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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.
Flybuys: 3/10
Out as of the end of the year, leaving the country so spend those points.
The Budget: 6/10
Itâs the usual in the sense it's never enough and those who didnât want to like it, didnât. But they did a lot with not a lot and the messaging, if you are of a right mind, painted a picture of some actual hope.
The MÄori Party: 1/10
They too are part of the aforementioned stench of the times. They're negativity mixed with arrogance, from the Parliament hijacking to the hijacking of the roads. In what way are we better off for any of that?
The Warriors: 8/10
Two on the bounce, both against good sides and both achieved with second stringers. Johnson is back next time out, and we get two easy points this weekend.
The Trump trial: 7/10
I'm calling a hung jury after five days. What's yours?
Todd Stephenson: 4/10
Pub test failure. He should have flicked the shares before it became a thing.
Air New Zealand: 6/10
The 4th best airline in the world.
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Shayne Burke survived explosions and gunfire in the Iraq war, and has now survived an attack from a grizzly bear.
The 35-year-old man from Wyoming, USA, was on his honeymoon when he stumbled across a mother grizzly and her cubs in the Grand Tetons National Park.
US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that grizzlies are very protective of their cubs, and within an instant Shayne was fighting for his life.
He said that while he was carrying bear spray, he didnât have time to use it and it was only upon the bear biting down on the can by accident that they fled.
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It seems to have been a miserable week.
We all seem miserable this week.
The boss, who I complained to this week about a bunch of stuff, gaslit me by telling me itâs the time of year everyone gets a bit edgy.
Smith & Caughey's told us they were done. That was profound that a multi-generational company that has survived wars can't survive downtown Auckland in 2024.
Flybuys announced yesterday they are leaving the country. They join the tens of thousands of Kiwis that have already left the country. We have broken immigration records for leaving the country.
A survey suggested 90% of us would look to leave our job if the work from home rules got changed.
Let's be honest, working from home is about slackness. It's about taking the piss and skiving off. Or would the boss tell me thatâs the time of year talking?
There was a survey out of the U.S saying workers are less satisfied with their jobs this year in virtually every single area of it. It's gone up for ten years in a row but this year it's down.
The Budget didnât help. Although the Government are working hard, a lot of this country is broken. It is profoundly broken.
- Teachers who never passed exams are teaching kids, who fail their own
- Students are on rent strike
- There are protests on motorways and Parliament proceedings are being hijacked
-The bloke from the NZ Herald who took 1 hour 50 mins to drive 500m because everyone panicked, because as a country we obsess about weather and the MetService has taken to telling us how to live and when to leave the house and when to take shelter. Small tip - you take shelter in a tornado, not when it rains and a southerly comes in and everyone panics.
The census told us of the thousands who have left the centre of Auckland. The census also told us how the census, yet again, wasnât done properly because the computer was stuffed.
A lot of medical people went on strike, yet again. Rugby had a massive scrap that has left a lot of people fuming and the sport no better off.
Auckland Council put forward the two options for a national stadium. Why? We aren't building either.
More people got laid off. Consultants did OK though as Government departments hired them to help lay people off.
Adrian Orr made it harder to buy a house with his debt-to-income ratios.
Katie said to me "how's it feel living in changing times?" She's convinced this is a moment in history. She also wants to move.
But it might just be the time of year.
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The health sector is getting a $16 billion boost over the next three budgets.
Itâs part of the Governmentâs plan to invest in frontline services.
$12.2 billion of that will go towards primary health care, $31 million is going to increasing security in emergency departments, and $22 million will be used to train 25 more doctors each year.
Buzz Burrell, Interim Chair of General Practitioners Aotearoa, told Mike Hosking that overall, they like what they saw.
He said that theyâve got a baseline budget of $30 billion, and to an additional half of that coming over the next three years, theyâve got to welcome that.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 31st of May, Finance Minister Nicola Willis joined to talk everything to do with the Budget and the tightening of the Governmentâs purse strings.
How long are you waiting for a doctor's appointment in your town? And does Taupo even have a supermarket?
Tim Wilson and Kate Hawkesby covered everything from loyalty schemes to the price of snapper.
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Rob Nichol has reiterated his disappointment in the NZ Rugby outcome.
It comes after the provincial unions' Proposal Two won the majority vote in yesterday's Special General Meeting regarding NZRâs governance structure.
The Playersâ Association CEO believes the new model isnât in the best interests of the game in New Zealand, but rather the best interests of the provinces.
He told Mike Hosking that the game is in crisis and in desperate need of a reset.
They needed expertise to come in and solve the problem, and theyâve lost that opportunity now.
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The Finance Minister says the recent culture of spraying the money gun with reckless abandon has come to an end.
Nicola Willis released the 2024 Budget yesterday, confirming the long-awaited tax cuts and announcing funding for various sectors and industries.
She confirmed that the tax programme is fully funded by the baseline-savings exercise of rooting out waste in government departments.
Willis told Mike Hosking that theyâre funding it responsibly, without needing to borrow funds.
The economyâs forecasts have degraded in recent times, the Government books not predicted to return to surplus until the 2027/28 financial year.
If they hadnât made those cuts and changes, Willis said, they wouldnât be back into the black until 2031.
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A saturated reward scheme market is likely to blame for Flybuys' demise.
About 90 jobs will be lost when the scheme and its parent company Loyalty NZ close down at the end of the year.
Members can still earn Flybuys points until October 31 and have until December 31 to redeem them.
