BHN Big Hairy News • 20 May 2025

#BHN Clint Smith pre-budget chat | Luxon on ZB talking "Maorification" | Chippy on TPM suspensions

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Former Jacinda Ardern advisor Clint Smith joins us to have a pre-budget discussion looking at what the budget is actually about and what happened in the house today and where to from here.Christopher Luxon went on Mike Hosking's radio show and have to explain what Hosking calls "the Maorification" of NZ along with chastising Gerry Brownlee for being fair to TPM and allowing debate on their suspensionChippy was on Breakfast this morning explaining how the inconsistencies in suspensions from parliament including two cases in the current parliament where bully and intimidation were found by the privileges committee and no suspensions were handed out.Also, we will look over what happened both inside the house, and outside it today with people not being allowed into the viewing gallery=================================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