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The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. It included regular guest Cathrine Dyer, including a discussion about this article she wrote for Newsroom. 1. Starship’s cancer treatment closure is a big election story. 2. As is a looming electricity price shock from lines charges. 3.
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Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Robert Patman and climate academic Cathrine Dyer. See you all shortly cheers Bernard
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The Hoon The Weekly Hoon: National & Labour budget tracks near identical; Climate distrust; Foreign aid cuts 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -54:56 -54:56 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
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Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guest and climate academic Cathrine Dyer and Robert Patman See you all shortly cheers Bernard
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The Hoon The Weekly Hoon: The ‘find out’ stage of NZ’s climate + FTAs strategy; A roadtrip to focus on NZ’s health crises 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -59:09 -59:09 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
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Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guest and climate academic Cathrine Dyer. We also have special guests Auckland University Emeritus Professor Jane Kelsey and intensive care specialist Dr David Gal…
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics with regular guests Robert Patman and Cathrine Dyer, plus special guest: • Former NZ Herald Editor Gavin Ellis, who talked about his article on the Official Information Act, the future of media and Nicky Hager’s new book Dirty Work.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics with regular guests Robert Patman and Cathrine Dyer, plus special guests: • Technology commentator, futurist and substacker Ben Reid to talk about AI, data centres and future of everything; and, • WWF-NZ Climate law and policy advisor Teall Crossen to talk about climate dis/mis-information.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics with regular guests Robert Patman and Cathrine Dyer, plus special guests: Columnist on international affairs for The Guardian, Paul Taylor, who talked about the rise of AFD in Germany, and the diplomatic situation around Gaza and Europe; and, Investigative journalist for Stuff, Paula Penfold,...
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-host Peter Bale talking with regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Robert Patman about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. Bernard was taking a break. In this week’s edition: Author and polymath Turi Munthe was on from Rome to talk about his new book: Why We Think What We Think: The Unexpected Origins of Our Deepest Beliefs. It will make you think.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
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 guests Cathrine Dyer and Robert Patman about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics.
Why is NZ spending far more on responding to climate disasters than on reducing future risk?
19 August 2026 Author(s): Cathrine Dyer Robert McLachlan New Zealand is not on track to adapt to growing climate risks, nor is it cutting emissions quickly enough, according to the latest reports issued by the Climate Change Commission. Last week, the commission published an evaluation of progress on New Zealand’s adaptation plans, arguing that communities are exposed to greater risk of damage and costs while the government continues to delay decisions about who should pay.
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Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Otago Uni Professor Robert Patman and Vic Uni’s Cathrine Dyer. See you shortly cheers Bernard
Why is NZ spending far more on responding to climate disasters than on reducing future risk?
New Zealand is not on track to adapt to growing climate risks, nor is it cutting emissions quickly enough, according to the latest reports issued by the Climate Change Commission. Last week, the commission published an evaluation of progress on New Zealand’s adaptation plans, arguing that communities are exposed to greater risk of damage and costs while the government continues to delay decisions about who should pay.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
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 guests Cathrine Dyer and Robert Patman about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. This edition also included discussions with special guests Jonathan Lyons, PhD on Iran and NZME’s Fran O’Sullivan.
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Kia ora Come and join us for our weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar with paying subscribers to The Kākā for an hour at 5 pm today. Omar was undoubtedly the most intriguing character in The Wire, not least for his legendary reposte: “You come at the king, you best not miss”. Christopher Luxon is hardly a gun-toating gay Baltimore gangster, but he is a survivor of sort…
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
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 guests Cathrine Dyer and Robert Patman about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. This edition also included discussions with special guest Don Christie, the MD of Catalyst IT, who talked about Catalyst’s manifesto for Election 2026, and the need for sovereignty around Aotearoa’s data and resilience around our data centres.
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Kia ora Come and join us for our weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar with paying subscribers to The Kākā for an hour at 5 pm today. Data centres and the future of Artificial Intelligence are big issues in New Zealand, and we are devoting part of the Hoon podcast today to go in-depth on those issues and more, plus our usual look a…
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
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 guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. This edition also included discussions with special guests: Former PM Helen Clark on why PM Christopher Luxon should sack NZ First Leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters over his ‘go home’ jibe in Parliament this week at Green MP Laurence Xu Nan.
