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The Health Minister's confident two of the Government targets will improve this year.
Health New Zealand data shows child vaccinations, cancer treatment times, and ED stay lengths have improved, but wait times for elective treatments and first specialist assessments have lengthened.
Simeon Brown told Mike Hosking the wait times are of particular concern.
He says the targets are in place to highlight these issues, and more money is being allocated to facilitate.
Brown told Hosking the elective boost aims to ease the situation by outsourcing electives to the private sector, and $50 million has been allocated to the boost.
The Health Minister also says problems at Gisborne and Nelson hospitals are being addressed.
Gisborne's facing critical staff shortages, while senior staff have spoken out with concerns about the level of care in Nelson.
Health New Zealand staff are now in Nelson, putting a plan together with local clinicians, while in Gisborne, jobs are being recruited for.
Brown says there are challenges at both hospitals, and solutions are on the way.
He says some unions are trying to make a lot of noise and is asking them to work with Health New Zealand.
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The Trade Minister is playing down New Zealand's chances of getting an exemption to Donald Trump's 10% tariffs.
The Trump administration says it's imposing the tariffs in response to our 20% tariff on US goods.
Todd McClay says our average tariff on US goods is actually less than 2%, and the 20% figure appears to be based on the trade balance between our countries last year.
He told Mike Hosking we may be able to correct their record, but we probably won't be able to change their minds.
McClay says even if New Zealand officials can make their case to the US counterparts, the minimum base rate for tariffs remains at 10%.
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Phil Goff is standing by his comments about US President Donald Trump as he arrives back in New Zealand.
The former High Commissioner to the UK was sacked from his role after questioning whether Trump understood history.
Goff says Trump's treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prompted the question.
He told Mike Hosking the comments weren't made flippantly.
Goff says he thought about them seriously and wanted to know why the Trump administration was appeasing Russia.
He also acknowledges his comments were risky, but didn’t expect to be fired for them.
Goff says he thought the comments were close to the line, without crossing it.
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A housing development for you.
A housing development that once again shows how reality beats theory.
Housing is a New Zealand obsession. We love housing and we long to own housing.
It encroaches on immigration and whether too many people lead to higher prices.
It encroaches on politics and the expectation as to what Governments do about housing and the prices of said housing.
It involves social housing, emergency housing, KiwiSaver, incomes, the Reserve Bank, deposits and LVR's. It is all encompassing.
In theory, if you could make building cheaper, we would be keen, wouldn’t we? Yes, I hear you say.
So what happened to Clever Core?
Clever Core is Fletcher's prefab house building factory.
The factory is closing.
Why, I hear you ask? Because, to quote Fletchers, "it had not worked".
Demand was the issue because there wasn’t enough of it.
If you had conducted a survey and asked, "could prefab housing help the so-called housing crisis in this country?" you would have got an overwhelming yes.
Yet, did we follow our enthusiasm up with sales? Obviously not.
Resistance from the building industry is another phrase Fletchers used.
You see, as I have said many times, we are happy to moan about the cost of building, the cost of GIB, how cheap it is in Australia and how much a deck out back for the BBQ would be. But prefab? Oh, no thank you.
Essentially, we are hosing snobs. It's sort of like with coffee - we moan about $6 for a flat white but pay it anyway.
Not that there is anything wrong with that. If you want to pay anywhere between $10,000-35,000 per square metre that’s great.
But what Clever Core reveals is we don’t actually want to save. Often, we don’t actually want solutions.
What we want is what we have, and like, except at a better price. We want what we can't have.
What we can have, we don’t want.
Ask Fletchers.
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The view of a Chinese vessel in our waters highlights our complicated relationship with the country.
The visit has been approved by the New Zealand Government, as part of a NIWA research project.
Although its movements have been approved, Australia is not the biggest fan, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying he would prefer it wasn’t off Victoria’s coast.
NZ Contemporary China Research Centre Director Jason Young told Mike Hosking we have a complicated relationship.
He says that while New Zealand does have a very important trading relationship with China, some of their actions in the Pacific go against our interests.
Young says both Australia and New Zealand need to be able to manage those areas of difference, while maininting the positive aspects of the relationship.
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A new affordable housing solution has just been completed.
The Living House, designed by RTA Studio, takes just six weeks to build, costing only $333 thousand.
It costs $253,000 less than the Government’s average Kainga Ora build, and Architect Rich Naish told Mike Hosking they got frustrated by the failure of successive governments to build truly affordable housing.
