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Australian police arrested 170 climate activists over the weekend after their floating blockade briefly disrupted activity at one of the world’s largest coal ports.
The fleet of kayaks, paddle boards and inflatable boats blocked the entrance to the Port of Newcastle, which exports millions of tonnes of coal each year.
Police said on Sunday evening 156 adults and 14 youths had been arrested and charged with offences including 'disruption of a major facility'.
Australian correspondent Steve Price says shipping was temporarily paused as the group blocked at least one major vessel from entering the port.
"The Greens leader was there, looking like a fool, they were called 'numbskulls', and it was dangerous - really, really dangerous. We'll wait and see what happens in court."
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Surely the TJ Perenara performance is a sign of the times?
How far back (small clue, not far) do you need to go to think that this sort of extra curricular activity would never have even been close to being countenanced by an All Black squad?
Not long ago, essentially, sport was sport.
It got political in the Springbok apartheid era, but that was politics from the outside in, not the other way around.
It was Perenara's last time in the jersey, so why not leave with a message? I think that would be the argument for many but, what sort of message?
If one of the blokes from rural New Zealand decided to slip in some support in the post match interview for the current gun reform, or the gang patch laws, how do you think that would go down?
David Seymour, who quite sensibly asked in response to the Perenara views just what bit of equal rights do you not support, is kind of on a hiding to nothing.
We have entrenched camps on this one. No one is in the middle. You either believe in the idea that we are all equal, or you don’t.
Perhaps more worryingly Perenara's performance was spoken about with management and supported by them, so credit to him that it wasn’t some mad, spur-of-the-moment outburst.
For the record, when he says it's important to him, no one doubts him.
But lots of things are important to lots of people. But within all our lives are constraints.
One of the constraints around being an All Black is you represent the country as an elite athlete, not a politician or an activist.
As we saw in a much lesser way last week, the woman who may well head up content and news for the state-owned TV station took leave to go on the Treaty protest. Quite rightly, many asked whether that was wise.
We can ask the same question of Perenara and, given he had All Black mangement blessing, we can ask that question of them too.
If the criteria for protest as an All Black is passion, then we are asking for trouble.
What we want in All Blacks are sports people of integrity, professionalism and, preferably, an ability to win a lot.
The rest of it risks damaging the brand, insulting fans and distracting us from the main point of the outing.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 25th of November, our NCEA Level 3 and UE entries are at their lowest point in a decade and Covid is being blamed.
We get the Maori All Blacks cultural adviser on to discuss TJ Perenara's political message in the haka before the All Blacks game.
Guy and Sav talk the haka, the Phoenix and the All Blacks brand.
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Andrew Saville and Guy Heveldt joined Mike Hosking to discuss Guy’s weekend of team golfing, TJ Perenara’s haka before the All Blacks’ 29-11 victory over Italy and the last test outings for Perenara and Sam Cane, the Wellington Phoenix’s and Auckland FC’s latest A-League outings, and Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies contract.
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Liam Lawson wasn't the only Kiwi ripping it up at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Synthony - an orchestra which reimagines some of the biggest dance hits of all time - was there as well.
The group stems from New Zealand and is increasingly going global.
Singer-songwriter Ilan Kidron – who’s teamed up with Synthony – joined Mike Hosking.
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Donald Trump's filling out his Cabinet - with some unconventional picks in the mix.
The President-elect's selections are raising questions over whether some people are up to the job.
It's thought locking in Trump's defence pick Pete Hesgeth and intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard - both of Fox News - could prove difficult.
Meanwhile, US correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking Pam Bondi has been put forward for Attorney General – after first pick Matt Gaetz withdrew after a slew of sexual assault accusations.
“This means that if they’re all confirmed, the top 3 officials at the Justice Department will all be people who work for Trump’s legal defence.”
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Questions over whether New Zealand's regional airport security measures are up to scratch.
Stuff reports gangs are travelling between our smaller centres to traffic drugs around the country, where there's little risk of having their bags scanned.
