# Bernard Hickey

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Morning Report Essentials Thursday 3 September

Psychologist joins calls for compulsory helmets on e-scooters; ICU doctor calls for more RSV vaccination funding; Bernard Hickey on why OCR rise will hit those already suffering; Queenstown farmer funds wheelchair lift for Wellington family; Developer revives controversial Arrowtown housing project

Bernard Hickey on why OCR rise will hit those already suffering

Independent analyst and editor of The Kaka, Bernard Hickey, believes the Reserve Bank's decision to raise the OCR 25 basis points to 2.75 ensures even deeper economic scars will be etched into unemployed young people and other vulnerable demographics. Hickey spoke to John Campbell.

The Weekly Hoon: Passing 1.5 degrees, the rise of Q & the Mecca agreement

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics with special guests, including: * International affairs expert Dr Geoffrey Miller, the author o…

The Weekly Hoon: Climate ‘Minsky Moments,’ the rise & rise of AFD; KiwiMart & perfect storms hit our hospitals

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics with regular guests Robert Patman and Cathrine Dyer, plus special guests: * Columnist on intern…

Andrew Dickens: Politicians are missing the real immigration problem

So, the past week has seen immigration policies come to the force. New Zealand First is signalling a tougher immigration stance, longer waits for residency and citizenship, a referendum to cap new residency approvals at 20,000 a year, and a 30-year population plan tying migrant intake to infrastru…

The Weekly Hoon: Climate mis/dis-info; Arabian nightmares; National gazumps Labour again

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics with regular guests Robert Patman and Cathrine Dyer, plus special guests: * Technology commenta…

#60 - Bernard Hickey - The courage to choose - Housing as Infrastructure

In this episode, we speak with economist and journalist Bernard Hickey, publisher of The Kākā and one of the most persistent voices in New Zealand public life on housing and the economy. Bernard has spent years arguing that New Zealand is, in effect, a housing market with an economy tacked on – and…

The pre-election books are open – is Nicola Willis right to cheer?

It’s a milestone day for election 2026, with the pre-election fiscal update – Prefu, to you – staged in Wellington. Bernard Hickey emerges blinking from the lockup to assess the state of the accounts. The finance minister, Nicola Willis, has welcomed numbers showing the deficit this year and in yea…

The Weekly Hoon: The ‘find out’ stage of NZ’s climate + FTAs strategy; A roadtrip to focus on NZ’s health crises

The podcast above of the weekly ‘Hoon’ webinar for paying subscribers on Thursday night featured co-hosts Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale talking about geopolitics, the economy, climate change and politics. It included regular guest Cathrine Dyer, plus special guests Auckland University Emeritus Prof…

Bernard Hickey: The Money Issues That Will Decide This Election

Election season is here, and every political party is lining up to promise fixes for your wallet. But behind the political promises on KiwiSaver, grocery prices, and power bills, are any of their proposed solutions actually going to fix the real problems? Independent financial journalist and found…