Podcast appearances and mentions of chloe swarbrick

Gary's Economics with Chloe Swarbrick talking about how house prices going up is the same as wages going down and figuring out the economists were wrong suggesting that people will start spending when interest rates went to zeroNciola Willis was challenged by Ryan Bridge to cut all the unimportant departments like 'pacific peoples' and 'women' and in response Willis wanted to make it very clear that Bridge's ideas, and people who think like him, will like the upcoming budget "very, very much" The Bish and Kieran McAnulty battles on Breakfast this morning talking about the alleged Kiwibank sale and the competition by the three government parties to be the ones who are the worst to immigrants. Talbot Mills also has released more polling that shows Winston's Preferred PM numbers closing in on Luxon and that the majority of NZers are concerned about the tobacco industry influence on the government.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

I wonder if it's time to ask the question – is Chlöe Swarbrick a bit useless? In the Herald's vast poll churn that produces the chances of the current Government being re-elected at about 88%, is the real revelation that the Greens have been going backwards since the last election? The trouble appears twofold; 1) The falls have been slow. Almost so small and slow you most probably didn't notice them. 2) Chlöe is a media favourite, so no one is really scrutinising her as to whether she's any good. Now, yes, Marama Davidson is a leader as well and I suppose you can blame her as much as you can Chlöe. But to my eye and mind it's Chlöe who is the head leader, despite their best PC intentions to spread the load, or blame. She is also not in Government, so you tend to get, if not a free ride, certainly an easier one. Now obviously I'm not a Green voter so none of this personally matters to me. But I'm all about continual improvement and the Greens are not on a path of any such thing. Under Swarbrick they have drifted. They have not grown. They are not the environmental party they once were under Fitzsimons or Donald. They are essentially angry socialists who campaign for the homeless and downtrodden. They are virtue signallers. She came to prominence because she was young. She was possibly seen as the future. To give her her dues, she has run a good ground game in Auckland Central and won her electorate and that may be her strength – a good local MP. Because she is not a good leader. If the Greens are to excel, they need to be better managed. Obviously, the Tana, Doyle, Kerekere, and Ghahraman shambles adds to the sense the place is a mess. But it's all unfolded under Swarbrick. The good news is if they want to recognise it, they can fix it. Certainly if this had all played out as part of a coalition you would have thought she would have been ejected a long time back. Saving her partially of course is the lack of talent behind her. Do you honestly see Genter or Menendez-March as saviours, or yet more of the same ill-disciplined verbal rabble? When you pare it back, look at the noise versus the outcomes and include the inescapable numbers, she has failed as a leader. So is she a bit useless? Yes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While many people are focusing on National and the Prime Minister's popularity from the latest polls, we're keen to discuss the Green Party. Yesterday co-leaders Marama Davidson and Chloe Swarbrick delivered their 'State of the Planet' speeches in Wellington calling for a national plan to electrify homes, transport and industry with natural energy, as a response to the fuel crisis. The Greens remain steady on around 11 percent in the polls .. but should they, and could they, be doing more to show they can lead the country rather than position themselves for another term of supply-and-confidence? To discuss Jesse is joined by Democracy Project founder Bryce Edwards.

The Green Party wants us to electrify everything, saying the current fuel crisis is a good reason to produce as much of our own energy as possible. Which, by the way, is kind of ironic don't you think? The Greens wanting us to produce our own energy, but not wanting us to drill for oil and gas? Nevertheless, that's what co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick said in the party's State of the Planet speech yesterday. She wants to kick things off with solar panels. And one of the Greens' policies in this year's election will be cheap government loans for solar panels and batteries. Which I think is one of those ideas that sound good but, when you think about it for more than five minutes, the cracks start to appear. Nevertheless, Chlöe Swarbrick says cheap government loans would cut the upfront cost barrier that stops people going solar. And she says it could cut household power bills by $1,000-a-year. Which all sounds fine. But would it be enough to make me go solar? Probably not. Because the thing i can't get past with solar, is the upfront cost and the mystery that surrounds the so-called financial benefits. You will have seen and heard the stories I'm sure about people paying all the money to get solar panels on the roof at home and not seeing their power bills get any cheaper. There are also the conflicting reports about the merits of selling solar energy back into the national grid. Whether the payback is worth it. Until that murkiness no longer exists, I don't see myself rushing to go solar anytime soon. As for this idea of cheap government loans for solar panels and batteries, here's the issue I have with it. Yes, it would take away the upfront cost. But debt is debt. Irrespective of how low the interest rate is. And, while the greens claim you might end up with cheaper power bills, you'd still have this debt to service. So your monthly power bill might be cheaper, but you'd still have to service the loan from the government. According to the energy efficiency and conservation authority, a small-to-medium solar set-up will cost somewhere between $8,500 and $11,500. That's just for the panels. The batteries, on top of that, can range from $5,000 to $15,000. So let's go with the median prices and say that your panels will cost you around about $10,000 and the battery around about $10,000, as well. So, $20,000 all up. In the scheme of things, that isn't all that much. But, according to the energy efficiency and conservation authority, it takes on average seven-to-10 years for solar to pay for itself. For the money saved on power to pay back the upfront cost of installing solar. And that's where this policy from the greens doesn't stack up. Because if it's going to cost $20,000 upfront and they say people are going to save $1,000 a year on their power bills, then it's going to be 20 years before their solar set-up pays for itself. And that, for me, is enough to say thanks, but no thanks. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Green Party have just had their annual State of the Planet Address, and this year they're calling for a National Electrification Plan. They say it's in response to the current fossil fuels crisis, and would add to their previous calls for free public transport and solutions to ease the cost of living. The plan would lay out a clear plan to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and use renewable energy like solar panels to reduce the cost of living. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicola WIllis was on Breakfast talking about the fuel crisis, she had a particularly bad moment when Tova O'Brien challenged her about NZ families spending $100m more per week on petrol without help for most from the government.Carmel Sepuloni and Christopher Bishop went head-to-head this morning on Winston's surge and the placement poverty that students are facing at the moment.Chloe Swarbrick and David Seymour spar on NZ Herald NOW over the TPU poll and the cease fire leaving NZ exposed due to our fuel dependence++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

