Articles by Andrew Dickens
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Opinion
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...
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Andrew Dickens: We're all feeling the pinch, especially the Government
Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 6:11amWell, ladies and gentlemen, we’re broke. The Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update shows we’re still in debt and the debt...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: The aftermath of Bondi
Tuesday, 16 December 2025, 6:01amYesterday was a sad, morose day reflecting on the Jewish deaths and their horror, made worse by a never-ending stream of...
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Andrew Dickens: What we need to learn from the Bondi attack
Monday, 15 December 2025, 6:19amAfter Bondi It now seems obvious that antisemitism is out the gate. Particularly in Australia with a large population who...
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Andrew Dickens: Why should America check my socials?
Friday, 12 December 2025, 6:02amI don’t want to ask what America is thinking, but what are they thinking? As more details of their social media information...
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Andrew Dickens: We deserve our summer break
Thursday, 11 December 2025, 6:12amThe story that keeps getting my goat this week has been the accusation that New Zealanders take too many holidays over the...
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Andrew Dickens: Good luck with the social media ban Australia
Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 6:12amSo today is the day the Australians lead the world with a social media ban for people under 16. Good luck with that. The...
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Andrew Dickens: Finally we deal with RMA reform
Tuesday, 9 December 2025, 6:23amFor as long as I’ve been in talk radio, I’ve been talking to people about RMA reform - and I’ve been in talk radio since...
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Opinion
Andrew Dickens: What I make of Andrew Coster's bold claims
Monday, 8 December 2025, 6:08amWhat to make of the Andrew Coster interview on Q and A yesterday Firstly why did he do it. Obviously he felt he had been...
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Andrew Dickens: Should authors be punished for using AI?
Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 12:51pmThere’s controversy in the Ockham Book Awards as two books by notable authors are withdrawn from competition because their...
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Andrew Dickens: The new Wellington traffic plan is a monster
Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 6:13amSo the latest plan to fix central Wellington traffic has been released for consultation, and it’s a monster. There’s a couple...
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Andrew Dickens: It's time for the Government to back our seniors
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 6:17amPensioners marched on Parliament yesterday, demanding that politicians remember them. And one of the biggest things on...