He says they’ve designed it to be scalable, optimising it down to the cheapest and simplest build so it can be repeated by individuals or organisations.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 3rd of April, the final report into a $627 million mental health programme has been released. Has it hit its targets?
Private school enrolments are booming – is the disparagement of our public school system to blame?
Kiwi caddie Steve Williams has a new book about his 12 years on the bag for Tiger Woods, so we need to talk to him about his success and regrets.
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It’s been about 14 years since Kiwi Steve Williams last caddied for the great Tiger Woods.
But to coincide with the 2025 Masters and the 20th anniversary of Woods’ iconic shot on the 16th hole at Augusta – Williams is releasing a new book.
‘Together We Roared: Alongside Tiger for His Epic Twelve-Year, Thirteen-Majors Run’ is filled with behind the scenes moments, delivering the definitive account of one of the most successful golfer-caddie partnerships in the sport’s history.
Williams told Mike Hosking he found the process of writing the book to be like a memory – a great way to rewind and relive the journey of the time he spent caring for Woods.
He says that during the partnership, there was little time to celebrate Woods’ successes, as every moment was focused on the next championship.
“That pursuit of trying to chase down Jack [Nicklaus]’s record of 18 major championships sort of became an obsession,” he said.
“The book actually has, has been a real good thing for me – to be able to actually sit down and take a look at what he achieved.”
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An economist says Donald Trump's 'liberation day' could better be described as 'watch your wallet day'.
The US President will be announcing his next round of tariffs in about half an hour.
Dartmouth College Economics Professor Douglas Irwin say tariffs could be across the board or set specifically to each country.
He told Mike Hosking a blanket option would create a lot of economic pain.
Irwin says that includes fruit, clothes, shoes, and other manufactured goods.
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There’s a belief a surge in Kiwi parents making significant sacrifices to afford sending children to private schools won't last.
In some instances, private school enrolments are closed until 2027, families are being asked to submit videos of their home life, and entrance tests are being made tougher.
Independent Schools of New Zealand chief executive Guy Pascoe told Mike Hosking around 4% of New Zealand students are enrolled at private education.
He says parents are making huge financial sacrifice to make it happen, and there's concern there'll be a point when parents simply can't afford it anymore.
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A $664 million mental health programme seems to have challenges to address to help it reach its targets.
The Access and Choice Programme received the five-year funding in Labour's 2019 'Wellbeing' Budget.
It's aiming to support 325 thousand people per year, but during 2023-24 saw just over 207 thousand.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission chief executive Karen Orsborn told Mike Hosking awareness is an issue.
She says people don't always know where to go, and it's also about how GPs make it easier for patients to seek the support.
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The Government's crackdown on cowboy builders is seen as a step in the right direction.
Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says there'll be more transparency about suspended builders, stronger discipline, and an improved complaints process.
Master Builders CEO Ankit Sharma told Mike Hosking the current disciplinary system doesn't provide enough of a deterrent as it's very slow, lacks transparency, and many consumers don't even know it exists.
He says this will try to improve the system to a level where they can not only address the small instances of bad performance, but also provide more transparency to homeowners.
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Two special elections in the US are racking up quite the price tag.
Voters are heading to the polls in two special elections in Florida and Wisconsin.
Florida's holding special elections for Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz's congressional seats, and both seats are critical races for Republicans, given their slim majority in the House.
The battleground state of Wisconsin is also voting on a new judge for the state's top court.
It's become the most expensive judicial contest in US history, with more than $90 million being spent on campaigning, including $21 million by Elon Musk.
US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that Musk has been accused of trying to buy the election.
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Trump tariffs are looming over Australia.
Washington is expected to announce new tariffs on its trading partners tomorrow, and opinions are divided on whether Australia will get pinged.
Australian Correspondent Steve Price told Mike Hosking that they shouldn’t get hit too badly as there’s currently a $17.9 billion trade surplus with the United States.
He says there could be a couple of flow on effects that could impact Australia, such as China flooding their market with cheaper products, or buying less of their minerals as they won’t selling as much to the US.
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As exercised as some have been this week about social media, the Greens and their behaviour, the bigger issue is not the Greens, but Labour and all who might support them into Government.
As much as we may froth and hyperventilate about any given issue of the day or small firestorm, who runs the country and how is what we all ultimately should be focused on.
