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The NZ Herald Leader's Debate is live at 7pm and we will recap the event looking at who wins, who loses and if there are any highlights to speak ofGot it - We look at the Prime Minister's media coverage - how he's framed, how he's tied into election coverage and the topics media keep attaching his name to.Labour has released a statement that under Christopher Luxon NZer's are worse off by $6,000, are they correct? Let's test it++++++++++++++++++++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/

Shanti Mathias from policy.nz joins us live at 9PM to talk about "the complete guide to the NZ Election 2026". Policy.nz helps Kiwis explore policies, find what matters and see who you align with.The TVNZ Multi-Party Debate is on tonight and we will review the performance of ACT leader David Seymour, Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi and Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong. Hosted by Breakfast presenter Tova O’Brien the debate is live at 7pm and we'll go over the highs and lows after 9pm++++++++++++++++++++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/

Qiulae Wong joins us live at 9pm to talk Opportunity's run into the election. Will they be there? Who will they support? Do they really think Luxon will negotiate with them after the election even though he has ruled them out today?Nicola Willis and Barb Edmonds went at each other on Sunday in Q&A as we look at some of the highlights from Jack Tame's "debate" with the two women who would be the next Finance Ministers under their prospective party's winDavid Seymour is coming for disability sector funding as he looks to cut, cut, cut to find money rather than o to the people who could most afford it, the top 10%More we are sure that will come up after we set up today's show++++++++++++++++++++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/

Dr Lisa Te Morenga joins us live. She is the Green Candidate for Te Tai Tonga and professor of Māori Health and Nutrition with more than 20 years’ experience in public health research, teaching, and advocacy.Barbara Edmonds and Nicola Willis go head to head in quick 30minute debate with John Campbell on RNZ.Let's also catch up on today's political campaign news with Luxon in Fielding announcing an election promise for the agriculture sector and Hipkins visiting nursing students at AUT.++++++++++++++++++++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/

Paul Barlow joins is tonight to have a look at what he's found in OpenBrief . We all think media is bias in some way, so what does Openbrief's data show us about our attitudes to media bias :) National has predictably announced today that people on the Job Seeker will be randomly drug tested which is just red meat to their base, in response seems that Matua Peters suggests those kinds of policies are a step towards fascism.Qiulae Wong appeared on the NZ Herald this morning to explain why her deputy thinks the second-best choice in parliament currently is National and responds to Winston Peter's comments about Opportunity yesterdayThe waste of time debate last night that gave four minutes each to some pretty high-profile politicians did have one high point, and that was the performance of Tamatha Paul, and her various mic drop moments++++++++++++++++++++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/

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi joins us LIVE at 9pm to talk over exiting TPM, setting up the Te Tai Tokerau Party and her battle for Northland in what we think is the most fascinating electorate on this year's electionIn a very strange moment on NZ Herald this morning Winston Peters called Lee Kuan Yew a "a very, very cautious economic Chinaman" while fill in host Nadine Higgins spoke to Peters as if he was a 90-year-old in a rest home needing his slippersThe lady in red was the winner of last night's debate between Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon, and she joins us tonight to talk about her experience at the TVNZ debate++++++++++++++++++++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/

The fist leaders' debate is on TVNZ tonight at 7pm, we will spend most of tonight's show recapping the highs and lows of the event, winners and losers etc in this much talked about rematch of Tame versus LuxonTim Parkin from OntheFence.co.nz joins us to talk about the resource they have made online to help direct people towards the polices, and parties that best represent those policies, to help hey them off the fence and into the voting booth++++++++++++++++++++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/

Mihingarangi Forbes and a panel on Mata took a look at where and who Māori are voting for on the Māori and General rolls. They also had a quick go over the battle for the Māori seatsBarb Edmonds was on the NZ Herald this morning talking about the narrative that National is running on pointing to holes, as they claim, in Labour's financial pledgesNicola Willis spoke with Tova O'Brien this morning on losing her seat via a low party vote and demonstrated how the #blameLabour theme continues three years on for National++++++++++++++++++++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/

Chloe joins Ollie Neas on Public Interest's podcast to discuss her career as a politician and how this election is shaping up for the Green Party.In an interview with Guyon Espiner, David Seymour revealed his desire to see cabinet papers written using AI and possibly already being used in his Department of Regulation formed this term.Are the memes created by Labour and National making cut-through this election? Are they reaching young people or turning them away from politics?++++++++++++++++++++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/

Paul Barlow joins us to talk about the Green Party poll surge - what does the data tell us about the reaction to Mondays polls.The right is now going all out to create an overhang with literal billionaire backings, we have to ask the question again...if an overhang helps decided an election, is it right for Labour to still play (what they think) is the moral game of not engendering an overhang to help the left.The Press 'Kingmakers' debate is on at 7.30, we will have a recap on what has happened, at least as much as we can depending on if the debate is complete by 9pm++++++++++++++++++++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/