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EPISODE · Sep 16, 2026 · 1H 34M

#BHN Paul Barlow Co-hosting | Supermarkets on notice | Taxes v Levies | Ed Sheeran controversy

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Paul Barlow joins tonight for the weekly news.Supermarkets, price gouging and anti-competitive behaviour was the hot topic today with both National and Labour revealing policies to tackle the rising cost of food in New Zealand. Bishop tries to talk his way around National's latest "levy". 1News doing an excellent job of explaining the difference between a levy and tax but their definition calls into question whether Labour's CGT is in fact a tax after all...Ed Sheeran has been blasted for caving to demands to kick Macklemore from his tour after saying "Free Palestine" on stage. This has lead to a renewed discussion as to the role of influential people and Hollywood to call out atrocities and global crisis and getting political.++++++++++++++++++++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/

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