In this episode the gals talk to Greens co-leader Chloe Swarbrick about the Greens chances to increase their vote, what she would do as finance minister and getting door knocked by David Seymour's dad.

The latest political poll is out. We have reaction from the Prime Minister, and Winston Peters, as well as analysis from RNZ political editor, Jo Moir; Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick discusses its proposal to the government over fuel pricing; Calls for government to encourage more use of public transport.

Green co-leader Chloe Swarbrick responds to the announcement, speaking with Guyon Espiner.

The Green Party is offering its support to National to fast-track a fossil fuel relief package, bypasssing other parties with their combined 63 votes. The proposal includes three months of free public transport, a windfall tax on fuel companies, and targeted payments for rural and low-income earners. The Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick told Kerre Woodham, "we have put a sensible and urgent fossil fuel crisis relief package on the table, and we're really willing and able to work with the National Party to make it happen." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's edition of Fuel Watch, the Green Party is offering its votes to the National Party to get on with passing what the Greens call a sensible and urgent fossil fuel crisis relief package. And you know what, it is quite sensible. They're not suggesting a horse and cart for every home - that's sensible. With the Greens and National's combined 63 votes, the Greens say you don't need any other political party to get this through. Their proposed package includes making public transport free for users, not forever, just while the Straits of Hormuz are compromised, a relief payment for low income people or people who live rurally to help meet additional transport costs, a windfall profits tax to prevent corporate price gouging, that's particularly Green, I think you'd be fair to say, reversing changes to school bus eligibility and routes, temporary expansion of eligibility for school buses, reversing the government's intended reduction in total mobility support for disabled people, and increasing the mileage rates to the 23,000 care and support workers to meet their actual travel costs, which we discussed the other day. Now, none of these are particularly silly, are they? Chlöe Swarbrick, the Green Party co leader, says New Zealanders expect politicians to do everything we can to support people through this immediate crisis and to minimise future vulnerability by reducing fossil fuel dependence. And she's not wrong. You know, normally we would probably be able to weather this particular storm. It won't last forever, there'll be a resolution one way or the other. And, normally families would be able to accommodate this, but it's been five years of scrimping and saving and compromising for many, many working families. You know, they've had to cope with inflation and increases in mortgage payments or rents, increased food costs, increased insurance, increased rates, things that you simply cannot compromise on. These are things you have to have, they're not nice-to-haves, they're must-haves, and it's been tough going. And for many families, this is like the straw that breaks the camel's back. It wouldn't be forever, the sort of relief they're talking about. It wouldn't be, I suppose they'd quite like to see, you know, public transport being free forever, but you know, I think that's not what they've said. They've said that there are people right now who are hurting, who cannot, cannot make any further compromises in their budgets, and they need assistance. I don't think there's a lot wrong with what they're suggesting. I know this coalition government, quite rightly, is wary of throwing money out to all and sundry, as we saw with the Covid spend up, but I'm absolutely certain they have the tools and the philosophy to target assistance where it should be targeted, as the Prime Minister bangs on, you know, timely, targeted, and temporary. So that's precisely what the Greens are suggesting. Nicola Willis, the Finance Minister, has ruled out across the board price cuts, fair enough, not everybody does need support. We grabbed the PM on his way out after chatting to Mike and said, well come on, what about the Greens? And he said, "yes, yes, yes, we're already working on some of these measures", but all very well and good. The people who need support needed it last week, not yes, yes, yes, we're working on it, you know, in the future. People need it now to get to work. And people are willing to use the buses. I don't know what's happening in your city, but in Auckland, it recorded its busiest day on public transport in seven years, and that was last Tuesday. 7,000 more trips than the previous busiest day, which was two weeks ago. So people are, are feeling it. And if they can make alternative transport arrangements, they will. And if they find, through trying out public transport, that it actually works for them, that's got to benefit everybody. The road users, public transport, people's pockets. Just because the Greens suggest something, I don't think it should be dismissed or snorted at, you take every suggestion on its merits, and in this particular case, I think the Greens have got a point. I note that their targeted assistance didn't cover the food producers, and I think they could probably do with a break. I think John talked about that when he was doing the show. You know, and they may well be able to get through this without having to hoick the prices up too much. I suppose it's a bit much to expect the Greens to offer targeted assistance to food producers. They seem to think we should all be breatharians, but does this cover off the Green's suggestion, the public transport free for users for a certain amount of time, a relief payment for low income people or people who live rurally, increasing the mileage rates for the care and support workers? I don't see that as being particularly egregiously extravagant or silly or nonsensical. These are the people who need help, who need it now, and who need that help while the oil prices are going through the roof and consequently the price at the pump is going through the roof. There's only so much people can take, and they've taken a lot, these working families, for the last five to six years. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The opposition's calling for more transparency over New Zealand's talks with the United States about the supply of rare and critical minerals. Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Corin Dann

