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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.
Meteorological paranoia: 2/10
Between the MetService and the media, you would have thought Noah and his large ship were going to be needed, and yet...
Teachers: 6/10
God bless them, but it’s hardly a surprise when you see a drop in numbers, is it? Would you be a teacher?
Easter rules: 3/10
I'm not sure what’s worse, the shambles they’ve become, or the annual tedious debate about changing them… even though we never change them.
Hegseth: 4/10
Looks increasingly like a doofus, and I’m not sure he wasn’t a doofus to start with.
Canada: 7/10
Best election going right now – early voting at records, massive swing in the polls… could be one to remember.
Exports: 8/10
Good news story of the week. In March, this country hit it out of the park – that’s what we need more of.
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Polls are funny things at the best of times, and despite plenty of evidence that they can be as wrong as they can be right, we still seem fascinated, if not obsessed, by them.
There are two races at the moment being heavily polled: Australia and Canada. Canada votes this Monday, Australia in a couple of weeks.
Canada is more interesting, if for no other reason than the incumbents were losing by so far it wasn’t funny, but are now leading.
The PM quit and the new bloke, Carney —who once ran the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England— is now chasing the top job.
On the surface, that change of leadership might have played a part in voters' minds – Trudeau was past his used-by date in a Jacinda Ardern “loved then hated” kind of way. More likely, south of the border, Trump got elected, tariffs became an issue, and Carney looks like the person who can better stand up to America.
Polling out yesterday says the Conservatives are closing as people refocus on local issues like housing and cost of living, but the gap is still 12 points. Which is an amazing swing given the gap was 20 points the other way until tariffs stole the headlines.
Meantime, in Australia it’s gone from a race where the incumbent would be lucky to survive, far less thrive. Where a hung parliament was probable, requiring any number of accommodations with Greens and Teals and Independents, given a minority was the best Albanese could hope for, to what increasingly looks like an easy romp home with a majority.
Marginal seat polling out yesterday shows Labor with a 3.5% swing in the past week. Another poll had 45% of voters saying they didn’t like Dutton’s personality, therefore wouldn’t vote for him.
Competence, cost of living, that apparently doesn’t count. You look at him, you don’t like him, he’s toast.
It hardly seems a sophisticated way to decide the future of your nation, but then that’s democracy, isn’t it?
One argument says Albo should win —first term governments don’t lose— haven’t since the 30s.
But Canada, if the polls are right, that would be a victory from the ashes. What happens in another country is so profound: the party that was getting thrashed has their fortunes completely reversed. That’s one for the history books.
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Capping off another short week, Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was.
They discussed the number of people taking leave for the period, the best brand of Easter eggs, and the fact that chatbots have queues.
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A groundbreaking new partnership for New Zealand Cricket, in an effort to keep the country's top players from joining other global T20 franchises.
New Zealand Cricket have joined forces with the financial backers of a new franchise in North America's Major League Cricket - a competition that has a value of at least $200 million.
The move could help keep leading players and coaches in the Black Caps set-up, instead of becoming global T20 freelancers.
CEO Scott Weenink told Mike Hosking they're taking a two-pronged approach.
He says this presents an opportunity to diversify their revenue streams into the most lucrative global sporting market, while also creating opportunities for their high performance staff and players.
The new team —which is yet to be formally named or have their location confirmed— will debut in the 2027 season.
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The Government says it's reinstating confidence in the Emissions Trading Scheme.
It comes as the Climate Commission's calls for carbon credits to stay the same price, to maintain stability.
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts told Mike Hosking while some carbon credit auctions haven't taken off, things are improving on other years.
He says the previous Government was getting too involved and causing volatility, but he's turning things around.
He says the Commission's told the Government its changes are working well, and it can keep its hand off the tiller.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 24th of April, David Seymour defends his controversial slash-and-burn changes to the Early Childhood Education sector.
We also explore whether Donald Trump is preparing to retract his tariffs on China with insights from Doug Holtz-Eakin, a former economic adviser to Senator John McCain.
