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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
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.
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.
New Nelson Hospital to cater for just one eighth of likely population growth

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

Briefly in Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty on Tuesday, May 27:Aiming to limit new capital expenditure on hospitals to constrain Government debt to GDP below 50% of GDP, the Coalition has opted for a new Nelson Hospital with an extra 41 beds.
Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes on Tuesday, May 27

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

The top links to news, analysis and opinion around Aotearoa’s political economy at 6.30 am on Tuesday, May 27 include:The Government has unveiled plans for Nelson Hospital with 50 less beds than population forecasts say are needed by 2043. See more below in Top Pick ‘n’ Mix Six. 2 Degrees co-founder Tex Edwards has told the Government he has interest from a $1 billion private equity fund to challenge the supermarket duopoly, The Post-$ reports this morning. See more below in Top Pick ‘n’ Mix Six.
Auckland restricts central city housing supply potential

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Bernard’s Picks ‘n’ Mixes on Monday, May 26

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

The top links to news, analysis and opinion around Aotearoa’s political economy at 6.30 am on Monday, May 26 include:The Government announced new benefit sanctions this morning. The Herald leads with a health news scoop about 1,500 patients being treated in corridors over 36 days. Police have dumped their 105 call-line target after their average response time blew out to over six minutes from a targeted 90 seconds. The Press-$ publishes a very deep-dive into Parliamentarians’ property interests.