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I have a good example as to why so many people don’t trust the media.
Like most things it's got complicated and a lot of it is fuelled by emotion.
So a simple survey, the likes of which was published by AUT over the weekend, can never come close to capturing exactly what the relationship between the industry and the punter really is.
But the US President had a medical over the weekend. It has been widely reported and in fact, I have read a number of the reports that states he is in pretty good shape.
The headline in the Sydney Morning Herald chose to frame it this way; "Overweight Trump has sun damage after 'frequent golf wins' medical report finds".
Now, you have several issues.
Firstly, the subject: a lot of what is reported about Trump is done with a slant and the slant is made more obvious by the fact that those who support Trump tend to be zealous and therefore will react to perceived misreporting more loudly than many others.
Secondly, the report does indeed say he is overweight. But it is not the main part of the report, or anywhere close to it, nor indeed is the sun damage. The sun damage is definitely there, but it's hardly a feature.
In fact, if the headline is supposed to convey the important parts of the medical report, it completely misses them. The important parts are that physically and cognitively he is in very good shape.
Why doesn’t the headline say that? What is the purpose of the headline, other than to mislead you or ridicule the President by presenting the report in the worst possible light?
That is trust, or lack of it.
That is a bad headline, a misleading headline, and a headline that shows us the newspaper has an agenda.
It's hardly the end of the world. It's not scandalous, it's not a lie, and there is worse to be found other days in other places.
But the paper is an esteemed rag with big readership and, I assume, a certain pride in their reporting.
In that lies the complexity. Take a lot of these sort of examples on any given day, from any given number of outlets and before you know it – lack of trust.
If like I did, you knew more than the headline alluded to, you very quickly concluded you couldn’t trust them for the full story.
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The UK Government has saved the troubled British Steel Company.
It will mean a steel mill in Scunthorpe will be saved after negotiations with its Chinese owners reportedly broke down.
The bill gives the UK Business Secretary the control of the company and the right to use police powers if necessary to ensure workers are paid.
UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Mike Hosking Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says the raw materials to keep the mill running have been paid for.
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Europe is concerned about the flow on effects of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
With a 145% tariff on China, there are fears that instead of cheap products making their way to the US, they’ll be shipped to Europe, weaking local industries.
Europe Correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking that although Trump cut the tariff on Europe, leaders are saying not to breathe a sigh of relief just yet.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 15th of April, Erica Stanford is looking to change and clarify the sex education curriculum at schools.
Billionaire Nick Mowbray tells us what it's like to deal with Trump's trade war with China.
Jeremy Piven of Entourage and Mr Selfridge fame pops in for a chat ahead of bringing his stand up to New Zealand.
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For fans of Jeremy Piven, he’s instantly recognisable in a couple of roles.
His portrayal of Ari Gold in Entourage propelled his career, winning Piven a Golden Globe and three consecutive Emmys, and he also starred in Mr Selfridge – the drama based on the life of Harry Selfridge.
Despite the more serious roles he’s played over the last few years, Piven has a knack for stand up comedy, which is bringing him across the ocean to our corner of the world.
He’s just finished up filming Past Lives in the UK, taking to the road to perform his standup.
“It’s my job right now just to kind of run around and get up on stage, and interact with people and have a great time, and make people laugh,” he told Hosking.
“Stand up comedy’s never been more popular, I think because of all the frustrations that we’re unpacking.”
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Christchurch's new stadium is slowly taking shape.
Construction of the $683 million Te Kaha stadium is on schedule and within budget – set to open in April next year.
Mayor Phil Mauger admits he's uncertain about parking but emphasises there will be public transport and foot traffic access.
Te Kaha Project Director Kent Summerfield told Mike Hosking the roof is well and truly on, and cladding is underway.
He says it's becoming a landmark in the city as it can be seen from quite a distance away.
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Zuru Toys co-founder Nick Mowbray speaks on the impacts of United States tariffs on China. He said businesses were “in a holding pattern” as they grappled with the uncertainty of changeable policy. US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on April 2.
Kiwi billionaire Nick Mowbray says “it’s hard to say we’re not worried” about US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his administration’s “chaotic” policy decisions.