Current security settings mean flights with fewer than 90 passengers are unlikely to go through screenings.
Former Detective Inspector Lance Burdett told Mike Hosking it's an unusual arrangement.
“It just concerns me. I was taught perhaps it was to do with the fuel or perhaps the hijacking of the plane or whatever, but it makes no real sense. We either have security or we don’t.”
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A climate academic says the COP climate conferences have achieved little in actually cutting emissions.
It comes as COP29 takes place in Azerbaijan, with a new deal forged which will see developing countries supported to the tune of $500 billion to manage climate impacts.
But Victoria University's Adrian Macey told Mike Hosking more must be done, and thinks the conferences have become unproductive.
“We go into each COP saying: ‘this is the last chance to save the planet and if we fail here, there’ll be dire consequences’, and we go ahead and fail.”
He says we need more transformational change.
"Yep, it's useful to have that, but in terms of the planet, it isn't a game changer in actual reduction of emissions."
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Youth vaping rates in New Zealand have dropped more than 50 per cent over the past three years, but one headmaster's calling for stronger regulation.
An annual youth vaping survey's found a promising drop in secondary school aged children vaping.
It's consistent with what Auckland Grammar's Tim O'Connor's been seeing.
But he told Mike Hosking it remains a significant issue for young people.
“I still think there’s something that needs to be done about the ready access of vapes – these vape stores that look like they’re selling iPhones to teenagers.”
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The cultural advisor for the Māori All Blacks says he's completely comfortable with TJ Perenara's haka.
The All Black halfback referenced the Toitū Te Tiriti movement ahead of yesterday's match against Italy.
The team also posed with the Tino Rangatiratanga flag.
Lawyer and consultant Te Wehi Wright told Mike Hosking context and the appropriateness of any political stance will always be debated regardless of the stage.
“I do think there is still a huge responsibility on us as citizens of New Zealand to keep pushing where we can the notion of unity.”
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NCEA achievement levels have dropped since the Covid-19 pandemic.
More students are leaving school with Level 3 pre-pandemic – but now achievement levels have dropped to where they were a decade ago.
The number leaving before their 17th birthday without Level 3 or university entrance is a major factor.
There have been steeper drops in Levels 1 and 2.
Education Hub founder Dr Nina Hood told Mike Hosking during Covid, children missed out on a lot of schooling and didn't have as much teaching.
“The result of that is that they didn’t build all of the foundational knowledge and skills that they needed. Those students are now coming through and sitting their Level 2 and Level 3 NCEA exams.”
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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.
Basketball: 7/10
The most popular school sport in the country. Who doesn’t love a pick-up game and a lay-up?
The gang laws: 7/10
Because they represent a turning of the tide, a restoration of some common sense and some realisation of just how shabby this place had become.
World War III: 3/10
Let's keep our powder dry, shall we? A missile does not an escalation make. You might remember we are still waiting for Iran to respond in the other war and that was an age ago.
Dairy: 9/10
If we hit $10, that's a record. What a year, and what a time to have a year.
Glastonbury: 8/10
Sold out in 35 minutes, costs $700 and you got no idea who's on stage.
Taylor Swift: 3/10
With an education system like ours in the state it's in, is it really wise to spruik a Taylor Swift course? Is that really your calling card?
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I am trying to work out which I like least – Elon Musk or Disney.
Elon bought Twitter and turned it into 'X'. He paid $44 billion, and they say it's worth about $10 billion now, but he doesn’t care.
It's worth $10 billion because a lot of corporates bailed because of its ugliness.
He argues it's free speech, but it's free speech at the lowest level, so it's ugly. He still defends it, and it makes life for a libertarian like me hard because I like the idea of truly free speech and, as a result of that belief, I have nothing to do with 'X' because I have standards.
But it's also apparent that as good a concept as free speech may be, when left to its own devices it's an ugly place and vulnerable people get hurt.
So that’s Elon.
