Week of 'Best Ofs'

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A week of 'Best Ofs' and tonight we have

Helping people escape from Gloriavale with Olivia Wensley

Can something be retrospectively made objectionable with former Chief Censor David Shanks

Guys Williams platforming Leo Molloy

Krystal Ball on Bill Maher and the truth about inflation and petrol prices

The left wants to police their own a masterclass by Jon Stewart

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There is a vast amount of public money, money from the Government, that is supporting and paying for Sean Plunket and The Platform being on air. Contrary to Mr Plunket's claims, he cannot argue that if it wasn't for vast sums of public money his platform would not be operational today or in the immediate future as they attempt to become commercially viable. We'll explain tonight https://brownscouse.substack.com/p/thewrightsarewrong   

Mia Sutherland is an advocate and activist across a range of youth issues, from Christchurch. Mia was a former School Strike 4 Climate organizer and claims to know "all too familiar with the ridicule and aggression channelled at school students from fully grown adults." In saying that Mia says "the recent interview conducted by Heather du Plessis-Allan with 16-year-old strike organizer Izzy Cook even caught me off guard"  

The Advertising Standards Authority have instructed the Ministry of Health to cease using their 'Stick it to Hep C' advertising campaign where people in the advert are showing the middle finger as the place to get the prick to test their blood  

Donald Trump has become the laughingstock of the fundraising world with no one wanting to financially support him as he begs for money...probably because this time around he may have to actually pay his lawyers

Just Pat and Nala tonight so a lot on the agenda to get us through along with opening up Discord if you want to come in for a chat https://discord.gg/duFfVwQT  

Kelvin Davis in hot water with his "you're not Maori enough" comment to Maori Act MP Karen Chhour  

The case of the 'Three Strikes Kisser' Daniel Fitzgerald has brought into focus the danger of the extreme punitive law, especially on the vulnerable and mentally ill. We'll look at this tonight.  

Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has said that statements on the Maori Party website claiming that Maori were "genetically superior" have been deemed 'racist' by him.  

Excite is building in some corners for the Women RWC but with only 3,000 spectators at a recent game we wonder what is the state of Women's Sport and where should it be  

And maybe a quick look at the low voter turn out for local body elections and how that helps the right when it comes to elections

'Karen' Plunket was just plain wrong on his analysis of the terrorist Brenton Tarrant, there seems to be no retraction. Ms Plunket seems so keen to hold others to account but apparently no retraction from him  

The bullying aimed at a 16 year old student has continued today. The bullying which is a direct result of the HDPA interview on Friday. We'll have a look at the latest happenings  TVNZ has released more data from their latest political polling. 

Today we learned more about the 'approval ratings' of the leaders of the two largest parties

#BHNDunedin | Ep10 | Jett Groshinski for Dunedin City Mayor  

Candidate Statement 

My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Councillor.  

Kia Ora, my name is Jett Groshinski, I'm a fellow Dunedinite and student here at the University of Otago. I first came to Dunedin in 2014 in which time I have seen how our wonderful city has evolved.  

My partner and I live in Helensburgh, and my two younger sisters are at Dunedin North Intermediate and Logan Park High School. Dunedin is at a crossroads where there are lots of changes happening to local government and now is a more important time than ever to vote for who you think will represent your needs.  

There are challenges and opportunities in Dunedin's future, and we need a collaborative, intergenerational leadership to create a sustainable and equitable future Dunedin today. More transparency, climate change action, representation for all, sustainability practices, improved parking, recycling, road safety and community involvement all need to be priorities for the city.

#BHNDunedin | Ep9 | Aaron Hawkins for Dunedin City Mayor  

Candidate Statement 

My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area.  

It has been a privilege to serve as your Mayor, and I'm asking for your support to continue for another three years.  

Over the next ten years and beyond, we'll see billions of dollars of investment pumped into Dunedin. Our job is to grab that opportunity, and use it to shape a city that can look after its people - and our planet - for generations to come. A city that is accessible, inclusive, and welcoming.  

That builds more public housing, and a 21st century transport network. That tackles the causes, and effects, of our changing climate head on. And that does these things in ways that reflect our commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi.  

My commitment to you is to keep going with the work we've started. To keep revitalising Ötepoti Dunedin.  

And to ensure we are ready to face the future in a sustainable and inclusive way.

#BHNDunedin | Ep8 | Mandy Mayhem-Bullock for Dunedin City Mayor  

Candidate Statement 

My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Councillor.  

I am an approachable leader with experience in governance.  

As Mayor of Dunedin my priorities will include; advocating for climate change solutions and coastal plans for low lying communities; supporting cheap public transport; tackling the housing crisis and working on healthier affordable homes for all residents. I will argue the case for council to be social housing providers. Supporting the cultural and artistic community by enhancing current facilities and safeguarding our venues. I am driven to create a welcoming, inclusive and accessible city where all of its residents feel valued and listened to. I am committed to city growth while protecting the environment and the well being of all our people. Dunedin needs good decision making -I will lead a professional and collaborative Council that listens and engages.  

A Council that takes a holistic and strategic approach to decisions, considering social, cultural, environmental and economic well being. For the people.

#BHNDunedin | Ep7 | Lee Vandervis for Dunedin City Mayor  

Candidate Statement 

My principal place of residence is in the Dunedin City Council area. I am also standing for Councillor.  

As your independent Mayor free from Old-Boy or Party-Political pressures, I will fight to keep our  

$3 billion 3 Waters assets from Government/Iwi takeover, keep our One-Way traffic flowing, optimise more parking and ensure that Councillors know what most people want with regular informal referendums.  

I will promote Vibrant Dunedin and use my long Councillor and business experience to attract investment, get real returns from Council Companies, stop rates and debt increases of $100 million annually, defer $100 million+ of planned cycleways through George st, Princes st, Uni etc, and get progress on stalled decisions like Stadium use, Unitary Council, Sammy's, Mayfair Theatre, and Taieri Gorge Railway (that has been costing us $2.5 million annually just to mothball).  

Dunedin's glorious past shows that we can have a glorious future if we: encourage development rather than retreat (as with South Dunedin), open smaller easier contracts to everyone, and ensure Democratic decisions.

Heather Du Plessis-Allan goes 'mean girls' on Izzy Cook on Friday. Izzy is a 16 year old who is part of the organising team behind the School Strike for Climate Change and was laughed at mercilessly by a 36 year old, mother of one, and professional journalist and broadcaster who should have known better. It's one of the grossest things we've heard for a very long time in broadcasting and Izzy's mother has responded to HDPA in a guest post on The Spinoff. We'll play you some of the audio tonight and you can see how repugnant this all was. https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/25-09-2022/heather-du-plessis-allan-should-be-ashamed-of-how-she-bullied-my-daughter   

We're joined by Jon Fraenkel, Professor of Comparative Politics School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations at Victoria University to help us understand STV and if we should leave people off the ballot, or list all candidates and put our undesirable candidates at the bottom.   

The latest TVNZ political polls are out, National us up...but Luxon is down. What (if anything) does this mean.