“We’ll ship about $2 billion worth of goods to the US this year. So, at that run rate, that makes our tariffs worth about $3 billion at the moment.”
Speaking from Los Angeles this morning (New Zealand time), the toy mogul said it was difficult to read the mood on the ground there.
New Zealand businessman Nick Mowbray could not say he wasn't worried about the impact of tariffs. Photo / Alex Burton
The co-founder of Zuru Toys told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking Breakfast it was impossible to plan around the tariffs.
He also said it would be “obviously impossible” to shift manufacturing of his products from China to the United States to skirt the 145% tariff rate.
His business, along with retailers, were “in a holding pattern”.
“It’s hard to say we’re not worried. Everything seems to change each day. We’re in a state of stopping everything at the moment because it’s impossible to plan,” said Mowbray.
“We’re all hoping it doesn’t continue for very long, but the [US] administration is definitely very chaotic.”
He believed it was possible the tariffs would ultimately be negotiated down.
Trump announced huge tariffs on different countries on April 2. In a whiplash change of tune a week later, he said all targeted countries but China would face a 10% rate for 90 days. Photo /The New York Times
The $3b worth of tariffs his company would have to pay would be passed on to consumers in significant price increases.
Mowbray said he was in the US, at his office, trying to work through the impact of the tariffs.
The US has become Zuru’s main export market, supplying the likes of Walmart, Target, Costco and Amazon.
An escalating trade war ensued after the US imposed tariffs on China, seeing Beijing put in a retaliatory 125% rate on US imports.
Trump announced huge tariffs on different countries on April 2. In a whiplash change of tune a week later, he said all targeted countries but China would face a 10% rate for 90 days.
The trade war has created fears of an economic downturn as the dollar drops and investors part with US government bonds, normally considered a safe investment, Agence France-Presse reported.
The impact on New Zealand remains uncertain. Kiwibank economists have outlined three possible scenarios for the country: Quick negotiations of tariff deals and little relative economic damage, longer dealmaking and prolonged economic insecurity, and the least likely scenario, recession.
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The Immigration Minister says they've seen a spike in immigration applications from wealthy American investors.
The Golden Visa system was re-jigged to attract those with a minimum of $5 million to invest in New Zealand's economy.
Applications so far amount to a minimum investment of $260 million, with Erica Stanford saying most are from North America.
Lane Neave immigration expert Mark Williams told Mike Hosking that's not surprising.
He says any country in the world facing economic uncertainty would be a source of immigration.
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Some advice for people who are having trouble with their Sky boxes this morning after a satellite switch.
The television network officially made the switch this morning, as it's D2 satellite is due to reach the end of its life in May.
All broadcast channels were off-air at the same time overnight.
Sky TV CEO Sophie Moloney told Mike Hosking there's any easy fix if boxes aren't working.
She says if they're not working properly, do a hard reboot and if that doesn't work, give them a call.
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The Education Minister wants to be the one taking the heat over sex education, not schools.
The new draft curriculum is out for the first round of public consultation before it's written up later this year.
It proposes children from Year Four learning about consent and gender stereotypes, while high schoolers learn about menstrual cycles and STIs.
Erica Stanford told Mike Hosking currently, it's up to principals to go out to their community and specify what's taught.
She says ERO reports found that to be very divisive, and sometimes schools and principles faced a lot of aggression from their communities over the content they taught.
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Calm before the storm for Auckland's flood-risk communities as the council takes action.
It'll buy more than 1200 high risk homes by the end of the year, at a cost of $352 million.
A large chunk of the land will be retained for flood resilience and safer areas will be sold for development.
Auckland Council Policy and Planning Committee Chair Richard Hills told Mike Hosking it's going to be a long road.
He says people will find it hard seeing houses removed from the street they live on.
The Council has also acknowledged the time it's taken to take action on flood risk areas.
Hills says he hoped it would be a faster process.
He told Hosking homeowners could apply to be categorised for most of last year, and then needed individual assessments.
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My ongoing advice to the Government is: don’t make big announcements on a Friday.
I watched the Prime Minister from Waikato at the Ruakura Superhub.
This is what the Government lives for. It's what they dream of. It's what they preach.
