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At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.
GDP: 7/10
Or should that be 0.7? It’s a bigger number than they thought and an indication that we have finally turned the corner.
The Covid loan deadline: 3/10
A sad, sad, sad reminder of why the 0.7% in GDP has taken so long to get here. Close to $1 billion owed and what do you reckon the chances of it all coming back are?
Whangarei and their fluoride meeting: 2/10
Read the Spinoff blow by blow account. It's gold, unless you live there and pay for it. Then it's farcical.
The wars: 3/10
Dreadful week. The Trump call to Putin was a joke and the ceasefire fell to bits.
Ted Lasso: 8/10
Another series when they said there wasn’t another series.
F1: 7/10
New Zealand ratings show half a million of us watched. That would make it the most watched programme of the week, or close to it.
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If you accept that the Government are struggling in the polls, you may well accept the general notion that part of what is driving that is the lack of runs on the board.
Perhaps an impatience is frustrating some of us.
We voted to get rid of the last lot on the understanding that things had been wrecked and destroyed, and there was this new lot that were going to put it right.
The trouble has been, as they have tried to explain, that things like fiscal cliffs were a lot worse than anticipated and the problem with too many voters is we vote and move on, and then when we re-engage, we expect fixes to problems that are more complex than we gave them credit for.
This Government has announced a lot and changed a lot. But the simple to read “runs on the board” are only starting to trickle through.
The downturn on crime would be one of them. The police focus on rounding a few people up, so we feel safer on the streets is tangible.
The targets on emergency housing being met years ahead of schedule is another one.
Then yesterday the Gross Domestic Product, the GDP, which is surely one of the most important of all.
It is the economy and the economy is everything. It pays the bills, retires the debt, forks out for the programmes and sets the mood of the nation.
If you are growing, and as it turns out (thank the good Lord) we are, you are moving forward and moving forward is what gets Governments popular and re-elected.
Everyone, as in the experts, had the number at anywhere between 0.3% and 0.5%, still importantly in the right direction.
So the actual figure of 0.7% is better than expected and must be the best of news.
For a country that has spent more time in recession than virtually anyone, certainly anyone we compare ourselves to in the OECD, this cannot be overstated in terms of importance.
0.7% surely comes with a sense that there is more where that came from. So maybe, just maybe, we can turn our backs on the dark days, or years, that have dragged this country to places economically it has never really been.
No, it is not over and, yes, there is much left to do.
But such a decent and, dare I suggest, better than expected number will tell you that the current Government might have got a grip on the worst of it and turned the tide.
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There’s more uncertainty about who will be and won't be included in Donald Trump's upcoming agricultural tariffs.
Here in New Zealand, we're still in the dark about whether we'll receive an exemption for things like our growing exports of hamburger meat.
Over in Australia, analysts believe they're very unlikely to get an exemption.
Correspondent Murray Olds told Mike Hosking US farm lobbyists are accusing Australia of creating an unequal trading relationship – something Australia disputes.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday the 21st of March, we have growth! 0.7% is higher than everyone predicted, and Finance Minister Nicola Willis is optimistic this is just the beginning.
We've got a new rare car and country music festival at Ayrburn - is that the best pairing, or is that the best pairing?
Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson discuss Mike's sick day and Sam Ruthe as they Wrap the Week.
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Fonterra has delivered a strong interim result for the 2025 fiscal year.
It's reported a half year Profit after Tax of $729 million, with earnings of 44 cents per share.
It's alongside a Farmgate Milk Price midpoint of $10 per kilograms of milk solids for the season ending 2025.
CEO Miles Hurrell says it’s pleasing to be able to deliver these results for farmer shareholders and unit holders.
Dairy Insights Consultant Stu Davison told Mike Hosking the entire industry is fizzing.
He says it’s a pretty uncommon result to see a strong milk price and a strong dividend in the same season, and they’re going to ride the wave while they’ve got it.
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New Zealand's move out of recession is being felt by some much earlier than others.
Latest figures show our economy's grown by 0.7% between October and December.
But some sectors are faring much better than others, with construction and IT contracting about 3%, and transport and warehousing growing almost 2.5%.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Vice President Paul Koch told Mike Hosking some businesses are doing even better.
He says some businesses he knows of have seen growth of about 10% during the quarter.
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A boost for Central Otago business when the inaugural Ayrburn Classic rolls into Arrowtown this weekend.
Hundreds of vintage and luxury cars will be on show at the 160-year-old farm, which has recently become a hospitality hub.
The event's taken inspiration from overseas festivals like Pebble Beach in California.
Ayrburn Owner Chris Meehan told Mike Hosking the land was a sheep paddock around a year ago.
He says now there are 10 restaurants and bars, a winery – and they're doing about 40-thousand meals per month.
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Protest action is still going ahead in Napier this weekend.
There's been community backlash after a leaked proposal showed the Government considering cutting the overnight urgent care nurse service.
It's now choosing to retain it, but still with no GPs on-site.
Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise told Mike Hosking the closest doctor is a 25-minute drive away at Hastings Hospital's busy Emergency Department.
She says the protest will not just be for overnight care but about the level of services being provided to the community in general.
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The Finance and Growth Minister is confident the economic turnaround will continue.
Latest figures show we're officially out of recession, after our economy grew 0.7% between October and December.
Nicola Willis says we're going to continue to see growth in tourism and agriculture exports.