AUT Associate Professor Alex Plum joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about the latest hate crime research that shows that lesbian and bisexual women in New Zealand face substantially higher risks of crime by strangers. In fact, new AUT research shows they are up to twice as likely as heterosexual women to experience sexual assault and other violent offences perpetrated by people they do not know. Chloe Swarbrick and David Seymour traded jabs on Herald Now this morning talking Winston Peters, climate change and the pollsAfter 24 years in Parliament, Judith Collins has announced her plan to retire from politics. She will start a new job, heading the Law Commission - a Crown entity which reviews the law - later this year.++++++++++++++++++++Like us on Facebook.com/BigHairyNetwork Follow us on Twitter.com/@bighairynetworkFollowing us on TikTok.com/@bighairynetworkSupport us on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/BigHairyNewsCheck out our merch https://bhn.nz/shop/Donate to our work https://bhn.nz/shop/donation/

Despite a wobble in the polls last year, Green Party Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick thinks the party is in a good place. Over this term the party's reached as high as 15% in some surveys, but it dropped to 7% in the last 1News Verian poll of 2025. Swarbrick told Andrew Dickens she's proud of the plans they've put on the table and thinks they're in a really good place going into election year. She says New Zealanders have agency, and so they shouldn't just watch the polls and think that's their future set in stone. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Qiulae Wong, is the leader of the freshly branded Opportunity Party and joins us tonight to talk about the party, the reset and what she wants to achieve with a party that has always had interest from voters, but never quite got there.Gary Stevenson joins Guyon Espiner to explain why he believes wealth inequality in New Zealand is growing faster than many people realise and how this trend is reshaping the housing market, the tax system and the long-term prospects for middle-income families. Stevenson argues that a small group of high-wealth individuals now hold a rapidly increasing share of land, property and financial assets, while younger and middle-class New Zealanders face rising costs and fewer pathways to build wealth.NZ Herald NOW hosted Greens' Chloe Swarbrick and ACT's David Seymour to debate mining, fast-track reforms and more. For the second week in a row, the interviewer identifies how Seymour goes long on answers and purposefully inhibits Swarbricks responses almost like he is actively wanting her answers censored.=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

Chloe Swarbrick was on Newstalk ZB today talking homelessness with Heather du Plessis-Allan offending her white lady sensibilities trying to find a solution to those homeless people "who shout" posing that locking them up overnight is the best solutionNicola Willis was on with Ryan Bridge this morning talking unemployment and who is to blame for it,BHB whanau Craig Renny seems to be under a coordinated attack by operatives on the right starting at Chris Bishop and Kieran McAnulty were on Breakfast this morning debating TPM's impact on Labour's chance to win at the next election and the unemployment numbers versus people leaving NZ=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