The Superhub by the way is one of the great visions for this country. It services 45% of the population and 55% of GDP. It's part of what they call the "Golden Triangle" when it comes to business, servicing Hamilton, Tauranga and Auckland.
Anyway, at the press conference was a representative from the company with a trillion dollars in assets under management. I'm talking about the local tribe, Waikato-Tainui, with the Prime Minister.
Tuku Morgan from the tribe, who in another life became famous for expensive taxpayer funded underwear, spoke eloquently about what the Superhub means, how big it is, how massive the vision is and how transformational it all could be.
So, not just a miss for the Government in terms of coverage for exactly what this country needs, but also the chance for us to see a part of the so-called Māori economy we don’t often see.
Waikato-Tainui are a wonderful success. The sadness for me is I don’t see them as Māori. I see them as a business, and a good one. Race should not be part of business because performance is the key to business, not race.
But there is no denying their money came out of the Treaty settlement process and they have taken it and run with it.
Not only don’t we get to see the successful side of the Māori economy, we don't ask often enough how it is you can have that much success and yet still have so much Māori deprivation?
That’s the news we do hear a lot about - poverty, addiction, violence and bad health. It's all bad news. Why?
If Māori can do well why are we so obsessed with why they aren't? And if there is a way out for those who need it, and Māori have provided the blueprint, why is it still an issue?
Māori are held back, we are told. Are they? Why haven't Waikato-Tainui been held back? Or Ngai Tahu?
If you listen to the Willie Jackson's of the world, he will tell you colonialism has ruined the Māori dream.
I didn’t see that on Friday. Quite the opposite.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 14th of April, the Government are proposing changes to the driver licensing system, including no test needed to go from your restricted to full license.
Has trust in the media bottomed out? New yearly report shows the drop in trust has slowed.
Andrew Saville and Jason Pine talk the rugby, Supercars and F1 over the weekend. And do we dare mention the Warriors?
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The Australian election campaigns were officially launched yesterday.
Many financial promises in the billions were made - the Greens leader promised free University fees, which would cost the country $45 billion a year.
Opposition leader promised a one off cost of living tax break that would cost the country $10 billion.
Australian Correspondent talks to Mike Hosking about the details of yesterday's launch.
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has been talking to Iwi leaders about how to better investment for the past 12 months.
It comes as one of the country's wealthiest iwi, Waikato-Tainui makes the biggest investment since Treaty settlement 30 years ago.
On Friday Waikato-Tainui announced a partnership with global investment firm Brookfield to develop an inland port in Waikato that services more than half of the country’s GDP.
The port, Ruakura Superhub, is connect to the country's two largest commercial ports, Auckland and Tauranga.
The Prime Minister talks to Mike Hosking about Māori investment, the significant Sealord loss, reaction to Winston Peter's 'hysterical' claims, and more.
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Our annual trust in media report shows our trust has fallen by one percent, to 32 percent.
Forty-five percent of Kiwis say they trust their chosen news.
The report's co-author Greg Treadwell says we're no longer among leading countries.
"Our trust in news has been falling much faster than other countries, and now we're way down the bottom with countries like the UK and the US," he said.
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Donald Trump has backtracked on reciprocal tariffs set on China by removing them on electronics.
Twenty percent of Chinese business in the United States comes from electronics.
Tech Commentator Bill Bennett talks to Mike Hosking about the impact this will have.
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Changes are coming to our drivers licensing system, with only one practical test in a bid to have more Kiwis on full licenses.
Transport minister Chris Bishop tells Mike Hosking a lot of people 'don't bother' graduating from a restricted to full license.
"There are a lot of people out there right now breaking the law, just driving on the restricted," he said.
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It's good news for supermarkets: In the year to March, supermarket supply costs have risen by 2%.
However, a survey out this morning shows that one in four people are struggling financially and the cost of living remains the main issue for voters.
Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen talks to Mike Hosking about the survey.
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Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro has been evacuated from his home after a suspected arson attack.
The attack took place after the Jewish governor celebrated the first night of the Jewish holiday, Passover.
He said he woke up in the middle of the night to authorities banging on the door of the home as a fire spread.
US Correspondent Richard Arnold talks to Mike Hosking about the incident, tariffs, and the all female Blue Origin space flight.
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