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Andrew Dickens Monday Afternoons
12pm-4pm Mon
ANDREW DICKENS MONDAY AFTERNOONS
12pm-4pm Mondays
Sharp and smart.
With decades of broadcasting experience behind him, Andrew Dickens has worked around the world across multiple radio genres.
His bold, sharp and energetic approach is always informative and entertaining.
Kicking off with The Hour, Andrew gives you a comprehensive wrap from around the country of the key news items, events and opinion.
This is followed by in-depth discussion and debate throughout the afternoon with a special focus on issues affecting everyday Kiwis.
Andrew’s bold, dynamic and energetic approach is always informative and entertaining.
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Andrew Dickens: Policies from both parties see that the poor get poorer
So the National Party conference was held over the past weekend in Christchurch. Things went well until late on Sunday night when planes started being cancelled...
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Andrew Dickens: Cost of living payment a badly designed, bureaucratic mess
Just at the moment when New Zealand should be getting back to business, the wheels keep falling off for this Government. On Sunday, we finally opened up completely...
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Andrew Dickens: Overseas deals give us a chance to add to our arsenal of products
I’ve spent the weekend trying to figure out if the New Zealand Prime Minister has done a good job for the country in her overseas trip or not. Firstly, the new extended...
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Andrew Dickens: People's lives and livelihoods need to be returned to them
You’ll be pleased to know you’re not about to hear another white middle-aged man pontificate about abortion. But I will talk about the effect of the ruling. That...
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Andrew Dickens: Crunch time for our health system was a crisis 30 years in the making
We live in a world beset by problems right now. Having spent 2 years being ravaged by a pandemic we have entered an age of inflation and economic uncertainty. The...
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Andrew Dickens: We've taken the Pacific for granted and now we have competition
Has everyone else been as blown away as I have about the vigour and speed with which China has decided to woo our Pacific neighbours? And is everyone else as worried...
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Andrew Dickens: The post-pandemic hangover is affecting the whole world
Welcome to budget week and welcome to the immediate aftermath of the Covid pandemic. Is the pandemic over? No, far from it. Temporary labour shortages as the virus...
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Emissions Reduction Plan: Eight talking points from Government's announcement
The Government has today unveiled its Emissions Reduction Plan this morning to reduce emissions to hit New Zealand's emissions budgets. Here are eight talking points: Targets The...
