#BHN Tama Potaka backdown | #TheBish on losing his job | If only we had a plan for aging water pipes

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has spent recent weeks hitting back at critics of his Conservation Amendment Bill, who have accused him of wanting to sell off precious conservation land but today, while speaking at the Environmental Defence Society conference, Potaka confirmed he would change the bill to remove the provision for the disposal of the conservation estate.Senior Minister Chris Bishop says National does "not want to be on 29% on election day" after a recent 1News poll indicated support for his party was slipping and his mate, the smiling assassin Kieran McAnulty, just told him he wanted theBish to lose his job and had Bishop laughing about it.You are going to witness, the greatest question ever asked in any interview ever tonight on BHN when Stuff reporter, Hamish McNeily, does some on the street interviews with protestors in Waitaki about their 17% rates increase. Not to bury the lead, but we'll show you why we have little to no sympathy for the people of Waitaki+++++++++++++++ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠#BHN⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