Join Duncan Garner and guests as they dive into contentious issues and significant updates in New Zealand. This episode kicks off with a discussion on the failed 2020 cannabis legalization referendum and the renewed call by Green Party's Chloe Swarbrick to revisit the issue. The panel then explores free trade's vital role in the global economy, highlighting recent successes under New Zealand's current administration. Additionally, don't miss the praise for Erica Stanford's impactful changes in the education sector, leading to remarkable improvements in student performance across various demographics. The episode wraps up with concerns over the Broadcasting Standards Authority's potential overreach and its implications for free speech. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSypyI8wbnZgJDYY0VCdwJQ/join Get in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials. Website: https://www.rova.nz/podcasts/duncan-garner-editor-in-chief-live Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chloe Swarbrick and the Green Party's latest attempt to drag New Zealand back into the cannabis debate. Five years after a clear referendum rejection,face the real issues plaguing Kiwi society—like vaping, truancy, and mental health. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSypyI8wbnZgJDYY0VCdwJQ/join Get in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials. Website: https://www.rova.nz/podcasts/duncan-garner-editor-in-chief-live Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Zealand's drug laws are in the spotlight again and with good reason. Despite record police busts, we're still seeing record methamphetamine use, we're seeing increasingly dangerous street drugs, and rising overdose deaths, three a week from drug overdoses. There have been calls to overhaul the 50-year-old Misuse of Drugs Act and the call comes from a number of different organisations. The Drug Foundation wants drug use decriminalised and the law rewritten to make it a health issue, not a criminal issue, and they have been very consistent in their approach on this. Also this week we had a survey from the Helen Clark Foundation conducted by the University a University of Otago researcher, Rose Crossin. And that found that half of New Zealanders support shifting investment from policing to health. Rose Crossin told the Elephant News show right now two-thirds of what we spend on drugs goes to law enforcement. And the people surveyed would prefer that money to go on to prevention, treatment and harm reduction. The report shows that just 1.4% of the annual drug budget is for harm reduction. 1.4%. That does rise to 30% when you look at treatment and prevention, but it's still when you see the vast majority going towards policing, surely it should be flipped on its head. Green's co-leader Chloe Swarbrick also raised the issue, again, launching an online platform yesterday, which asked for public suggestions on better drug regulation, in particular cannabis, as a step towards legalisation. Now, with the use of medicinal cannabis, we haven't seen a huge upswing in the numbers of people taking cannabis. I venture there are some of you who have used medicinal cannabis, found it works for you. You've never used cannabis before, but when the opportunity came available for you to use it, you did so, and found it didn't turn you into a raging drug addict lifting your skirt on the streets to pay for your habit. And in fact, helped you with pain, helped you with sleeplessness, whatever it is that medicinal cannabis is supposed to do. So certainly, there needs to be more opportunity for people to rehab, for those who've tried drugs, found it doesn't work for them and need to get off it. There are clinics around the country, but hey, good luck getting into the taxpayer funded ones. Pretty much it seems you have to be court ordered before you can get into those rehab clinics. If you go private, prices start from around $17,000 for a couple of weeks to a month. Most 30-day residential rehabs charge more than $20,000. And you can have ones with all the bells and whistles and the nice sheets and the nice meals and the yoga instructor. But who the hell can pay for that? The trust fund babies, sure. Wealthy business people, sure. But where do you go if you're an average, ordinary, everyday Kiwi who tried drugs, be it meth or coke or booze, and thought you could handle it, and found that the monkey on your back was the one in charge, you need to get off. You have to. - you're going to lose your family, you're going to lose your soul. How do you step out of your life for a month? How do you find the 30-odd thousand for the month? How do you re-enter your life and stay clean? Policing plays an important role in thwarting people who make money from peddling misery. Having drugs criminalised stops some people from using them. I know that when I was growing up in the media,and I really was, 17,18, 19 years old, a big reason I didn't use drugs that were around, the cocaine and the cannabis, was that I would lose my job. If I was found in possession of any of these drugs, I would lose my job. I would have a criminal offence against my name, so the legalised drug, booze, became my drug of choice. So I understand how having drug use criminalised can be useful in stopping people starting. Bbt surely reducing demand is a really vital part of the process as well. People choosing not to use alcohol and other drugs will have a much bigger impact than the occasional high-profile bust. And surely then making drugs just another product with all the health and safety regulations around the production of these drugs, having taxes applied at source, turning it into just another commodity would be the most effective of all at emasculating the gangs and the cartels? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all. Attention seekers: 1/10 What a dreadful week as we gave far too much energy to narcissists who masquerade as people with causes, both at sea and on land. Noeline: 2/10 Still nothing. How badly handled can a badly handled scandal be handled? Winston Peters: 7/10 In between cleaning up the glass on his dog, his Pacific reset speech was a reminder of what a considered and sensible Foreign Minister he is. Chlöe Swarbrick: 1/10 The party under her leadership really has become farcical. If Palestine was a national park, it might make sense. Chris Hipkins: 3/10 Telling us how appalling it was that Winston's house got smashed but then didn't vote for the new protest law. H.Y.P.O.C.R.I.T.E. LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BIG NEWS!!! Chewie's back tonight from his sojourn to the UK...lots of stories to hear including accidently getting caught up in an anti-Trump protestThe Green Party spoke to the media on today, accompanied by the families of Rana Hamida, Youssef Sammour, and teenager Samuel Leason, the three Kiwis detained after Israeli military boarded the Sumud flotilla. Chloe Swarbrick cut through all the bs to spell out that this government is legally bound to do everything it can to stop a genocide happening.From November 2026, there will be a parental assistance test for jobseekers and equivalent emergency benefits, with the government saying parents who can support their children should do so, instead of the state. Parents earning more than $65,000 must support their 18-19-year-old children, with the government tightening eligibility for Jobseeker benefits.Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury has been caught up in some online drama where the Foreign Affairs Minister has been so triggered by something Bomber has said, that he is tweeting up a story with personal insults and rhetoric that would better suit a mean girls cast member than, until recently. our second in command.

