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Records have been set in Spain and Portugal as extreme heat continues to roast Europe.
Temperatures at or above 38C are expected through the week, rolling eastward to encompass France, Italy, and eventually portions of Eastern Europe.
A record number of heat alerts are in place across France, with 16 regions on red alert, and 68 others on orange alert.
Europe Correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking while...
Helicopters are such an Auckland issue.
I love helicopters. I have flown in a lot of helicopters.
Our place is on a flight path north. People who go to the Bay of Islands and to the flash golf courses north of Auckland fly over our place.
On a sunny Saturday they start 6.30am-ish in summer. On a still day you hear them coming maybe 30 seconds before you might see them.
Because I like them, I have never under...
It’s been a dream couple of months for Ryan Fox.
In May, the Kiwi golfer won the Myrtle Beach Classic, claiming his first PGA Tour win.
From there he made the cut for the PGA Championship, won his second Tour event at the Canadian Open, before making the cut for the US Open.
He’ll soon be heading to the UK for the Scottish Open and Open Championship, taking a week’s break ahead of the tournament.
“It’s bee...
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 1st of July, we've got a new police college opening in Auckland today – is it a case of build it and they will come?
What is it about helicopters that gets us so exercised? Mike has some thoughts on Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray's helipad getting approval.
We haven't caught up with Ryan Fox since his success on the PGA Tour, so we catch him before he jets off t...
A new start up that could drastically reduce your power bill will soon be available in homes.
Designed to replace the current switchboards, Basis Smart Panels aim to provide Kiwis with greater control over their electricity consumption.
With over 7,500 orders already contracted, the company plans to install 50,000 panels in the next 24 months.
Co-Founder Danny Purcell told Mike Hosking the panel provides full visi...
Action to attract crucial international investment.
Invest New Zealand is up and running, a government organisation that'll work with global investors to create jobs, boost innovation, and lift productivity.
It's been given $85 million over four years to cement itself.
Auckland Business Chamber CEO Simon Bridges told Mike Hosking that our settings were suboptimal, and we’re now getting better ones.
He says t...
The Deputy Prime Minister believes the Government would be better off with the part-privatisation of Interislander ferries.
A Treasury paper presented to Cabinet by the Minister for Rail, Winston Peters, says the Government can consider private investment to reduce costs.
David Seymour agrees with the idea and says the Government has been far too relaxed with capital.
He told Mike Hosking the Government is not a g...
A charitable trust is commending tougher sentences for people throwing coward punches.
The Government's new specific offence for striking a distracted victim could carry a sentence of life imprisonment if fatal.
Walk Without Fear has been pushing for changes after MMA fighter Liufau Vake was killed by a single coward punch in 2021.
Board Member Mike Angove told Mike Hosking the charges need to be in conjunction ...
Positive signs when it comes to consumer arrears, but some businesses are still doing it tough.
The latest Centrix data for June shows the number of people behind on payments is down on last year, for the fifth consecutive month in a row.
At the same time company liquidations have risen 27% year-on-year.
Chief Operating Officer Monika Lacey says that's partly due to increased enforcement, after a softer approach f...
There’s a belief Auckland's new Police training centre will make recruitment more accessible.
The new space on the Massey University campus includes multiple classrooms, along with gym and recreation areas.
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers told Mike Hosking over the years some people have steered away from a career in Police because they couldn't go to Porirua for training.
He says it's about creating more opp...
In a world of pressing problems one of the bigger, longer term ones is due a good looking at because if we don’t, when we get there we will want to shoot ourselves.
IRD has been looking at the cost of stuff and where that money comes from.
The trouble, and this is not new, is we have more older people needing more money and fewer younger people to work to raise the money to pay the bills.
This is more than Super. It's health.
It's ...
On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 30th of June, we've got some good retail crime changes coming to a store near you and the Government's Retail Crime Advisory Group spokesperson Sunny Kaushal is on the show.
The Prime Minister has some questions to answer around Whanau Ora, Section 127b and NATO spending.
Andrew Saville and Jason Pine talk Liam Lawson's best ever F1 result, the Warriors' loss and how th...
The Prime Minister is introducing new laws focused on protecting first responders and prison officers.
Luxon told Mike Hosking that no ambulance driver, firefighter or police officer should face aggression and assault while trying to help people.
Also in discussion is the new IKEA store, which has faced trouble during the planning phase.
Luxon said that he has more concerns about the planning than IKEA do, and b...
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Paramedics are giving the Government a thumbs up, as it moves to crack down on assaults towards first responders and prison officers.
It's proposing higher penalties, with five years maximum imprisonment for assault with intent to injure, and a seven year maximum for injuring with intent.
St John Ambulance Operations Manager Stu Cockburn told Mike Hosking this is a step in the right direction.
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There's excitement over expected changes to the way authorities deal with retail crime.
Newstalk ZB understands Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith will be confirming shoplifting policy changes this week, relating to Retail Crime Ministerial Advisory Group recommendations.
Group Chair Sunny Kaushal told Mike Hosking that the announcements are ones retailers across the country have been screaming out for.
Kaushal says ...
The One Roof Velocity house value index has revealed a drop in property value across the country.
Major cities like Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton have all experienced drops. However, more rural areas such as Southland, Canterbury and Northland have all seen a rise.
CEO of real estate at Velocity Helen O’Sullivan told Mike Hosking that although the prices have dropped, the real estate market is still healthy.
S...
A friend of ours opened a new business last week.
It was a soft opening and will be full steam ahead by the school holidays.
So far he is going gangbusters. There's a lot of local support and it looks like a good news story.
He is however, if you believe the headlines that have been supplied by his industry association, in very dark and difficult days.
They don’t look difficult at his place.
The GDP fi...
The week has come to an end and so Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson are joining Mike Hosking to Wrap the Week once more.
Tim is injured again, winding up on ACC after taking a tumble off the footpath, plus, Mike's made a new musical discovery.
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The Treaty Negotiations Minister admits people are losing patience on a Ngāpuhi settlement, but says they want it to last.
New Zealand First is launching a Bill, proposing a one-and-done treaty settlement for the largest iwi, rather than multiple hapu settlements.
Paul Goldsmith says that although he sympathises with the desire for a faster resolution, if you want an enduring settlement, you need people to be prepa...
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