She told Mike Hosking households should also be getting more disposable income as they switch over to lower mortgage rates, that will flow through into the economy.
Willis says the consensus among forecasters is for growth to accelerate this year.
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The Telecommunications Forum says difficulty switching between providers isn't an issue, despite concerns from the Commerce Commission.
A study from the commission says the process of changing providers isn't working as well as it should for consumers.
It wants telcos to improve its process to benefit consumers and competition.
But Telecommunications Forum Chief Executive Paul Brislen told Mike Hosking most people aren't worried about their phone bill.
He says it's not an issue most people think about.
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New Zealand’s middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to break the four-minute mile barrier.
The 15-year-old from Tauranga became the 49th New Zealander to break the four-minute mile doing so at a wet Go Media Stadium last night.
Olympian Sam Tanner helped lead Ruthe in the second half of the race, setting the pace for the teenager towards the finish line.
Ruthe eventually finished second behind Tanner in three minutes 58.35 seconds.
He's eclipsed the previous pioneer, then 16-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who has gone on to become a double Olympic champion.
Ruthe told Ryan Bridge that it felt amazing having all his friends and family there supporting him.
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There's no such thing as a ceasefire this morning.
It's all breaking down in the Middle East. Netanyahu's come out with more fighting talk and the rockets are back on.
And for Ukraine, Trump hasn't exactly cloaked himself in glory with this so-called deal.
And I say so-called deal because it hasn't actually held.
First, it was only partial. There wasn't a full ceasefire like Zelensky agreed to.
Second, it covered energy infrastructure not being hit for a 30 day pause. But already the Russians have fired at energy facilities, roads, and two hospitals.
Now, if you go and have a look at the read-out from the call between Trump and Putin it says Putin gave the order to his top brass to immediately stop the firing on this energy infrastructure.
So, either the military is going rogue and firing anyway, or Putin's up to his old tricks.
Actually, both of things could be happening. Hell, with Russia they both could be true.
But either way, for Trump and the big game he likes to talk, the art of the deal has just hit the Kremlin wall.
In Trump's favour, reputation-wise, is at least people are talking about peace.
We've just had three years of war and whenever world leaders meet it's always talk about more, more and more war.
A ceasefire, an armistice and a peace deal all require action.
At least the phones are ringing.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 20th of March, will the light at the end of the economic tunnel start to reveal itself with today's Q4 GDP data?
15-year-old Sam Ruthe is on the show after becoming the youngest person to run a sub four-minute mile.
Senior expert on Russia Keir Giles joins us out of the UK after we've now had the Trump/Putin call, and the Trump/Zelenskyy call overnight.
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The details of President Donald Trump's phone conversations with his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts remain relatively shrouded.
Trump's sought a full end to hostilities between the two sides but appears to have settled for a limited ceasefire and further discussion for now.
All three parties say the calls have gone well, but there are discrepancies in their reporting.
Chatham House UK Russia expert Keir Giles told Ryan Bridge the read-out on Trump's call with Vladimir Putin is like two completely separate conversations.
He says neither of them is a particularly reliable source at the moment, but it's clear they're treating this in two different ways.
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A crack down on persistent young offenders.
New Ministry of Justice data shows a 19% increase in children and young people receiving orders or adult sentences in 2024, compared to the previous year.
There's a 16% rise for Māori tamariki and rangatahi.
Blue Light CEO Brendon Crompton told Ryan Bridge these are children who have likely gone through the youth system and have continued to offend.
He says to keep the community safe Youth Aid has no choice but put them in the District Court.
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An economist is warning not to expect big growth in GDP figures out today.
Data —due out from Stats NZ just before 11 this morning— is expected to show the economy has been pulled out of recession, but is still crawling to recovery.
Economists are predicting growth of between 0.3 and 0.5%.
Westpac senior economist Michael Gordon told Ryan Bridge he's predicting flat growth in the fourth quarter.
He says there have been signs things are turning, but it's likely to have happened in the beginning of this year.
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Simeon Brown's hitting back over concerns of overreach from what he's calling the 'health police.'
The Health Minister's directed public health doctors to stop weighing in on issues like fast food, and leading advocacy campaigns.
But the comments, combined with looming job cuts, have sent shockwaves through the medical sector – who fear this 'censorship' would limit doctors' ability to effectively serve their communities.
Brown told Ryan Bridge public health teams should primarily focus on immunisation targets.
He says they shouldn't be waging war against council policies and people's choices about what they want to eat.
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The Pope's condition is said to be improving, but there's uncertainty over an upcoming royal visit.
The 88-year-old has been in hospital for more than a month with double pneumonia, but the Vatican is now saying he's making slight improvements.
King Charles and Queen Camilla are due to visit for the jubilee celebrations of the Catholic Church, early next month.
But Italy Correspondent Jo McKenna told Ryan Bridge it's uncertain whether the Pope will be able to meet the royals.
She says the Vatican is refusing to confirm the meeting, or whether he will be out of hospital by then.
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A change in direction for homeowners and their mortgages.
90% of home loans were floating or fixed for less than a year in January.
CoreLogic says there's anecdotal evidence borrowers have begun to fix for longer as interest rates come down.
Squirrel Mortgage Broker, David Cunningham told Ryan Bridge things have changed dramatically since Christmas, with favourable rates for longer fixed-term periods.
He says Westpac kicked it off with a 4.99 term for three years, ANZ doing the same at two-years, with all competitors now offering near there.
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