The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

Bernard Hickey and friends explore Aotearoa’s political economy together. thekaka.substack.com

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey is a commentary podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 626 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Kākā by Bernard Hickey, a commentary show with 626 episodes published.

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  The Weekly Hoon: Budget 2026, a climate scandal, Saudi Arabia & Iran & disinformation flooding NZ's political debates

  May 28, 202657 minS0

  <p>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.</p><p>This edition also included discussions with Arab News Editor in Chief Faisal Abbas and disinformation researcher Sanjana Hattotuwa.</p><p>This week:</p><p>* Bernard and Peter began with a chat about the Government’s Budget delivered yesterday afternoon.</p><p>* Bernard, Peter and Cathrine then talked about the Government’s failure to disclose lobbyist contact on behal...

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  A sugar-free Budget that relies on rosy forecasts

  May 27, 202615 minS0

  <p>Finance Minister has unveiled a ‘sugar-free’ and ‘tough love’ Budget that achieves a surplus by 2028/29, a year earlier than previously forecast in December, thanks to Treasury forecasting a short energy shock that allows GDP growth to average 2.7% over the next four years. </p><p>Thank you Cheese (Ashley Cheeseman), Kath, Suzanne Jansson-Bush, Steve Robinson, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekaka.substack.com/subs

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  RBNZ almost hikes & eyes three hikes before election

  May 27, 202620 minS0

  <p>The Reserve Bank of New Zealand decided this afternoon to hold the Official Cash Rate (OCR), but it was a much closer run thing than everyone expected and the central bank has changed its forecasts to seeing three OCR hikes by the end the year. Most economists now expect three hikes in a row on July 8, September 2 and October 28, just in time for the OCR to be 3.0% by the election on November 7.</p><p>For the first time, the Reserve Bank detailed how each of the six members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted, including that the three...

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  Live with Bernard Hickey

  May 26, 202645 minS0

  <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekaka.substack.com/subscribe

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  The Weekly Hoon: Govt housing & job cuts; Iran vs Trump; Competition & banking

  May 21, 202658 minS0

  <p>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.</p><p>This edition also included discussions with historian and author Jonathan Lyons, PhD on the conflict with Iran and Tex Edwards from Monopoly Watch NZ about bank competition.</p><p>This week:</p><p>* Bernard and Peter began with a chat the Government’s social housing spending cuts and shuffles announced yesterday, along with its pre-Budget announcement about...

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