Articles by Andrew Dickens
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: All eyes are on Christopher Luxon
Friday, 17 April 2026, 12:27pmThe story that has made the front page of the Herald this morning and dominated the conversation was the leadership of Prime...
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Andrew Dickens: Facial recognition – the rise of Big Brother or a necessary tool?
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 1:05pmBunnings have begun rolling out facial recognition technology in its New Zealand stores, saying it's needed to protect staff...
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Andrew Dickens: The debate over the Bendigo-Ophir mine
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 1:05pmI want to start off with the Bendigo-Ophir mine near Cromwell, and the question is should it get fast track approval? The...
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Andrew Dickens: The India Free Trade Agreement remains uncertain
Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 12:49pmLet's talk about something that is very crucial to our economy and that's the India Free Trade Deal. We are an exporter....
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Andrew Dickens: Do Coromandel locals have to accept flooding as new normal?
Monday, 13 April 2026, 10:27amWhat a weekend, eh? What a weekend. How about those Warriors overwhelming against the Storm, winning for the first time for...
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Andrew Dickens: What would happen if Trump destroyed Iran?
Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 12:52pmMidday today, our time, is the deadline set by President Trump for the reopening of the Straits of Hormuz. Failure to do...
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Andrew Dickens: How many hours of childcare is too much?
Tuesday, 7 April 2026, 12:17pmA major new Australian study tracking more than 270,000 children has found that long hours in childcare — especially more...
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Andrew Dickens: Is there a magic age before we start worrying about peoples health?
Thursday, 2 April 2026, 12:38pmI want to start with the story of Jacquie Kidd. Jacquie's a former nurse who's spent more than 20 years researching Māori...
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Andrew Dickens: Is it time to split electricity gentailers?
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 12:39pmHere we are in the middle of autumn, or is it the start of another winter of discontent? Because April the 1st is the time...
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'Such a faff': Cash-back offers are not what New Zealanders want
Friday, 20 March 2026, 6:40pmSo welcome to the fuel crisis — which is starting to feel a bit like COVID Junior. The government is apparently developing...
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Andrew Dickens: I back Defence Force professionals
Monday, 23 February 2026, 6:04amIf I was asked whether I’d back Defence Force professionals over politicians on Defence protocols and training, I’d back...
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Andrew Dickens: Warbirds over Wānaka is just about planes
Friday, 23 January 2026, 6:37amSo yesterday the Otago Daily Times ran an article about the thoughts of Grant Kitto, a former Doctors Without Borders (Médecins...
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Andrew Dickens: I'm impressed with Mark Carney
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 6:05amI am becoming even more impressed with Mark Carney as time goes on. I said that yesterday on the radio and got a text that...
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Andrew Dickens: When are we getting an election?
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 6:18amIt might be today that the Government announces the date of the election. Some have called for an early election. They argue...
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Andrew Dickens: My thoughts on Luxon's State of the Nation speech
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 6:11amElection Year is off and running with Christopher Luxon’s State of the Nation address. We should know the election date...
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Andrew Dickens: Auckland Transport needs to get it together
Monday, 19 January 2026, 6:15amOn Friday just before most of us came back to work Auckland Transport announced that public transport fares on the rise from...
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Andrew Dickens: The big questions for this critical election
Friday, 16 January 2026, 12:10pmThis is election year, and this is possibly, in my opinion, and many other people's opinion, the most critical general election...
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Andrew Dickens: The assault of Dallas Gurney is incomprehensible
Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 10:42amMy former boss and my friend, he used to be my boss at the radio station Classic Hits for a good 10 years, and then he became...
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Andrew Dickens: Dissatisfaction in the public sector
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 10:30amThe best and worst public sector workplaces have been revealed. They did a survey of the staff – the staff says the service...
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Andrew Dickens: We are poorer for the loss of Sir Tim Shadbolt
Friday, 9 January 2026, 11:12amSir Tim Shadbolt has died after a long illness. Now, I used to hate Tim Shadbolt, and I'll tell you why. When I went to...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: Remembering New Zealand's wars
Thursday, 8 January 2026, 11:01amThis weekend, hundreds of people from around the country will descend on a Northland pā to remember one of the most famous...
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Andrew Dickens: The Government could step in regarding Manage My Health if it wanted
Wednesday, 7 January 2026, 11:06amLet's talk about Manage My Health only briefly. Simeon Brown's interview with me yesterday was evidence that the Government...
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Andrew Dickens: New Zealand's on the brink of pulling itself out of its funk
Tuesday, 6 January 2026, 9:26amYesterday I opened with the ongoing problems with Auckland’s motorway system. And I got a grumpy text after it asking for...
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Andrew Dickens: Politicians do anything to get votes
Thursday, 18 December 2025, 6:19amI’m still in slack mouthed shock at Barbara Edmonds' performance on this programme yesterday. After the release of the Government’s...