Retail and marketing expert Juanita Neville-Te Rito told Mike Hosking that most partners of the scheme will just set up their own reward system now.
She says it'll be better for customers who want to be rewarded and recognised, rather than given points.
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A former National Government Finance Minister says Nicola Willis did well with what she had.
The Government's Budget includes changes to tax thresholds for three and a half million people.
Funded through a suite of scrapped spending initiatives, all workers on more than $14,000 a year will receive between $4 and $40 a fortnight.
Steven Joyce told Mike Hosking that the Finance Minister took a solid first step towards rebuilding the Government's finances.
He says it also gets the balance right between the private sector and families versus the large and increasing government spend.
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Tax cuts are expected to be front of mind for many people in today's Budget.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis is releasing the 2024 Budget from 2pm today, unveiling the final shape of the promised tax cuts and how the Government plans to pay for them.
Independent tax expert Geof Nightingale told Mike Hosking that he expects the Government to adjust the thresholds for the first time in 14 years.
He said itâll be a good thing because it will lower the tax burden on middle income Kiwis, but how its funded will be the fascinating thing.
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The Education sector is hoping todayâs Budget will address the staff shortages.
$53 million was allocated to the training and recruitment of new teachers in a pre-Budget announcement, but NZEIâs Mark Potter said that itâs not going to be enough.
He told Mike Hosking that they need both staffing and financial support, as well as specialists, therapists, psychologists, and so on to address the desperate needs around the country.
Theyâre hoping to see some increase in the Operational Funding Grant, as the increased cost of living as increased the cost of education, Potter said.
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Thereâs hopes today's Budget will go some way to addressing staff shortages in the health sector.
The Budgetâs release comes amid strike action from both junior doctors and blood workers.
Sarah Dalton from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists told Mike Hosking that itâll take an extra $1.8 billion just to keep the health system ticking over as it is.
She said that they would love to see funding tagged specifically to staffing increases, to ensure it goes where it needs to.
Dalton told Hosking that thereâs plenty of services who need more staff, and the employer agrees, but they're not willing or able to do anything about it.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Thursday 30th May, a variety of sectors told us their hopes and wishes for today's Budget.
Assistant police commissioner Mike Johnson joined to discuss how they are going to handle the Te Pati MÄori backed protest clogging up major roads.
Comedian Dai Henwood was in for an exclusive chat about his new memoir 'The Life of Dai'.
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Kiwi Dai Henwood is one of the countryâs most prolific comics.
He's popped up on the screen in a number of programmes including Family Feud, The Project, Dancing with the Stars, and more recently, Taskmaster NZ.
He went public with his battle against bowel cancer last year, and since then is now the healthiest heâs been in his life, he told Mike Hosking.
Henwood joined Hosking to discuss his new memoir The Life of Dai, which is releasing next month.
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Traffic is being disrupted around the country this morning with thousands of people joining motorcades and hikoi against the Government's positions on MÄori issues.
A campaign group named ToitĆ« Te Tiriti (Honour the Treaty) planned a strike today to âdemonstrate a unified Aotearoa response to the Governmentâs assault on tangata whenua [MÄori people] and Te Tiriti of Waitangiâ.
Protesters were expected to meet around New Zealand from 6.30am with marches and vehicle convoys planned along motorways, main streets, and rallies in town centres.
Te PÄti MÄori, alongside the ToitĆ« Te Tiriti, said in an online post that the action was intended to âprove the might of [the MÄori] economy by disconnecting entirely from itâ.
Police Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson told Mike Hosking that the largest protests are on Auckland's Northern, Northwestern, and Southern Motorways.
He said that while they recognise the right to protest, they are there to minimise disruption and deal with people who break the law.
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New Zealand's population growth is slowing.
Last year's census data shows that while the population did increase by 300,000 people since the last census five years ago, the rate of growth has slowed considerably.
But Otago University sociologist Byrndl Hohmann-Marriott told Mike Hosking that it's not a concern.
She says our population is expected to keep growing for the next 50 years.
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The infrastructure sector wants to see certainty in today's Budget, in the form of a construction "pipeline".
Upgrades are needed across a majority of the countryâs infrastructure, and the sector wants a program that will give a coherent delivery over the coming years.
Infrastructure New Zealand Chief Executive Nick Leggett told Mike Hosking that the Government needs to prioritise money in the right places.
He said they arenât looking for massive spending, but rather the right kind of investment.
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Health New Zealand says it's deeply concerned about today's dual strike action from junior doctors and blood workers.
It's junior doctor's third round of strikes and the beginning of a week of action from Blood Service lab workers.
Health New Zealand's accusing the unions of scheduling action at the same time, compounding patient impact.
But Chief People Officer Andrew Slater told Mike Hosking that contingency planners have worked hard to ensure as much care as possible goes ahead.
He says emergency departments are open, hospital patients will receive safe care, and unless you're contacted directly, still go to your outpatient appointment.
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Condemnation of the Reserve Bank's latest change to mortgage rules.
The central bank has confirmed it's going ahead with plans to introduce "debt to income" restrictions, preventing home buyers from borrowing more than six times their pre-tax income.
The changes will be partially offset by the easing of LVR restrictions, to allow for more low-deposit lending.
But property commentator Ashley Church told Mike Hosking that the restrictions are a mistake that will be reversed within three years.
He says this will be the "stupidest" move the Reserve Bank has ever made and will "screw up" the housing market at a time when it should be recovering.
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