Tim Wilson and Kate Hawkesby wrap the short week with a fun discussion on the 'best' Easter eggs currently on the market.
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Telco companies and digital platforms need to step up to protect people from scams.
That's the message from the New Zealand Banking Association as they roll out a new suite of their own protective measures.
Chief Executive Roger Beaumont told Mike Hosking scammers prey on the vulnerable and cost New Zealanders billions every year.
He says while it's not the Bank's problem, they're putting in safeguards to reduce the risk of it happening.
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The heath sector's welcoming more money in the pockets of new graduates.
The Government's expanded the existing scheme giving graduates bond payments to stay in the country.
Payments are up to $50 thousand over a period of three to five years.
Nurses' Society National Director David Willis told Mike Hosking it's needed.
Willis says it's designed to get workforce into hard-to-reach areas.
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Rising hopes of easing tensions in the trade war between the US and China.
Donald Trump's signalling a potential U-turn, saying the 145% tariffs on Chinese goods are "very high" and will "come down substantially".
But the two countries are yet to hold any formal trade talks.
Economist Doug Holtz-Eakin —a former adviser to John McCain— told Mike Hosking if Trump keeps waiting for Xi Jinping's call, he'll be waiting a long time.
He says China has no reason to come to the table, and intermediaries will need to get involved to get both sides talking.
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Regulation Minister David Seymour's accusing unions of 'fearmongering' about the review into early childhood education.
Cabinet's agreed to adopt 15 recommendations from a Ministry of Regulation review that found a number of settings were outdated.
Seymour says the unions made their mind up before the Government released its decision.
He told Mike Hosking there are just too many regulators, with multiple Ministries and local councils trying to enforce rules without any clarity.
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Thousands of people are descending on Rome ahead of Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday.
It's already a busy time for the city, with Easter and other local public holidays falling this week.
Newstalk ZB's Jo McKenna told Mike Hosking she's spoken to people who have waited in line for four hours to catch a glimpse of the Pope.
She says the Vatican is considering keeping the doors open past midnight tonight because of the demand.
Security checks will also be stepped up ahead of the funeral, with the Vatican working out the arrangements tonight.
McKenna says they will include firefighters who specialise in terrorism and chemical warfare.
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I wish I had the Minister's positivity around teaching.
As you will have heard, we are short of teachers. We aren’t training as many teachers as we used to, so increasingly, we’ll need to bring more of them into the country.
The Minister suggested—optimistically, I think—that it's about more than just pay. It's about resources and support, which I’m sure is true. But the question remain, does it solve anything?
Does anything solve anything?
Is teaching simply a profession —like so many others— that is no longer what it once was? And if that's the case, why would anyone choose to be a teacher today?
Kids can be difficult. And if they’re not, schools are riddled with social issues that no teacher should have to deal with – yet they do.
Teachers are more like social workers than educators now. Even with all the holidays, the numbers don’t lie: people aren’t enrolling in teaching like they used to.
The trouble is, while teacher numbers are dropping, the number of kids isn’t. In fact, student numbers are expected to peak next year. So the gap widens.
Bringing in teachers presents a twofold issue.
You have to find teachers in a world where everyone is looking for them. They have to want to teach here. Is New Zealand really a magnet?
I could try to reassure you by talking about the teachers I had – but we’re going back 50 years. They were, virtually all of them, ordinary. Even with age and some maturity, as I look back at the ones I remember, not a single one was exceptional or brilliant or even really, really good. They were average. In an average school. That turned out a lot of average kids.
Is it possible the great teachers are, and have always been, the exception? The ones with the calling, the drive? The rest have merely been okay.
Which, of course, doesn’t solve the problem.
We have a lot to do with it. Society is a mess these days: held back, held down by anxieties, concerns, divisions, anger, frustration. A sense of loss, bewilderment, and upheaval that occupies pretty much everywhere, globally.
And so we send our offspring —if we send them at all— to be shaped by a miracle worker. One we pay average money to. In what might be a leaky building. With minimal resources.