Today on the show...recent controversy surrounding Greens Co-leader Chloe Swarbrick's business class flight to London. Despite her anti-elite and pro-environment stance, Swarbrick accepted a business class ticket funded by the Insurance Council of New Zealand, sparking accusations of hypocrisy. The panel scrutinizes the political ramifications and double standards involved. They also touch upon other significant topics including earthquake legislation reforms, national electricity market reforms, the apparent disarray in the Te Pāti Māori, and job losses in regional communities.Get in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials. Website: https://www.rova.nz/podcasts/duncan-garner-editor-in-chief-live Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPECIAL GUEST HOST: Ash Rebornhttps://www.tiktok.com/@ashrebornnz Winston Peters spoke at the UN over the weekend saying that NZ's position right now is not to recognise Palestine statehood. Since then there has been a split in the country with one side being embarrassed that NZ is now running from the right side of history, and the other side being proud and supportive of the decision made. Tonight we have Labour Leader Chris Hipkins LIVE at 9pm to give Labour's response to the decisionWe spoke with Green Party co leader Marama Davidson on Saturday which you can see here https://youtube.com/live/9-sDoJ3e5do and we're speaking with te pati Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer on Wednesday nightWe're all very jealous at BHN HQ as yesterday an episode of Gary's Economics dropped with his first ever politician guest and it was Green party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick. We'll take a look at that episode and see what these two legends covered in their 30 minute conversation=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

Today on the show...-Chloe Swarbrick has only one way back into Parliament... apologize or she can't return to the house. Surely she's got no option here. Even Winston Peters says, sorry, so he can carry on. -My panel with ASHLEY CHURCH & STUART NASH on this weeks recap-Plus special guest martin devlin from the DSPN Podcast to chat RUGBYGet in touch with Duncan - duncan@rova.nz and join us on the socials. Website: https://www.rova.nz/home/podcasts/duncan-garner---editor-in-chief.html Instagram: @DuncanGarnerpodcast TikTok: @DuncanGarnerpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 13 August 2025, Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins and other former Labour Ministers have declined to give evidence at a public Covid inquiry. National's Chris Bishop says it's "disgraceful". Drama in Parliament, with Greens co-leader Chloe Swarbrick kicked out of the House for the second day in a row. Former Speaker Sir David Carter says Gerry Brownlee is right to crack down on MPs misbehaving. Bad news if you have kids at secondary school. Teachers are going on strike next Wednesday and PPTA president Chris Abercrombie tells Heather just how big a payrise they're after. Kiwi woman Sarah Shaw is still in a US detention centre with her 6-year old. Her lawyer speaks to Heather. Plus, the Huddle debates whether Chloe Swarbrick deserved her suspensions - and whether the ex-ministers should front up to the Covid inquiry. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parliament is becoming increasingly divided over the situation with Palestine. Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick was barred from Parliament yesterday when she suggested MPs not backing her bill to sanction Israel were spineless. She believes an apology from her isn't needed, and is engaging with Speaker Gerry Brownlee about returning to the House today. Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour raised the question to Mike Hosking of how can you call for an international rules-based order when you can't follow the basic rules in your own workplace. Swarbrick has been a Member of Parliament for more than half her life, he said, so she should be able to debate on the issues – and if she can't, she should be asking why she's not persuading people. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Monday, 11 August 2025, Australia says it will recognise Palestine as a state, and New Zealand says it will make a decision on the same on one month. International relations expert Professor Robert Patman tells Heather why this is an important step - and whether it will mean any more aid gets to the starving people of Gaza. Labour leader Chris Hipkins on why his party keeps climbing the polls - and whether he would let the Greens' Chloe Swarbrick be his Finance Minister. Will Christchurch's new stadium be ready for the Super Rugby Round in April? Destination Queenstown's Mat Woods on the new super luxury hotel that's being built in Queenstown. Plus, the Huddle debates the pros and cons of recognising a Palestinian state and whether the Government needs more "legacy" projects. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 14 May 2025, Workplace Minister Brooke van Velden speaks to Heather after using the c-word in Parliament in protest against what she says are misogynist attacks by Labour. Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick defends her Budget alternative - including free GP and dentist visits, a wealth tax and inheritance tax and a private jet tax. Northland principal Pat Newman on what would really help to get truant kids back to school. Plus, former Finance Minister Steven Joyce on why he supports free vaccines for over 65s and his future as a NZME board chair. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington Central MP Tamatha Paul is again dismissing criticism of her views on policing. Billboards depicting Paul and Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick have popped up in Wellington and Auckland -- with the tagline - 'Defund the Police, vote Green'. The Sensible Sentencing Trust is behind the ads, and claims the Greens have expressed copyright concerns about their use of official candidate photos. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper unpacks the reactions from today. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For their weekly catchup with the Green Party, Oto spoke to Ricardo Menendez-March about the government's new replacement to the Resource Management Act, The Green's call for the compassionate release of Dean Wickliffe, and renewed calls for executive MP support of Chloe Swarbrick's members' bill to Sanction Israel  For this week's Green Desk, producer Liam speaks to Brent Bielby, manager of EcoMatters' Bike Hubs, a community project aimed at encouraging more people to take up cycling. Oto spoke to Rich Greissman - Deputy Chair of the Child Poverty Action Group about their call to senior Government Ministers and finance Minister Nicola Willis to restore funding to Ka ora Ka Ako, the healthy school lunches programme. And, for this week's Get Action! Oto spoke to founding chair of Te Taiao o Kāwhia Moana - John Forbes about his group's petition to remove vehicle access from vulnerable areas of the Kāwhia harbour.

Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Richard Hills and Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Kāinga Ora has unveiled their tougher new approach to address rent debt. Is this move justified - or a step too far? Greens co-leader Chloe Swarbrick brought some lunchboxes into the House and challenged Prime Minister Luxon to eat one after claims they were inedible. What do we make of this? There's concern in Tauranga, with many residents saying mayor Mahe Drysdale should move from Cambridge to the city. Drysdale says it's been difficult finding a house in their preferred school zone - do we think he needs to move? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Country's Jamie Mackay took a trip up to the Big Smoke - and got to sit in on a memorable parliamentary session. Both Luxon and Hipkins got some jabs in at each other, and Greens co-leader Chloe Swarbrick questioned the quality of the coalition's school lunch plan, and challenged the Prime Minister to eat one. Jamie Mackay joined Ryan Bridge to recap the day. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Politicians from all parties are coming together to pay tribute to Nikki Kaye. The former National deputy leader and Auckland Central MP has died, aged 44. Kaye served as an MP from 2008 until 2020 - taking leave from the House in 2016 for breast cancer treatment. John Key, Helen Clarke, Jacinda Ardern and Chloe Swarbrick are among those who have shared tributes, and Prime Minister Chris Luxon says she was held in great respects across the political divide. Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper also says she was a hard worker - and will be remembered fondly. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a North Otago farmer and award-winning environmentalist. But has she been smoking something in the tailing pen up on the hills? What can she possibly agree with Chloe Swarbrick about?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darleen Tana has been officially ejected from parliament making the Greens the first party to use the waka-jumping provision. Corin Dann spoke to Party Co-leader Chloe Swarbrick

