The Hoon
by Bernard Hickey
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The Weekly Hoon: Eastern European history & NZ; Election 2026; the…
The Weekly Hoon: Eastern European history & NZ; Election 2026; the…
About this podcast
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
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- The Weekly Hoon: Eastern European history & NZ; Election 2026; the RBNZ’s surprise hold & limited fiscal choices · 1 h 1 minThe 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…
- KiwiStack Live with Bernard Hickey and Ganesh Nana on fiscal plans in Election 2026 · 25 minThank you Virginia McMillan, PixieMatt, Alistair Schorn, Gill Franklin, Toni S, and many others for tuning into my live video with Ganesh R Ahirao! Join me for my next live video…
- The Weekly Hoon: Luxon’s Opportunity and risk; Stories from the front line of NZ’s systemic health system collapse · 54 minThe 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…
- The heavy sinking lids in Labour’s Budget plan · 12 minI talked in the video above last night with Elliot Crossan about about his analysis of Labour’s fiscal plan, including how its National-like focus on returning to Budget surplus…
- How NZ politicians are using Facebook in Election 2026 · 24 minI talked with Dr Mona Krewel in the video above about how New Zealand’s political parties and leaders are using Facebook so far in Election 2026. She is the director of the…
- KiwiStack Live with Bernard Hickey & Dr Rosie Gallen · 13 minThank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. Here’s the post from Rosie we discussed. This is a public episode. If you'd like…
- KiwiStack Live with Bernard Hickey & Huhana Hickey ahead of Election 2026 · 11 minThank you Ken Howell, Graham Collins, and many others for tuning into my live video with Huhana Hickey! Join me for my next live video in the app. Here’s the post we discussed…
- KiwiStack Live with Bernard Hickey & Morgan Edwards on when our Govt 'ran out of money' · 15 minUniversity of Otago finance academic Morgan Edwards has discovered through an Official Information Act request to Treasury and the Reserve Bank that the Government ‘ran out of…
- KiwiStack Live with Bernard Hickey and Bryce Edwards on Cost of Living and Election 2026 · 14 minThe discussion above is about Bryce Edwards’ substack post on this University of Otago survey published this week. I also covered the survey results yesterday. Thank you…
- The Weekly Hoon: Election climate policies compared; Living costs & hospital collapses (should) dominate NZ election debates · 55 minThe 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…
- The Weekly Hoon: National & Labour budget tracks near identical; Climate distrust; Foreign aid cuts · 55 minThe 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…
- KiwiStack Live Election Mini-Hoon with Elliot Crossan · 34 minThank you Maurizio Piglia, Brian Rathbone, Ken Howell, Tim, Tony Pomfret, and many others for tuning into my live video with Elliot Crossan! Join me for my next live video in the…
- KiwiStack Live Election Chat with Michael Swanson · 14 minI had a great chat this evening with the University of Otago’s Michael Swanson about MMP and vote-splitting after he produced this excellent substack post: The Bastardisation of…
- The Weekly Hoon: The ‘find out’ stage of NZ’s climate + FTAs strategy; A roadtrip to focus on NZ’s health crises · 59 minThe 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…
- The Weekly Hoon: Nicky Hager’s book; OIA avoidance; Attacks on the UN; Cost of living & Election 2026 · 57 minThe 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…
- Election Hoon: How should the supermarkets duopoly be broken up? · 32 minNational, Labour, NZ First, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori have all released policies for major state intervention in the supermarkets sector to break up or challenge the duopoly…
- The Weekly Hoon: Climate mis/dis-info; Arabian nightmares; National gazumps Labour again · 56 minThe 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…
- The Weekly Hoon: Climate ‘Minsky Moments,’ the rise & rise of AFD; KiwiMart & perfect storms hit our hospitals · 59 minThe 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…
- The Weekly Hoon: Passing 1.5 degrees, the rise of Q & the Mecca agreement · 47 minThe 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…
- The Weekly Hoon: El Nino, Iran’s D-Day and the author of ‘Why we think what we think’ · 59 minThe 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…
