Mark the Week: It's a bad week of data for the economy

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. 

 

The economy: 4/10 

Between the GDP and the current account, it’s a bad week of data. You could argue the upside is it might be the worst of it. It might be better from here on in. 

 

Whining unions: 3/10 

This week it was relief teachers. Name me the last time unions said something, anything, positive. 

 

The race edict: 8/10 

Because doing stuff, handing stuff out, based on nothing more than race is racist. 

 

The All Blacks: 7/10 

Australia comes at just the right time. What we need off two losses is someone pretty useless. Australia - come on in. 

 

Liam Lawson: 9/10 

If the word is accurate, by the time the weekend is out we will have our next full-time driver in F1. 

 

Federated Farmers: 125/10 

That’s a birthday worth celebrating and of all the advocacy groups, I think they could be close to being my favourite. 

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Time now to make the week little piece of news
and current events that sunme and Butch say, keep them
sane on the long wait to February. Are the economy
four between the GDP and the current account. It's a
bad week of data. Upside as you heard with Nikolie,
you could argue it might be the worst of it.
It might mean there are better times ahead. Are the
Fed six where they go, we all go. They think

(00:20):
they've done their job. The post COVID Central Bank angst
could finally be done Glasgow. Seven Commonwealth games are saved.
Poles six Poles are always fun. Two this week both
bad for labor, good for the government. Auckland CBD Sex.
The crime stats are the tangible things that lead to
good polls for the government Hamilton, Sex to Whuia and Jetstar.

(00:51):
Now we're talking whining unions. Three this week it was
relieving teachers name me the last time union said something
anything positive. Minerals Sex the release of the critical Minerals.
That list told us a couple of things. One we've
got lots of them too. We've never done a list before,
which seemed mad. Three they're an economic boon. Do we

(01:11):
need an economic Boon. Yes we do. Are the race
Edict eight because doing stuff, handing stuff out based on
nothing more than race is racist. Fed Farmers one hundred
and twenty five. That's a birthday worth celebrating. And I'll

(01:36):
take what of all the advocacy groups in this country,
I think they could be close to being my favorite.
Hot New Zealand six for their local campaign this week.
I being hard to believe you need to encourage people
to support local when it comes to fruit and vegetables.
But there you go. Are you all black? Seven? Australia
comes at just the right time. I reckon what we
need off two losses? Is someone really useless Australia? Come

(01:57):
on in wait, wait, wait, Liam Lawson. Nine. If the
word is accurate by the time the weekend is out,
we will have our next full time driver in Formula one.
Pizza Hut four.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
I'm not sure, just got stuck there that button night.
We're working it out.

Speaker 1 (02:19):
There we go, okay, I'm not sure what's worse offering
and all you can eat all the fact it's sold
out in minutes.

Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yuck.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
That's the week copies on the website and this has
been endorsed by one hundred and eleven former Republicans, as
well as Taylor Swift.

Speaker 2 (02:32):
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