Chlöe Swarbrick is confident in the Greens' argument about proportionality of the House being affected by now independent MP Darleen Tana. Party delegates have voted to ask Speaker Gerry Brownlee to oust Tana from Parliament, invoking the waka-jumping law it has previously opposed. It's now down to Brownlee to decide if Tana's resignation from the party —but not Parliament— affects the proportionality of the House. The Green Party co-leader told Mike Hosking she's proud the 185 delegates representing thousands of members all came to the conclusion. She says it was a unanimous and resounding consensus, which demonstrates that the party's moving forward together on the issue. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 18th of October, the Greens have voted to oust Darleen Tana, falling on their own sword regarding the waka jumping legislation. It's a new era for football in New Zealand with Auckland FC's first game taking place this weekend. CEO Nick Becker joins the show. Kate Hawkesby has some gripes with Mike and the show today, airing out her grievances as she and Tim Wilson Wrap the Week. Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Batt is a pioneer in the digital audio space and one of New Zealand's most impressive creative talents. He's the producer and co-host of NZ's most popular podcast - with 20 million downloads, he's created his own podcast network, won multiple comedy awards, produced radio for Matt Heath, he's a standup comedian, was a co-chair of the NZ comedy guild, and a father of two kids under 3. In this episode we talk about starting a podcast with Guy Montgomery where they watch the same movie every week for a year, what he learned from radio and why he left, working with Chloe Swarbrick, the best and worst of the NZ comedy scene and the future of NZ media. Tim is hilarious and told us after we recorded that he'd contacted both of our partners to do his own research on us. He flips the interview on us about halfway through (well played Tim!). This was a really fun chat, so many laughs in this one. Tim is super quick, thoughtful and just an all-round interesting guy. This episode is brought to you by TAB, download the new app today and get your bet on! Listen on iHeart Radio or wherever you get your podcasts from. Or watch the video on YouTube. We're also stoked to tell you about the business we've built. If you'd like to get one of our epic guests in to MC or Speak at your function or event, flick us a message by going to http://B2Bspeakers.co.nz and let our guests make your night. And to get the best discount off your NordVPN plan - go to nordvpn.com/betweentwobeers - our link will also give you 4 extra months on the 2-year plan. There's no risk with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darleen Tana is in court on Thursday in a bid to prevent their former party, the Greens, from ousting the MP from Parliament. Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Green Party leadership has written to Darleen Tana, giving her 21 days to respond to calls to resign.  Senior leaders from the Green's Pacific Network walked away from the party following the letter – seen as a step towards invoking waka-jumping provisions.  The party has scheduled a special meeting for September 1, when delegates will vote on whether or not to invoke the party-hopping act.  Co-leader Chloe Swarbrick tells Mike Hosking the party is proud to work through differing internal perspectives.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 29th of July, Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick explains why the Greens have to wait another month before they do anything re Darleen Tana.  The must maligned boot camps begin today so we talk to the minister in charge, Karen Chhour.  Guy in Paris and Sav fresh off the rugby field in Russell cover all our Olympic athletes and storylines coming out of the Games. Dare we say it's been a disappointment so far?  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THREE KEY FACTS: Former Green MP Darleen Tana will remain as an independent MP “as long as this place allows me” The Greens say Tana misled the party during an inquiry into claims of migrant exploitation at her husband's business The Green Party will now consider whether to use the waka-jumping law to try to expel her. The Green Party will consider this weekend whether to try to force former Green MP Darleen Tana out of Parliament after Tana rejected co-leader Chloe Swarbrick's request to resign and confirmed she would stay in Parliament as an independent MP. Tana returned to Parliament on Tuesday and was declared an independent MP by Speaker Gerry Brownlee, later telling media she intended to stay on. “I'm here now and doing the mahi ... as long as this place allows me.” As she finished speaking to reporters, Tana said she needed to get back to the House because she was the “only person there and I don't have anybody backing me up”. While the Green Party will decide at its annual conference this weekend whether to invoke the waka jumping law to kick Tana out of Parliament, Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have not ruled out taking Tana into their party if she wants it. Swarbrick – who had publicly urged Tana to resign as an MP after a report on alleged migrant exploitation at Tana's husband's business – said on Tuesday afternoon she had only heard through the media that Tana intended to stay on. “Our caucus and party will be taking next steps with this in mind and will have more to say in due course.” Earlier, Swarbrick had said the party would consider whether to use the waka-jumping law at its annual conference this weekend. If they did use the waka-jumping law, she said it would not be without sign-off from the wider party. Swarbrick said a number of party members had expressed frustration about the situation. She said the best option would have been for Tana to resign. Swarbrick said if the party was “in a situation where we have to explore other options, then we will have those sensitive conversations at our AGM this coming weekend”. “I can be pretty clear with you that there are a number of members across the country who have reached out to me, incredibly frustrated about the situations and about Darleen Tana's unwillingness to take responsibility for what's happened here.” Former Green list MP Darleen Tana speaking to media at Parliament in Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell Waititi and Ngarewa-Packer said they had not yet had any discussions with Tana about joining Te Pāti Māori. Asked if they would take Tana if she asked, Ngarewa-Packer said that was “a discussion that needs to still happen”. “We never leave Māori behind. We've always been open about that. It's a treacherous place.” When spoken to by the Herald yesterday, Ngarewa-Packer said they had just seen Tana for the first time that day “and mihi to her because there was a camera in her face the whole time. We know what it's like to be unwanted in that place so we acknowledged her in that place”. Tana is now seated right at the back of Parliament's debating chamber – the area is dubbed “Siberia” – and her office has been moved out of the Greens' wing to the Parliamentary Library. She was suspended in March after allegations of migrant exploitation involving her husband Christian Hoff-Nielsen's bicycle company. NZ First leader Winston Peters said the Green Party was reluctant to use the waka-jumping law because it had originally got into Parliament by jumping ship from the Alliance to form the Greens, “so they are caught by their past”. He said there was no justification for an MP to remain in such circumstances, but noted Tana's husband's bike business was now in liquidation. He asked what was going on with the Greens' selection processes: “You've got chaos going on here.” - by Claire Trevett and Julia Gabel, NZ HeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The executive summary changes little if anything.  Firstly, it's not the full report. We paid for the full report. The full report is about being transparent.  The Greens can't claim transparency and honesty when they play dumb games like the ones they are.  Secondly, it sort of doesn't matter. It says what it is claimed it says, so in that sense it's not really the story anymore.   The original story was whether Darleen Tana was not what she claimed to be.  The report has answered that. Seeing the written evidence doesn't change the crime, even though Tana disputes bits of it. Sadly, her foray into the public light this week on the TV has not served her remotely well.  As far as I could hear, she babbled and blustered and made literally no sense whatsoever, leaving me with the impression she must be a nightmare to deal with at the best of times... God knows what it's like to buy a bike off her  Anyway, that isn't the point either.  The point is she is an interloper who may well have the brass neck to try it on and turn up to Parliament next week and tough it out.  Which is the real story, what do the Greens do?  And given the answer to this point is nothing, they are the real criminals.  Pleading and asking her to quit hasn't worked, isn't working, probably won't work.  But is it a tactic that gets them out of actually doing anything.  Is this, for both parties, a cake and eat it scenario?  Tana hangs in there until we all get bored, so she's on the pigs back for the rest of the term, accountable to no one.  The Greens huff and puff, do nothing hoping we also forget, but if and when we don't, they can huff and puff some more, saying exasperatedly we asked her to resign but she wouldn't.  The waka laws of course solve it, but they are so hoisted by their myopic thinking on it they don't want to embarrass themselves any further even though it's the right thing to do.  They are also not off the hook on candidate selection. Having a one stop are you a nutter, will you embarrass us clause is not enough to safeguard yourself, as we have seen time and time again with this lot.  They actually have to dig and ask a few questions.  So if Tana's skin is thick enough, she collects the money, passes go and laughs at us.  And the Greens, well surely if this is them at their most decisive, Chloe's dream of overtaking Labour is about as well thought through as their candidate selection process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government's draft emissions reduction plan has been released this morning, laying out how it will meet greenhouse gas limits on the way to reaching net-zero carbon emisisons by 2050. It relies on more tree planting and new technologies. Green Party co-leader Chloe Swarbrick spoke to Corin Dann.

