min

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REPEAT:A political economy that enriches the old and punishes the young

May 10, 20268m0

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 housing-market-with-bits-tacked-on that it has spiralled into

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An OECD smorgasbord of reform ideas

May 7, 202617m0

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 Aotearoa’s political economy over the last day or so around housing,

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The Weekly Hoon: The fuel & climate crises, plus deliberative democracy

May 7, 202658m0

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guests Cathrine Dyer from Wellington and Robert Patman in Dunedin

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The hunt for magical merger efficiencies goes on

May 5, 202627m0

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 plan to dismantle regional councils and replace them with mayo

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The Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more

Apr 30, 202655m0

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 regular guests Cathrine Dyer from Wellington and Robert Patma

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Willis still believes a rapid oil price fall is likely

Apr 23, 202623m0

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 economic recovery the Government has relied on to get re

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The Weekly Hoon: The Middle East fuel crisis & more

Apr 23, 202659m0

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 regular guests Cathrine Dyer from Wellington and Robert Patma

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Tuesday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey

Apr 20, 202624m0

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekaka.substack.com/subscribe

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Saturday Soliloquies Live with Bernard Hickey

Apr 17, 202611m0

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekaka.substack.com/subscribe

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Friday's Chorus Live with Bernard Hickey

Apr 16, 202613m0

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 like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to b

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