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Kia ora Come and join us for our weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar with paying subscribers to The Kākā for an hour at 5 pm today. Helen Clark this week said she felt humiliated as a New Zealander when Wellington chose to abstain from a United Nations vote to reappoint the organisation’s human rights chief who has been attacked by the …
As communities face more frequent hazard warnings, we need better systems to avoid 'emergency fatigue'
Credit: GEORGE DESIPRIS from Pexels Earlier this month, Wellington declared a local state of emergency, including evacuation orders, when forecast powerful swells threatened to inundate coastal properties.
As communities face more frequent hazard warnings, we need better systems to avoid ‘emergency fatigue’ Original
Earlier this month, Wellington declared a local state of emergency, including evacuation orders, when forecast powerful swells threatened to inundate coastal properties. Hundreds of people evacuated, but when the damage and inundation remained limited, mainstream and social media raised questions about whether the hazard warning was an overreaction that risked creating “emergency warning fatigue”.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
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 guests Cathrine Dyer from Wellington and Robert Patman from Dunedin about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics.
Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guest Britt Farbo and Connor Sharp. Cheers Bernard
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer from Wellington about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics.
Join us at 5pm for this week's Hoon
Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guests Peter Griffin and Simon Wilson.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey talking with regular guests Cathrine Dyer from Wellington and Robert Patman in Dunedin about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. This edition also included discussions with Louisa Wall, a former Labour MP and member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guest Louisa Wall, a former Labour MP and member of the Inter-Parliamentary …
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The Hoon The Weekly Hoon: Budget 2026, a climate scandal, Saudi Arabia & Iran & disinformation flooding NZ's political debates 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -56:52 -56:52 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guests Sanjana Hattotuwa and Faisal Abbas. Cheers Bernard
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The Hoon The Weekly Hoon: Govt housing & job cuts; Iran vs Trump; Competition & banking 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -57:59 -57:59 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guests historian and author Jonathan Lyons, PhD and Tex Edwards from Monopoly Watch NZ.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
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 about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guest economist Ganesh R Ahirao Cheers Bernard
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
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 about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. This edition also includes a discussion with special guest Iain Walker, who is an expert in deliberative democracy and Executive Director of the newDemocracy Foundation (nDF) in Australia.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guest Iain Walker, who is an expert in deliberative democracy and Executiv…
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
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 Patman in Dunedin about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guest demographer Paul Spoonley. Cheers Bernard
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
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 Patman in Dunedin about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. This edition also includes discussions with special guests Jonathan Lyons, PhD from Vancouver and Shamubeel Eaqub in Auckland on Iran and social cohesion in New Zealand, respectively.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guests historian Jonathan Lyons, PhD and economist Shamubeel Eaqub.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. This edition also includes discussions with with special guest Geoffrey Miller, a strategic analyst with a PHD in New Zealand’s relations with the Middle East. This week: Bernard and Peter began with a chat about the conflict in the Middle East and the fuel crisis.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guest Geoffrey Miller. Cheers Bernard
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics . This edition also includes discussions with with special guests Rania Abouzeid, a New Zealand-born journalist calling in from Beirut, and BusinessDesk co-founder Pattrick Smellie, on his column about a big new renewable energy plan.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guests Rania Abouzeid and Pattrick Smellie. Cheers Bernard
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics here, along with special guests Edward Miller and Max Rashbrooke, who are researchers and commentators. This week: Bernard and Peter began with a chat about electric cars, a surfeit of news and Donald Trump’s speech yesterday.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guests Max Rashbrooke and Edward Miller.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics here, along with special guest Roger Dennis, an independent strategist. This week: Bernard and Peter began with a chat about the rise of reactionary and nationalist political parties globally, including in New Zealand.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Otago Uni’s Professor Robert Patman, plus special guest Roger Dennis, who is a leadership adviser and strategist. Cheers Bernard
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey & Peter Bale talking with regular guest Cathrine Dyer about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics here, along with special guest Dileepa Fonseka , who is a columnist and reporter for BusinessDesk-$. This week: Bernard and Peter began with a chat about the Iran war, the fuel crisis and Winston Peters’ move to block a ‘globalist’ WHO measure1.
The Kākā by Bernard Hickey
Kia ora Come 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, Peter Bale and regular guests Cathrine Dyer and Dileepa Fonseka. Cheers Bernard
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