Darleen Tana has quit the Green Party following a long-awaited report into her role in allegations of migrant exploitation at her husband's e-bike business. She disputes the findings and, so far, has ignored pleas by co-leader Chloe Swarbrick to resign from parliament. Which leaves the Greens in a pickle: do they invoke the waka-jumping legislation they so publicly abhor? And what is the broader damage to the Greens? Plus: Chris Bishop's promise to “flood” the housing market with a new density policy, and can Christopher Luxon have an important pull-aside chat with Joe Biden at the Nato gathering in Washington DC? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Darleen, please resign,"that's the message the Green Party's co-leader has for disgraced former MP Darleen Tana, who has stood down from her party but remains a member of parliament with the taxpayer continue to pay her salary. It's now been 116 days since Ms Tana was suspended from caucus amid allegations she is linked to migrant exploitation at her husband's bicycle company. Chloe Swarbrick speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.

The Green Party is yet to decide whether to invoke the waka jumping legislation to boot MP Darleen Tana out of Parliament. But co-leader Chloe Swarbrick says she won't rule it out, despite a long-standing position opposing the law. She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

In the later half of 2023, the University of Auckland announced rent increases of more than 8% at their halls of residence. The University justified this as a necessary measure, caused by the impacts of inflation However, students bearing the full brunt of the rent increase said the University's decision to increase rent and subsequent explanation were unacceptable, pointing out that inflation rates only increased by 5.6%, and that the increases would make the cost of living unaffordable for a large number of students living at the halls of residence.  This prompted a number of students to form a “Students for Fair Rent”, a group advocating for rental rates at the University of Auckland to be made more affordable by matching rental rates to inflation rates and the average cost of housing in Central Auckland.  In August last year, Students for Fair Rent organised a petition on change.org that received 1500 signatures, urging the University of Auckland to lower the cost of living which the University of Auckland reportedly ignored. Last week, on the 19th of April, Students for Fair Rent held a rally on Campus calling for a rent strike as a last resort protest against the cost of living at the halls and the University's dismissal.  95bFM News Reporters, Shane and Oto, went down to the rally and spoke to Matthew Lee, the founder of Students for Fair Rent, as well as Green Party Co-Leader Chloe Swarbrick, to discuss call for a rent strike.

The 1News Verian poll shows National still holds 38 per cent of the party vote - while Labour has nudged up 1 point to 28 per cent. Support for ACT has dipped to 8 per cent while New Zealand First is steady on 6 per cent. The Greens got a slight bump to 12 per cent and Te Paati Maori is up one point to 4 per cent. Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken a dive in the Preferred Prime Minister stakes, tumbling to 15 percent, while Christopher Luxon is on 25 percent. Also making an appearance in the preferred PM stakes is Green party leadership hopeful Chloe Swarbrick, on four percent. We're joined now by our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.

Young politicians around the world are disproving the adage that wisdom comes with age.