We are setting it all up for failure. It’s complex. But if the Minister is right, and she can turn it around, she deserves a medal. If not beatification.
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This week on Politics Wednesday, Mark Mitchell and Ginny Andersen joined Mike Hosking to delve into some of the biggest topics of the short week so far.
They discussed New Zealand First's new Member's Bill calling to legally define gender, conscience votes, and Kieran McAnulty's Easter bill.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 23rd of April, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has met with Sir Keir Starmer, signing a new weapons deal.
NZ First are occupying themselves with gender issues, trying to follow the UK Supreme Courts decision - we talk to Suzanne Levy from Speak up for Women about the bill.
Mark Mitchell and Ginny Anderson discuss conscience votes and request a special shoutout on Politics Wednesday.
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Key services are lagging behind in Canterbury's Selwyn district as it tries to cope with exponential population growth.
Stats NZ data shows it remains the fastest growing district in the country, with 3200 new arrivals in the year to June.
Rolleston and Lincoln experienced the biggest jumps, at 9.6% and 8.1% respectively.
Massey University sociologist Paul Spoonley told Mike Hosking Selwyn falls behind when it comes to infrastructure.
For example, he says that of the 20-odd primary schools with more than 700 students, five of them are in Selwyn.
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The Catholic Church is at a crossroads as it prepares to vote for a new leader.
Pope Francis died aged 88 on Easter Monday following a stroke and heart failure.
His funeral will take place outside St Peter's Basilica on Saturday evening, and then Cardinals will be summoned to Rome to elect his successor.
NPR Vatican correspondent Christopher White told Mike Hosking it's anyone's guess who the new pope will be.
He says they have to decide whether to continue on the path of reform initiated by Pope Francis —a more welcoming and inclusive church— or to course correct.
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The International Monetary Fund is slashing its global growth forecasts due to impact of Donald Trump's tariffs, and expects the US to be hit particularly hard.
US markets have been rallying, with the White House confirming it has 18 trade deal proposals on paper, is talking with 34 countries this week, and has a China deal in the works.
But China's warning it will hit back at countries that make deals that go against its interests.
Export NZ Executive Director Josh Tan told Mike Hosking it's still unclear how New Zealand and its exporters will be affected.
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A former Foreign Minister says New Zealand's new weapons deal with the UK reflects a strong relationship.
Christopher Luxon and Sir Keir Starmer have met in the UK overnight.
They've announced a deal worth more than $60 million for New Zealand-made drones and discussed the war in Ukraine.
Sir Don McKinnon told Mike Hosking it's another step in joint support for the war-torn country.
He says New Zealand and the UK have always been closely linked, but there's a long way to go before the war can be stopped.
Luxon and Starmer are also pushing for even closer military ties, coming after the Government announced it's boosting military spending to hit more than 2% of GDP.
McKinnon told Hosking it'll help New Zealand's international reputation.
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Differing opinions on New Zealand First's Members' bill regarding the definition of 'woman'.
MP Jenny Marcroft is proposing legally defining a woman as being an adult human biological female.
Rainbow Auckland co-chair Sibyl Mandow says it's a political move to be divisive, stir up hate, and generate a narrative to distract from more pressing issues.
Mandow says the bill is trying to denounce the existence of trans people – who have no agenda and just want to exist.
But Speak Up for Women spokesperson Suzanne Levy told Mike Hosking polling on this issue indicates people don't want trans people to be treated poorly.
But she says at the same time, people don't think sex can be changed.
Levy says laws need to be definable, as sex has never had any other meaning than biological sex.
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The Transport Minister says there's a chance the new Northland Expressway project will have a budget blowout.
The road will go from Warkworth, east of State Highway one, and over the Brynderwyn Hills to the east of the current route, then through Whangarei.
It's expected to take around 15 years to complete and is one of New Zealand's most expensive infrastructure projects.
Transport Minister Chris Bishop told Mike Hosking they're doing a lot of preparation work now to make sure there aren't any slip-ups.
He says they're working on detailed designs, consenting work, and getting the funding model right, but slippages in cost can't be ruled out.
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