We will not be going back to a single large party ever again, for two reasons.
One is because Covid is not repeating and, even if it did, I doubt we would panic again electorally the way we did.
Two is given when Labour was left to their own devices, they literally destroyed the place, most of us, for good or bad, have come to the conclusion that a mix of parties under this MMP system we seem to have voted for an accepted is here to stay.
So National need at least one player, probably two, and the same applies to Labour.
For now, National seem to have got lucky and/or well organised. Whether you support it or not, broadly speaking National, Act, and NZ First get along fine.
The media try to stir bits of trouble around minor matters periodically and we are yet to see a full-blown campaign post a first term, where the gloves are off a bit and a few punches might get thrown. But overall, things are cordial and well managed.
Labour on the other hand need certainly the Greens and possibly the Māori Party. Both are increasingly ropey.
Both are increasingly belligerent, both are increasingly fringe and both are an electoral nightmare for a so-called mainstream, left-wing party.
The Greens of James Shaw, Rod Donald, and Jeanette Fitzsimons are long gone.
The Māori Party of Pita Sharples and Tariana Turia are long gone
Both the current Greens and the Māori Party are anti-establishment disruptors who revel in a type of anarchy, almost as though they are outside the system. All of that is fine if you like that and want to vote for it.
But it is completely incompatible to running a country, even for a Labour Party that has become increasingly left-leaning and socialist.
If you don’t need, or want, to be in power, and I don’t think half the Greens or the Māori Party actually do, you can say what you want.
But Labour do want power, and their problem is they are going to end up having to answer for an increasingly unhinged rabble or at least try to dress it up as something they can handle.
That’s their problem. I don’t think they have the wherewithal to even come close to pulling that trick off.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 2nd of April, New Zealand has abandoned its bid to host the America’s Cup after the Government denied funding.
NZ Rugby have sorted out their advertising stoush with Ineos, and we seem to have done alright out of it. So where to next for the All Blacks brand and company?
Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell have a spirited discussion about the Greens, the Māori Party and the ferry deal on Politics Wednesday.
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A new test for Parliament's processes.
Te Pāti Māori MPs are refusing to appear before a Privileges Committee hearing about last year's haka in the House, after being told they can't appear together with their lawyer.
Labour MP Peeni Henare appeared before the committee last month, with the committee finding his conduct was disorderly but didn't amount to contempt.
He apologised for leaving his seat to perform a haka, but stands by performing it, saying he'd do it again
Fellow Labour MP Ginny Andersen told Mike Hosking it will be interesting to see how this plays out.
She says Labour believes in taking part in the Privileges Committee process, but this is an issue for Te Pāti Māori and Parliament to navigate.
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Petro-chemical conglomerate Ineos have dug deep into their pockets to resolve financial differences with New Zealand Rugby over kit sponsorship.
A settlement has been reached after NZR lodged an injunction at the High Court in Wellington – the figure reportedly in excess of $21 million.
Ineos get to terminate the deal after three years, and NZR can now attempt to secure a new sponsor.
Halo Sport Managing Director Simon Porter told Mike Hosking NZR now has some prized assets to sell, and have some time to ensure they get a good deal.
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Voters are heading to the polls in two special elections in Florida and Wisconsin.
Florida's holding special elections for Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz's congressional seats and both seats are critical races for Republicans, given their slim majority in the House.
The battleground state of Wisconsin is also voting on a new judge for the state's top court.
It's become the most expensive judicial contest in US history, with more than $90 million being spent on campaigning, including $21 million by Elon Musk.
Republican Strategist Matt Terrill told Mike Hosking while the Republicans are confident they’ll win Florida, a different race is unfolding in Wisconsin.
He says the outcome will send a signal as to where the pulse of the country is – if the Trump-backed candidate wins, it signals the strength of his mandate, but if the Democratic candidate wins, they’ll have a point to rally behind.
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Central and local government are being challenged to work together to attract major events.
The bid for Auckland to host the next America's Cup in 2027 has been abandoned after central government refused to put money up for it.
Major Events Group Founding Director Chris Simpson says New Zealand could host great events if the investment is there.
He told Mike Hosking it's something that needs strong collaboration.
Simpson says the events can't go ahead if cities are keen but the Government's not.
He says New Zealand isn't going to be able to pull in huge amounts of money like the Middle East, and we can't just rely on good will.
Simpson says we have a track record of holding great events but that just doesn't cut it anymore.
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