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Andrew Dickens Monday Afternoons
12PM-4PM Mon
ANDREW DICKENS MONDAY AFTERNOONS
12pm-4pm Mondays
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: The media model is broken because of fear
Since we were last together, the collapse of television news and current affairs has continued. And with it, we have been subjected to a lot of highfalutin thinking...
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Andrew Dickens: New Zealand knows the price of everything and the value of nothing
I vividly remember the first time I saw Christchurch Cathedral. I was 10 so it was 1973. I was on tour with the Auckland Boys Choir. It was winter and it was twilight...
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Andrew Dickens: Let's put SailGP on at an appropriate venue and move on
I was not going to talk about dolphin-gate- but from first thing this morning, everyone was talking about it. Sir Russell Coutts has had an epic meltdown over the...
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Andrew Dickens: Did the Government know that their pre-election promises were unaffordable?
So if you've listened to me for any length of time, you'll know I respect Liam Dann very much indeed. Liam is the Herald's Business Editor at Large. He hosts podcasts...
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Andrew Dickens: Newshub has been broke for ages
So the culture wars that erupted after the closing of Newshub continued over the weekend. The go woke-go broke crowd have been out in force trying to prove their...
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Andrew Dickens: National's state of the nation address was blame game politics
When National formed it's new government there was a snappy little phrase that supporters were fond of using. Thank God the adults are back in charge. Suggesting...
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Andrew Dickens: This weekend showed the Greens are fast becoming unelectable
So two big video interviews over the weekend. Firstly, Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin. Tucker said it was because no-one but him had bothered to ask which...
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Andrew Dickens: The Government has to learn perceptions stick
So there was a little bit of excitement yesterday as Jack Tame caught the National Party spreading misinformation on Q+A. Chris Bishop was talking about dropping...
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Andrew Dickens: Is this what we can expect for the next three years?
Congratulations to the new coalition Government, which was sworn in today by Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro. And as our new Prime Minister says- they're ready...
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Andrew Dickens: There's big stones in the path to coalition
So, still no Government. It's not a biggie. Remember, they only started talking after the specials were counted so it's only been a fortnight. But then again, why...
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Andrew Dickens: Enjoy this respite from criticism of New Zealand, it won't last
This is my first ZB shift since the election brought in our new Government-to-be. And I must say it’s been the most fantastic fortnight, until we lost the Rugby...
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Andrew Dickens: New Zealand is confused
So the political party that didn’t know what it stood for anymore and offered no real future lost the election to the party that offered tax cuts that are affordable...
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Andrew Dickens: We've got an incompetent cohort of politicians
Well, here we are. Finally in the last week of an election campaign between the most incompetent cohort of politicians seen in a long time and wouldn't you know...
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Andrew Dickens: National has abandoned their plans for social investment from 2017
I want to start the show with tributes to 3 people. The first is Brooke Graham. My neighbour and friend from the Coromandel who died recently at the age of just...
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Andrew Dickens: I don't know why National is so wedded to these tax cuts
What a funny old week it's been listening to the media and the Government howling for National's costings on their foreign house buyers tax and National's refusal...
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Andrew Dickens: Luxon shoots himself in the foot, time and time again
What a wild and woolly weekend on the hustings. Christopher Luxon turns up on Q&A to talk about National's policies. First up, he promises to close Rotorua's emergency...
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Andrew Dickens: New Zealand needs smart leadership- but no one's offering
So we're off and running with an election 40-odd days away and both parties promising the world. Labour is out of the gate with their policy of free dental care...
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Andrew Dickens: Misguided, naïve, or just plain timid
So last week we lost Sir Michael Parkinson, the great interviewer. His son interviewed in the weekend saying his father was proud of his working-class roots but...
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Andrew Dickens: This country won't survive drastic cuts to the public workforce
So the World Cup has finished it' stellar month downunder with a victory for Spain. Who, I hope, took the time to thank Palmerston North for the city's contribution...
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Andrew Dickens: Will they have any mandate at all come October?
So Chris Hipkins’ big roll of the dice has happened. Two months out from the election. 61 days if you're counting GST comes off fruit and veg, Working For Families...
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Andrew Dickens: There's one piece of infrastructure working well- Eden Park
Infrastructure is hogging the headlines as Labour and National push separate priorities. Unfortunately both priorities are pressing. But this is the New Zealand...
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Andrew Dickens: We're not nearly as bad as so many make us out to be
The media seems to be writing to a theme and the theme is "Rats leaving the sinking ship". Over the past few weeks there have been a string of stories about high...
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Andrew Dickens: Hipkins is a lame turkey waiting for Christmas
Well didn't Kiri Allan throw the cat amongst the pigeons last night. Driving along Evans Bay parade, the windy road on the East side of the bay that is used as a...
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Andrew Dickens: Matariki is not going away
So, welcome back after the Matariki holiday weekend. Yesterday our media was full of stories of New Zealanders celebrating Matariki in all sorts of ways. Whether...
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Andrew Dickens: Cancel culture continues to grow
Well the culture wars and cancel culture just grows and grows and grows. All Black captain Sam Cane was criticised by some, including himself, when he tripped a...
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