Bernard Hickey

Auckland

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Articles

Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman, Jamie Shea & Treasa Dunworth ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to June 6

2 days ago | thekaka.substack.com | Bernard Hickey |Peter Bale |Robert G Patman |Cathrine Dyer

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-host talking with regular guests and about the week’s news in geopolitics and climate. Bernard couldn’t get on because of technical issues. This week’s Hoon featured special guests Jamie Shea from Chatham House and Auckland Uni’s Treasa Dunworth. Peter mentioned this New Yorker article about Curtis Yarvin.
Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon

2 days ago | thekaka.substack.com | Bernard Hickey |Peter Bale |Cathrine Dyer |Robert G Patman

Kia oraCome and join us for our weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar with paying subscribers to The Kākā for an hour at 5 pm today. Jump on this link on YouTube Livestream for our chat with myself, and regular guests and , plus special guests Jamie Shea, Treasa Dunworth and Andrea Black. CheersBernard
Writing in the time of Genocide

6 days ago | thestandard.org.nz | Bernard Hickey |Frank Macskasy |Nick Rockel |David Slack

I want to share a writer’s journey – of living and writing through the Genocide. Where I live and how I live could not be further from the horror playing out in Gaza and, increasingly, on the West Bank. Yet, because my country provides military, intelligence and diplomatic support to Israel and the US, I feel compelled to answer the call to support Palestine by doing the one thing I know best: writing. I am one of the blessed of the earth. I’m surrounded by similarly fortunate people.
The existential moment we are in

6 days ago | thestandard.org.nz | Bernard Hickey |Frank Macskasy |Nick Rockel |David Slack

This excerpt is from a discussion at the Festival of Debate in Sheffield, England, the largest annual politics festival in the UK (a non-partisan event “that encourages active citizenship and democratic engagement that anyone can contribute to”). The discussion breaks through our cognitive dissonance about climate collapse and the polycrisis (including in New Zealand), but also offers a way through.
Open mike 01/06/2025

1 week ago | thestandard.org.nz | Michael Reddell |Nick Rockel |Marc Ablong |Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey, Peter Bale, Cathrine Dyer, Robert Patman & Janet Anderson ‘Hoon’ around the news of the week to May 30

1 week ago | thekaka.substack.com | Bernard Hickey |Peter Bale |Robert G Patman |Cathrine Dyer

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night features co-hosts & talking with regular guests and about the week’s news in geopolitics and climate. This week’s Hoon featured special guest from the podcast Asymmetrical Haircuts, which covers international justice.
Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon

1 week ago | thekaka.substack.com | Bernard Hickey |Peter Bale |Cathrine Dyer |Robert G Patman

Kia oraCome and join us for our weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar with paying subscribers to The Kākā for an hour at 5 pm today. Jump on this link on YouTube Livestream for our chat with myself, and regular guests and , plus special guest Janet Anderson from the podcast Asymmetrical Haircuts. CheersBernardKeep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to The Kākā by Bernard Hickey to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.
Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes on Thursday, May 29

1 week ago | thekaka.substack.com | Bernard Hickey

The top links to news, analysis and opinion around Aotearoa’s political economy at 7 am on Thursday, May 291 include:Flying in the face of the Reserve Bank’s attempts to lower inflation, Auckland Council and its Port have increased fees and rates much faster than CPI inflation, reinforcing the paradox that Government’s capital freeze to reduce inflation has forced Councils to hike prices elsewhere. See more below in Politics news.
Migration: the spectre at the feast

1 week ago | thestandard.org.nz | Nzctuby Jack McDonald |Jack McDonald |Robyn Alders |Bernard Hickey

Since the 1980s, some free-market economists have argued that the unfettered flow of trade and investment must be accompanied by the equally unfettered flow of labour. In other words, low or non-existent borders for trade and capital must be complemented by the free movement of people.
Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes on Wednesday, May 28

1 week ago | thekaka.substack.com | Bernard Hickey

The top links to news, analysis and opinion around Aotearoa’s political economy at 7.30 am on Wednesday, May 281 include:Brian Roche’s warning to officials to stop leaking was leaked. The Budget included a big new fee for first home buyers. Auckland Council is considering a big new housing densification. The Government was warned its climate inaction was being watched by our trading partners. Rod Drury has called for an electricity industry shakeup. See more below in Top Pick ‘n’ Mix Six.