EPISODE · Sep 17, 2025 · 1H 29M
#BHN Nadine Mortaja on the March for Humanity | Nurses revolt against Brown | US Rev on Charlie Kirk
from #BHN Big Hairy News · host Big Hairy Network
SPECIAL GUEST HOST TONIGHT: Brie Elliothttps://www.tiktok.com/@iambrieelliott Nadine Mortaja is a Kiwi-Palestinian from Gaza and the spokesperson for the weekends March for Humanity. We'll take a look at what was likely the largest protest in Auckland's history (estimates from drone footage puts the crowd size at approximately 50,000) the fight for Palestine and where to form here.Dozens of nurses turned their backs on Health Minister Simeon Brown in a show of frustration over staffing shortages, as he made an address at their union’s annual general meeting. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZN), released a report that they said found hospitals were short an average of 587 nurses every shift last year. It was based on analysis, from Infometrics, of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) data from 1.69 million shifts between 2022 and 2024 in 59 public hospitals.The Rev. Howard-John Wesley on Sunday spoke out against efforts to whitewash the legacy of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination on a Utah college campus last week, declaring that “how you die does not redeem how you live.”=================================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
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SPECIAL GUEST HOST TONIGHT: Brie Elliothttps://www.tiktok.com/@iambrieelliott Nadine Mortaja is a Kiwi-Palestinian from Gaza and the spokesperson for the weekends March for Humanity. We'll take a look at what was likely the largest protest in Auckland's history (estimates from drone footage puts the crowd size at approximately 50,000) the fight for Palestine and where to form here.Dozens of nurses turned their backs on Health Minister Simeon Brown in a show of frustration over staffing shortages, as he made an address at their union’s annual general meeting. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZN), released a report that they said found hospitals were short an average of 587 nurses every shift last year. It was based on analysis, from Infometrics, of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) data from 1.69 million shifts between 2022 and 2024 in 59 public hospitals.The Rev. Howard-John Wesley on Sunday spoke out against efforts to whitewash the legacy of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination on a Utah college campus last week, declaring that “how you die does not redeem how you live.”=================================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
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#BHN Nadine Mortaja on the March for Humanity | Nurses revolt against Brown | US Rev on Charlie Kirk
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