Mark the Week: The GDP figure was the icing on the rotten economic cake

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. 

 

Farmer confidence: 8/10 

In an economic world of woe, it's good to see a decent chunk of people doing well and enjoying it. 

 

GDP: 2/10 

Sort of the turgid, rank, icing on the rotten economic cake. How does a Reserve Bank not see a contraction of that size? 

 

Eden Park: 7/10 

Best news of the week as reality finally arrived in suburban Auckland. Have a massive facility and actually use it? How novel.   

 

Shane Jones: 6/10 

Didn’t we already think he was the deputy? 

 

Jimmy Kimmel: 3/10 

If they stuck with being light and entertaining, not angsty and angry, they might not be getting yanked off air or sacked. 

 

Benjamin Doyle: 2/10 

What a hapless, self-aggrandising waste of time. The Greens have got a massive credibility issue when it comes to candidate selection. 

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Timed out of Mark the Week seven twenty three. By
the way, little piece of news and caron of vents,
it's as popular as a whole bunch of horses, some
shiny brass and a carriage ride for an old egotist
from Washington. Farmer Confidence eight, Economic World of Woe. I
good to see you do, some chunk of people doing
well and enjoying it. Women, sex, ladies. What's the problem

(00:21):
the consumer confidence numbers? Men are almost optimistic at the moment,
on the verge of actually being positive. That's men, that's us,
the women and the doldrums. What's going on? GDP two?
Probably what's going on? Shopping for the butter? Is that sexist?
That's probably sexist? Sort of the turgid really I mean that,
I mean, yesday, sort of the turgid rank icing on

(00:43):
the rotten economic cake. I mean, how does a reserve
bank not see a contraction of that size? For goodness sake?
Eden Parks seven, Yes, best near as the weak as
reality finally arrived in suburban Auckland. I mean, have a
massive facility and actually use it. How novel teaches four
that'll be honest. The support pensuluma swung against you hashtag
over played your hand. Not to mention the doctors and

(01:05):
the nurses. A Jody Bimshaik living the dream Hamish Kurt
eight same thing, holiday travel six from the airport alone.
I mean you can't argue with those numbers. Someone's got
money and someone is looking for the good times? Are
Watties five? Oh boy, I'll get an update on that
for you. There's something going on with China as regards
the peachres anyway. The intersection of rhetoric, oh, I always

(01:26):
buy local and the reality what free ninety third World
does them for ninety nine cents? Ram seven? No wrong Ram,
that's the better Ram killed the ev version of the truck.
Guess why. The intersection of rhetoric and reality. Fiji Airways
seven Apex Awards. They won it one of the best

(01:50):
airlines in the world. Now, the story there is that
they weren't always that they were down in the like
one hundred and five from where they were to where
they are. That is a turnaround, good story. Virgin speaking
of Elements and pitts Well seven Game changer Shane Jones
six scholar's part. Did we already think he was the deputy?

(02:11):
I think we did, didn't we? Benjamin Doyle too, I
was waiting for something. Libelers there, what a hafler, self
aggrandizing waste of time. I mean, the Greens really do
have a massive credibility issue when it comes to candidate pollution. Dartly,
I mean that the turnover and that party's embarrassing. Jimmy
Kimmel three now, no, no, it's not a catween. God's sake,

(02:37):
I have been ambitious. This is the most sound efficts
I've ever tried to put in today. I'm not working
for you. We'll sack you now. If they've stuck with
being light and entertaining, isn't that the key that Leno
said the other day when he was doing the shows,
to just keep it light. I mean all the angst
in those shows these days now the AB's for over
reaction of the week. I mean, yes we lost, and
yes we lost badly, but last week or the week before,

(02:57):
we won brilliantly. I mean that's elite sport, not even
days your day. The Warrior seven on the whole a
pretty good season. I mean, yes, we need more new,
better players, but out of the thirty one seasons I've
been following this was one of the better seasons and
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