#BHN Julie-Anne Genter on the ferry drama | The hikoi reaches Auckland | Accusations of a 'cover up'

11/13/24 • 89 min

**Scroll down and give us a hand at the NZ Podcast awards** Julie Anne Genter joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk about where NZ is at with the Ferry's conversation and her claim that National is spending billions on roads in Wellington while cancelling what was, in hindsight, a very good deal for NZ purchasing ferries that would have been fit for purpose for decades The Treaty Principles hikoi has reached Auckland, crossing the harbour bridge as it did in 1975, and Christchurch in the South as it's moves towards Wellington on the eve of the bill being read Social Development Minister Louise Upston has directed her officials to stop publishing weekly updates on benefit numbers as the number of people on welfare reaches record levels. ================================= Help us win another listeners choice award, entries close 27 November Head to https://www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate Enter the podcast name BHN or Big Hairy News Link to the podcast is https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/bhn-big-hairy-news/id1629215711 ================================= 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 Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

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#BHN Government apology to survivors | Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll on the apology | Sir Bom put to rest

**Scroll down and give us a hand at the NZ Podcast awards** We'll take a look at the apology made today by the government, opposition and some government agencies to survivors of those abused in state care. How was the apology received, where to from here and will the government accept the offer of a bi-partisan working group on what happens next. Dr Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll, Co- Chair of the Redress Group for Survivors, joins us LIVE at 9pm to get her thoughts on the apology from the perspective of the group advising to the government, the government no longer wanting their advice, and the concerns they have around that. Sir Robert Gillies was the last of the Māori Battalion and was put to rest today, he was a connection to yesterday in a time where most of those connections are no longer with us. We'll take a look at his final march to a place of rest. ================================= Help us win another listeners choice award, entries close 27 November Head to https://www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate Enter the podcast name BHN or Big Hairy News Link to the podcast is https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/bhn-big-hairy-news/id1629215711 ================================= 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 Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ

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#BHN The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading, this is what the show is about tonight

**Scroll down and give us a hand at the NZ Podcast awards** Let's be honest, tonight's show is about the first reading of David Seymour's Treaty Principles bill and the hikoi heading to Wellington At the time of setting up this episode we have some requests in for people to come and chat with us, we are yet to have confirmation so just join us at 9pm to find out ================================= Help us win another listeners choice award, entries close 27 November Head to https://www.nzpodcastawards.com/nominate Enter the podcast name BHN or Big Hairy News Link to the podcast is https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/bhn-big-hairy-news/id1629215711 ================================= 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 Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