Disney were one of those who bailed on 'X' because they didn’t like what they saw. But the Financial Times suggests they are heading back to 'X' now that Trump has won, and Trump likes Elon, and Elon might spend a lot of time at the White House, so Disney wants “in” on the action and the influence.
If that’s true, and it's not just Disney but also a bunch of corporates, that makes them hypocrites of the worst sort.
High and mighty – but only when it suits.
Full of principal, as long as they end up on the right side, whatever the current right side is.
They went hopelessly woke in their movies, until Bob Iger came back and said the reason he was back was because Disney was losing money, and they were losing money because they're woke.
Once upon a time having principles was quite the thing. It was expected and it was common, until it wasn’t.
These days corporates too often don’t know who they are so they end up in a moral blancmange. We saw it here during Covid – furious at the Government in private, pussy cats in public.
You would hope there is a lesson there somewhere they might want to learn and do something about.
Elon is at least reasonably consistent. You don’t have to like it, but he is true to his word.
It's cost him $35 billion in 'X'. But then he found Donald and the balance has been more than rectified, so what does he care?
Which I guess ultimately means, it's Disney. I like Disney less than I like Elon.
And that's saying something.
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New Zealanders can now make contactless payments entirely on iPhones.
Any retailer with a supported iPhone can accept payments from cards or digital wallets.
It's paid via an app from one of Apple's payments service partners including Stripe, Worldline, Windcave, and ANZ.
Ben Hanna, Head of New Zealand at Stripe, told Mike Hosking that it cuts down on the costs of running a traditional Eftpos machine.
He says it cuts down on hardware costs, deployment time, and administration.
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Friday has come once again and Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson joined Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week that was.
This week they discussed the Coldplay concerts, famous people's guitars (including one signed by Donald Trump), and how much they'd be willing to pay for a scoop of chips from the fish and chips shop.
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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 22nd of November, is the Government's desire for a third medical school at Waikato at risk after David Seymour raised concerns about the cost?
All Blacks' captain Scott Barrett pops in for a word ahead of their clash against Italy – the final game in the end of year international tour.
Tim Wilson and Kate Hawkesby talk Coldplay, Trump guitars, and the price of fish and chips as they Wrap the Week.
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New Zealand's relationship with the incoming Trump administration will be the main topic at a US Business Summit in Auckland today.
It will feature speeches from the Prime Minister, Trade Minister Todd McClay, US Ambassador Tom Udall, and a variety of business voices.
Auckland Chamber of Commerce CEO Simon Bridges says it will be a great chance to get the Government's perspective on the American relationship.
He told Mike Hosking that Trump’s win is hugely consequential, and it’s not enough for the Government to simply say they’ll wait and see.
Bridges believes there can be some optimism though, as New Zealand is generally good at riding the waves and trade with the US flourished after Trump ripped up the CPTPP during his last term.
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After being clouded in sexual misconduct allegations, Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name from consideration to become Donald Trumps' attorney general.
The former Republican congressman says he felt he was becoming a distraction, and didn't want to waste time on a "scuffle".
US correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking Gaetz had faced intense scrutiny over a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use.
He says this is the first loss from Team Trump, who has been issuing threats to keep Senators in line.
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The All Blacks have stuck with the tried and tested for their final fixture of the year against Italy in Turin on Sunday morning.
Changes are minimal from Paris – the team is relatively close to what could be termed a first-choice 23.
There are five changes to the run on-side that lost to France, four being injury related.
Captain Scott Barrett told Mike Hosking they had a focus on improving each game they played in the end of year tour.
He says that while the narrow loss to France hurt, the team will be better for that.
“Hopefully we can get through this game and, you know, that’s an 80 minute performance that we can, you know, hang our hat on and be proud of.”
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Councils are celebrating the government's decision to lift the debt cap, allowing them to borrow more money.
It follows an average 15% rates increase this year across the country.
Local Government New Zealand President Sam Broughton told Mike Hosking that councils currently have two options - borrow or lift rates.
He says they have to borrow more because residents can't afford to fund the infrastructure deficit councils are in.
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