Full Show Podcast: 14 April 2026
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Your trusted home for news, sport, entertainment, opinion and Mike. The Mike Hosking Breakfast with Aveda Retirement Communities. Life your way. News Talk ZB. Morning and welcome today to Blockade on Oil Prices. New read on the economy as interest rates rise and the services sector falls. We've got the size of the illegal tobacco market bordering on being out of control here. Captain Fielders in France, Rod Little, does the UK for us. So we're into it Tuesday morning, seven past six. Now, a couple of questions for you. Does the Orban loss in Hungary mean anything to the conservative movement that is spearheaded by Trump? See, not long ago, if you were in any way seen as close to or similar to Donald J., you had kudos.
How will oil prices be impacted by the US blockade of Iranian ports?
You had standing, no shortage of electoral clout. Movements like One Nation and Reform have benefited and materially grown their votes. by being a bit like Trump, telling it like it is, no BS, straight up and down, right or wrong, black and white. There was, I guess still is, a constituency for that. Trump also made a big deal out of backing winners. Trouble is in a remarkably short period of time, that magic appears now to have dried up.
What insights does the report reveal about the illicit tobacco trade?
Obviously, individual events and circumstances shape any election, but the conservative side of the electoral equation does not have the heft it did only a short period of time ago. The fact Trump campaigned for Orban through Vance last week clearly changed nothing. But in Germany, if you're reading about Germany at the moment, the AFD will be contesting elections in Saxony later this year. Looks like they stand a very good chance of winning. Now, is that the AFD specifically or unique German issues or a Trump like view of the world is still current in a place like Germany? As far as Trump himself goes, this year's been a disaster. Local elections have seen any number of Democratic flips in state races.
The midterms are a real issue. There seems more mileage now for political leaders around the world to distance themselves.
How can New Zealand avoid the pitfalls of Australia's illicit tobacco issues?
I mean, Rod's told us any number of times that Starmer in Britain has played Trump well by avoiding him. I mean, yes, he gets lambasted for it, but Trump doesn't vote in Britain. Maloney, once seen as Europe's direct connection to Washington, is no longer close and openly antagonistic. Macron, of course, never a fan, amuses himself constantly these days backing him. Certainly it's the war, which is in abeyance but has been a shambles, and the trade tariffs won't have helped either. When the Supreme Court tells you they're illegal and to start handing out refunds, the old reputation starts to take a hammering. See, the thing about Trumpism is it needs to be backed by results. You need to win. And he isn't winning.
And given he isn't, the air's gone out of the balloon. And poor old Auburn, who once might have got a Philip out of all of this, got a don't come Monday.
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And like pretty much any other day these days, you will find the Trumpster in the middle of it all. Firstly, the blockade.
What factors contribute to the success of Viva La Dirt League?
The throughput will be much lower, even with escort support, than it was prior to the commencement of this campaign. And so really, it won't totally address the challenge that we have. Then there is the post of Trump as Jesus. He described Pope Leo as weak and terrible in relation to crime and foreign policy.
He went even further, risking offending all Christians by posting what appeared to be a meme depicting himself as Jesus Christ.
Pope is having none of it. I have no fear at the end of the Trump administration, but I do believe in the rest of the gospel. Blessed are the peacemakers. The Post, by the way, has since been taken down amid the outrage and fury, with Trump arguing it was actually meant to be a doctor. He was supposed to be a doctor, so blame AI. Anyway, Starmer got out of the Middle East. He's back home with travel stories. The world in which we live has utterly changed. It is more volatile and insecure than at any period in my lifetime. And we must rise to meet it calmly, but with strength.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:40
2
How will oil prices be impacted by the US blockade of Iranian ports?
0:40–1:03
3
What insights does the report reveal about the illicit tobacco trade?
1:03–1:45
4
How can New Zealand avoid the pitfalls of Australia's illicit tobacco issues?
1:45–2:38
5
What factors contribute to the success of Viva La Dirt League?
2:38–3:48
6
How does the current economic climate affect the services sector?
3:48–4:10
7
What are the implications of rising interest rates on the economy?
4:10–5:22
8
What are the latest developments in the global oil market?
5:22–1:30:34
Speakers
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