The Mike Hosking Breakfast

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Monday the 10th of November, the Government has announced a new plan to combat meth that involves Police, Customs, the GCSB and NZDF.

The Prime Minister is in to talk the India FTA, meth and Transmission Gully.

Jason Pine and Andrew Saville discuss the F1, the All Blacks, Kiwis and the local derby in the A-league.

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Jason Pine and Andrew Saville join Mike Hosking this morning to discuss the weekend's sports.

On the table today: The All Blacks fended off an impressive comeback from Scotland to secure a win in Edinburgh. 

Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix had a fiery game that saw on-pitch brawls and red cards issued.

And Liam Lawson finished 7th in the Brazilian GP after a successful one-stop strategy. 

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Chris Luxon says India and New Zealand are continuing to get closer to reaching a free trade agreement.

Trade Minister Todd McClay hosted Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in Auckland last week for a fifth round of talks on an FTA.

The Prime Minister says it's been good to see Goyal coming here when he's so in-demand around the world.

Luxon told Mike Hosking that McClay will head to India this week for further talks.

He says they're m...

Trade talks with the Cook Islands have reached a standstill once again.

The Government has been suspended payments to the Cook Islands after they made deals with China without notifying NZ - a move that broke the 2021 agreement. 

However, International relations expert Stephen Hoadley said that suspending payments will only move them closer to China. 

"I think it just opens the door for China to walk in further and have m...

Border control is concentrating it's efforts on tackling organised crime. 

They said that the progress so far, in collaboration with international partners, has shown positive results - with over 900kgs of meth bound for NZ seized. However, there is still a significant threat.

Customs' Deputy Chief Executive of Operations, Jamie Bamford told Mike Hosking that 'what we're facing is scale and an aggressive, well funded, agile, o...

New Zealand's soaring methamphetamine problem be won't taken down through one approach.

The Government's new action plan is eyeing up importation, distribution and demand - as consumption doubles to nearly 1,500 kilos last year.

It's also launching a prevention campaign - and allocating 30-million-dollars for community support services.

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking that meth is a scourge on society.

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Many businesses that limped through the pandemic are now going under.

Insolvency practitioners have been reporting a sharp rise in the number of insolvencies since mid-2022.

Smaller retail, hospitality, construction, transport and manufacturing operators are failing far more now,  than they were before the pandemic.

BWA Insolvency Founder Bryan Williams told Mike Hosking that many have burned through assets to survive.

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The ACC vs union work from home legal case is a good one and it became even better after the Westpac dispute in Australia last week. 

There are two bits to these sorts of cases. One was the specific, as in what's in a contract, what's the wording, what have you agreed to and what haven't you agreed to. 

Then you've got the moral question; the big picture, the team spirit and the attitude. 

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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. 

NZ Inc.: 7/10 

A good week. Building consents, credit demand, house listings – up, up and up. 

Noeline Taurua: 6/10 

Spoke for the first time, but in a way where the knots you are tied up in get in the way of the words. 

SCOTUS: 2/10 

It went about as badly as yo...

The ongoing US federal government shutdown could stop many Americans returning home for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. 

The shutdown's now the longest in US history. 

Thousands of air traffic controllers and security screeners aren't being paid for their work, prompting a sharp drop in flights across the country. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that more than 5000 flights around the country wer...

Another missed opportunity this week driven by fear and blunt honesty, or lack of it. 

When asked on Wednesday in Parliament whether the Government was going to change the law to ban homeless people from camping in downtown areas of this country, the Prime Minister gave us an answer of a scared person. 

Technically it may currently be true they have not discussed it in Cabinet. Technically it may be true they haven't pass...

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Friday 7th of November, changes are coming to the film industry’s rebates and there are two major announcements for the energy sector.  

The All Blacks are looking to go two for two in their match against Scotland this weekend, Damian McKenzie joining to preview the clash.  

And Kate Hawkesby and Tim Wilson bully Mike and discuss whether any New Zealand restaurants ...

The All Blacks take on sometime rivals Scotland in the second leg of their potential Grand Slam tour.  

After a strong finish to put away Ireland in Chicago, the All Blacks now look to retain their unbeaten record against Scotland. 

Scotland is set to be highly motivated, as they’re celebrating 100 years of tests at Murrayfield and are eager to mark the occasion with a historic success.  

Damian McKenzie told Mike Ho...

The Pacific Championship wraps this weekend with Sunday’s decider between the Kiwis and Toa Samoa.  

The Kiwis dominated Tonga last week in front of a record 39,000 strong crowd at Eden Park, cinching their spot in the final.  

But even though the Kangaroos aren’t involved, the NRL have decided the final will be hosted in Sydney, despite efforts from the New Zealand Rugby League.  

CEO Greg Peters told Mike Hosking t...

Our largest electricity gentailer is welcoming two major announcements for the energy sector. 

The Government's announced it’s widening the scope of its $200 million co-investment fund to support a broader range of projects. 

And the Commerce Commission has given final approval for the big electricity gentailers to build a coal stockpile at Genesis' Huntly Power Station. 

Genesis Chief Executive Malcolm Johns told Mi...

One of Bill Clinton's former top officials says a crucial Supreme Court decision on tariffs probably won't go Donald Trump's way. 

The court's due to make a decision tomorrow on the legality of the US President's tariff regime. 

Former US Under Secretary of Commerce Bill Reinsch says it's a major decision. 

He told Mike Hosking the justices are being asked to determine the limits of presidential power. 

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Good news for our screen sector as it looks to become more competitive globally. 

The Government's set to lower the minimum spend for feature films to qualify for a 20% cash rebate next year from $15 million to $4 million. 

It'll also expand eligibility for an extra 5% rebate to include post-production, so films can be finished locally. 

Screen Music and Sound Guild New Zealand Chair John Mckay told Mike Hosking ince...

I am hoping events this week, at least in some small way, teach us all a simple economic lesson or two. 

Lesson 1: the red meat numbers. 

We export a fortune in meat to the world. The critical part of it is it is the best of quality – quality will always beat quantity.  

Why? Because the world will always contain large numbers of people unaffected by economic tides, and people with money like good stuff. 

There ...