Mark the Week: Pension was the bum note of the week

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. 

 

Trump: 7/10 

All in all, 5% defence spending at NATO, a ceasefire that holds, and talks with Iran next week. It's not bad. 

 

Rob Penney: 8/10 

From last year to this. That's one of sports great stories, and I assume involves tremendous amounts of well-deserved satisfaction. 

 

Whanau Ora and Tama Iti and Moana Pasifika: 2/10 

Central Government yet again missing the politically triggering stuff they promised to address. 

 

David Seymour: 7/10 

As Acting Prime Minister in the house and in media, he is a very solid, considered set of hands with good wit to go with it. 

 

Golden visas: 8/10 

That is practical thinking, making tangible difference. 189 applications and $800million worth of business - let's go NZ! 

 

Wealth and the pension: 2/10 

Bum note of the week. Targeting those who actually worked hard to save to help in retirement should never be used as a punishment. And the Retirement Commissioner might like to ask herself whether she understands her job. 

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Time to mark the week, little piece of news and
current events that knows what the effort's doing. Trump seven.
They don't know what they're doing. All in all, five
percent of NATO will cease fire, that holds talks with
a run next week. That's not a bad week. Mark
Rutter one and sometimes do strong language stick Moment of
the week Rob Penny eight. From last year to this,

(00:20):
that's one of sports great stories and nice Hume involves
tremendous amounts of well deserved satisfaction. Regional councils and capping
right seven. Central government at its best, Farna Aura and
Tama Eati and Moana Pacificato. Central government yet again missing
the politically triggering stuff they promise to address. Nicolaella's for
basic things. Mike writing letters isn't good governance and after

(00:44):
a while a threat through letter or not is seen
for what it is. Peter Burling seven, we've question, well
they come back to bite them of course too. David
Seymour seven, as acting Prime Minister in the House and
in media. A very solid considered week. I reckon with
a good wit to go with it. Oil eight. What
a joke that was? Oh the price of a disaster

(01:04):
until it wasn't. Dunedin seven like Hamilton last week, International
travelers back, Melula bar anyone Golden Veiza is eight. Now
that is practical thinking, making sensible difference. One hundred and
eighty nine applications, eight hundred million dollars worth of business.
Let's go New Zealand. Shane Jones Sex thanks pay. I
should not be paying for such madness. He loves a headline.

(01:26):
But the NAPOOI stuff. I mean, he's right, He's on
the right note there, Jeff Bezos. Six. If you ever
want an example of sneering, losory, jealousy and pointlessness, look
at Venice and the tragics and they're whining at the moment.
Wealth and the pension too waat bum note of the
week targeting those who actually worked hard to save, to
help and retirement should never be used as a punishment.

(01:48):
And the retirement commissioner might like to ask yourself whether
she understands her job. School holiday seven, Oh good luck
at the airport. Seven hundred and forty five thousand on
air New Zealand alone these next couple of weeks, and
that is the week Cup is in the week and
due to the long weekend. This was twenty percent worse
than last week's. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast
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